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HISTORY 



Greene County 



ILLINOIS 



Jits ^ast anlr present, 



CONTAINING 



History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; A Biographical 
Directory of its Citizens ; War Record of its Volunteers in 
THE Late Rebellion ; Portraits of its Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics; His- 
tory OF THE Northwest; History of Illinois; 
Constitution of the United States; Map 
of Greene County ; Miscellaneous 
Matters, Etc., Etc. 



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Donnelley, Cassette & Loyd, Publishers. 
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1879. 



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Preface, 



A single county in the great State of Illinois occupies but an insignificant 
place upon the map of the world, and its people and its story are comparatively 
unknown. Yet the grand river of national history is formed by the union of 
many rills of tradition and record flowing from a thousand counties and states 
all over the land. The tracing of one of these rills to its source, and the 
occasional gathering of a blossom from its banks, or a glittering pebble from its 
bed, is the province of the present volume. The dweller on the shores of a 
mighty Father of Waters knows more of the busy scenes of commerce than the 
hardy mountaineer, but the boy whose home is by the side of a rippling brook 
is familiar with every stone on its bank, with every fish in its bosom, and every 
tree that shades its tiny wavelets ; so the History of Greene County, though it 
deals not with the tumults of war or the intricacies of diplomacy, gives, the reader 
a much clearer view of the thoughts, the habits, and the trials of the people with 
whom it is connected, than is possible in a more pretentious volume. It is with 
this view that we issue the present work. It is not a record of the convulsions 
of nations, but of the lives of a few people who lived for a short time in a very 
limited territory. 

The History of Greene County contained in this volume on pages 221 to 
431, inclusive, were compiled by Clement L. Clapp, editor of the Carrollton 
Patriot, whose education and profession especially fit him for such a task. 

Mr. Clapp desires us respectfully to apologize for the fact that 
various events have not received the relative attention that their importance 
demands. Owing to the haste in which the work was, of necessity, 
prepared, materials which easily came to hand were freely used, and many 
events, persons, and institutions worthy of extended notice, are, by the exigen- 
cies of circumstances, but briefly referred to. He requests us to acknowledge 
his obligation for valuable material to the writings of the late William A. 
TuNNELL, to the Centennial address of the late Hon. D. M. Woodson, and to 
the Greene County Atlas. He has especial occasion for gratitude to Professor 
R. E. Wilder, of Greenfield, whose history of that town is complete and accu- 
rate; to the Rev. B. B. Hamilton, whose extended researches in local history 
are well known ; to Price & Sons for the free use of the files of the Carrollton 
Gazette; to County Clerk L. R. Lakin, and to Circuit Clerk J. H. Short, with 
his Deputy, Mr. F. M. Roberts, for assistance in examining the county records; 
to Mr. John W. Huitt, Judge Alfred Hinton, Mr. Anderson Headrick, 
and Mr. John V. Dee, patriarchs of the Past ; to David Pierson, Esq.; to Dr. 



XIV. PREFACE. 

C. Armstrong, Secretary of the Old Settlers' Association ; to N. J. Andrews, 
Secretary of the A. & M. Association ; to J. H. Vanarsdale, Esq.; to E. A. 
DooLiTTLE, Principal of the Carrollton Public School; to H. H. Montgomery, 
Principal of the Greenfield Public School ; to Dr. Fenity, Kane; to Mr. John 
Daniels, Palmer's Prairie; to Mr. T. J. Albert, Wilmington ; to J. L. Patter- 
son, Esq., Roodhouse ; and to many others, who have very considerably 
lightened his labors. 

The Publishers offer this book to the public, confident that it is by far the 
fullest and most accurate history of Greene County ever published. 

Very respectfully, 

DONNELLEY, GASSETTE & LOYD, 

Publishers. 



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NTENTS 



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History Of Northwest Territory.. 19 

Geographical Position 19 

Early Explorations 20 

Discovery of the Ohio 33 

English Explorations and 

Settlements 35 

American Settlements 60 

Division of the Northwest 

Territory 66 

Tecumseh and the War of 

1812 ro 

Black Hawk and the Black 

Hawk War 74 

Other Indian Troubles 79 

Present Condition of the 

Northwest 87 

Illinois 99 

Indiana 101 

Iowa 102 

Michigan 103 

Wisconsin 104 

Minnesota 106 

Nebraska 107 

History of Illinois 109 

Coal 125 

Compact of 1787 117 

Chicago 1 32 

Early Discoveries 109 

Early Settlements 115 

Education 129 

French Occupation 112 

Genius of LaSalle 113 

Material Resources 124 

Massacre at Fort Dearborn. .141 

Physical Features 121 

Progress of Development.... 123 

Religion and Morals 128 

War Record of Illinois 130 

History of Greene County 221 

Geography of 22 1 

Topography and Geology.... 221 

Coal 231 

Introductory History 233 

Earliest Settlements 235 

Organization of the County.. 248 

Two Episodes of 1821 259 

The Silver Mine Excitement. 267 
Events before the Deep Snow 277 



[HISTORICAL. 

PAGE 

History of Greene County— 
The Deep Snow and Other 

Events 277 

The Mexican War 295 

Statistics 300 

County Officers from Date of 

Organization 302 

Various Institutions 306 

Organizations, etc 306 

Old Settlers' Association 312 

Constitution Old Settlers' As- 
sociation 313 

Early Settlers in Greene 

County 316 

List of Early Settlers in 

Greene County 316 

Agricultural and Mechanical 

Association 323 

County Officers 370 

Carrollton, City of 328 

The Haunted House 330 

Public Schools 339 

Carrollton Schools 340 

Catalogue of School Cabinet 

of Natural History ..346 

Churches 351 

Secret Societies 366 

Masonic 366 

Odd Fellows 367 

Knightsof Honor 367 

The Press 368 

Patriot Printing office 368 

Library Association 369 

Fire Department 369 

Carrollton Guards 370 

Business Interests 371 

Carrollton Machine Shop and 

Foundry 371 

Banks 373 

Greenfield 374 

Churches 385 

Banks 385 

Temperance 389 

Education 390 

Learned Professions 392 

Newspapers 394 

Societies 396 

Patriotic Record 395 



Page 

White Hall 396 

Churches 400 

Schools 401 

Fire Department 401 

Library Association 401 

The Press 402 

Societies 403 

Masonic 403 

Odd Fellows 403 

Temperance 404 

Business Interests 404 

Banks 407 

Roodhouse 407 

Banks 412 

Education 412 

Schools 412 

The Press 412 

Churches , 413 

Kane: 

Busi ness Interests 416 

Secret Societies 417 

Masonic 417 

Odd Fellows 417 

Knightsof Honor 417 

Churclies 417 

Rockbridge 418 

Secret Societies 419 

Masonic 419 

Knights of Honor 419 

Churches ..419 

Wilmington 420 

Churches 420 

Business Interests 421 

Literary and Polemic Soci- 
ety 423 

Bluflfdale 425 

Fayette 426 

Wrightsville 427 

Athensville 427 

Barrow 428 

New Providence 428 

Walkerville 429 

Woodville 429 

Berdan 430 

Columbiana 430 

Jalapa 430 



Page 

Mouth of the Mississippi 21i 

Source of the Mississippi 2 V 

Wild Prairie 23 

LaSalle Landing on the Shore of 

Green Bay 25 

Buffalo Hunt 27 

Trapping 29 

Hunting 32 

Iroquois Chief 34 

Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain. . . 43- 
Indians Attacking Frontiers- 
men 56 

A Prairie Storm 59 

A Pioneer Dwelling 61 

Breaking Prairie 63 

Tecumseh. Shawnee Chieftain.. . 69\ 
Indians Attacking a Stockade... 72 
Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain. . 75> 
Big Eagle f^.. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Page 

Capt. Jack, the Modoc Chieftain 83 

Kinzle House 85 

Village Residence 86^ 

A Representative Pioneer 87 

Lincoln Monument, Springfield. 88 

A Pioneer School House 89 

Farm View in the Winter 90^-1 

Spring Scene 91\j 

Pioneers' First Winter 92 v 

Apple Harvest 94 , 

Great Iron Bridge of the C, R. I 
" P. R.R., crossing the Missis- 



Hunting Prairie Wolves at an 
Early Day 1 

Starved Rock, on the Illinois 
River. LaSalle Co., Ill 110« 

An Early Settlement 116^ 



Page 

Chicago in 1833. 133 ~ 

Old Fort Dearborn, 1830 136\ 

Present Site Lake Street Bridge, 

Chicago, 1 833 13a 

Ruins of Chicago 142> 

View of the City of Chicago 144- 

Shabbona 149 

Carrollton School Building 341^ 

Carrollton Gazette Printing Of- 
fice 368 

Carrollton Patriot Printing Of- 
fice 

Carrollton Machine Shop and 

Foundry 371 

Loomis * Villinger's Jewelry 

Store, Carrollton 373 

White Hall Register Office 402 



PORTRAITS. 

Page i Page I Page 

Husted E. M 1474 Price George B 219'^ Roodhouse John Frontispiece 

Jones John 20]> Robley Richard 165*1 Underwood Angelina 332 

Patterson James L 183J 



CONTENTS. 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Page 
Infantry. 

7th 431 

9th (consolidated) 431 

12th 431 

14th 431 

Veteran Battalion, 14th and 

15th 433 

14th (reorganized) 434 

15th " 435 

16th 435 

1 8th (reorganized) 435 

19th 4.35 

22d 435 

27th 435 

28th (consolidated) 435 

29th 435 

30th 435 

32d 435 

33d 438 

34th 438 

38th 438 

49th 438 

50th 438 



Infantry. 

53d 439 

55th 439 

58th 439 

59th. 439 

61st 441 

62d 450 

64th 450 

66th 450 

76th 450 

91st 450 

97lh 457 

101st.. 457 

106th 457 

113th 457 

114th 457 

119th 457 

122d 457 

124th 459 

126th 459 

127th 459 

128th 459 

129th 459 



Paoe 

Infantry. 

133d 459 

144th 461 

145th 462 

146th 462 

149th 462 

152d 462 

154th 462 

Cavalry. 

3d (consolidated) 462 

6th... 463 

7th 463 

9th 463 

10th 463 

11th 463 

12th , 463 

12th (consolidated) 465 

Artillery. 

1st 466 

2d 466 

29th U.S. Colored Infantry 466 

First Army Corps 467 



DIRECTORIES. 



Page 

CarrroUton 469 

Greenfield 661 

Kane 726 

Kockbridge 661 

White Hall 524 

Wrightsville 661 

Town 9 North Range 10 West... 720 
" 9 " " 11 " ...726 



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11 North Range 11 West. ..629 


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ABSTRACT OF 'ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 



Page 

Adoption of Children 160 

Bills of Exchange and Promis- 
sory Notes 151 

Conuty Courts 1 55 

Conveyances 164 

Church Organizations 189 

Descent 151 

Deeds and Mortgages 157 

Drainage 163 

Damages from Trespass 169 

Definition of Commercial Termsl73 
Exemptions from Forced Sale. . . 156 

Estrays 157 

Pences 168 

Forms: 

Articles of Agreement 175 

Bills of Purchase 174 

Bills of Sale 176 



Forms: Page 

Bonds 176 

Chattel Mortgages 177 

Codicil 189 

Lease of Farm and B'Idings.l79 

Lease of House 180 

Landlord's Agreement 180 

Notes 174 

Notice Tenant to Quit 181 

Orders 174 

Quit Claim Deed 185 

Receipt 174 

Real Estate Mortgage to se- 
cure Payment of Money 181 

Release 186 

Tenant's Agreement 180 

Tenant's Notice to Quit 181 

Warranty Deed 1 82 

Will 187 



Page 

Game 151 

Interest 1 58 

Jurisdiction of Courts 154 

Limitation of Action 155 

Landlord and Tenant 169 

Liens 172 

Married Women 1.55 

Millers 159 

Marks and Brands 159 



sand Bridges 161 

Surveyors and Surveys 160 

Suggestions to Persons purchas- 
ing Books by Subscription 190 

Taxes 154 

Wills and Estates 152 

Weights and Measures 158 

Wolf Scalps 164 



Page 

Map of Greene'County front. 

Constitution of the United Statesl92 
Electors of President and Vice- 
President. 1876 206 

Practical Rules for every day 

use 207 

U. S. Government Land Meas- 
ure 210 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

Page 

Surveyors Measure 211 

How to keep Accounts 211 

Interest Table 212 

Miscellaneous Table 212 

Names of the States of the Union 

and their Significations 213 

Population of the U. S 214 



Page 
Population of Fifty Principal 

Cities of the U. S 214 

Population and Area of the U. S.215 
Population of the Principal 

Countries in the World 215 

Population of Illinois 216 

Agricultural Productions of Illi- 
nois by Counties 218 



Northwest Territory. 






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The Northwest Territory. 



GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. 

When the Northwestern Territory was ceded to the United States 
by Virginia in 1784, it embraced only the territory lying between the 
Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers, and north to the northern limits of the 
United States. It coincided with the area now embraced in the States 
of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and that portion of 
Minnesota lying on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United 
States itself at that period extended no farther west than the Mississippi 
River; but by the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, the western boundary 
of the United States was extended to the Rocky Mountains and the 
Northern Pacific Ocean. The new territory thus added to the National 
domain, and subsequently opened to settlement, has been called the 
"New Northwest," in contradistinction from the old "Northwestern 
Territory." 

In comparison with the old Northwest this is a territory of vast 
magnitude. It includes an area of 1,887,850 square miles ; being greater 
in extent than the united areas of all the Middle and Southern States, 
including Texas. Out of this magnificent territory have been erected 
eleven sovereign States and eight Territories, with an aggregate popula- 
tion, at the present time, of 13,000,000 inhabitants, or nearly one third of 
the entire population of the United States. 

Its lakes are fresh-water seas, and the larger rivers of the continent 
flow for a thousand miles through its rich alluvial valleys and far- 
stretching prairies, more acres of which are arable and productive of the 
highest percentage of the cereals than of any other area of like extent 
on the globe. 

For the last twenty years the increase of population in the North- 
west has been about as three to one in any other portion of the United 
States. 

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20 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 

In the year 1.541, DeSoto first saw the Great West in the New 
World. He, however, penetrated no farther north than the 35th parallel 
of latitude. The expedition resulted in his death and that of more than 
half his army, the remainder of whom found their way to Cuba, thence 
to Spain, in a famished and demoralized condition. DeSoto founded no 
settlements, produced no results, and left no traces, unless it were that 
he awakened the hostility of the red man against the white man, and 
disheartened such as might desire to follow up the career of discovery 
for better purposes. The French nation were eager and ready to seize 
upon any news from this extensive domain, and were the first to profit by 
DeSoto's defeat. Yet it was more than a century before any adventurer 
took advantage of these discoveries. 

In 1616, four years before the pilgrims " moored their bark on the 
wild New England shore," Le Caron, a French Franciscan, had pene- 
trated through the Iroquois and Wyandots (Hurons) to the streams which 
run into Lake Huron ; and in 1634, two Jesuit missionaries founded the 
first mission among the lake tribes. It was just one hundred years from 
the discovery of the Mississippi by DeSoto (1541) until the Canadian 
envoys met the savage nations of the Northwest at the Falls of St. Mary, 
below the outlet of Lake Superior. This visit led to no permanent 
result; yet it was not until 1659 that any of the adventurous fur traders 
attempted to spend a Winter in the frozen wilds about the great lakes, 
nor was it until 1660 that a station was established upon their borders by 
Mesnard, who perished in the woods a few months after. In 1665, Claude 
Allouez built the earliest lasting habitation of the white man among the 
Indians of the Northwest. In 1668, Claude Dablon and James Marquette 
founded the mission of Sault Ste. Marie at the Falls of St. Mary, and two 
years afterward, Nicholas Perrot, as agent for M. Talon, Governor Gen- 
eral of Canada, explored Lake Illinois (Michigan) as far south as the 
present City of Chicago, and invited the Indian nations to meet him at a 
grand council at Sault Ste. Marie the following Spring, where they were 
taken under the protection of the king, and formal possession was taken 
of the Northwest. This same year Marquette established a mission at 
Point St. Ignatius, where was founded the old town of Michillimackinac. 

During M. Talon's explorations and Marquette's residence at St. 
Ignatius, they learned of a great river away to the west, and fancied 
—as all others did then— that upon its fertile banks whole tribes of God's 
children resided, to whom the sound of the Gospel had never come. 
Filled with a wish to go and preach to them, and in compliance with a 



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22 THE NORTHWEST TERRITOitY. 

request of M. Talon, who earnestly desired to extend the domain of his 
king, and to ascertain whether the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico 
or the Pacific Ocean, Marquette with Joliet, as commander of the expe- 
dition, prepared for the undertaking. 

On the 13th of May, 1673, the explorers, accompanied by five assist- 
ant French Canadians, set out from Mackinaw on their daring voyage of 
discovery. The Indians, who gathered to witness their departure, were 
astonished at the boldness of the undertaking, and endeavored to dissuade 
them from their purpose by representing the tribes on the Mississippi as 
exceedingly savage and cruel, and the river itself as full of all sorts of 
frightful monsters ready to swallow them and their canoes together. But, 
nothing daunted by these terrific descriptions, Marquette told them he 
was willing not only to encounter all the perils of the unknown region 
they were about to explore, but to lay down his life in a cause in which 
the salvation of souls was involved ; and having prayed together they 
separated. Coasting along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, the 
adventurers entered Green Bay, and passed thence up the Fox River and 
Lake Winnebago to a village of the Miamis and Kickapoos. Here Mar- 
quette was delighted to find a beautiful cross planted in the middle of the 
town ornamented with white skins, red girdles and bows and arrows, 
which these good people had offered to the Great Manitou, or God, to 
thank him for the pity he had bestowed on them during the Winter in 
giving them an abundant " chase." This was the farthest outpost to 
which Dablon and Allouez had extended their missionary labors the 
year previous. Here Marquette drank mineral waters and was instructed 
in the secret of a root which cures the bite of the venomous rattlesnake. 
He assembled the chiefs and old men of the village, and, pointing to 
Joliet, said : " My friend is an envoy of France, to discover new coun- 
tries, and I am an ambassador from God to enlighten them with the truths 
of the Gosj)el." Two Miami guides were here furnished to conduct* 
them to the Wisconsin River, and they set out from the Indian village on 
the 10th of June, amidst a great crowd of natives who had assembled to 
witness their departure into a region where no white man had ever yet 
ventured. The guides, having conducted them across the portage, 
returned. The explorers launched their canoes upon the Wisconsin, 
which they descended to the Mississippi and proceeded down its unknown 
waters. What emotions must have swelled their breasts as they struck 
out into the broadening current and became conscious that they were 
now upon the bosom of th3 Father of Waters. The mystery was about 
to be lifted from the long-sought river. The scenery in that locality is 
beautiful, and on that delightful seventeenth of June must have been 
clad in all its primeval loveliness as it had been adorned by the hand of 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



Nature. Drifting rapidly, it is said that the bold bluffs on either hand 
" reminded them of the castled shores of their own beautiful rivers of 
France." By-and-by, as they drifted along, great herds of buffalo appeared 
on the banks. On going to the heads of the valley they could see a 
country of the greatest beauty and fertility, apparently destitute of inhab- 
itants yet presenting the appearance of extensive manors, under the fas- 
tidious cultivation of lordly proprietors. 




THE WILD PRAIRIE. 

On June 25, they went ashore and found some fresh traces of men upon 
the sand, and a path which led to the prairie. The men remained in the 
boat, and Marquette and Joliet followed the path till they discovered a 
village on the banks of a river, and two other villages on a hill, within a 
half league of the first, inhabited by Indians. They were received most 
hospitably by these natives, who had never before seen a white person. 
After remaining a few days they re-embarked and descended the river to 
about latitude 33°, where they found a village of the Arkansas, and being 
satisfied that the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, turned their course 



24 THE NORTHWEST TERTIITORY. 

up the river, and ascending the stream to the mouth of the Illinois, 
rowed up that stream to its source, and procured guides from that point 
to the lakes. " Nowhere on this journey," says Marquette, " did we see 
such grounds, meadows, woods, stags, buffaloes, deer, wildcats, bustards, 
swans, ducks, parroquets, and even beavers, as on the Illinois River." 
The party, without loss or injury, reached Green Bay in September, and 
reported their discovery— one of the most important of the age, but of 
which no record was preserved save Marquette's, Joliet losing his by 
the upsetting of his canoe on his way to Quebec. Afterward Marquette 
returned to the Illinois Indians by their request, and ministered to them 
until 1675. On the 18th of May, in that year, as he was passing the 
mouth of a stream — going with his boatmen up Lake Michigan — he asked 
to land at its mouth and celebrate Mass. Leaving his men with the canoe, 
he retired a short distance and began his devotions. As much time 
passed and he did not return, his men went in search of him, and found 
him upon his knees, dead. He had peacefully passed away while at 
prayer. He was buried at this spot. Charlevoix, who visited the place- 
fifty years after, found the waters had retreated from the grave, leaving 
the beloved missionary to repose in peace. The river has since been 
called Marquette. 

While Marquette and his companions were pursuing their labors in 
the West, two men, differing widely from him and each other, were pre- 
paring to follow in his footsteps and perfect the discoveries so well begun 
by him. These were Robert de La Salle and Louis Hennepin. 

After La Salle's return from the discovery of the Ohio River (see 
the narrative else where),, he established himself again among the French 
trading posts in Canada. Here he mused long upon the pet project of 
those ages — a short way to China and the East, and was busily planning an 
expedition up the great lakes, and so across the continent to the Pacific, 
when Marquette returned from the Mississippi. At once the vigorous mind 
of LaSalle received from his and his companions' stories the idea that by fol- 
lowing the Great River northward, or by turning up some of the numerous 
western tributaries, the object could easily be gained. He applied to 
Frontenac, Governor General of Canada, and laid before him the plan, 
dim but gigantic. Frontenac entered warmly into his plans, and saw that 
LaSalle's idea to connect the great lakes by a chain of forts with the Gulf 
of Mexico would bind the country so wonderfully together, give un- 
measured power to France, and glory to himself, under whose adminis- 
tration he earnestly hoped all would be realized. 

LaSalle now repaired to France, laid his plans before the King, who 
warmly approved of them, and made him a Chevalier. He also receivsd 
from all the noblemen the warmest wishes for his success. The Ohev- 



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alier returned to Canada, and busily entered upon his work. He at 
once rebuilt Fort Frontenac and constructed the first ship to sail on 
these fresh-water seas. On the 7th of August, 1679, having been joined 
by Hennepin, he began his voyage in the Griffin up Lake Erie. He 
passed over this lake, through the straits beyond, up Lake St. Clair and 
into Huron. In this lake they encountered heavy storms. They were 
some time at Michillimackinac, where LaSalle founded a fort, and passed 
on to Green Bay, the " Bale des Puans " of the French, where he found 
a large quantity of furs collected for him. He loaded the Griffin with 
these, and placing her under the care of a pilot and fourteen sailors, 




LA SALLE LANDING ON THE SHORE OF GREEN BAY. 

started her on her return voyage. The vessel was never afterward heard 
of. He remained about these parts until early in the Winter, when, hear- 
ing nothing from the Griffin, he collected ail the men — thirty working 
men and three monks — and started again upon his great undertaking. 

By a short portage they passed to the Illinois or Kankakee, called by 
the Indians, "Theakeke," ivolf, because of the tribes of Indians called 
by that name, commonly known as the Mahingans, dwelling there. The 
French pronounced it Kiakiki, which became corrupted to Kankakee. 
"Falling down the said river by easy journeys, the better to observe the 
country," about the last of December they reached a village of the Illi- 
nois Indians, containing some five hundred cabins, but at that moment 



26 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

no inhabitants. The Seur de LaSalle being in want of some breadstufiPs, 
took advantage of the absence of the Indians to help himself to a suffi- 
ciency of maize, large quantities of which he found concealed in holes 
under the wigwams. This village was situated near the present village 
of Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois. The corn being securely stored, 
the voyagers again betook themselves to the stream, and toward evening, 
on the 4th day of January, 1680, they came into a lake which must have 
been the lake of Peoria. This was called by the Indians Pim-i-te-wi, that 
is, a place where there are many fat beasts. Here the natives were met 
with in large numbers, but they were gentle and kind, and having spent 
some time with them, LaSalle determined to erect another fort in that 
place, for he had heard rumors that some of the adjoining tribes were 
trying to disturb the good feeling which existed, and some of his men 
were disposed to complain, owing to the hardships and perils of the travel. 
He called this fort " Orevecosur^^ (broken-heart), a name expressive of the 
very natural sorrow and anxiety which the pretty certain loss of his ship. 
Griffin, and his consequent impoverishment, the danger of hostility on the 
part of the Indians, and of mutiny among his own men, might well cause 
him. His fears were not entirely groundless. At one time poison was 
placed in his food, but fortunately was discovered. 

While building this fort, the Winter wore away, the prairies began to 
look green, and LaSalle, despairing of any reinforcements, concluded to 
return to Canada, raise new means and new men, and embark anew in 
the enterprise. For this purpose he made Hennepin the leader of a party 
to explore the head waters of the Mississippi, and he set out on his jour- 
ney. This journey was accomplished with the aid of a few persons, and 
was successfully made, though over an almost unknown route, and in a 
bad season of the year. He safely reached Canaia, and set out again for 
the object of his search. 

Hennepin and his party left Fort Crevecoeur on the last of February, 
1680. When LaSalle reached this place on his return expedition, he 
found the fort entirely deserted, and he was obliged to return again to 
Canada. He embarked the third time, and succeeded. Seven days after 
leaving the fort, Hennepin reached the Mississippi, and paddling up the 
icy stream as best he could, reached no higher than the Wisconsin River 
by the 11th of April. Here he and his followers were taken prisoners by a 
band of Northern Indians, who treated them with great kindness. Hen- 
nepin's comrades were Anthony Auguel and Michael Ako. On this voy- 
age they found several beautiful lakes, and " saw some charming prairies." 
Their captors were the Isaute or Sauteurs, Chippewas, a tribe of the Sioux 
nation, who took them up the river until about the first of May, when 
they reached some falls, which Hennepin christened Falls of St. Anthony 



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in honor of his patron i?aint. Here they took the land, and traveling 
nearly two hundred miles to the northwest, brought them to their villages. 
Here they were kept about three months, were treated kindly by their 
captors, and at the end of that time, were met by a band of Frenchmen, 




BUFFALO HUNT, 



headed by one Seur de Luth, who, in pursuit of trade and game, had pene- 
trated thus far by the route of Lake Superior ; and with these fellow- 
countrymen Hennepin and his companions were allowed to return to the 
borders of civilized life in November, 1680, just after LaSalle had 
returned to the wilderness on his second trip. Hennepin soon after went 
to France, where he published an account of his adventures. 



28 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

The Mississippi was first discovered by De Soto in April, 1541, in his 
vain endeavor to find gold and precious gems. In the following Spring, 
De Soto, weary with hope long deferred, and worn out with his wander- 
ings, he fell a victim to disease, and on the 21st of May died. His followers, 
reduced by fatigue and disease to less than three hundred men, wandered 
about the country nearly a year, in the vain endeavor to rescue them- 
selves by land, and finally constructed seven small vessels, called brigan- 
tines, in which they embarked, and descending the river, supposing it 
would lead them to the sea, in July they came to the sea (Gulf of 
Mexico), and by September reached the Island of Cuba. 

They were the first to see the great outlet of the Mississippi ; but, 
being so weary and discouraged, made no attempt to claim the country, 
and hardly had an intelligent idea of what they had passed through. 

To La Salle, the intrepid explorer, belongs the honor of giving the 
first account of the mouths of the river. His great desire was to possess 
this entire country for his king, and in January, 1682, he and his band of 
explorers left the shores of Lake Michigan on their third attempt, crossed 
the portage, passed down the Illinois River, and on the 6th of February, 
reached the banks of the Mississippi. 

On the 13tli they commenced their downward course, which they 
pursued with but one interruption, until upon the 6th of March they dis- 
covered the three great passages by which the river discharges its waters 
into the gulf. La Salle thus narrates the event : 

" We landed on the bank of the most western channel, about three 
leagues (nine miles) from its mouth. On the seventh, M. de LaSalle 
went to reconnoiter the shores of the neighboring sea, and M. de Tonti 
meanwhile examined the great middle channel. They found the main 
outlets beautiful, large and deep. On the 8th we reascended the river, a 
little above its confluence with the sea, to find a dry place beyond the 
reach of inundations. The elevation of the North Pole was here about 
twenty-seven degrees. Here we prepared a column and a cross, and to 
the column were affixed the arms of France with this inscription : 

Louis Le Grand, Roi De France et de Navarre, regne ; Le neuvieme Avril, 1682. 

The whole party, under arms, chanted the Te Deum, and then, after 
•a salute and cries of " Vive le Roi" the column was erected by M. de 
La Salle, who, standing near it, proclaimed in a loud voice the authority of 
the King of France. LaSalle returned and laid the foundations of the Mis- 
sissippi settlements in Illinois, thence he proceeded to France, where 
another expedition was fitted out, of which he was commander, and in two 
succeeding voyages failed to find the outlet of the river by sailing along 
the shore of the gulf. On his third voyage he was killed, through the 



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29 



treachery of his followers, and the object of his expeditions was not 
accomplished until 1699, when D'Iberville, under the authority of the 
crown, discovered, on the second of March, by way of the sea, the mouth 
of the " Hidden River." This majestic stream was called by the natives 
^^ Malbouchia,^' and by the Spaniards, "/a Palissade,^^ from the great 




TRAPPING. 

number of trees about its mouth. After traversing the several outlets, 
and satisfying himself as to its certainty, he erected a fort near its western 
outlet, and returned to France. 

An avenue of trade was now opened out which was fully improved. 
In 1718, New Orleans was laid out and settled by some European colo- 
nists. In 1762, the colony was made over to Spain, to be regained by 
France under the consulate of Napoleon. In 1803, it was purchased bj 



30 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

the United States for the sum of fifteen million dollars, and the territory 
of Louisiana and commerce of the MississipiDi River came under the 
charge of the United States. Although LaSalle's labors ended in defeat 
and death, he had not worked and suffered in vain. He had thrown 
open to France and the world an immense and most valuable country ; 
had established several ports, and laid the foundations of more than one 
settlement there. " Peoria, Kaskaskia and Cahokia, are to this day monu- 
ments of LaSalle's labors ; for, though he had founded neither of them 
(unless Peoria, which was built nearly upon the site of Fort Crevecoeur,) 
it was by those whom he led into the West that these places were 
peopled and civilized. He was, if not the discoverer, the first settler of 
the Mississippi Valley, and as such deserves to be known and honored." 

The French early improved the opening made for them. Before the 
year 1698, the Rev. Father Gravier began a mission among the Illinois, 
and founded Kaskaskia. For some time this was merely a missionary 
station, where none but natives resided, it being one of three such vil- 
lages, the other two being Cahokia and Peoria. What is known of 
these missions is learned from a letter written by Father Gabriel Marest, 
dated " Aux Cascaskias, autrement dit de Tlmmaculate Conception de 
la Sainte Vierge, le 9 Novembre, 1712." Soon after the founding of 
Kaskaskia, the missionary, Pinet, gathered a flock at Cahokia, while 
Peoria arose near the ruins of Fort Crevecoeur. This must have been 
about the year 1700. The post at Vincennes on the Oubache river, 
(pronounced Wa-ba, meaning summer cloud moving swiftly^ was estab- 
lished in 1702, according to the best authorities.* It is altogether prob- 
able that on LaSalle's last trip he established the stations at Kaskaskia 
and Cahokia. In July, 1701, the foundations of Fort Ponchartrain 
were laid by De la Motte Cadillac on the Detroit River. These sta- 
tions, with those established further north, were the earliest attempts to 
occupy the Northwest Territory. At the same time efforts were being 
made to occupy the Southwest, which finally culminated in the settle- 
ment and founding of the City of New Orleans by a colony from England 
in 1718. This was mainly accomplished through the efforts of the 
famous Mississippi Company, established by the notorious John Law, 
who so quickly arose into prominence in France, and who with his 
scheme so quickly and so ignominiously passed away. 

From the time of the founding of these stations for fifty years the 
French nation were engrossed with the settlement of the lower Missis- 
sippi, and the war with the Chicasaws, who had, in revenge for repeated 

* There is considerable dispute about this date, some asserting if was founded as late as 1743. Wlieu 
the new court house at Vincennes was erected, all authorities on the subject were carefully examined, and 
i'/03 fixed upon as the correct date. It was accordingly engraved on the corner-stone of the court house. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 31 

injuries, cut off the entire colony at Natchez. Although the company 
did little for Louisiana, as the entire West was then called, yet it opened 
the trade through the Mississippi River, and started the raising of grains 
indigenous to that climate. Until the year 1750, but little is known of 
the settlements in the Northwest, as it was not until this time that the 
attention of the English was called to the occupation of this portion of the 
New World, which they then supposed they owned, Vivier, a missionary 
among the Illinois, writing from " Aux Illinois," six leagues from Fort 
Chartres, June 8, 1750, says: "We have here whites, negroes and 
Indians, to say nothing of cross-breeds. There are five French villages, 
and three villages of the natives, within a space of twenty-one leagues 
situated between the Mississippi and another river called the Karkadaid 
(Kaskaskias). In the five French villages are, perhaps, eleven hundred 
whites, three hundred blacks and some sixty red slaves or savages. The 
three Illinois towns do not contain more than eight hundred souls all 
told. Most of the French till the soil; they raise wheat, cattle, pigs and 
horses, and live like princes. Three times as much is produced as can 
be consumed ; and great quantities of grain and flour are sent to New 
Orleans." This city was now the seaport town of the Northwest, and 
save in the extreme northern part, where only furs and copper ore were 
found, almost all the products of the country found their way to France 
by the mouth of the Father of Waters. In another letter, dated Novem- 
ber 7, 1750, this same priest says : " For fifteen leagues above the 
mouth of the Mississippi one sees no dwellings, the ground being too low 
to be habitable. Thence to New Orleans, the lands are only partially 
occupied. New Orleans contains black, white and red, not more, I 
think, than twelve hundred persons. To this point come all lumber, 
bricks, salt-beef, tallow, tar, skins and bear's grease ; and above all, pork 
and flour from the Illinois. These things create some commerce, as forty 
vessels and more have come hither this year. Above New Orleans, 
plantations are again met with ; the most considerable is a colony of 
Germans, some ten leagues up the river. At Point Coupee, thirty -five 
leagues above the German settlement, is a fort. Along here, within five 
or six leagues, are not less than sixty habitations. Fifty leagues farther 
up is the Natchez post, where we have a garrison, who are kept prisoners 
through fear of the Chickasaws. Here and at Point Coupee, they raise 
excellent tobacco. Another hundred leagues brings us to the Arkansas, 
where we have also a fort and a garrison for the benefit of the river 
traders. * * * From the Arkansas to the Illinois, nearly five hundred 
leagues, there is not a settlement. There should be, however, a fort at 
the Oubache (Ohio), the only path by which the English can reach the 
Mississippi. In the Illinois country are numberless mines, but no one to 



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work them as they deserve." Father Marest, writing from tlie post at 
Vincennes in 181 2, makes the same observation. Vivier also says : " Some 
individuals dig lead near the surface and supply the Indians and Canada. 
Two Spaniards now here, who claim to be adepts, say that our mines are 
like those of Mexico, and that if we would dig deeper, we should find 
silver under the lead ; and at any rate the lead is excellent. There is also 
in this country, beyond doubt, copper ore, as from time to time large 
pieces are found in the streams." 




HUNTING. 



At the close of the year 1750, the French occupied, in addition to the 
lower Mississippi posts and those in Illinois, one at Du Quesne, one at 
the Maumee in the country of the Miamis, and one at Sandusky in what 
may be termed the Ohio Valley. In the northern part of the Northwest 
they had stations at St. Joseph's on the St. Joseph's of Lake Michigan, 
at Fort Ponchartiain (Detroit), at Michillimackanac or Massillimacanac, 
Fox River of Green Bay, and at Sault Ste. Marie. The fondest dreams of 
LaSalle were now fully realized. The French alone were possessors of 
this vast realm, basing their claim on discovery and settlement. Another 
nation, however, was now turning its attention to this extensive country, 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 33 

and hearing of its wealth, began to lay plans for occupying it and for 
securing the great profits arising therefrom. 

The French, however, had another claim to this country, namely, the 



DISCOVERY OF THE OHIO. 

This " Beautiful " river was discovered by Robert Cavalier de La- 
Salle in 1669, four years before the discovery of the Mississippi by Joliet 
and Marquette. 

While LaSalle was at his trading post on the St. Lawrence, he found 
leisure to study nine Indian dialects, the chief of which was the Iroquois. 
He not only desired to facilitate his intercourse in trade, but he longed 
to travel and explore the unknown regions of the West. An incident 
soon occurred which decided him to fit out an exploring expedition. 

While conversing with some Senecas, he learned of a river called the 
Ohio, which rose in their country and flowed to the sea, but at such a 
distance that it required eight months to reach its mouth. In this state- 
ment the Mississippi and its tributaries were considered as one stream. 
LaSalle believing, as most of the French at that period did, that the great 
rivers flowing west emptied into the Sea of California, was anxious to 
embark in the enterprise of discovering a route across the continent to 
the commerce of China and Japan. 

He repaired at once to Quebec to obtain the approval of the Gov- 
ernor. His eloquent appeal prevailed. The Governor and the Intendant, 
Talon, issued letters patent authorizing the enterprise, but made no pro- 
vision to defray the expenses. At this juncture the seminary of St. Sul- 
pice decided to send out missionaries in connection with the expedition, 
and LaSalle offering to sell his improvements at LaChine to raise money, 
the offer was accepted by the Superior, and two thousand eight hundred 
dollars were raised, with which LaSalle purchased four canoes and the 
necessary supplies for the outfit. 

On the 6th of Jaly, 1669, the party, numbering twenty-four persons, 
embarked in seven canoes on the St. Lawrence ; two additional canoes 
carried the Indian guides. In three days they were gliding over the 
bosom of Lake Ontario. Their guides conducted them directly to the 
Seneca village on the bank of the Genesee, in the vicinity of the present 
City of Rochester, New York. Here they expected to procure guides to 
conduct them to the Ohio, but in this they were disappointed. 

The Indians seemed unfriendly to the enterprise. LaSalle suspected 
that the Jesuits had prejudiced their minds against his plans. After 
waiting a month in the hope of gaining their object, they met an Indian 



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from the Iroquois colony at the head of Lake Ontario, who assured them 
that they could there find guides, and offered to conduct them thence. 

On their way they passed the mouth of the Niagara River, when they 
heard for the first time the distant thunder of the cataract. Arriving 




iii(j<4uois cniKj;'. 

among the Iroquois, they met with a friendly reception, and learned 
from a Shawanee prisoner that they could leach the Ohio in six weeks. 
Delighted with the unexpected good fortune, they made ready to resume 
their journey ; but just as they were about to start they heard of the 
arrival of two Frenchmen in a neighboring village. One of them proved 
to be Louis Joliet, afterwards famous as an explorer in the West. He 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 35 

had been sent by the Canadian Government to explore the copper mines 
on Lake Superior, but had failed, and was on his way back to Quebec. 
He gave the missionaries a map of the country he had explored in the 
lake region, together with an account of the condition of the Indians in 
that quarter. This induced the priests to determine on leaving the 
expedition and going to Lake Superior. LaSalle warned them that the 
Jesuits were probably occupying that field, and that they would meet 
with a cold reception. Nevertheless they persisted in their purpose, and 
after worship on the lake shore, parted from LaSalle. On arriving at 
Lake Superior, they found, as LaSalle had predicted, the Jesuit Fathers, 
Marquette and Dablon, occupying the field. 

These zealous disciples of Loyola informed them that they wanted 
no assistance from St. Sulpice, nor from those who made him their patron 
saint ; and thus repulsed, they returned to Montreal the following June 
without having made a single discovery or converted a single Indian. 

After parting with the priests, LaSalle went to the chief Iroquois 
village at Onondaga, where he obtained guides, and passing thence to a 
tributary of the Ohio south of Lake Erie, he descended the latter as far 
as the falls at Louisville. Thus was the Ohio discovered by LaSalle, the 
persevering and successful French explorer of the West, in 1669. 

The account of the latter part of his journey is found in an anony- 
mous paper, which purports to have been taken from the lips of LaSalle 
himself during a subsequent visit to Paris. In a letter written to Count 
Frontenac in 1667, shortly after the discovery, he himself says that he 
discovered the Ohio and descended it to the falls. This was regarded as 
an indisputable fact by the French authorities, who claimed the Ohio 
Valley upon another ground. When Washington was sent by the colony 
of Virginia in 1753, to demand of Gordeur de St. Pierre why the French 
had built a fort on the Monongahela, the haughty commandant at Quebec 
replied : " We claim the country on the Ohio by virtue of the discoveries 
of LaSalle, and will not give it up to the English. Our orders are to 
make prisoners of every Englishman found trading in the Ohio Valley." 



ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. 

When the new year of 1750 broke in upon the Father of Waters 
and the Great Northwest, all was still wild save at the French posts 
already described. In 1749, when the English first began to think seri- 
ously about sending men into the West, the greater portion of the States 
of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were yet 
under the dominion of the red men. The English knew, however, pretty 



do THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

conclusively of the nature of the wealth of these wilds. As early as 
1710, Governor Spotswood, of Virginia, had commenced movements to 
secure the country west of the Alleghenies to the English crown. In 
Pennsylvania, Governor Keitli and James Logan, secretary of the prov- 
ince, from 1719 to 1731, represented to the powers of England the neces- 
sity of securing the Western lands. Nothing was done, however, by that 
power save to take some diplomatic steps to secure the claims of Britain 
to this unexplored wilderness. 

England had from the outset claimed from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 
on the ground that the discovery of the seacoast and its possession was a 
discovery and possession of the country, and, as is well known, her grants 
to the colonies extended " from sea to sea." This was not all her claim. 
She had purchased from the Indian tribes large tracts of land. This lat- 
ter was also a strong argument. As early as 1684, Lord H oward. Gov- 
ernor of Virginia, held a treaty with the six nations. These were the 
great Northern Confederacy, and comprised at first the Mohawks, Onei- 
das, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas. Afterward the Tuscaroras were 
taken into the confederacy, and it became known as the Six Nations. 
They came under the protection of the mother country, and again in 
1701, they repeated the agreement, and in September, 1726, a formal deed 
was drawn up and signed by the chiefs. The validity of this claim has 
often been disputed, but never successfully. In 1744, a purchase was 
made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, of certain lands within the " Colony of 
Virginia," for which the Indians received <£200 in gold and a like sum in 
goods, with a promise that, as settlements increased, more should be paid. 
The Commissioners from Virginia were Colonel Thomas Lee and Colonel 
William Beverly. As settlements extended, the promise of more pay was 
called to mind, and Mr. Conrad Weiser was sent across the mountains with 
presents to appease the savages. Col. Lee, and some Virginians accompa- 
nied him with the intention of sounding the Indians upon their feelings 
regarding the English. They were not satisfied with their treatment, 
and plainly told the Commissioners why. The English did not desire the 
cultivation of the country, but the monopoly of the Indian trade. In 
1748, the Ohio Company was formed, and petitioned the king for a grant 
of land beyond the Alleghenies. This was granted, and the government 
of Virginia was ordered to grant to them a half million acres, two hun- 
dred thousand of which were to be located at once. Upon the 12th of 
June, 1749, 800,000 acres from the line of Canada north and west was 
made to the Loyal Company, and on the 29th of October, 1751, 100,000 
acres were given to the Greenbriar Company. All this time the French 
were not idle. They saw that, should the British gain a foothold in the 
West, especially upon the Ohio, they might not only prevent the French 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 37 

settling upon it, but in time would come to the lower posts and so gain 
possession of the whole country. Upon the 10th of May, 1774, Vaud- 
reuil. Governor of Canada and the French possessions, well knowing the 
consequences that must arise from allowing the English to build trading- 
posts in the Northwest, seized some of their frontier posts, and to further 
secure the claim of the French to the West, he, in 1749, sent Louis Cel- 
eron with a party of soldiers to plant along the Ohio River, in the mounds 
and at the mouths of its principal tributaries, plates of lead, on which 
were inscribed the claims of France. These were heard of in 1752, and 
within the memory of residents now living along the " Oyo," as the 
beautiful river was called by the French. One of these plates was found 
with the inscription partly defaced. It bears date August 16, 1749, and 
a copy of the inscription with particular account of the discovery of the 
plate, was sent by DeWitt Clinton to the American Antiquarian Society, 
among whose journals it may now be found.* These measures did not, 
however, deter the English from going on with their explorations, and 
though neither party resorted to arms, yet the conflict was gathering, and 
it was only a question of time when the storm would burst upon the 
frontier settlements. In 1750, Christopher Gist was sent by the Ohio 
Company to examine its lands. He went to a village of the Twigtwees, 
on the Miami, about one hundred and fifty miles above its mouth. He 
afterward spoke of it as very populous. From there he went down 
the Ohio River nearly to the falls at the present City of Louisville, 
and in November he commenced a survey of the Company's lands. Dur- 
ing the Winter, General Andrew Lewis performed a similar work for the 
Greenbriar Company. Meanwhile the French were busy in preparing 
their forts for defense, and in opening roads, and also sent a small party 
of soldiers to keep the Ohio clear. This party, having heard of the Eng- 
lish post on the Miami River, early in 1652, assisted by the Ottawas and 
Chippewas, attacked it, and, after a severe battle, in which fourteen of 
the natives were killed and others wounded, captured the garrison. 
(They were probably garrisoned in a block house). The traders were 
carried away to Canada, and one account says several were burned. This 
fort or post was called by the English Pickawillany. A memorial of the 
king's ministers refers to it as " Pickawillanes, in the center of the terri- 
tory between the Ohio and the Wabash. The name is probably some 
variation of Pickaway or Picqua in 1773, written by Rev. David Jones 
Pickaweke." 

* The following is a translation of tlie inscription on tlie plate: "In the year 1749. reign of Louis XV., 
King of France, we, Celeron, commandant of a detachment by 'Monsieur the Marquis of Gallisoniere, com- 
mander-in-chief of New France, to establish tranquility in certain Indian villages of these cantons, have 
buried this plate at the confluence of the Toradakoin, this twenty- ninth of July, near the river Ohio, otherwise 
Beautiful River, as a monument of renewal of possession which we have taken of the said river, and all its 
tributaries; inasmuch as the preceding Kings of France have enjoyed it, and maintained it by their arms and 
treaties; especially by those of Ryswick, Utrecht, and Aix La Chapelle." 



88 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

This was the first blood shed between tlie French and English, and 
occurred near the present City of Piqua, Ohio, or at least at a point about 
forty-seven miles north of Dayton. Each nation became now more inter- 
ested in the progress of events in the Northwest. The English deter- 
mined to purchase from the Indians a title to the lands they wished to 
occupy, and Messrs. Fry (afterward Commander-in-chief over Washing- 
ton at the commencement of the French War of 1775-1763), Lomax and 
Patton were sent in the Spring of 1752 to hold a conference with the 
natives at Logstown to learn what they objected to in the treaty of Lan- 
caster already noticed, and to settle all difficulties. On the 9th of June, 
these Commissioners met the red men at Logstown, a little village on the 
north bank of the Ohio, about seventeen miles below the site of Pitts- 
burgh. Here had been a trading point for many years, but it was aban- 
doned by the Indians in 1750. At first the Indians declined to recognize 
the treaty of Lancaster, but, the Commissioners taking aside Montour, 
the interpreter, who was a son of the famous Catharine Montour, and a 
chief among the six nations, induced him to use his influence in their 
favor. This he did, and upon the 13th of June they all united in signing 
a deed, confirming the Lancaster treaty in its full extent, consenting to a 
settlement of the southeast of the Ohio, and guaranteeing that it should 
not be disturbed by them. These were the means used to obtain the first 
treaty with the Indians in the Ohio Valley. 

Meanwhile the powers beyond the sea were trying to out-manceuvre 
each other, and were professing to be at peace. The English generally 
outwitted the Indians, and failed in many instances to fulfill their con- 
tracts. They thereby gained the ill-will of the red men, and further 
increased the feeling by failing to provide them with arms and ammuni- 
tion. Said an old chief, at Easton, in 1758 : " The Indians on the Ohio 
left you because of your own fault. When we heard the French were 
coming, we asked you for help and arms, but we did not get them. The 
French came, they treated us kindly, and gained our affections. The 
Governor of Virginia settled on our lands for his own benefit, and, when 
we wanted help, forsook us." 

At the beginning of 1653, the English thought they had secured by 
title the lands in the West, but the French had quietly gathered cannon 
and military stores to be in readiness for the expected blow. The Eng- 
lish made other attempts to ratify these existing treaties, but not until 
the Summer could the Indians be gathered together to discuss the plans 
of the French. The}^ had sent messages to the French, warning them 
away ; but they replied that they intended to complete the chain of forts 
already begun, and would not abandon the field. 

Soon after this, no satisfaction beins: obtained from the Ohio regard- 



THE NORTHWEST TEREITORY. 39 

ing the positions and purposes of the French, Governor Dinwiddie of 
Virginia determined to send to them another messenger and learn from 
them, if possible, their intentions. For this purpose he selected a young 
man, a surveyor, who, at the early age of nineteen, had received the rank 
of major, and who was thoroughly posted regarding frontier life. This 
personage was no other than the illustrious George Washington, who then 
held considerable interest in Western lands. He was at this time just 
twenty-two years of age. Taking Gist as his guide, the two, accompanied 
by four servitors, set out on their perilous march. They left Will's 
Creek on the 10th of November, 1753, and on the 22d reached the Monon- 
gahela, about ten miles above the fork. From there they went to 
Logstown, where Washington had a long conference with the chiefs of 
the Six Nations. From them he learned the condition of the French, and 
also heard of their determination not to come down the river till the fol- 
lowing Spring. The Indians were non-committal, as they were afraid to 
turn either way, and, as far as they could, desired to remain neutral. 
Washington, finding nothing could be done with them, went on to 
Venango, an old Indian town at the mouth of French Creek. Here the 
French had a fort, called Fort Machault. Through the rum and flattery 
of the French, he nearly lost all his Indian followers. Finding nothino- 
of importance here, he pursued his way amid great privations, and on the 
11th of December reached the fort at the head of French Creek. Here 
he delivered Governor Dinwiddle's letter, received his answer, took his 
observations, and on the 16th set out upon his return journey with no one 
but Gist, his guide, and a few Indians who still remained true to him, 
notwithstanding the endeavors of the French to retain them. Their 
homeward journey was one of great peril and suffering from the cold, yet 
they reached home in safety on the 6th of January, 1754. 

From the letter of St. Pierre, commander of the French fort, sent by 
Washington to Governor Dinwiddie, it was learned that the French would 
not give up without a struggle. Active preparations were at once made 
in all the English colonies for the coming conflict, while the French 
finished the fort at Venango and strengthened their lines of fortifications, 
and gathered their forces to be in readiness. 

The Old Dominion was all alive. Virginia was the center of great 
activities ; volunteers were called for, and from all the neighboring 
colonies men rallied to the conflict, and everywhere along the Potomac 
men were enlisting under the Governor's proclamation — which promised 
two hundred thousand acres on the Ohio. Along this river they were 
gathering as far as Will's Creek, and far beyond this point, whither Trent 
had come for assistance for his little band of forty-one men, who were 



40 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

working away in hunger and want, to fortify that point at the fork of 
the Ohio, to which both parties were looking with deep interest, 

" The first birds of Spring filled the air with their song ; the swift 
river* rolled by the Allegheny hillsides, swollen by the melting snows of 
Spring and the April showers. The leaves were appearing ; a few Indian 
scouts were seen, but no enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet, 
that Frazier, an old Indian scout and trader, who had been left by Trent 
in command, ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle Creek, ten 
miles up the Monongahela. But, though all was so quiet in that wilder- 
ness, keen eyes had seen the low intrenchment rising at the fork, and 
swift feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning 
of the 17th of April, Ensign Ward, who then had charge of it, saw 
upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink — sixty batteaux and 
three hundred canoes filled with men, and laden deep with cannon and 
stores. * * * That evening he supped with his captor, Contrecoeur, 
and the next day he was bowed off by the Frenchman, and with his men 
and tools, marched up the Monongahela." 

The French and Indian war had begun. The treaty of Aix la 
Chapelle, in 1748, had left the boundaries between the French and 
English possessions unsettled, and the events already narrated show the 
French were determined to hold the country watered by the Mississippi 
and its tributaries ; while the English laid claims to the country by virtue 
of the discoveries of the Cabots, and claimed all the country from New- 
foundland to Florida, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The 
first decisive blow had now been struck, and the first attempt of the 
English, through the Ohio Company, to occupy these lands, had resulted 
disastrously to them. The French and Indians immediately completed 
the fortifications begun at the Fork, which they had so easily captured, 
and when completed gave to the fort the name of DuQuesne. Washing- 
ton was at Will's Creek when the news of the capture of the fort arrived. 
He at once departed to recapture it. On his way he entrenched him- 
self at a place called the " Meadows," where he erected a fort called 
by him Fort Necessity. From there he surprised and captured a force of 
French and Indians marching against him, but was soon after attacked 
in his fort by a much superior force, and was obliged to yield on the 
morning of July 4th. He was allowed to return to Virginia. 

The English Government immediately planned four campaigns ; one 
against Fort DuQuesne ; one against Nova Scotia ; one against Fort 
Niagara, and one against Crown Point. These occurred during 1755-6, 
and were not successful in driving the French from their possessions. 
The expedition against Fort DuQuesne was led by the famous General 
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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 41 

acquainted with Indian warfare, suffered such an inglorious defeat. This 
occurred on the morning of July 9th, and is generally known as the battle 
of Monongahela, or " Braddock's Defeat." The war continued with 
various vicissitudes through the years 1756-7 ; when, at the commence- 
ment of 1758, in accordance with the plans of William Pitt, then Secre- 
tary of State, afterwards Lord Chatham, active preparations were made to 
carry on the war. Three expeditions were planned for this year : one, 
under General Amherst, against Louisburg ; another, under Abercrombie, 
against Fort Ticonderoga ; and a third, under General Forbes, against 
Fort DuQuesne. On the 26th of July, Louisburg surrendered after a 
desperate resistance of more than forty days, and the eastern part of the 
Canadian possessions fell into the hands of the British. Abercrombie 
captured Fort Frontenac, and when the expedition against Fort DuQuesne, 
of which Washington had the active command, arrived there, it was 
found in flames and deserted. The English at once took possession, 
rebuilt the fort, and in honor of their illustrious statesman, changed the 
name to Fort Pitt. 

The great object of the campaign of 1759, was the reduction of 
Canada. General Wolfe was to lay siege to Quebec ; Amherst was to 
reduce Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and General Prideaux was to 
capture Niagara. This latter place was taken in July, but the gallant 
Prideaux lost his life in the attempt, Amherst captured Ticonderoga 
and Crown Point without a blow ; and Wolfe, after making the memor- 
able ascent to the Plains of Abraham, on September 13th, defeated 
Montcalm, and on the 18th, the city capitulated. In this engagement 
Montcolm and Wolfe both lost their lives. De Levi, Montcalm's successor, 
marched to Sillery, three miles above the city, with the purpose of 
defeating the English, and there, on the 28th of the following April, was 
fought one of the bloodiest battles of the French and Indian War. It 
resulted in the defeat of the French, and the fall of the City of Montreal. 
The Governor signed a capitulation by which the whole of Canada was 
surrendered to the English. This practically concluded the war, but it 
was not until 1763 that the treaties of peace between France and England 
were signed. This was done on the 10th of February of that year, and 
under its provisions all the country east of the Mississippi and north of 
the Iberville River, in Louisiana, were ceded to England. At the same 
time Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain. 

On the 13th of September, 1760, Major Robert Rogers was sent 
from Montreal to take charge of Detroit, the only remaining French post 
in the territory. He arrived there on the 19th of November, and sum- 
moned the place to surrender. At first the commander of the post, 
Beletre. refused, but on the 29th, hearinof of the continued defeat of the 



4^ THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

French arms, surrendered. Rogers remained there until December 23d 
under the personal protection of the celebrated chief, Pontiac, to whom, 
no doubt, he owed his safety. Pontiac had come here to inquire the 
purposes of the English in taking possession of the country. He was 
assured that they came simply to trade with the natives, and did not 
desire their country. This answer conciliated the savages, and did much 
to insure the safety of Rogers and his party during their stay, and while 
on their journey home. 

Rogers set out for Fort Pitt on December 23, and was just one 
month on the way. His route was from Detroit to Maumee, thence 
across the present State of Ohio directly to the fort. This was the com- 
mon trail of the Indians in their journeys from Sandusky to the fork of 
the Ohio. It went from Fort Sandusky, where Sandusky City now is, 
crossed the Huron river, then called Bald Eagle Creek, to " Mohickon 
John's Town" on Mohickon Creek, the northern branch of White 
Woman's River, and thence crossed to Beaver's Town, a Delaware town 
on what is now Sandy Creek. At Beaver's Town were probably one 
hundred and fifty warriors, and not less than three thousand acres of 
cleared land. From there the track went up Sandy Creek to and across 
Big Beaver, and up the Ohio to Logstown, thence on to the fork. 

The Northwest Territory was nov/ entirely under the English rule. 
New settlements began to be rapidly made, and the promise of a large 
trade was speedily manifested. Had the British carried out their promises 
with the natives none of those savage butcheries would have been perpe- 
trated, and the country would have been spared their recital. 

The renowned chief, Pontiac, was one of the leading spirits in these 
atrocities. We will now pause in our narrative, and notice the leading 
events in his life. The earliest authentic information regarding this 
noted Indian chief is learned from an account of an Indian trader named 
Alexander Henry, who, in the Spring of 1761, penetrated his domains as 
far as Missillimacnac. Pontiac was then a great friend of the French, 
but a bitter foe of the English, whom he considered as encroaching on his 
hunting grounds. Henry was obliged to disguise himself as a Canadian 
to insure safety, but was discovered by Pontiac, who bitterly reproached 
him and the English for their attempted subjugation of the West. He 
declared that no treaty had been made with them ; no presents sent 
them, and that he would resent any possession of the West by that nation. 
He was at the time about fifty years of age, tall and dignified, and was 
civil and military ruler of the Ottawas, Ojibwas and Pottawatamies. 

The Indians, from Lake Michigan to the borders of North Carolina, 
were united in this feeling, and at the time of the treaty of Paris, ratified 
February 10, 1763, a general conspiracy was formed to fall suddenly 



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PONTIAC, THE OTTAWA CHIEFTAIN. 



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upon the frontier British posts, and with one blow strike every man dead. 
Pontiac was the marked leader in all this, and was the commander 
of the Chippewas, Ottawas, Wyandots, Miamis, Shawanese, Delawares 
and Mingoes, who had, for the time, laid aside their local quarrels to unite 
in this enterprise. 

The blow came, as near as can now be ascertained, on May 7, 1768. 
Nine British posts fell, and the Indians drank, " scooped up in the hollow 
of joined hands," the blood of many a Briton. 

Pontiac's immediate field of action was the garrison at Detroit. 
Here, however, the plans were frustrated by an Indian woman disclosing 
the plot the evening previous to his arrival. Everything was carried out, 
however, according to Pontiac's plans until the moment of action, when 
Major Gladwyn, the commander of the post, stepping to one of the Indian 
chiefs, suddenly drew aside his blanket and disclosed the concealed 
musket. Pontiac, though a brave man, turned pale and trembled. He 
saw his plan was known, and that the garrison were prepared. He 
endeavored to exculpate himself from any such intentions ; but the guilt 
was evident, and he and his followers were dismissed with a sever© 
reprimand, and warned never to again enter the walls of the post. 

Pontiac at once laid siege to the fort, and until the treaty of peace 
between the British and the Western Indians, concluded in August, 1764, 
continued to harass and besiege the fortress. He organized a regular 
commissariat department, issued bills of credit written out on bark, 
which, to his credit, it may be stated, were punctually redeemed. At 
the conclusion of the treaty, in which it seems he took no part, he went 
further south, living many years among the Illinois. 

He had given up all hope of saving his country and race. After a 
time he endeavored to unite the Illinois tribe and those about St. Louis 
in a war with the whites. His efforts were fruitless, and only ended in a 
quarrel between himself and some Kaskaskia Indians, one of whom soon 
afterwards killed him. His death was, however, avenged by the northern 
Indians, who nearly exterminated the Illinois in the wars which followed. 

Had it not been for the treachery of a few of his followers, his plan 
for the extermination of the whites, a masterly one, would undoubtedly 
have been carried out. 

It was in the Spring of the year following Rogers' visit that Alex- 
ander Henry went to Missillimacnac, and everywhere found the strongest 
feelings against the English, who had not carried out their promises, and 
were doing nothing to conciliate the natives. Here he met the chief, 
Pontiac, who, after conveying to him in a speech the idea that their 
French father would awake soon and utterly destroy his enemies, said : 
" Englishman, although you have conquered the French, you have not 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 45 

yet conquered us ! We are not your slaves ! These lakes, these woods, 
these mountains, were left us by our ancestors. They are our inheritance, 
and we will part with them to none. Your nation supposes that we, like 
the white people, can not live without bread and pork and beef. But you 
ought to know that He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided 
food for us upon these broad lakes and in these mountains." 

He then spoke of the fact that no treaty had been made with them, 
no presents sent them, and that he and his people were yet for war. 
Such were the feelings of the Northwestern Indians immediately after 
the English took possession of their country. These feelings were no 
doubt encouraged by the Canadians and French, who hoped that yet the 
French arms might prevail. The treaty of Paris, however, gave to the 
English the right to this vast domain, and active preparations were going 
on to occupy it and enjoy its trade and emoluments. 

In 1762, France, by a secret treaty, ceded Louisiana to Spain, to pre- 
vent it falling into the hands of the English, who were becoming masters 
of the entire West. The next year the treaty of Paris, signed at Fon- 
tainbleau, gave to the English the domain of the country in question. 
Twenty years after, by the treaty of peace between the United States 
and England, that part of Canada lying south and west of the Great 
Lakes, comprehending a large territory which is the subject of these 
sketches, was acknowledged to be a portion of the United States ; and 
twenty years still later, in 1803, Louisiana was ceded by Spain back to 
France, and by France sold to the United States. 

In the half century, from the building of the Fort of Crevecoeur by 
LaSalle, in 1680, up to the erection of Fort Chartres, many French set- 
tlements had been made in that quarter. These have already been 
noticed, being those at St. Vincent (Vincennes), Kohokia or Cahokia, 
Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher, on the American Bottom, a large tract 
of rich alluvial soil in Illinois, on the Mississippi, opposite the site of St. 
Louis. 

By the treaty of Paris, the regions east of the Mississippi, including 
all these and other towns of the Northwest, were given over to England; 
but they do not appear to have bten taken possession of until 1765, when 
Captain Stirling, in the name of the Majesty of England, established him- 
self at Fort Chartres bearing with him the proclamation of General Gage, 
dated December 30, 1764, which promised religious freedom to all Cath- 
olics who worshiped here, and a right to leave the country with their 
effects if they Avished, or to remain with the privileges of Englishmen. 
It was shortly after the occupancy of the West by the British that the 
war with Pontiac opened. It is already noticed in the sketch of that 
chieftain- By it many a Briton lost his life, and many a frontier settle- 



46 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

ment in its infancy ceased to exist. This was not ended until the year 
1764, when, failing to capture Detroit, Niagara and Fort Pitt, his confed- 
eracy became disheartened, and, receiving no aid from the French, Pon- 
tiac abandoned the enterprise and departed to the Illinois, among whom 
he afterward lost his life. 

As soon as these difficulties were definitely settled, settlers began 
rapidly to survey the country and prepare for occupation. During the 
year 1770, a number of persons from Virginia and other British provinces 
explored and marked out nearly all the valuable lands on the Mononga- 
hela and along the banks of the Ohio as far as the Little Kanawha. This 
was followed by another exploring expedition, in which George Washing- 
ton was a party. Tlie latter, accompanied by Dr. Craik, Capt. Crawford 
and others, on the 20th of October, 1770, descended the Ohio from Pitts- 
burgh to the mouth of the Kanawha ; ascended that stream about fourteen. 
miles, marked out several large tracts of land, shot several buffalo, which 
were then abundant in the Ohio Valley, and returned to the fort. 

Pittsburgh was at this time a trading post, about which was clus- 
tered a village of some twenty houses, inhabited by Indian traders. This 
same year, Capt. Pittman visited Kaskaskia and its neighboring villages. 
He found there about sixty-five resident families, and at Cahokia only 
forty-five dwellings. At Fort Chartres was another small settlement, and 
at Detroit the garrison were quite prosperous and strong. For a year 
or two settlers continued to locate near some of these posts, generally 
Fort Pitt or Detroit, owing to the fears of the Indians, who still main- 
tained some feelings of hatred to the English. The trade from the posts 
was quite good, and from those in Illinois large quantities of pork and 
flour found their way to the New Orleans market. At this time the 
policy of the British Government was strongly opposed to the extension 
of the colonies west. In 1763, the King of England forbade, by royal 
proclamation, his colonial subjects from making a settlement beyond the 
sources of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean. At the instance 
of the Board of Trade, measures were taken to prevent the settlement 
without the limits prescribed, and to retain the commerce within easy 
reach of Great Britain. 

The commander-in-chief of the king's forces wrote in 1769 : " In the 
course of a few years necessity will compel the colonists, should they 
extend their settlements west, to provide manufactures of some kind for 
themselves, and when all connection upheld by commerce with the mother 
country ceases, an independency in their government will soon follow." 

In accordance with this policy. Gov. Gage issued a proclamation 
in 1772, commanding the inhabitants of Vincennes to abandon their set- 
tlements and join some of the Eastern English colonies. To this they 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 47 

strenuously objected, giving good reasons therefor, and were allowed to 
remain. The strong opposition to this policy of Great Britain led to its 
change, and to such a course as to gain the attachment of the French 
population. In December, 1773, influential citizens of Quebec petitioned 
the king for an extension of the boundary lines of that province, which 
was granted, and Parliament passed an act on June 2, 1774, extend- 
ing the boundary so as to include the territory lying within the present 
States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. 

In consequence of the liberal policy pursued by the British Govern- 
ment toward the French settlers in the West, they were disposed to favor 
that nation in the war which soon followed with the colonies ; but the 
early alliance between France and America soon brought them to the side 
of the war for independence. 

In 1774, Gov. Dunmore, of Virginia, began to encourage emigration 
to the Western lands. He appointed magistrates at Fort Pitt under the 
pretense that the fort was under the government of that commonwealth. 
One of these justices, John Connelly, who possessed a tract of land in the 
Ohio Valley, gathered a force of men and garrisoned the fort, calling it 
Fort Dunmore. This and other parties were formed to select sites for 
settlements, and often came in conflict with the Indians, who yet claimed 
portions of the valley, and several battles followed. These ended in the 
famous battle of Kanawha in July, where the Indians were defeated and 
driven across the Ohio. 

During the years 1775 and 1776, by the operations of land companies 
and the perseveranceof individuals, several settlements were firmly estab- 
lished between the Alleghanies and the Ohio River, and western land 
speculators were busy in Illinois and on the Wabash. At a council held 
in Kaskaskia on July 5, 1773, an association of English traders, calling 
themselves the " Illinois Land Company," obtained from ten chiefs of the 
Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Peoria tribes two large tracts of land lying on. 
the east side of the Mississippi River south of the Illinois. In 1775, a mer- 
chant from the Illinois Country, named Viviat, came to Post Vincennes 
as the agent of the association called the " Wabash Land Company." On 
the 8th of October he obtained from eleven Piankeshaw chiefs, a deed for 
37,497,600 acres of land. This deed was signed by the grantors, attested 
by a number of the inhabitants of Vincennes, and afterward recorded in 
the office of a notary public at Kaskaskia. This and other land com- 
panies had extensive schemes for the colonization of the West ; but all 
were frustrated by the breaking out of the Revolution. On the 20th of 
April, 1780, the two companies named consolidated under the name of the 
" United Illinois and Wabash Land Company." They afterward made 



48 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

strenuous efforts to have these grants sanctioned by Congress, but all 
signally failed. 

When the War of the Revolution commenced, Kentucky was an unor- 
ganized country, though there were several settlements within her borders. 

In Hutchins' Topography of Virginia, it is stated that at that time 
" Kaskaskia contained 80 houses, and nearly 1,000 white and black in- 
habitants — the whites being a little the more numerous. Cahokia con- 
tains 50 houses and 300 white inhabitants, and 80 negroes. There were 
east of the Mississippi River, about the year 1771 " — when these observa- 
tions were made — " 300 white men capable of bearing arms, and 230 
negroes." 

From 1775 until the expedition of Clark, nothing is recorded and 
nothing known of these settlements, save what is contained in a report 
made by a committee to Congress in June, 1778. From it the following 
extract is made : 

" Near the mouth of the River Kaskaskia, there is a village which 
appears to have contained nearly eighty families from the beginning of 
the late revolution. There are twelve families in a small village at la 
Prairie du Rochers, and near fifty families at the Kahokia Village. There 
are also four or five families at Fort Chartres and St. Philips, which is five 
miles further up the river." 

St. Louis had been settled in February, 1764, and at this time con- 
tained, including its neighboring towns, over six hundred whites and one 
hundred and fifty negroes. It must be remembered that all the country 
west of the Mississippi was now under French rule, and remained so until 
ceded again to Spain, its original owner, who afterwards sold it and the 
country including New Orleans to the United States. At Detroit there 
were, according to Capt. Carver, who was in the Northwest from 1766 to 
1768, more than one hundred houses, and the river was settled for more 
than twenty miles, although poorly cultivated — the people being engaged 
in the Indian trade. This old town has a history, which we will here 
relate. 

It is the oldest town in the Northwest, having been founded by 
Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac, in 1701. It was laid out in the form of an 
oblong square, of two acres in length, and an acre and a half in width. 
As described by A. D. Frazer, who first visited it and became a permanent 
resident of the place, in 1778, it comprised within its limits that space 
between Mr. Palmer's store (Conant Block) and Capt. Perkins' house 
(near the Arsenal building), and extended back as far as the public barn, 
and was bordered in front by the Detroit River. It was surrounded by 
oak and cedar pickets, about fifteen feet long, set in the ground, and had 
four gates — east, west, north and south. Over the first three of these 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 49 

gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece, each a six- 
pounder. Two six-gun batteries were planted fronting the river and in a 
parallel direction with the block houses. There were four streets running 
east and west, the main street being twenty feet wide and the rest fifteen 
feet, while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten 
to fifteen feet in width. 

At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer, there was no fort within the 
enclosure, but a citadel on the ground corresponding to the present 
northwest corner of Jefferson Avenue and Wayne Street. The citadel was 
inclosed by pickets, and within it were erected barracks of wood, two 
stories high, sufiBcient to contain ten officers, and also barracks sufficient 
to contain four hundred men, and a jDrovision store built of brick. The 
citadel also contained a hospital and guard-house. The old town of 
Detroit, in 1778, contained about sixty houses, most of them one story, 
with a few a story and a half in height. They were all of logs, some 
hewn and some round. There was one building of splendid appearance, 
called the " King's Palace," two stories high, which stood near the east 
gate. It was built for Governor Hamilton, the first governor commissioned 
by the British. There were two guard-houses, one near the west gate and 
the other near the Government House. Each of the guards consisted of 
twenty-four men and a subaltern, who mounted regularly every morning 
between nine and ten o'clock. Each furnished four sentinels, who were 
relieved every two hours. There was also an officer of the day, who per- 
formed strict duty. Each of the gutes was shut regularly at sunset; 
even wicket gates were shut at nine o'clock, and all the keys were 
delivered into the hands of the commanding officer. They were opened 
in the morning at sunrise. No Indian or squaw was permitted to enter 
town with any weapon, such as a tomahawk or a knife. It was a stand- 
ing order that the Indians should deliver their arms and instruments of 
every kind before they were permitted to pass the sentinel, and they were 
restored to them on their return. No more than twenty-five Indians were 
allowed to enter the town at any one time, and they were admitted only 
at the east and west gates. At sundown the drums beat, and all the 
Indians were required to leave town instantly. There was a council house 
near the water side for the purpose of holding council with the Indians. 
The population of the town was about sixty families, in "all about two 
hundred males and one hundred females. This town was destroyed by 
fire, all except one dwelling, in 1805. After which the present " new " 
town was laid out. 

On the breaking out of the Revolution, the British held every post of 
importance in the West. Kentucky was formed as a component part of 
Virginia, and the sturdy pioneers of the West, alive to their interests, 



50 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

and recognizing the great benefits of obtaining the control of the trade in 
this part of the New World, held steadily to their purposes, and those 
within the commonwealth of Kentucky proceeded to exercise their 
civil privileges, by electing John Todd and Richard Gallaway» 
burgesses to represent them in the Assembly of the parent state. 
Early in September of that year (1777) the first court was held 
in Harrodsburg, and Col. Bowman, afterwards major, who had arrived 
in August, was made the commander of a militia organization which 
had been commenced the March previous. Thus the tree of loyalty 
was growing. The chief spirit in this far-out colony, who had represented 
her the year previous east of the mountains, was now meditating a move 
unequaled in its boldness. He had been watching the movements of the 
British throughout the Northwest, and understood their whole plan. He/ 
saw it was through their possession of the posts at Detroit, Vincennes, 
Kaskaskia, and other places, which would give them constant and easy 
access to the various Indian tribes in the Northwest, that the British 
intended to penetrate the country from the north and soutH, ana annihi- 
late the frontier fortresses. This moving, energetic man was Colonel, 
afterwards General, George Rogers Clark. He knew the Indians were not 
unanimously in accord with the English, and he was convinced that, could 
the British be defeated and expelled from the Northwest, the natives 
might be easily awed into neutrality ; and by spies sent for the purpose, 
he satisfied himself that the enterprise against the Illinois settlements 
might easily succeed. Having convinced himself of the certainty of the 
project, he repaired to the Capital of Virginia, which place he reached on 
November 5th. While he was on his way, fortunately, on October 17th, 
Burgoyne had been defeated, and the spirits of the colonists greatly 
encouraged thereby. Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia, and at 
once entered heartily into Clark's plans. The same plan had before been 
agitated in the Colonial Assemblies, but there was no one until Clark 
came who was sufficiently acquainted with the condition of affairs at the 
scene of action to be able to guide them. 

Clark, having satisfied the Virginia leaders of the feasibility of his 
plan, received, on the 2d of January, two sets of instructions — one secret, 
the other open — the latter authorized him to proceed to enlist seven 
companies to go to Kentucky, subject to his orders, and to serve three 
months from their arrival in the West. The secret order authorized him 
to arm these troops, to procure his powder and lead of General Hand 
at Pittsburgh, and to proceed at once to subjugate the country. 

With these instructions Clark repaired to Pittsburgh, choosing rather 
to raise his men west of the mountains, as he well knew all were needed 
in the colonies in the conflict there. He sent Col. W. B. Smith to Hol« 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 51 

ston for the same purpose, but neither succeeded in raising the required 
number of men. The settlers in these parts were afraid to leave their 
own firesides exposed to a vigilant foe, and but few could be induced to 
join the proposed expedition. With three companies and several private 
volunteers, Clark at length commenced his descent of the Ohio, which he 
navigated as far as the Falls, where he took possession of and fortified 
Corn Island, a small island between the present Cities of Louisville, 
Kentucky, and New Albany, Indiana. Remains of this fortification may 
yet be found. At this place he appointed Col. Bowman to meet him 
with such recruits as had reached Kentucky by the southern route, and 
as many as could be spared from the station. Here he announced to 
the men their real destination. Having completed his arrangements, 
and chosen his party, he left a small garrison upon the island, and on the 
24th of June, during a total eclipse of the sun, which to them augured 
no good, and which fixes beyond dispute the date of starting, he with 
his chosen band, fell down the river. His plan was to go by water as 
far as Fort Massac or Massacre, and thence march direct to Kaskaskia. 
Here he intended to surprise the garrison, and after its capture go to 
Cahokia, then to Vincennes, and lastly to Detroit. Should he fail, he 
intended to march directly to the Mississippi River and cross it into the 
Spanish country. Before his start he received two good items of infor- 
mation : one that the alliance had been formed between France and the 
United States ; and the other that the Indians throughout the Illinois 
country and the inhabitants, at the various frontier posts, had been led to 
believe by the British that the " Long Knives " or Virginians, were the 
most fierce, bloodthirsty and cruel savages that ever scalped a foe. With 
this impression on their minds, Clark saw that proper management would 
cause them to submit at once from fear, if surprised, and then from grati- 
tude would become friendly if treated with unexpected leniency. 

The march to Kaskaskia was accomplished through a hot July sun, 
and the town reached on the evening of July 4. He captured the fort 
near the village, and soon after the village itself by surprise, and without 
the loss of a single man or by killing any of the enemy. After sufficiently 
working upon the fears of the natives, Clark told them they were at per- 
fect liberty to worship as they pleased, and to take whichever side of the 
great conflict they would, also he would protect them from any barbarity 
from British or Indian foe. This had the desired effect, and the inhab- 
itants, so unexpectedly and so gratefully surprised by the unlooked 
for turn of affairs, at once swore allegiance to the American arms, and 
when Clark desired to go to Cahokia on the 6th of July, they accom- 
panied him, and through their influence the inhabitants of the place 
surrendered, and gladly placed themselves under his protection. Thus 



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the two important posts in Illinois passed from the hands of the English 
into the possession of Virginia. 

In the person of the priest at Kaskaskia, M. Gibault, Clark found a 
powerful ally and generous friend. Clark saw that, to retain possession 
of the Northwest and treat successfully with the Indians within its boun- 
daries, he must establish a government for the colonies he had taken. 
St. Vincent, the next important post to Detroit, remained yet to be taken 
before the Mississippi Valley was conquered. M. Gibault told him that 
he would alone, by persuasion, lead Vincennes to throw off its connection 
with England. Clark gladly accepted his offer, and on the 14th of July, 
in company with a fellow-townsman, M. Gibault started on his mission of 
peace, and on the 1st of August returned with the cheerful intelligence 
that the post on the " Oubache " had taken the oath of allegiance to 
the Old Dominion. During this interval, Clark established his courts, 
placed garrisons at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, successfully re-enlisted his 
men, sent word to have a fort, which proved the germ of Louisville, 
erected at the Falls of the Ohio, and dispatched Mr. Rocheblave, who 
had been commander at Kaskaskia, as a prisoner of war to Richmond. 
In October the County of Illinois was established by the Legislature 
of Virginia, John Todd appointed Lieutenant Colonel and Civil Governor, 
and in November General Clark and his men received the thanks of 
the Old Dominion through their Legislature. 

In a speech a few days afterward, Clark made known fully to the 
natives his plans, and at its close all came forward and swore alle- 
giance to the Long Knives. While he was doing this Governor Hamilton, 
having made his various arrangements, had left Detroit and moved down 
the Wabash to Vincennes intending to operate from that point in reducing 
the Illinois posts, and then proceed on down to Kentucky and drive the 
rebels from the West. Gen. Clark had, on the return of M. Gibault, 
dispatched Captain Helm, of Fauquier County, Virginia, with an attend- 
ant named Henry, across the Illinois prairies to command the fort. 
Hamilton knew nothing of the capitulation of the post, and was greatly 
surprised on his arrival to be confronted by Capt. Helm, who, standing at 
the entrance of the fort by a loaded cannon ready to fire upon his assail- 
ants, demanded upon what terms Hamilton demanded possession of the 
fort. Being granted the rights of a prisoner of war, he surrendered to 
the British General, who could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw the 
force in the garrison. 

Hamilton, not realizing the character of the men with whom he was 
tjontending, gave up his intended campaign for the Winter, sent his four 
hundred Indian warriors to prevent troops from coming down the Ohio, 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 53 

and to annoy the Americans in all ways, and sat quietly down to pass the 
Winter. Information of all these proceedings having reached Clark, he 
saw that immediate and decisive action was necessary, and that unless 
he captured Hamilton, Hamilton would capture him. Clark received the 
news on the 29th of January, 1779, and on February 4th, having suffi- 
ciently garrisoned Kaskaskia and Cahokia, he sent down the Mississippi 
a " battoe," as Major Bowman writes it, in order to ascend the Ohio and 
Wabash, and operate with the land forces gathering for the fray. 

On the next day, Clark, with his little force of one hundred and 
twenty men, set out for the post, and after incredible hard marching 
through much mud, the ground being thawed by the incessant spring 
rains, on the 22d reached the fort, and being joined by his " battoe," at 
once commenced the attack on the post. The aim of the American back- 
woodsman was unerring, and on the 24th the garrison surrendered to the 
intrepid boldness of Clark. The French were treated with great kind- 
ness, and gladly renewed their allegiance to Virginia. Hamilton was 
sent as a prisoner to Virginia, where he was kept in close confinement. 
During his command of the British frontier posts, he had offered prizes 
to the Indians for all the scalps of Americans they would bring to him, 
and had earned in consequence thereof the title " Hair-buyer General,'* 
by which he was ever afterward known. 

Detroit was now without doubt within easy reach of the enterprising- 
Virginian, could he but raise the necessary force. Governor Henry being 
apprised of this, promised him the needed reinforcement, and Clark con- 
cluded to wait until he could capture and sufficiently garrison the posts. 
Had Clark failed in this bold undertaking, and Hamilton succeeded in 
uniting the western Indians for the next Spring's campaign, the West 
would indeed have been swept from the Mississippi to the Allegheny 
Mountains, and the great blow struck, which had been contemplated from 
the commencement, by the British. 

" But for this small army of dripping, but fearless Virginians, the 
union of all the tribes from Georgia to Maine against the colonies might 
have been effected, and the whole current of our history changed." 

At this time some fears were entertained by the Colonial Govern- 
ments that the Indians in the North and Northwest were inclining to the 
British, and under the instructions of Washington, now Commander-in- 
Chief of the Colonial army, and so bravely fighting for American inde- 
pendence, armed forces were sent against the Six Nations, and upon the 
Ohio frontier. Col. Bowman, acting under the same general's orders, 
marched against Indians within the present limits of that State. These 
expeditions were in the main successful, and the Indians were compelled 
to sue for peace. 



64 THE NORTHWEST TEUKITORY. 

During this same year (1779) the famous "Land Laws" of Virginia 
were passed. The passage of these laws was of more consequence to the 
pioneers of Kentucky and the Northwest than the gaining of a few Indian, 
conflicts. These laws confirmed in main all grants made, and guaranteed 
to all actual settlers their rights and privileges. After providing for the 
settlers, the laws provided for selling the balance of the public lands at 
forty cents per acre. To carry the Land Laws into effect, the Legislature 
sent four Virginians westward to attend to the various claims, over many 
of which great confusion prevailed concerning their validity. These 
gentlemen opened their court on October 13, 1779, at St. Asaphs, and 
continued until April 26, 1780, when they adjourned, having decided 
three thousand claims. They were succeeded by the surveyor, who 
came in the person of Mr. George May, and assumed his duties on the 
10th day of the month whose name he bore. With the opening of the 
next year (1780) the troubles concerning the navigation of the Missis- 
sippi commenced. The Spanish Government exacted such measures in 
relation to its trade as to cause the overtures made to the United States 
to be rejected. The American Government considered they had a right 
to navigate its channel. To enforce their claims, a fort was erected below 
the mouth of the Ohio on the Kentucky side of the river. The settle- 
ments in Kentucky were being rapidly filled by emigrants. It was dur- 
ing this year that the first seminary of learning was established in the 
West in this young and enterprising Commonwealth. 

The settlers here did not look upon the building of this fort in a 
friendly manner, as it aroused the hostility of the Indians. Spain had 
been friendly to the Colonies during their struggle for independence, 
and though for a while this friendship appeared in danger from the 
refusal of the free navigation of the river, yet it was finally settled to the 
satisfaction of both nations. 

The Winter of 1779-80 was one of the most miusaally severe ones 
ever experienced in the West. The Indians always referred to it as the 
"Great Cold." Numbers of wild animals perished, and not a few 
pioneers lost their lives. The following Summer a party of Canadians 
and Indians attacked St. Louis, and attempted to take possession of it 
in consequence of the friendly disposition of Spain to the revolting 
colonies. They met with such a determined resistance on the part of the 
inhabitants, even the women taking part in the battle, that they were 
compelled to abandon the contest. They also made an attack on the 
settlements in Kentucky, but, becoming alarmed in some unaccountable 
manner, they fled the country in great haste. 

About this time arose the question in the Colonial Congress con- 
cerning the western lands claimed by Virginia, New York, Massachusetts 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 55 

and Connecticut. The agitation concerning this subject finally led New- 
York, on the 19th of February, 1780, to pass a law giving to the dele- 
gates of that State in Congress the power to cede her western lands for 
the benefit of the United States. This law was laid before Congress 
during the next month, but no steps were taken concerning it until Sep- 
tember 6th, when a resolution passed that body calling upon the States 
claiming western lands to release their claims in favor of the whole body. 
This basis formed the union, and was the first after all of those legislative 
measures which resulted in the creation of the States of Ohio, Indiana, 
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In December of the same 
year, the plan of conquering Detroit again arose. The conquest might 
have easily been effected by Clark liad the necessary aid been furnished 
him. Nothing decisive was done, yet the heads of the Government knew 
that the safety of the Northwest from British invasion lay in the capture 
and retention of that important post, the only unconquered one in the 
territory. 

Before the close of the year, Kentucky was divided into the Coun- 
ties of Lincoln, Fayette and Jefferson, and the act establishing the Town 
of Louisville was passed. This same year is also noted in the annals of 
American history as the year in which occurred Arnold's treason to the 
United States. 

Virginia, in accordance with the resolution of Congress, on the 2d 
day of January, 1781, agreed to yield her western lands to the United 
States upon certain conditions, which Congress would not accede to, and 
the Act of Cession, on the part of the Old Dominion, failed, nor was 
anything farther done until 1783. During all that time the Colonies 
were busily engaged in the struggle with the mother country, and in 
consequence thereof but little heed was given to the western settlements. 
Upon the 16th of April, 1781, the first birth north of the Ohio River of 
American parentage occurred, being that of Mary Heckewelder, daughter 
of the widely known Moravian missionary, whose band of Christian 
Indians suffered in after years a horrible massacre by the hands of the 
frontier settlers, who had been exasperated by the murder of several of 
their neighbors, and in their rage committed, without regard to humanity, 
a deed which forever afterwards cast a shade of shame upon their lives. 
For this and kindred outrages on the part of the whites, the Indians 
committed many deeds of cruelty which darken the years of 1771 and 
1772 in the history of the Northwest. 

During the year 1782 a number of battles among the Indians and 
frontiersmen occurred, and between the Moravian Indians and the Wyan- 
dots. In these, horrible acts of cruelty were practised on the captives, 
many of such dark deeds transpiring under the leadership of the notorious 



56 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



frontier outlaw, Simon Girty, whose name, as well as those of his brothers, 
was a terror to women and children. These occurred chief! j"" in the Ohio 
valleys. Cotemporary with them were several engagements in Kentucky, 
in which the famous Daniel Boone engaged, and who, often by his skill 
and knowledge of Indian warfare, saved the outposts from cruel destruc- 




INDIANS ATTACKING FKOXTIEllSMKN. 

tion. By the close of the year victory had perched upon the Americaji 
banner, and on the 30th of November, provisional articles of peace had 
been arranged between the Commissioners of England and her uncon- 
querable colonies. Cornwallis had been defeated on the 19th of October 
preceding, and the liberty of America was assured. On the 19th of 
April following, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, peace was 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 57 

proclaimed to the army of the United States, and on the 3d of the next 
September, the definite treaty which ended our revolutionary struggle 
was concluded. By the terms of that treaty, the boundaries of the West 
were as follows : On the north the line was to extend along the center of 
the Great La,kes ; from the western point of Lake Superior to Long Lake ; 
thence to the Lake of the Woods ; thence to the head of the Mississippi 
River; down its center to the 31st parallel of latitude, then on that line 
east to the head of the Appalachicola River; down its center to its junc- 
tion with the Flint ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River, and 
thence down along its center to the Atlantic Ocean. 

Following the cessation of hostilities with England, several posts 
were still occupied by the British in the North and West. Among these 
was Detroit, still in the hands of the enemy. Numerous engagements 
with the Indians throughout Ohio and Indiana occurred, upon whose 
lands adventurous whites would settle ere the title had been acquired by 
the proper treaty. 

To remedy this latter evil. Congress appointed commissioners to 
treat with the natives and purchase their lands, and prohibited the set- 
tlement of the territory until this could be done. Before the close of the 
year another attempt was made to capture Detroit, which was, however, 
not pushed, and Virginia, no longer feeling the interest in the Northwest 
she had formerly done, withdrew her troops, having on the 20th of 
December preceding authorized the whole of her possessions to be deeded 
to the United States. This was done on the 1st of March following, and 
the Northwest Territory passed from the control of the Old Dominion. 
To Gen. Clark and his soldiers, however, she gave a tract of one hundred 
and fifty thousand acres of land, to be situated any where north of the 
Ohio wherever they chose to locate them. They selected the region 
opposite the falls of the Ohio, where is now the dilapidated village of 
Clarksville, about midway between the Cities of New Albany and Jeffer- 
sonville, Indiana. 

While the frontier remained thus, and Gen. Haldimand at Detroit 
refused to evacuate alleging that he had no orders from his King to do 
so, settlers were rapidly gathering about the inland forts. In the Spring 
of 1784, Pittsburgh was regularly laid out, and from the journal of Arthur 
Lee, who passed through the town soon after on his way to the Indian 
council at Fort Mcintosh, we suppose it was not very prepossessing in 
appearance. He says : 

" Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who 
live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland or 
even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on, the goods being 
bought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per pound from Phila- 



58 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

delphia and Baltimore. They take in the shops flour, wheat, skins and 
money. There are in the town four attorneys, two doctors, and not a 
priest of any persuasion, nor church nor chapel." 

Kentucky at this time contained thirty thousand inhabitants, and 
was beginning to discuss measures for a separation from Virginia. A 
land office was opened at Louisville, and measures were adopted to take 
defensive precaution against the Indians who were yet, in some instances, 
incited to deeds of violence by the British. Before the close of this year, 
1784, the military claimants of land began to occupy them, although no 
entries were recorded until 1787. 

The Indian title to the Northwest was not yet extinguished. They 
held large tracts of lands, and in order to prevent bloodshed Congress 
adopted means for treaties with the original owners and provided for the 
surveys of the lands gained thereby, as well as for those north of the 
Ohio, now in its possession. On January 31, 1786, a treaty was made 
with the Wabash Indians. The treaty of Fort Stanwix had been made 
in 1784. That at Fort Mcintosh in 1785, and through these much land 
was gained. The Wabash Indians, however, afterward refused to comply 
with the provisions of the treaty made with them, and in order to compel 
their adherence to its provisions, force was used. Daring the year 1786, 
the free navigation of the Mississippi came up in Congress, and caused 
various discussions, which resulted in no definite action, only serving to 
excite speculation in regard to the western lands. Congress had promised 
bounties of land to the soldiers of the Revolution, but owing to the 
unsettled condition of affairs along the Mississippi respecting its naviga- 
tion, and the trade of the Northwest, that body had, in 1783, declared 
its inability to fulfill these promises until a treaty could be concluded 
between the two Governments. Before the close of the year 1786, how- 
ever, it was able, through the treaties with the Indians, to allow some 
grants and the settlement thereon, and on the 14th of September Con- 
necticut ceded to the General Government the tract of land known as 
the " Connecticut Reserve," and before the close of the following year a 
large tract of land north of the Ohio was sold to a company, who at once 
took measures to settle it. By the provisions of this grant, the company 
were to pay the United States one dollar per acre, subject to a deduction 
of one-third for bad lands and other contingencies. They received 
750,000 acres, bounded on the south by the Ohio, on the east by the 
seventh range of townships, on the west by the sixteenth range, and on 
the north by a line so drawn as to make the grant complete without 
the reservations. In addition to this. Congress afterward granted 100,000 
acres to actual settlers, and 214,285 acres as army bounties under the 
resolutions of 1789 and 1790. 



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59 



While Dr. Cutler, one of the agents of the company, was pressing 
its claims before Congress, that body was bringing into form an ordinance 
for the political and social organization of this Territory. When the 
cession was made by Virginia, in 1784, a plan was offered, but rejected. 
A motion had been made to strike from the proposed plan the prohibition 
of slavery, which prevailed. The plan was then discussed and altered, 
and finally passed unanimously, with the exception of South Carolina. 
By this proposition, the Territory was to have been divided into states 





A PRAIRIE STORM. 



by parallels and meridian lines. This, it was thought, would make ten 
states, which were to have been named as follows — beginning at the 
northwest corner and going southwardly : Sylvania, Michigania, Cher- 
sonesus, Assenisipia, Metropotamia, Illenoia, Saratoga, Washington, Poly- 
potamia and Pelisipia. 

There was a more serious objection to this plan than its category of 
names, — the boundaries. The root of the difficulty was in the resolu- 
tion of Congress passed in October, 1780, which fixed the boundaries 
of the ceded lands to be from one hundred to one hundred and fifty miles 



60 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

square. These resolutions being presented to the Legislatures of Vir- 
ginia and Massachusetts, they desired a change, and in July, 1786, the 
subject was taken up in Congress, and changed to favor a division into 
not more than five states, and not less than three. This was approved by 
the State Legislature of Virginia. The subject of the Government was 
again taken up by Congress in 1786, and discussed throughout that year 
and until July, 1787, when the famous "Compact of 1787" was passed, 
and the foundation of the government of the Northwest laid. This com- 
pact is fully discussed and explained in the history of Illinois in this book, 
and to it the reader is referred. 

The passage of this act and the grant to the New England Company 
was soon followed b}^ an application to the Government by John Cleves 
Symmes, of New Jersey, for a grant of the land between the Miamis. 
This gentleman had visited these lands soon after the treaty of 1786, and, 
being greatly pleased with them, offered similar terms to those given to the 
New England Company. The petition was referred to the Treasury 
Board with power to act, and a contract was concluded the following 
year. During the Autumn the directors of the New England Company 
were preparing to occupy their grant the following Spring, and upon the 
23d of November made arrangements for a party of forty-seven men, 
under the superintendency of Gen. Rufus Putnam, to set forward. Six 
boat-builders were to leave at once, and on the first of January the sur- 
veyors and their assistants, twenty-six in number, were to meet at Hart- 
ford and proceed on their journey westward ; the remainder to follow as 
soon as possible. Congress, in the meantime, upon the 8d of October, 
had ordered seven hundred troops for defense of the western settlers, and 
to prevent unauthorized intrusions ; and two days later appointed Arthur 
St. Clair Governor of the Territory of the Northwest. 

AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS. 

The civil organization of the Northwest Territory was now com- 
plete, and notwithstanding the uncertainty of Indian affairs, settlers from 
the East began to come into the country rapidly. The New England 
Company sent their men during the Winter of 1787-8 pressing on over 
the Alleghenies by the old Indian path which had been opened into 
Braddock's road, and which has since been made a national turnpike 
from Cumberland westward. Through the weary winter days they toiled 
on, and by April were all gathered on the Yohiogany, where boats had 
been built, and at once started for the Muskingum. Here they arrived 
on the 7th of that month, and unless the Moravian missionaries be regarded 
as the pioneers of Ohio, this little baud can justly claim that honor. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



61 



Gen. St. Clair, the appointed Governor of the Northwest, not having 
yet arrived, a set of laws were passed, written out, and published by 
being nailed to a tree in the embryo town, and Jonathan Meigs appointed 
to administer them. 

Washington in writing of this, the first American settlement in the 
Northwest, said : " No colony in America was ever settled under 
such favorable auspices as that which has just commenced at Muskingum. 
Information, property and strength will be its characteristics. I know 
many of its settlers personally, and there never were men better calcu- 
lated to promote the welfare of such a community.'* 




A PIONEER 1)A\K 



On the 2d of July a meeting of the directors and agents was held 
on the banks of the Muskingum, " for the purpose of naming the new- 
born city and its squares." As yet the settlement was known as the 
"Muskingum," but that was now changed to the name Marietta, in honor 
of Marie Antoinette. The square upon which the block - houses stood 
was called '■'Campus Martins ;'' square number 19, '' CapitoUum ^ square 
number 61, "• Cecilia ^ and the great road through the covert way, " Sacra 
Via.''' Two days after, an oration was delivered by James M. Varnum, 
who with S. H. Parsons and John Armstrong had been appointed to the 
judicial bench of the territory on the 16th of October, 1787. On July 9, 
Gov. St. Clair arrived, and the colony began to assume form. The act 
of 1787 provided two district grades of government for the Northwest, 



62 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

under the first of which the whole power was invested in the hands of a 
governor and three district judges. This was immediately formed upon 
the Governor's arrival, and the first laws of the colony passed on the 25th 
of July. These provided for the organization of the militia, and on the 
next day appeared the Governor's proclamation, erecting all that country 
that had been ceded by the Indians east of the Scioto River into the 
County of Washington. From that time forward, notwithstanding the 
doubts yet existing as to the Indians, all Marietta prospered, and on the 
2d of September the first court of the territory was held with imposing 
ceremonies. 

The emigration westward at this time was very great. The com- 
mander at Fort Harmer, at the mouth of the Muskingum, reported four 
thousand five hundred persons as having passed that post between Feb- 
ruary and June, 1788 — many of whom would have purchased of the 
"Associates," as the New England Company was called, had they been 
ready to receive them. 

On the 26th of November, 1787, Symmes issued a pamphlet stating 
the terms of his contract and the plan of sale he intended to adopt. In 
January, 1788, Matthias Denman, of New Jersey, took an active interest 
in Symmes' purchase, and located among other tracts the sections upon 
which Cincinnati has been built. Retaining one-third of this locality, he 
sold the other two-thirds to Robert Patterson and John Filson, and the 
three, about August, commenced to lay out a town on the spot, which 
was designated as being opposite Licking River, to the moulh of which 
they proposed to have a road cut from Lexington. The naming of the 
town is thus narrated in the "Western Annals " : — " Mr. Filson, who had 
been a schoolmaster, was appointed to name the town, and, in respect to 
its situation, and as if with a prophetic perception of the mixed race that 
were to inhabit it in after days, he named it Losantiville, which, being 
interpreted, means : ville^ the town ; anti^ against or opposite to ; os, the 
mouth ; L. of Licking." 

Meanwhile, in July, Symmes got thirty persons and eight four-horse 
teams under way for the West. These reached Limestone (now Mays- 
ville) in September, where were several persons from Redstone. Here 
Mr. Symmes tried to found a settlement, but the great freshet of 1789 
caused the " Point," as it was and is yet called, to be fifteen feet under 
water, and the settlement to be abandoned. The little band of settlers 
removed to the mouth of the Miami. Before Symmes and his colony left 
the " Point," two settlements had been made on his purchase. The first 
was by Mr. Stiltes, the original projector of the whole plan, who, with a 
colony of Redstone people, had located at the mouth of the Miami, 
whither Symmes went with his Maysville colony. Here a clearing had 



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63 



been made by the Indians owing to the great fertility of the soil. Mr. 
Stiltes with his colony came to this place on the 18th of November, 1788, 
with twenty-six persons, and, building a block-house, prepared to remain 
through the Winter. They named the settlement Columbia. Here they 
were kindly treated by the Indians, but suffered greatly from the flood 
of 1789. 

On the 4th of March, 1789, the Constitution of the United States 
went into operation, and on April 30, George Washington was inaug- 
urated President of the American people, and during the next Summer, 
an Indian war was commenced by the tribes north of the Ohio. The 
President at first used pacific means ; but these failing, he sent General 
Harmer against the hostile tribes. He destroyed several villages, but 




BREAKING PBAIRIE. 



was defeated in two battles, near the present City of Fort Wayne, 
Indiana. From this time till the close of 1795, the principal events were 
the wars with the various Indian tribes. In 1796, General St. Clair 
was appointed in command, and marched against the Indians; but while 
he was encamped on a stream, the St. Mar}', a branch of the Maumee, 
he was attacked and defeated with the loss of six hundred men. 

General Wayne was now sent against the savages. In August, 1794, 
he met them near the rapids of the Maumee, and gained a complete 
victory. This success, followed by vigorous measures, compelled the 
Indians to sue for peace, and on the 30th of July, the following year, the 
treaty of Greenville was signed by the principal chiefs, by which a large 
tract of country was ceded to the United States. 

Before proceeding in our narrative, we will pause to notice Fort 
Washington, erected in the early part of this war on the site of Cincinnati. 
Nearly all of the great cities of the Northwest, and indeed of the 



64 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

whole country, have had their nuclei in those rude pioneer structures, 
known as forts or stockades. Thus Forts Dearborn, Washington, Pon- 
chartrain, mark the original sites of the now proud Cities of Chicago, 
Cincinnati and Detroit. So of most of the flourishing cities east and west 
of the Mississippi. Fort Washington, erected by Doughty in 1790, was a 
rude but highly interesting structure. It was composed of a number of 
strongly-built hewed log cabins. Those designed for soldiers' barracks 
were a story and a half high, while those composing the officers quarters 
were more imposing and more conveniently arranged and furnished. 
The whole were so placed as to form a hollow square, enclosing about an 
acre of ground, with a block house at each of the four angles. 

The logs for the construction of this fort were cut from the ground 
upon which it was erected. It stood between Third and Fourth Streets 
of the present city (Cincinnati) extending east of Eastern Row, now 
Broadway, which was then a narrow alley, and the eastern boundary of 
of the town as it was originally laid out. On the bank of the river, 
immediately in front of the fort, was an appendage of the fort, called the 
Artificer's Yard. It contained about two acres of ground, enclosed by 
small contiguous buildings, occupied by workshops and quarters of 
laborers. Within this enclosure there was a large two-story frame house, 
familiarly called the " Yellow House," built for the accommodation of 
the Quartermaster General. For many years this was the best finished 
and most commodious edifice in the Queen City. Fort Washington was 
for some time the headquarters of both the civil and military governments 
of the Northwestern Territory. 

Following the consummation of the treaty various gigantic land spec- 
ulations were entered into by different persons, who hoped to obtain 
from the Indians in Michigan and northern Indiana, large tracts of lands. 
These were generally discovered in time to prevent the outrageous 
schemes from being carried out, and from involving the settlers in war. 
On October 27, 1795, the treaty between the United States and Spain 
was signed, whereby the free navigation of the Mississippi was secured. 

No sooner had the treaty of 1795 been ratified than settlements began 
to pour rapidly into the West. The great event of the year 1796 was the 
occupation of that part of the Northwest including Michigan, which was 
this year, under the provisions of the treaty, evacuated by the British 
forces. The United States, owing to certain conditions, did not feel 
justified in addressing the authorities in Canada in relation to Detroit 
and other frontier posts. When at last the British authorities were 
called to give them up, they at once complied, and General Wayne, who 
had done so much to preserve the frontier settlements, and who, before 
the year's close, sickened and died near Erie, transferred his head- 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 65 

quarters to the neighborhood of the lakes, where a county named after 
him was formed, which included the northwest of Ohio, all of Michigan, 
and the northeast of Indiana. During this same year settlements were 
formed at the present City of Chillicothe, along the Miami from Middle- 
town to Piqua, while in the more distant West, settlers and speculators 
began to appear in great numbers. In September, the City of Cleveland 
was laid out, and during the Summer and Autumn, Samuel Jackson and 
Jonathan Sharpless erected the first manufactory of paper — the " Red- 
stone Paper Mill" — in the West. St. Louis contained some seventy 
houses, and Detroit over three hundred, and along the river, contiguous 
to it, were more than three thousand inhabitants, mostly French Canadians, 
Indians and half-breeds, scarcely any Americans venturing yet into that 
part of the Northwest. 

The election of representatives for the territory had taken place, 
and on the 4th of February, 1799, they convened at Losantiville — now 
known as Cincinnati, having been named so by Gov. St. Clair, and 
considered the capital of the Territory — to nominate persons from whom 
the members of the Legislature were to be chosen in accordance with 
a previous ordinance. This nomination being made, the Assembly 
adjourned until the 16th of the following September. From those named 
the President selected as members of the council, Henry Vandenburg, 
of Vincennes, Robert Oliver, of Marietta, James Findlay and Jacob 
Burnett, of Cincinnati, and David Vance, of Vanceville. On the 16th 
of September the Territorial Legislature met, and on the 24th the two 
houses were duly organized, Henry Vandenburg being elected President 
of the Council. 

The message of Gov. St. Clair was addressed to the Legislature 
September 20th, and on October 13th that body elected as a delegate to 
Congress Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, who received eleven of the votes 
cast, being a majority of one over his opponent, Arthur St. Clair, son of 
Gen. St. Clair. 

The whole number of acts passed at this session, and approved by 
the Governor, were thirty-seven — eleven others were passed, but received 
his veto. The most important of those passed related to the militia, to 
the administration, and to taxation. On the 19th of December this pro- 
tracted session of the first Legislature in the West was closed, and on the 
30th of December the President nominated Charles Willing Bryd to the 
office of Secretary of the Territory vice Wm. Henry Harrison, elected to 
Congress. The Senate confirmed his nomination the next day. 



66 THE NOKTHWEST TERRITORY. 



DIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

The increased emigration to the Northwest, the extent of the domain, 
and the inconvenient modes of travel, made it very difficult to conduct 
the ordinary operations of government, and rendered the efficient action 
of courts almost impossible. To remedy this, it was deemed advisable to 
divide the territory for civil purposes. Congress, in 1800, appointed a 
committee to examine the question and report some means for its solution. 
This committee, on the 3d of March, reported that : 

"In the three western countries there has been but one court having 
cognizance of crimes, in five years, and the immunity which offenders 
experience attracts, as to an asylum, the most vile and abandoned crim- 
inals, and at the same time deters useful citizens from making settlements 
in such society. The extreme necessity of judiciary attention and assist- 
ance is experienced in civil as well as in criminal cases. * * * * Xo 
minister a remedy to these and other evils, it occurs to this committee 
that it is expedient that a division of said territory into two distinct and 
separate governments should be made ; and that such division be made 
by a line beginning at the mouth of the Great Miami River, running 
directly north until it intersects the boundary between the United States 
and Canada." 

The report was accepted by Congress, and, in accordance with its 
suggestions, that body passed an Act extinguishing the Northwest Terri- 
tory, which Act was approved May 7. Among its provisions were these : 

" That from and after July 4 next, all that part of the Territory of 
the United States northwest of the Ohio River, which lies to the westward 
of a line beginning at a point on the Ohio, opposite to the mouth of the 
Kentucky River, and running thence to Fort Recovery, and thence north 
until it shall intersect the territorial line between the United States and 
Canada, shall, for the purpose of temporary government, constitute a 
separate territory, and be called the Indiana Territory." 

After providing for the exercise of the civil and criminal powers of 
the tei^ritories, and other provisions, the Act further provides: 

" That until it shall otherwise be ordered by the Legislatures of the 
said Territories, respectively, Chillicothe on the Scioto River shall be the 
seat of government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the 
Ohio River ; and that St. Vincennes on the Wabash River shall be the 
seat of government for the Indiana Territory." 

Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison was appointed Governor of the Indiana 
Territory, and entered upon his duties about a year later. Connecticut 
also about this time released her claims to the reserve, and in March a law 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 67 

was passed accepting this cession. Settlements had been made upon 
thirty -five of the townships in the reserve, mills had been built, and seven 
hundred miles of road cut in various directions. On the 3d of November 
the General Assembly met at Chillicothe. Near the close of the year, 
the first missionary of the Connecticut Reserve came, who found no 
township containing more than eleven families. It was upon the first of 
October that the secret treaty had been made between Napoleon and the 
King of Spain, whereby the latter agreed to cede to France the province 
of Louisiana. 

In January, 1802, the Assembly of the Northwestern Territory char- 
tered the college at Athens. From the earliest dawn of the western 
colonies, education was promptly provided for, and as early as 1787, 
newspapers were issued from Pittsburgh and Kentucky, and largely read 
throughout the frontier settlements. Before the close of this year, the 
Congress of the United States granted to the citizens of the Northwestern 
territory the formation of a State government. One of the provisions of 
the "compact of 1787" provided that whenever the number of inhabit- 
ants within prescribed limits exceeded 45,000, they should be entitled to 
a separate government. The prescribed limits of Ohio contained, from a 
census taken to ascertain the legality of the act, more than that number, 
and on the 30th of April, 1802, Congress passed the act defining its limits, 
and on the 29th of November the Constitution of the new State of Ohio, 
so named from the beautiful river forming its southern boundary, came 
into existence. The exact limits of Lake Michigan were not then known, 
but the territory now included within the State of Michigan was wholly 
within the territory of Indiana. 

Gen. Harrison, while residing at Vincennes, made several treaties 
with the Indians, thereby gaining large tracts of lands. The next year is 
memorable in the history of the West for the purchase of Louisiana from 
France by the United States for $15,000,000. Thus by a peaceful mode, 
the domain of the United States was extended over a large tract of 
country west of the Mississippi, and was for a time under the jurisdiction 
of the Northwest government, and, as has been mentioned in the early 
part of this narrative, was called the "New Northwest." The limits 
of this history will not allow a description of its territory. The same year 
large grants of land were obtained from the Indians, and the House of 
Representatives of the new State of Ohio signed a bill respecting the 
College Township in the district of Cincinnati. 

Before the close of the year. Gen. Harrison obtained additional 
grants of lands from the various Indian nations in Indiana and the present 
limits of Illinois, and on the 18th of August, 1804, completed a treaty at 
St. Louis, whereby over 51,000,000 acres of lands were obtained from the 



68 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

aborigines. Measures were also taken to learn the condition of affaii's in 
and about Detroit. 

C Jouett, the Indian agent in Michigan, still a part of Indiana Terri- 
tory, reported as follows upon the condition of matters at that post : 

" The Town of Detroit. — The charter, which is for fifteen miles 
square, was granted in the time of Louis XIV. of France, and is now, 
from the best information I have been able to get, at Quebec. Of those 
two hundred and twenty-five acres, only four are occupied by the town 
and Fort Lenault. The remainder is a common, except twenty-four 
acres, which were added twenty years ago to a farm belonging to Wm. 
Macomb. * * * a stockade incloses the town, fort and citadel. The 
pickets, as well as the public houses, are in a state of gradual decay. The 
streets are narrow, straight and regular, and intersect each other at right 
angles. The houses are, for the most part, low and inelegant." 

During this year, Congress granted a township of land for the sup- 
port of a college, and began to offer inducements for settlers in these 
wilds, and the country now comprising the State of Michigan began to 
fill rapidly with settlers along its southern borders. This same year, also, 
a law was passed organizing the Southwest Territory, dividing it into two 
portions, the Territory of New Orleans, which city was made the seat of 
government, and the District of Louisiana, which was annexed to the 
domain of Gen. Harrison. 

On the 11th of January, 1805, the Territory of Michigan was formed, 
"Wm. Hull was appointed governor, with headquarters at Detroit, the 
change to take effect on June 30. On the 11th of that month, a fire 
occurred at Detroit, which destro3^ed almost every building in the place. 
When the officers of the new territory reached the post, they found it in 
ruins, and the inhabitants scattered throughout the country. Rebuild- 
ing, however, soon commenced, and ere long the town contained more 
houses than before the fire, and many of them much better built. 

While this was being done, Indiana had passed to the second grade 
of government, and through her General Assembly had obtained large 
tracts of land from the Indian tribes. To all this the celebrated Indian, 
Tecumthe or Tecumseh, vigorously protested, and it was the main cause 
of his attempts to unite the various Indian tribes in a conflict with the 
settlers. To obtain a full account of these attempts, the workings of the 
British, and the signal failure, culminating in the death of Tecumseh at 
the battle of the Thames, and the close of the war of 1812 in the Northwest, 
we will step aside in our story, and relate the principal events of his life, 
and his connection with this conflict. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY, 



6y 




TECUMSEH, THE SHAWANOE CHIEFTAIK 



TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



TECUMSEH, AND THE WAR OF 1812. 

This famous Indian chief was born about the year 1768, not far from 
the site of the present City of Piqua, Ohio. His father, Puckeshinwa, 
was a member of the Kisopok tribe of the Swanoese nation, and his 
mother, Methontaske, was a member of the Turtle tribe of the same 
people. They removed from Florida about the middle of the last century 
to the birthplace of Tecumseh. In 1774, his father, who had risen to be 
chief, was slain at the battle of Point Pleasant, and not long after Tecum- 
seh, by his bravery, became the leader of his tribe. In 1795 he was 
declared chief, and then lived at Deer Creek, near the site of the 
present City of Urbana. He remained here about one year, when he 
returned to Piqua, and in 1798, he went to White River, Indiana. In 
1805, he and his brother, Laulewasikan (Open Door), who had announced 
himself as a prophet, went to a tract of land on the Wabash River, given 
them by the Pottawatomies and Kickapoos. From this date the chief 
comes into prominence. He was now about thirty-seven years of age, 
was five feet and ten inches in height, was stoutly built, and possessed of 
enormous powers of endurance. His countenance was naturally pleas- 
ing, and he was, in general, devoid of those savage attributes possessed 
by most Indians. It is stated he could read and write, and had a confi- 
dential secretary and adviser, named Billy Caldwell, a half-breed, who 
afterward became chief of the Pottawatomies. He occupied the first 
house built on the site of Chicago. At this time, Tecumseh entered 
upon the great work of his life. He had long objected to the grants of 
land made by the Indians to the whites, and determined to unite all the 
Indian tribes into a league, in order that no treaties or grants of land 
could be made save by the consent of this confederation. 

He traveled constantly, going from north to south ; from the south 
to the north, everywhere urging the Indians to this step. He was a 
matchless orator, and his burning words had their effect. 

Gen. Harrison, then Governor of Indiana, by watching the move- 
ments of the Indians, became convinced that a grand conspiracy was 
forming, and made preparations to defend the settlements. Tecumseh's 
plan was similar to Pontiac's, elsewhere described, and to the cunning 
artifice of that chieftain was added his own sagacity. 

During the year 1809, Tecumseh and the prophet were actively pre- 
paring for the work. In that year. Gen. Harrison entered into a treaty 
with the Dela wares, Kickapoos, Pottawatomies, Miamis, Eel River Indians 
and Weas, in which these tribes ceded to the whites certain lands upon 
the Wabash, to all of which Tecumseh entered a bitter protest, averring 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 71 

as one principal reason that he did not want the Indians to give up any 
lands north and west of the Ohio River. 

Tecumseh, in August, 1810, visited the General at Vincennes and 
held a council relating to the grievances of the Indians. Becoming unduly 
angry at this conference he was dismissed from the village, and soon after 
departed to incite the southern Indian tribes to the conflict. 

Gen. Harrison determined to move upon the chief's headquarters at 
Tippecanoe, and for this purpose went about sixty-five miles up the 
Wabash, where he built Fort Harrison. From this place he went to the 
prophet's town, where he informed the Indians he had no hostile inten- 
tions, provided they were true to the existing treaties. He encamped 
near the village early in October, and on the morning of November 7, he 
was attacked by a large force of the Indians, and the famous battle of 
Tippecanoe occurred. The Indians were routed and their town broken 
up. Tecumseh returning not long after, was greatly exasperated at his 
brother, tlie prophet, even threatening to kill him for rashly precipitating 
the war, and foiling his (Tecumseh's) plans. 

Tecumseh sent word to Gen. Harrison that he was now returned 
from the South, and was ready to visit the President as had at one time 
previously been proposed. Gen. Harrison informed him he could not go 
as a chief, which method Tecumseh desii-ed, and the visit was never 
made. 

In June of the following year, he visited the Indian agent at 
Fort Wayne. Here he disavowed any intention to make a war against 
the United States, and reproached Gen. Harrison for marching against his 
people. The agent replied to this ; Tecumseh listened with a cold indif- 
ference, and after making a few general remarks, with a haughty air drew 
his blanket about him, left the council house, and departed for Fort Mai- 
den, in Upper Canada, where he joined the British standard. 

He remained under this Government, doing effective work for the 
Crown while engaged in the war of 1812 which now opened. He was, 
however, always humane in his treatment of the prisoners, never allow- 
ing his warriors to ruthlessly mutilate the bodies of those slain, or wan- 
tonly murder the captive. 

In the Summer of 1813, Perry's victory on Lake Erie occurred, and 
shortly after active preparations were made to capture Maiden. On the 
27th of September, the American army, under Gen. Harrison, set sail for 
the shores of Canada, and in a few hours stood around the ruins of Mai- 
den, from which the British army, under Proctor, had retreated to Sand- 
wich, intending to make its way to the heart of Canada by the Valley of 
the Thames. On the 29th Gen. Harrison was at Sandwich, and Gen. 
McArthur took possession of Detroit and the territory of Michigan. 



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On the 2d of October, the Americans began their pursuit of Proctor, 
whom they overtook on the 5th, and the battle of the Thames followed. 
Early in the engagement, Tecumseh who was at the head of the column 
of Indians was slain, and they, no longer hearing the voice of their chief- 
tain, fled. The victory was decisive, and practically closed the war in 
the Northwest. 




INDIANS ATTACKING A STOCKADiL. 



Just who killed the great chief has been a matter of much dispute ; 
but the weight of opinion awards the act to Col. Richard M. Johnson, 
who fired at him with a pistol, the shot proving fatal. 

In 1805 occurred Burr's Insurrection. He took possession of a 
beautiful island in the Ohio, after the killing of Hamilton, and is charged 
by many with attempting to set up an independent government. His 
plans were frustrated by the general government, his property confiscated 
and he was compelled to flee the country for safety. 



THE NORTHWEST TERBTTORY. 73 

In January, 1807, Governor Hull, of Michigan Territory, made a 
treaty with the Indians, whereby all that peninsula was ceded to the 
United States. Before the close of the year, a stockade was built about 
Detroit. It was also during this year that Indiana and Illinois endeavored 
to obtain the repeal of that section of the compact of 1787, whereby 
slavery was excluded from the Northwest Territory. These attempts, 
however, all signally failed. 

In 1809 it was deemed advisable to divide the Indiana Territory. 
This was done, and the Territory of Illinois was formed from the western 
part, the seat of government being fixed at Kaskaskia. The next year, 
the intentions of Tecumseh manifested themselves in open hostilities, and 
then began the events already narrated. 

While this war was in progress, emigration to the West went on with 
surprising rapidity. In 1811, under Mr. Roosevelt of New York, the 
first steamboat trip was made on the Ohio, much to the astonishment of 
the natives, many of whom fled in terror at the appearance of the 
" monster." It arrived at Louisville on the 10th day of October. At the 
close of the first week of January, 1812, it arrived at Natchez, after being 
nearly overwhelmed in the great earthquake which occurred while on its 
downward trip. 

The battle of the Thames was fought on October 6, 1813. It 
effectually closed hostilities in the Northwest, although peace was not 
fully restored until July 22, 1814, when a treaty was formed at Green- 
ville, under the direction of General Harrison, between the United States 
and the Indian tribes, in which it was stipulated that the Indians should 
cease hostilities against the Americans if the war were continued. Such, 
happily, was not the case, and on the 24th of December the treaty 
of Ghent was signed by the representatives of England and the United 
States. This treaty was followed the next year by treaties with various 
Indian tribes throughout the West and Northwest, and quiet was again 
restored in this part of the new world. 

On the 18th of March, 1816, Pittsburgh was incorporated as a city. 
It then had a population of 8,000 people, and was already noted for its 
manufacturing interests. On April 19, Indiana Territory was allowed 
to form a state government. At that time there were thirteen counties 
organized, containing about sixty-three thousand inhabitants. The first 
election of state officers was held in August, when Jonathan Jennings 
was chosen Governor. The officers were sworn in on November 7, a.nd 
on December 11, the State was formally admitted into the Union. For 
some time the seat of government was at Corydon, but a more central 
location being desirable, the present capital, Indianapolis (City of Indiana), 
was laid out January 1, 1825. 



74 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

On the 28th of December the Bank of Illinois, at Shawneetown, was 
chartered, with a capital of $300,000. At this period all banks were 
under the control of the States, and were allowed to establish branches 
at different convenient points. 

Until this time Chillicothe and Cincinnati had in turn enjoyed the 
privileges of being the capital of Ohio. But the rapid settlement of the 
northern and eastern portions of the State demanded, as in Indiana, a 
more central location, and before the close of the year, the site of Col- 
umbus was selected and surveyed as the future capital of the State. 
Banking had begun in Ohio as early as 1808, when the first bank was 
chartered at Marietta, but here as elsewhere it did not bring to the state 
the hoped-for assistance. It and other banks were subsequently unable 
to redeem their currency, and were obliged to suspend. 

In 1818, Illinois was made a state, and all the territory north of her 
northern limits was erected into a separate territory and joined to Mich- 
igan for judicial purposes. By the following year, navigation of the lakes 
was increasing with great rapidity and affording an immense source of 
revenue to the dwellers in the Northwest, but it was not until 1826 that 
the trade was extended to Lake Michigan, or that steamships began to 
navigate the bosom of that inland sea. 

Until the year 1832, the commencement of the Black Hawk War, 
but few hostilities were experienced with the Indians. Roads were 
opened, canals were dug, cities were built, common schools were estab- 
lished, universities were founded, many of which, especially the Michigan 
University, have achieved a world wide-reputation. The people were 
becoming wealthy. The domains of the United States had been extended, 
and had the sons of the forest been treated with honesty and justice, the 
record of many years would have been that of peace and continuous pros- 
perity. 

BLACK HAWK AND THE BLACK HAWK WAR. 

This conflict, though confined to Illinois, is an important epoch in 
the Northwestern history, being the last war with the Indians in this part 
of the United States. 

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah, or Black Hawk, was born in the principal 
Sac village, about three miles from the junction of Rock River with the 
Mississippi, in the year 1767. His father's name was Py-e-sa or Pahaes ; 
his grandfather's, Na-na-ma-kee, or the Thunderer. Black Hawk early 
distinguished himself as a warrior, and at the age of fifteen was permitted 
to paint and was ranked among the braves. About the year 1783, he 
went on an expedition against the enemies of his nation, the Osages, one 



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,ACK ITAWK, THE SAC CHIEFTAIN. 



76 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

of whom he killed and scalped, and for this deed of Indian bravery he was 
permitted to join in the scalp dance. Three or four years after he, at the 
head of two hundred braves, went on another expedition against the 
Osages, to avenge the murder of some women and children belonging to 
his own tribe. Meeting an equal number of Osage warriors, a fierce 
battle ensued, in which the latter tribe lost one-half their number. The 
Sacs lost only about nineteen warriors. He next attacked the Cherokees 
for a similar cause. In a severe battle with them, near the present City 
of St. Louis, his father was slain, and Black Hawk, taking possession of 
the " Medicine Bag," at once announced himself chief of the Sac nation. 
He had now conquered the Cherokees, and about the year 1800, at the 
head of five hundred Sacs and Foxes, and a hundred lowas, he waged 
war against the Osage nation and subdued it. For two years he battled 
successfully with other Indian tribes, all of whom he conquered. 

Black Hawk does not at any time seem to have been friendly to 
the Americans. When on a visit to St. Louis to see his " Spanish 
Father," he declined to see any of the Americans, alleging, as a reason, 
he did not want two fathers. 

The treaty at St. Louis was consummated in 1804. The next year the 
United States Government erected a fort near the head of the Des Moines 
Rapids, called Fort Edwards. This seemed to enrage Black Hawk, who 
at once determined to capture Fort Madison, standing on the west side of 
the Mississippi above the mouth of the Des Moines River. The fort was 
garrisoned by about fifty men. Here he was defeated. The difficulties 
with the British Government arose about this time, and the War of 1812 
followed. That government, extending aid to the Western Indians, by 
giving them arms and ammunition, induced them to remain hostile to the 
Americans. In August, 1812, Black Hawk, at the head of about five 
hundred braves, started to join the British forces at Detroit, passing on 
his way the site of Chicago, where the famous Fort Dearborn Massacre 
hr>:^ a few days before occurred. Of his connection with the British 
Urcvernment but little is known. In 1813 he with his little band descended 
the Mississippi, and attacking some United States troops at Fort Howard 
was defeated. 

In the early part of 1815, the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi 
were notified that peace had been declared between the United States 
and England, and nearly all hostilities had ceased. Black Hawk did not 
sign any treaty, however, until May of the following year. He then recog- 
nized the validity of the treaty at St. Louis in 1804. From the time of 
signing this treaty in 1816, until the breaking out of the war in 1832, he 
and his band passed their time in the common pursuits of Indian life. 

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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 77 

Indians were urged to join the lowas on the west banlc of the Father of 
Waters. All were agreed, save the band known as the British Band, of 
which Black Hawk was leader. He strenuously objected to the removal, 
and was induced to comply only after being threatened with the power of 
the Government. This and various actions on the part of the white set- 
tlers provoked Black Hawk and his band to attempt the capture of his 
native village now occupied by the whites. The war followed. He and 
his actions were undoubtedly misunderstood, and had his wishes been 
acquiesced in at the beginning of the struggle, much bloodshed would 
have been prevented. 

Black Hawk was chief now of the Sac and Fox nations, and a noted 
warrior. He and his tribe inhabited a village on Rock River, nearly three 
miles above its confluence with the Mississippi, where the tribe had lived 
many generations. When that portion of Illinois was reserved to them, 
they remained in peaceable possession of their reservation, spending their 
time in the enjoyment of Indian life. The fine situation of their village 
and the quality of their lands incited the more lawless white settlers, who 
from time to time began to encroach upon the red men's domain. From 
one pretext to another, and from one step to another, the crafty white 
men gained a foothold, until through whisky and artifice they obtained 
deeds from many of the Indians for their possessions. The Indians were 
finally induced to cross over the Father of Waters and locate among the 
lowas. Black Hawk was strenuously opposed to all this, but as the 
authorities of Illinois and the United States thought this the best move, he 
was forced to comply. Moreover other tribes joined the whites and urged 
the removal. Black Hawk would not agree to the terms of the treaty 
made with his nation for their lands, and as soon as the military, called to 
enforce his removal, had retired, he returned to the Illinois side of the 
river. A large force was at once raised and marched against him. On 
the evening of May 14, 1832, the first engagement occurred between a 
band from this army and Black Hawk's band, in which the former were 
defeated. 

This attack and its result aroused the whites. A large force of men 
was raised, and Gen. Scott hastened from the seaboard, by way of the 
lakes, with United States troops and artillery to aid in the subjugation of 
the Indians. On the 24th of June, Black Hawk, with 200 warriors, was 
repulsed by Major Demont between Rock River and Galena. The Ameri- 
can army continued to move up Rock River toward the main body of 
the Indians, and on the 21st of July came upon Black Hawk and his band, 
and defeated them near the Blue Mounds. 

Before this action, Gen. Henry, in command, sent word to the main 
army by whom he was immediately rejoined, and the v/hole crossed the 



78 THE NOKTHWEST TERRITORY. 

Wisconsin in pursuit of Black Hawk and his band who were fleeing to the 
Mississippi. The}^ were overtaken on the 2d of August, and in the battle 
which followed the power of the Indian chief was completely broken. He 
fled, but was seized by the Winnebagoes and delivered to the whites. 

On the 21st of September, 1832, Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds con- 
cluded a treaty with the Winnebagoes, Sacs and Foxes by which they 
ceded to the United States a vast tract of country, and agreed to remain 
peaceable with the whites. For the faithful performance of the provi- 
sions of this treaty on the part of the Indians, it was stipulated that 
Black Hawk, his two sons, the prophet Wabokieshiek, and six other chiefs 
of the hostile bands should be retained as hostages during the pleasure 
of the President. They were confined at Fort Barracks and put in irons. 

The next Spring, by order of the Secretary of War, they were taken 
to Washington. From there they were removed to Fortress Monroe, 
"there to remain until the conduct of their nation was such as to justify 
their being set at liberty." They were retained here until the 4th of 
June, when the authorities directed them to be taken to the principal 
cities so that they might see the folly of contending against the white 
people. Everywhere they were observed by thousands, the name of the 
old chief being CKtensively known. By the middle of August they 
reached Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, where Black Hawk was soon 
after released to go to his countrymen. As he passed the site of his birth- 
place, now the home of the white man, he was deeply moved. His village 
where he was born, where he had so happily lived, and where he had 
hoped to die, was now another's dwelling place, and he was a wanderer. 

On the next day after his release, he went at once to his tribe and 
his lodge. His wife was yet living, and with her he passed the remainder 
of his days. To his credit it may be said that Black Hawk always re- 
mained true to his wife, and served her with a devotion uncommon among 
the Indians, living with her upward of forty years. 

Black Hawk now passed his time hunting and fishing. A deep mel- 
ancholy had settled over him from which he could not be freed. At all 
times when he visited the whites he was received with marked atten- 
tion. He was an honored guest at the old settlers' reunion in Lee County, 
Illinois, at some of their meetings, and received many tokens of esteem. 
In September, 1838, while on his way to Rock Island to receive his 
annuity from the Government, he contracted a severe cold which resulted 
in a fatal attack of bilious fever which terminated his life on October 3. 
His faithful wife, who was devotedly attached to him, mourned deeply 
during his sickness. After his death he was dressed in the uniform pre- 
sented to him by the President while in Washington. He was buried in 
a grave six feet in depth, situated upon a beautiful eminence. " The 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 79 

body was placed in the middle of the grave, in a sitting posture, upon a 
seat constructed for the purpose. On his left side, the cane, given him 
by Henry Clay, was placed upright, with his right hand resting upon it. 
Many of the old warrior's trophies were placed in the grave, and some 
Indian garments, together with his favorite weapons." 

No sooner was the Black Hawk war concluded than settlers began 
rapidly to pour into the northern parts of Illinois, and into Wisconsin, 
now free from Indian depredations. Chicago, from a trading post, had 
grown to a commercial center, and was rapidly coming into prominence. 
In 1835, the formation of a State Government in Michigan was discussed, 
but did not take active form until two years later, when the State became 
a part of the Federal Union. 

The main attraction to that portion of the Northwest lying west of 
Lake Michigan, now included in the State of Wisconsin, was its alluvial 
wealth. Copper ore was found about Lake Superior. For some time this 
region was attached to Michigan for judiciary purposes, but in 183(5 was 
made a territory, then including Minnesota and Iowa. The latter State 
was detached two years later. In 1848, Wisconsin was admitted as a 
State, Madison being made the capital. We have now traced the various 
divisions of the Northwest Territory (save a little in Minnesota) from 
the time it was a unit comprising this vast territory, until circumstances 
compelled its present division. 

OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 

Before leaving this part of the narrative, we will narrate briefly the 
Indian troubles in Minnesota and elsewhere by the Sioux Indians. 

In August, 1862, the Sioux Indians living on the western borders of 
Minnesota fell upon the unsuspecting settlers, and in a few hours mas- 
sacred ten or twelve hundred persons. A distressful panic was the 
immediate result, fully thirty thousand persons fleeing from their homes 
to districts supposed to be better protected. The military authorities 
at once took active measures to punish the savages, and a large number 
were killed and captured. About a year after, Little Crow, the chief, 
was killed by a Mr. Lampson near Scattered Lake. Of those captured, 
thirty were hung at Mankato, and the remainder, through fears of mob 
violence, were removed to Camp McClellan, on the outskirts of the City 
of Davenport. It was here that Big Eagle came into prominence and 
secured his release by the following order : 



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BIG EAGLE. 



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*' Special Order, No. 430. "War Department, 

" Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Dec. 3, 1864. 

" Big Eagle, an Indian now in confinement at Davenport, Iowa, 
will, upon the receipt of this order, be immediately released from confine- 
ment and set at liberty. 

•' By order of the President of the United States. 
" Official : '' E. D. TowNSEND, AssH Adft G-en. 

"■ Capt. James Vanderventer, Com'7/ Sub. Vols. 

" Through Cora'g Gen'l, Washington, D. C." 

Another Indian who figures more prominently than Big Eagle, and 
who was more cowardly in his nature, with his band of Modoc Indians, 
is noted in the annals of the New Northwest : we refer to Captain Jack. 
This distinguished Indian, noted for his cowardly murder of Gen. Canby, 
was a chief of a Modoc tribe of Indians inhabiting the border lands 
between California and Oregon. This region of country comprises what 
is known as the " Lava Beds," a tract of land described as utterly impene- 
trable, save by those savages who had made it their home. 

The Modocs are known as an exceedingly fierce and treacherous 
race. They had, according to their own traditions, resided here for many 
generations, and at one time were exceedingly numerous and powerful. 
A famine carried off nearly half their numbers, and disease, indolence 
and the vices of the white man have reduced them to a poor, weak and 
insignificant tribe. 

Soon after the settlement of California and Oregon, complaints began 
to be heard of massacres of emigrant trains passing through the Modoc 
country. In 18-17, an emigrant train, comprising eighteen souls, was en- 
tirely destroyed at a place since known as " Bloody Point." These occur- 
rences caused the United States Government to appoint a peace commission, 
who, after repeated attempts, in 1864, made a treaty with the Modocs, 
Snakes and Klamaths, in which it was agreed on their part to remove to 
a reservation set apart for them in the southern part of Oregon. 

With the exception of Captain Jack and a band of his followers, who 
remained at Clear Lake, about six miles from Klamath, all the Indians 
complied. The Modocs who went to the reservation were under chief 
Schonchin. Captain Jack remained at the lake without disturbance 
until 1869, when he was also induced to remove to the reservation. The 
Modocs and the Klamaths soon became involved in a quarrel, and Captain 
Jack and his band returned to the Lava Beds. 

Several attempts were made by the Indian Commissioners to induce 
them to return to the reservation, and finally becoming involved in a 



82 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

difficulty with the commissioner and his military escort, a fight ensued, 
in which the chief and his hand were routed. They were greatly enraged, 
and on their retreat, before the day closed, killed eleven inoffensive whites. 

The nation was aroused and immediate action demanded. A com- 
mission was at once appointed by the Government to see what could be 
done. It comprised the following persons : Gen. E. R. S. Canby, Rev. 
Dr. E. Thomas, a leading Methodist divine of California ; Mr. A. B. 
Meacham, Judge Rosborough, of California, and a Mr. Dyer, of Oregon. 
After several interviews, in which the savages were always aggressive, 
often appearing with scalps in their belts. Bogus Charley came to the 
commission on the evening of April 10, 1873, and informed them that 
Capt. Jack and his band would have a " talk " to-morrow at a place near 
Clear Lake, about three miles distant. Here the Commissioners, accom- 
panied by Charley, Riddle, the interpreter, and Boston Charley repaired. 
After the usual greeting the council proceedings commenced. On behalf 
of the Indians there were present : Capt. Jack, Black Jim, Schnac Nasty 
Jim, Ellen's Man, and Hooker Jim. They had no guns, but carried pis- 
tols. After short speeches by Mr. Meacham, Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas, 
Chief Schonchin arose to speak. He had scarcely proceeded when, 
as if by a preconcerted arrangement, Capt. Jack drew his pistol and shot 
Gen. Canby dead. In less than a minute a dozen shots were fired by the 
savages, and the massacre completed. Mr. Meacham was shot by Schon- 
chin, and Dr. Thomas by Boston Charley. Mr. Dyer barely escaped, being 
fired at twice. Riddle, the interpreter, and his. squaw escaped. The 
troops rushed to the spot where they found Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas 
dead, and Mr. Meacham badly wounded. The savages had escaped to 
their impenetrable fastnesses and could not be pursued. 

The whole country was aroused by this brutal massacre ; but it was 
not until the following May that the murderers were brought to justice. 
At that time Boston Charley gave himself up, and offered to guide the 
troops to Capt. Jack's stronghold. This led to the capture of his entire 
gang, a number of whom were murdered by Oregon volunteers while on 
their way to trial. The remaining Indians were held as prisoners until 
July when their trial occurred, which led to the conviction of Capt. 
Jack, Schonchin, Boston Charley, Hooker Jim, Broncho, alias One-Eyed 
Jim, and Slotuck, who, were sentenced to be hanged. These sentences 
were approved by the President, save in the case of Slotuck and Broncho 
whose sentences were commuted to imprisonment for life. The others 
were executed at Fort Klamath, October 3, 1873. 

These closed the Indian troubles for a time in the Northwest, and for 
several years the borders of civilization remained in peace. They were 
again involved in a conflict with the savages about the country of the 



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Black Hills, in which war the gallant Gen. Custer lost his hfe. Just 
now the borders of Oregon and California are again in fear of hostilities ; 
but as the Government has learned how to deal with the Indians, they 
will be of short duration. The red man is fast passing away before the 
march of the white man, and a few more generations will read of the 
Indians as one of the nations of the past. 

The Northwest abounds in memorable places. We have generally 
noticed them in the narrative, but our space forbids their description in 
detail, save of the most important places. Detroit, Cincinnati, Vincennes, 
Kaskaskia and their kindred towns have all been described. But ere we 
leave the narrative we will present our readers with an account of the 
Kinzie house, the old landmark of Chicago, and the discovery of the 
source of the Mississippi River, each of which may well find a place in 
the annals of the Northwest. 

Mr. John Kinzie, of the Kinzie house, represented in the illustra- 
tion, established a trading house at Fort Dearborn in 1804. The stockade 
had been erected the year previous, and named Fort Dearborn in honor 
of the Secretary of War. It had a block house at each of the two angles, 
■on the southern side a sallyport, a covered way on the north side, that led 
down to the river, for the double purpose of providing means of escape, 
and of procuring water in the event of a siege. 

Fort Dearborn stood on the south bank of the Chicago River, about 
half a mile from its mouth. When Major Whistler built it, his soldiers 
hauled all the timber, for he had no oxen, and so economically did he 
work that the fort cost the Government only fifty dollars. For a while 
the garrison could get no grain, and "Whistler and his men subsisted on 
acorns. Now Chicago is the greatest grain center in the world. 

Mr. Kinzie bought the hut of the first settler, Jean Baptiste Point au 
Sable, on the site of which he erected his mansion. Within an inclosure 
in front he planted some Lombardy poplars, seen in the engraving, and in 
the rear he soon had a fine garden and growing orchard. 

In 1812 the Kinzie house and its surroundings became the theater 
of stirring events. The garrison of Fort Dearborn consisted of fifty-four 
men, under the charge of Capt. Nathan Heald, assisted by Lieutenant 
Lenai T. Helm (son-in-law to Mrs. Kinzie), and Ensign Ronan. The 
surgeon was Dr. Voorhees. The only residents at the post at that time 
were the wives of Capt. Heald and Lieutenant Helm and a few of the 
soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, and a few Canadian voyagers with their 
wives and children. The soldiers and Mr. Kinzie were on the most 
friendly terms with the Pottawatomies and the Winnebagoes, the prin- 
cipal tribes around them, but they could not win them from their attach- 
ment to the British. 



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85 



After the battle of Tippecanoe it was observed that some of the lead- 
ing chiefs became sullen, for some of their people had perished in that 
conflict with American troops. 

One evening in April, 1812, Mr. Kinzie sat playing his violin and his 
children were dancing to the music, when Mrs. Kinzie came rushing into 
the house pale with terror, and exclaiming, "• The Indians ! the Indians ! " 
" What? Where? " eagerly inquired Mr. Kinzie. " Up at Lee's, killing 
and scalping," answered the frightened mother, who, when the alarm was 
given, was attending Mrs. Burns, a newly-made mother, living not far off. 




:fNZlE HOUSJ?. 



Mr. Kinzie and his family crossed the river in boats, and took refuge in 
the fort, to which place Mrs. Burns and her infant, not a day old, were 
conveyed in safety to the shelter of the guns of Fort Dearborn, and the 
rest of the white inhabitants fled. The Indians were a scalping party of 
Winnebagoes, who hovered around the fort some days, when the}^ dis- 
appeared, and for several weeks the inhabitants \vere not disturbed by 
alarms. 

Chicago was then so deep in the wilderness, that the news of the 
declaration of war against Great Britain, made on the 19th of June, 1812, 
did not reach the commander of the garrison at Fort Dearborn till the 7th 
of August. Now the fast mail train will carry a man from New York to 
Chicago in twenty-seven liouvs, and such a declaration might be sent, 
every word, by the telegi-apli in less than the same number of minutes. 



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87 



PRESENT CONDITION OF THE NORTHWEST 

Preceding- chapters have brought us to the close of the Bkick Hawk 
war, and we now turn to the contemplation of the growth and j)rosperity 
of the Northwest under the smile of peace and the blessings of our civili- 
zation. The pioneers of this region date events back to the deep snow 




A KKPKKSE^TATIVK I'lONKEK. 



of 1831, no one arriving here since that date taking first honors. The 
inciting cause of the immigration which overflowed the prairies early in 
the '30s was the reports of the marvelous beauty and fertility of the 
region distributed through the East by those who had participated in the 
Black Hawk campaign with Gen. Scott. Chicago and Milwaukee then 
had a few hundred inhabitants, and Gurdon S. Hubbard's trail from the 
former city to Kaskaskia led almost through a wilderness. Vegetables 
and clothing were largely distributed through the regions adjoining the 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



lakes by steamers from the Ohio towns. There are men now living in 
Illinois who came to the state when barely an acre was in cultivation, 
and a man now prominent in the business circles of Chicago looked over 
the swampy, cheerless site of that metropolis in 1818 and went south- 
ward into civilization. Emigrants from Pennsylvania in 1830 left behind 




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LINCOLN MONUMENT, SriilNGFIELD, ILLINOIS. 

them but one small railway in the coal regions, thirty miles in length, 
and made theii- way to the Northwest mostly with ox teams, finding in 
Northern Illinois petty settlements scores of miles apart, although the 
southern portion of the state was fairly dotted with farms. The 
water courses of the lakes and rivers furnished transportation to the 
second great army of immigrants, and about 1850 railroads were 
pushed to that extent that the crisis of 1837 was precipitated upon us. 



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89 



from the effects of which the Western country had not fully recovered 
at the outbreak of the war. Hostilities found the colonists of the prairies 
fully alive to the demands' of the occasion, and the honor of recruiting 



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the vast armies of the Union fell largely to Gov. Yates, of Illinois, and 
Gov. Morton, of Indiana. To recount the share of the glories of the 
campaign -n-on by our Western troops is a needless task, except to 
mention the fact that Illinois g^ave co ike nation the President who save4 



90 



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it, and sent out at the head of one of its regiments tne general who led 
'ts armies to the final victory at Appomattox. The struggle, on the 




FAKAl VIEW IN WINTER. 



whole, had a marked effect for the better on the new Northwest, gi nng 
it an impetus Avhich twenty years of peace Avould not have produced. 
In a large degree this prosperity was an inflicted one, and with the rest 
of the Union we have since been compelled to atone therefor by four 



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SPRING SCEKE. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 93 

years of depression of values, of scarcity of employment, and loss of 
fortune. To a less degree, however, than the manufacturing or mining- 
regions has the West suffered during the prolonged panic now so near its 
end. Agriculture, still the leading- feature in our industries, has been 
quite prosperous through all these dark years, and the farmers have 
cleared away many incumbrances resting over them from the period of 
fictitious values. The population has steadily increased, the arts and 
sciences are gaining a stronger foothold, the trade area of the region is 
becoming daily more extended, and we have been largely exempt from 
the financial calamities which have nearly wrecked communities on the 
seaboard dependent wholly on foreign commerce or domestic manufacture. 

At the present period there are no great schemes broached for the 
Northwest, no propositions for government subsidies or national works 
of improvement, but the capital of the world is attracted hither for the 
purchase of our products or the expansion of our capacity for serving the 
nation at large. A new era is dawning as to transportation, and we bid 
fair to deal almost exclusively with the increasing and expanding lines 
of steel rail running through every few miles of territory on the prairies. 
The lake marine will no doubt continue to be useful in the warmer 
season, and to serve as a regulator of freight rates ; but experienced 
navigators forecast the decay of the system in moving to the seaboard 
the enormous crops of the West. Within the past five years it has 
become quite common to see direct shipments to Europe and the West 
Indies going through from the second-class towns along the Mississippi 
and Missouri. 

As to popular education, the standard has of late risen very greatly, 
and our schools would be creditable to any section of the Union. 

More and more as the events of the war pass into obscurity will the 
fate of the Northwest be linked with that of the Southwest, and the 
next Congressional apportionment will give the valley of the Mississippi 
absolute control of the legislation of the nation, and do much toward 
securing the removal of the Federal capitol to'some more central location. 

Our public men continue to wield the full share of influence pertain- 
ing to their rank in the national autonomy, and seem not to forget that 
for the past sixteen years they and their constituents have dictated the 
principles which should govern the country. 

In a work like this, destined to lie on the shelves of the library for 
generations, and not doomed to daily destruction like a newspaper, one 
can not indulge in the same glowing predictions, the sanguine statements 
of actualities that fill the columns of ephemeral publications. Time may 
bring grief to the pet projects of a writer, and explode castles erected on 
a pedestal of facts. Yet there are unmistakable indications before us of 



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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. • 95 

the same radical change in our great Northwest which characterizes its 
history for the past thirty years. Our domain has a sort of natural 
geographical border, save where it melts away to the southward in the 
cattle raising districts of the southwest. 

Our prime interest will for some years doubtless be the growth of 
the food of the world, in which branch it has already outstripped all 
competitors, and our great rival in this duty will naturally be the fertile 
plains of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, to say nothing of the new 
eraj^ire so rapidly growing up in Texas. Over these regions there is a 
continued progress in agriculture and in railway building, and we must 
look to our laurels. Intelligent observers of events are fully aware of 
the strides made in the way of shipments of fresh meats to Europe, 
many of these ocean cargoes being actually slaughtered in the West and 
transported on ice to the wharves of the seaboard cities. That this new 
enterprise will continue there is no reason to doubt. There are in 
Chicago several factories for the canning of prepared meats for European 
consumption, and the orders for this class of goods are already immense. 
English capital is becoming daily more and more dissatisfied with railway 
loans and investments, and is gradually seeking mammoth outlays in 
lands and live stock. The stock yards in Chicago, Indianapolis and East 
St. Louis are yearly increasing their facilities, and their plant steadily 
grows more valuable. Importations of blooded animals from the pro- 
gressive countries of Europe are destined to greatly improve the quality 
of our beef and mutton. Nowhere is there to be seen a more enticing 
display in this line than at our state and county fairs, and the interest 
in the matter is on the increase. 

To attempt to give statistics of our grain production for 1877 would 
be useless, so far have we surpassed ourselves in the quantity and 
quality of our product. We are too liable to forget that we are giving 
the world its first article of necessity — its food supply. An opportunity 
to learn this fact so it never can be forgotten was afforded at Chicago at 
the outbreak of the great panic of 1873, wiien Canadian purchasers, 
fearing the prostration of business mightbring about an anarchical condition 
of affairs, went to that city with coin in bulk and foreign drafts to secure 
their supplies in their own currency at first hands. It may be justly 
claimed by the agricultural community that their combined efforts gave 
the nation its first impetus toward a restoration of its crippled industries, 
and their labor brought the gold premium to a lower depth than the 
government was able to reach by its most intense efforts of legislation 
and compulsion. The hundreds of millions about to be disbursed for 
farm products have already, by the anticipation common to all commercial 



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nations, set the wheels in motion, iind will relieve ns from the perils so 
long- shadowing our efforts to return to a healthy tone. 

Manufacturing has attained in the chief cities a foothold which bids 
fair to render the Northwest independent of the outside world. Nearly 




our whole region has a distribution of coal measures which will in time 
support the manufactures necessary to our comfort and prosperity. As 
to transportation, the chief factor in the production of all articles excep " 
food, no section is so magnificently endowed, and our facilities are yearly 
increasing beyond those of any other region. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 97 

The period from a central point of the war to the outbreak of the 
panic Avas marked by a tremendous growth in our railway lines, but the 
depression of the times caused almost a total suspension of operations. 
Now that prosperity is returning to our stricken country we witness its 
anticipation by the railroad interest in a series of projects, extensions, 
and leases which bid fair to largely increase our transportation facilities. 
The process of foreclosure and sale of incumbered lines is another matter 
to be considered. In the case of the Illinois Central road, which formerly 
transferred to other lines at Cairo the vast burden of freight destined for 
the Gulf region, we now see the incorporation of the tracks connecting 
through to New Orleans, every mile co-operating in turning toward the 
northwestern metropolis the weight of the inter-state commerce of a 
tliousand miles or more of fertile plantations. Three competing routes 
to Texas have established in Chicago their general freight and passenger 
agencies. Four or five lines compete for all Pacific freights to a point as 
as far as the interior of Nebraska. Half a dozen or more splendid bridge 
structures have been thrown across the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers by 
the railways. The Chicago and Northwestern line has become an aggre- 
gation of over two thousand miles of rail, and the Chicago, Milwaukee 
and St. Paul is its close rival in extent and importance. The three lines 
running to Cairo via Vincennes form a through route for all traffic with 
the states to the southward. The chief projects now under discussion 
are the Chicago and Atlantic, which is to unite with lines now built to 
Charleston, and the Chicago and Canada Southern, which line will con- 
nect with all the various branches of that Canadian enterprise. Our 
latest new road is the Chicago and Lake Huron, formed of three lines, 
and entering the city from Valparaiso on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne 
and Chicago track. The trunk lines being mainly in operation, the 
progress made in the way of shortening tracks, making air-line branches, 
and running extensions does not show to the advantage it deserves, as 
this process is constantly adding new facilities to the established order 
of things. The panic reduced the price of steel to a point where the 
railways could hardly afford to use iron rails, and all our northwestern 
lines report large relays of Bessemer track. The immense crops now 
being moved have given a great rise to the value of railway stocks, and 
their transportation must result in heavy pecuniary advantages. 

Few are aware of the importance of the wholesale and jobbing trade 
of Chicago. One leading firm has since the panic sold $24,000,000 of 
dry goods in one year, and they now expect most confidently to add 
seventy per cent, to the figures of their last year's business. In boots 
and shoes and in clothing, twenty or more great firms from the east have 
placed here their distributing agents or their factories ; and in groceries 



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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



Chicago supplies the entire Northwest at rates presenting advantages 
over New York. 

Chicago lias stepped in between New York and the rural banks as a 
financial center, and scarcely a banking institution in the grain or cattle 
regions but keeps its reserve funds in the vaults of our commercial insti- 
tutions. Accumulating here throughout the spring and summer months, 
they are summoned home at pleasure to move the products of the 
prairies. This process greatly strengthens the northwest in its financial 
operations, leaving home capital to supplement local operations on 
behalf of home interests. 

It is impossible to forecast the destiny of this grand and growing 
section of the Union. Figures and predictions made at this date might 
seem ten years hence so ludicrously small as to excite only derision. 




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ILLINOIS. 

Length, 380 miles, mean width about 156 miles. Area, 55,410 square 
miles, or 35,462,400 acres. Illinois, as regards its surface, constitutes a 
table-land at a varying elevation ranging between 350 and 800 feet above 
the sea level ; comp'^sed of extensive and highly fertile prairies and plains. 
Much of the south (I'^dsion of the State, especially the river-bottoms, are 
thickly wooded. The prairies, too, have oasis-like clumps of trees 
scattered here and there at intervals. The chief rivers irrigating the 
State are the Mississippi — dividing it from Iowa and Missouri — the Ohio 
(forming its south barrier), the Illinois, Wabash, Kaskaskia, and San- 
gamon, Avith their numerous affluents. The total extent of navigable 
streams is calculated at 4,000 miles. Small lakes are scattered over vari- 
ous parts of the State. Illinois is extremely prolific in minerals, chiefly 
coal, iron, copper, and zinc ores, sulphur and limestone. The coal-field 
alone is estimated to absorb a full third of the entire coal-deposit of North 
America. Climate tolerably equable and healthy ; the mean temperature 
standing at about 51° Fahrenheit As an agricultural region, Illinois takes 
a competitive rank with neighboring States, the cereals, fruits, and root- 
crops yielding plentiful returns ; in fact, as a grain-growing State, Illinois 
may be deemed, in proportion to her size, to possess a greater area of 
lands suitable for its production than any other State in the Union. Stock- 
raising is also largely carried on, while her manufacturing interests in 
regard of woolen fabrics, etc., are on a very extensive and yearly expand- 
ing scale. The lines of railroad in the State are among the most exten- 
sive of the Union. Inland water-carriage is facilitated by a canal 
connecting the Illinois River with Lake Michigan, and thence with the 
St. Lawrence and Atlantic. Illinois is divided into 102 counties ; the 
chief towns being Chicago, Springfield (capital), Alton, Quincy, Peoria, 
Galena, Bloomington, Rock Island, Vandalia, etc. By the new Consti- 
tution, established in 1870, the State Legislature consists of 51 Senators, 
elected for four ^'^ars, and 153 Representatives, for two years ; which 
numbers were to be decennially increased thereafter to the number of 
six per every additional half-million of inhabitants. Religious and 
educational institutions are largely diffused throughout, and are in a very 
flourishing condition. Illinois has a State Lunatic and a Deaf and Dumb 
Asylum at Jacksonville ; a State Penitentiar}^ at Joliet ; and a Home for 

(99) 



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Soldiers' Orphans at Normal. On November 30, 1870, the i^iiblic debt of 
the State was returned at $4,870,937, with a balance of $1,808,838 
unprovided for. At the same period the value of assessed and equalized 
property presented the following totals: assessed, $840,031,703 ; equal- 
ized $480,664,058. The name of Illinois, through nearly the whole of 
the eighteenth century, embraced most of the known regions north and 
west of Ohio. French colonists established themselves in 1673, at 
Cahokia and Kaskaskia, and the territory of which these settlements 
formed the nucleus was, in 1763, ceded to Great Britain in conjunction 
with Canada, and ultimately resigned to the United States in 1787. 
Illinois entered the Union as a State, December 3, 1818 ; and now sends 
19 Representatives to Congress. Population, 2,539,891, in 1870. 




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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. lOl 



INDIANA. 



The profile of Indiana forms a nearly exact parallelogram, occupy- 
ing one of the most fertile portions of the great Mississippi Valley. The 
greater extent of the surface embraced within its limits consists of gentle 
undulations rising into hilly tracts toward the Ohio bottom. The chief 
rivers of the State are the Ohio and Wabash, with their numerous 
affluents. The soil is highly productive of the cereals and grasses — most 
particularly so in the valleys of the Ohio, Wabash, Whitewater, and 
White Rivers. The northeast and central portions are well timbered 
with virgin forests, and the west section is notably rich in coal, constitut- 
ing an offshoot of the great Illinois carboniferous field. Iron, copper, 
marble, slate, gypsum, and various clays are also abundant. From an 
agricultural point of view, the staple products are maize and wheat, with 
the other cereals in lesser yields ; and besides these, flax, hemp, sorghum, 
hops, etc., are extensively raised. Indiana is divided into 92 counties, 
and counts among her principal cities and towns, those of Indianapolis 
(the capital). Fort Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute, Madison, Jefferson- 
ville, Columbus, Vincennes, South Bend, etc. The public institutions of 
the State are many and various, and on a scale of magnitude and 
efficiency commensurate with her important political and industrial status. 
Upward of two thousand miles of railroads permeate the State in all 
directions, and greatly conduce to the development of her expanding 
manufacturing interests. Statistics for the fiscal year terminating 
October 31, 1870, exhibited a total of receipts, $3,896,541 as against dis- 
bursements, $3,532,406, leaving a balance, $364,135 in favor of the State 
Treasury. The entire public debt, January 5, 1871, $3,971,000. This 
State was first settled by Canadian voyageurs in 1702, who erected a fort 
at Vincennes ; in 1763 it passed into the hands of the English, and was 
by the latter ceded to the United States in 1783. From 1788 till 1791, 
an Indian warefare prevailed. In 1800, all the region west and north of 
Ohio (then formed into a distinct territory) became merged in Indiana. 
In 1809, the present limits of the State were defined, Michigan and 
Illinois having previously been withdrawn. In 1811, Indiana was the 
theater of the Indian War of Tecumseh, ending with the decisive battle 
of Tippecanoe. In 1816 (December 11), Indiana became enrolled among 
the States of the American Union. In 1834, the State passed through a 
monetary crisis owing to its having become mixed up with railroad, 
t:anal, and other speculations on a gigantic scale, which ended, for the 
tune being, in a general collapse of public credit, and consequent bank- 
ruptcy. Since that time, however, the greater number of the public 



102 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

works which had brought about that imbroglio — especially the great 
Wabash and Erie Canal — have been completed, to the great benefit of 
the State, whose subsequent progress has year by year been marked by 
rapid strides in the paths of wealth, commerce, and general social and 
political prosperity. The constitution now in force was adopted in 1851. 
Population, 1,680,637. 



IOWA. 

In shape, Iowa presents an almost perfect parallelogram ; has a 
length, north to south, of about 300 miles, by a pretty even width of 208 
miles, and embraces an area of 55,045 square miles, or 35,228,800 acres. 
The surface of the State is generally undulating, rising toward the 
middle into an elevated plateau which forms the " divide " of the 
Missouri and Mississippi basins. Rolling prairies, especially in the south 
section, constitute a regnant feature, and the river bottoms, belted with 
woodlands, present a soil of the richest alluvion. Iowa is well watered ; 
the principal rivers being the Mississippi and Missouri, which form 
respectively its east and west limits, and the Cedar, Iowa, and Des 
Moines, affluents of the first named. Mineralogically, Iowa is important 
as occupying a section of the great Northwest coal field, to the extent of 
an area estimated at 25,000 square miles. Lead, copper, zinc, and iron, 
are also mined in considerable quantities. The soil is well adapted to 
the production of wheat, maize, and the other cereals ; fruits, vegetables, 
and esculent roots ; maize, wheat, and oats forming the chief staples. 
Wine, tobacco, hops, and wax, are other noticeable items of the agricul- 
tural yield. Cattle-raising, too, is a branch of rural industry largely 
engaged in. The climate is healthy, although liable to extremes of heat 
and cold. The annual gross product of the various manufactures carried 
on in this State approximate, in round numbers, a sum of $20,000,000. 
Iowa has an immense railroad system, besides over 500 miles of water- 
communication by means of its navigable rivers. The State is politically 
ilivided into 99 counties, with the following centers of population : Des 
Moines (capital), Iowa City (former capital), Dubuque, Davenport, Bur- 
lington, Council Bluffs, Keokuk, Muscatine, and Cedar Rapids. The 
State institutions of Iowa — religious, scholastic, and philanthropic — are 
on a par, as regards number and perfection of organization and operation, 
with those of her Northwest sister States, and education is especially 
well cared for, and largely diffused. Iowa formed a portion of the 
American territorial acquisitions from France, by the so-called Louisiana 
purchase in 1803, and was politically identified with Louisiana till 1812, 



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when it merged into the Missouri Territory; in 1834 it came under the 
Michigan organization, and, in 1836, under that of Wisconsin. Finally, 
after being constituted an independent Territory, it became a State of 
the Union, December 28, 1846. Population in 1860, 674,913 ; in 1870, 
1,191,792, and in 1875, 1,353,118. 



MICHIGAN. 

United area, 56,243 square miles, or 35,995,520 acres. Extent of the 
Upper and smaller Peninsula — length, 316 miles; breadth, fluctuating 
between 36 and 120 miles. The south division is 416 miles long, by from 
50 to 300 miles wide. Aggregate lake-shore line, 1,400 miles. The 
Upper, or North, Peninsula consists chiefly of an elevated plateau, 
expanding into the Porcupine mountain-system, attaining a maximum 
height of some 2,000 feet. Its shores along Lake Superior are eminently 
bold and picturesque, and its area is rich in minerals, its product of 
copper constituting an important source of industry. Both divisions are 
heavily wooded, and the South one, in addition, boasts of a deep, rich, 
loamy soil, throwing up excellent crops of cereals and other agricultural 
produce. The climate is generally mild and humid, though the Winter 
colds are severe. The chief staples of farm husbandry include the cereals, 
grasses, maple sugar, sorghum, tobacco, fruits, and dairy-stuffs. In 1870, 
the acres of land in farms were : improved, 5,096,939 ; unimproved 
woodland, 4,080,146 ; other unimproved land, 842,057. The cash value 
of land was $398,240,578 ; of farming implements and machinery, 
^13,711,979. In 1869, there were shipped from the Lake Superior ports, 
874,582 tons of iron ore, and 45,762 of smelted pig, along with 14,188 
tons of copper (ore and ingot). Coal is another article largely mined. 
Inland communication is provided for by an admirably organized railroad 
system, and by the St. Mary's Ship Canal, connecting Lakes Huron and 
Superior. Michigan is politically divided into 78 counties ; its chief 
urban centers are Detroit, Lansing (capital), Ann Arbor, Marquette, 
Bay City, Niles, Ypsilanti, Grand Haven, etc. The Governor of the 
State is elected biennially. On November 30, 1870, the aggregate bonded 
debt of Michigan amounted to $2,385,028, and the assessed valuation of 
land to $266,929,278, representing an estimated cash value of $800,000,000. 
Education is largely diffused and most excellently conducted and pro- 
vided for. The State University at Ann Arbor, the colleges of Detroit 
and Kalamazoo, the Albion Female College, the State Normal School at 
Ypsilanti, and the State Agricultural College at Lansing, are chief among 
the academic institutions. Michigan (a term of Chippeway origin, and 



104 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

signifying " Great Lake), was discovered and first settled by French 
Canadians, who, in 1670, founded Detroit, the pioneer of a series of trad- 
ing-posts on the Indian frontier. During the " Conspiracy of Pontiac," 
following the French loss of Canada, Michigan became the scene of a 
sanguinary struggle between the whites and aborigines. In 1796, it 
became annexed to the United States, which incorporated this region 
with the Northwest Territory, and then with Indiana Territory, till 1803, 
when it became territorially independent. Michigan was the theater of 
warlike operations during the war of 1812 with Great Britain, and in 
1819 was authorized to be represented by one delegate in Congress ; in 
1837 she was admitted into the Union as a State, and in 1869 ratified the 
15th Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Population, 1,184,059. 



WISCONSIN. 

It has a mean length of 260 miles, and a maximum breadth of 215. 
Land area, 53,924 square miles, or 34,511,360 acres. Wisconsin lies at a 
considerable altitude above sea-level, and consists for the most part of an 
upland plateau, the surface of which is undulating and very generally 
diversified. Numerous local eminences called mounds are interspersed 
over the State, and the Lake Michigan coast-line is in many parts char- 
acterized by lofty escarped cliffs, even as on the west side the banks of 
the Mississippi form a series of high and picturesque bluffs. A group of 
islands known as The Apostles lie off the extreme north point of the 
State in Lake Superior, and the great estuary of Green Bay, running far 
inland, gives formation to a long, narrow peninsula between its waters, 
and those of Lake Michigan. The river-system of Wisconsin has three 
outlets — those of Lake Superior, Green Bay, and the Mississippi, which 
latter stream forms the entire southwest frontier, widening at one point 
into the large watery expanse called Lake Pepin. Lake Superior receives- 
the St. Louis, Burnt Wood, and Montreal Rivers ; Green Bay, the 
Menomonee, Peshtigo, Oconto, and Fox; while into the Mississippi 
empty the St. Croix, Chippewa, Black, Wisconsin, and Rock Rivers. 
The chief interior lakes are those of Winnebago, Horicon, and Court 
Oreilles, and smaller sheets of water stud a great part of the surface. 
The climate is healthful, with cold Winters and brief but very warm^ 
Summers. Mean annual rainfall 31 inches. The geological system 
represented by the State, embraces those rocks included between the 
primary and the Devonian series, the former containing extensive 
deposits of copper and iron ore. Besides these minerals, lead and zinc 
are found in great quantities, together with kaolin, plumbago, gypsum,. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 105 

and various clays. Mining, consequently, forms a prominent industry, 
and one of yearly increasing dimensions. The soil of Wisconsin is of 
varying quality, but fertile on the whole, and in the north parts of the 
State heavily timbered. The agricultural yield comprises the cereals, 
together with flax, hemp, tobacco, pulse, sorgum, and all kinds of vege- 
tables, and of the hardier fruits. In 1870, the State had a total number 
of 102,904 farms, occupying 11,715,321 acres, of which 5,899,343 con- 
sisted of improved land, and 3,437,442 were timbered. Cash value of 
farms, 1300,414,064 ; of farm implements and machinery, $14,239,364. 
Total estimated value of all farm products, including betterments and 
additions to stock, $78,027,032 ; of orchard and dairy stuffs, $1,045,933 ; 
of lumber, $1,327,618 ; of home manufactures, $338,423 ; of all live-stock» 
$45,310,882. Number of manufacturing establishments, 7,136, employ- 
ing 39,055 hands, and turning out productions valued at $85,624,966. 
The political divisions of the State form 61 counties, and the chief places 
of wealth, trade, and population, are Madison (the capital), Milwaukee, 
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Prairie du Chien, Janesville, Portage City, 
Racine, Kenosha, and La Crosse. In 1870, the total assessed valuation 
reached $333,209,838, as against a true valuation of both real and personal 
estate aggregating $602,207,329. Treasury receipts during 1870, $886,- 
696 ; disbursements, $906,329. Value of church property, $4,749,983. 
Education is amply provided for. Independently of the State University 
at Madison, and those of Galesville and of Lawrence at Appleton, and 
the colleges of Beloit, Racine, and Milton, there are Normal Schools at 
Platteville and Whitewater. The State is divided into 4,802 common 
school districts, maintained at a cost, in 1870, of $2,094,160. The chari- 
table institutions of Wisconsin include a Deaf and Dumb Asylum, an 
Institute for the Education of the Blind, and a Soldiers' Orphans' School. 
In January, 1870, the railroad system ramified throughout the State 
totalized 2,779 miles of track, including several lines far advanced toward 
completion. Immigration is successfully encouraged by the State author- 
ities, the larger number of yearly new-comers being of Scandinavian and 
German origin. The territory now occupied within the limits of the 
State of Wisconsin was explored by French missionaries and traders in 
1639, and it remained under French jurisdiction until 1703, when it 
became annexed to the British North American possessions. In 1796, it 
reverted to the United States, the government of which latter admitted 
it within the limits of the Northwest Territory, and in 1809, attached it 
to that of Illinois, and to Michigan in 1818. Wisconsin became independ- 
ently territorially organized in 1836, and became a State of the Union, 
March 3, 1847. Population in 1870, 1,064,985, of which 2,113 were of 
the colored race, and 11,521 Indians, 1,206 of the latter being out of 
tribal relations. 



106 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



MINNESOTA. 

Its length, north to south, embraces an extent of 380 miles ; its 
breadth one of 250 miles at a maximum. Area, 84,000 square miles, or 
54,760,000 acres. The surface of Minnesota, generally speaking, con- 
sists of a succession of gently undulating plains and prairies, drained by 
an admirable water-system, and with here and there heavily- timbered 
bottoms and belts of virgin forest. The soil, corresponding with such a 
superfices, is exceptionally rich, consisting for the most part of a dark, 
calcareous sandy drift intermixed with loam. A distinguishing physical 
feature of this State is its riverine ramifications, expanding in nearly 
every part of it into almost innumerable lakes — the whole presenting an 
aggregate of water-power having hardly a rival in the Union. Besides 
the Mississippi — which here has its rise, and drains a basin of 800 miles 
of country — the principal streams are the Minnesota (334 miles long), 
the Red River of the North, the St. Croix, St. Louis, and many others of 
lesser importance ; the chief lakes are those called Red, Cass, Leech, 
Mille Lacs, Vermillion, and Winibigosh Quite a concatenation of sheets 
of water fringe the frontier line where Minnesota joins British America, 
culminating in the Lake of the Woods. It has been estimated, that of 
an area of 1,200,000 acres of surface between the St. Croix and Mis- 
sissippi Rivers, not less than 73,000 acres are of lacustrine formation. In 
point of minerals, the resources of Minnesota have as yet been very 
imperfectly developed; iron, copper, coal, lead — all these are known to 
exist in considerable deposits ; together with salt, limestone, and potter's 
clay. The agricultural outlook of the State is in a high degree satis- 
factory ; wheat constitutes the leading cereal in cultivation, with Indian 
corn and oats in next order. Fruits and vegetables are grown in great 
plenty and of excellent quality. The lumber resources of Minnesota are 
important ; the pine forests in the north region alone occupying an area 
of some 21,000 square miles, which in 1870 produced a return of scaled 
logs amounting to 313,116,416 feet. The natural industrial advantages 
possessed by Minnesota are largely improved upon by a railroad system. 
The political divisions of this State number 78 counties ; of which the 
chief cities and towns are : St. Paul (the capital), Stillwater, Red Wing, 
St. Anthony, Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, and Mankato. Minnesota has 
already assumed an attitude of high importance as a manufacturing State ; 
this is mainly due to the wonderful command of water-power she pos- 
sesses, as before spoken of. Besides her timber-trade, the milling of 
flour, the distillation of whisky, and the tanning of leather, are prominent 
interests, which, in 1869, gave returns to the amount of $14,831,043. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 107 

Education is notably provided for on a broad and catholic scale, the 
entire amount expended scholastically during the year 1870 being $857,- 
816 ; while on November 30 of the preceding year the permanent school 
fund stood at 12,476,222. Besides a University and Agricultural College, 
Normal and Reform Schools flourish, and with these may be mentioned 
such various philanthropic and religious institutions as befit the needs of 
an intelligent and prosperous community. The finances of the State for 
the fiscal year terminating December 1, 1870, exhibited a balance on the 
right side to the amount of $136,164, being a gain of 144,000 over the 
previous year's figures. The earliest exploration of Minnesota by the 
whites was made in 1680 by a French Franciscan, Father Hennepin, who 
gave the name of St. Antony to the Great Falls on the Upper Missisippi. 
In 1763, the Treaty of Versailles ceded this region to England. 
Twenty years later, Minnesota formed part of the Northwest Territory 
transferred to the United States, and became herself territorialized inde- 
pendently in 1849. Indian cessions in 1851 enlarged her boundaries, and, 
May 11, 1857, Minnesota became a unit of the great American federation 
of States. Population, 439,706. 



NEBRASKA. 

Maximum length, 412 miles ; extreme breadth, 208 miles. Area, 
75,905 square miles, or 48,636,800 acres. The surface of this State is 
almost entirely undulating prairie, and forms part of the west slope of 
the great central basin of the North American Continent. In its west 
division, near the base of the Rocky Mountains, is a sandy belt of 
country, irregularly defined. In this part, too, are the " dunes," resem- 
bling a wavy sea of sandy billows, as well as the Mauvaises Terres, a tract 
of singular formation, produced by eccentric disintegrations and denuda- 
tions of the land. The chief rivers are the Missouri, constituting its en- 
tire east line of demarcation ; the Nebraska or Platte, the Niobrara, the 
Republican Fork of the Kansas, the Elkhorn, and the Loup Fork of the 
Platte. The soil is very various, but consisting chiefly of rich, bottomy 
loam, admirably adapted to the raising of heavy crops of cereals. All 
the vegetables and fruits of the temperate zone are produced in great 
size and plenty. For grazing purposes Nebraska is a State exceptionally 
well fitted, a region of not less than 23,000,000 acres being adaptable to 
this branch of husbandry. It is believed that the, as yet, comparatively 
infertile tracts of land found in various parts of the State are susceptible 
of productivity by means of a properly conducted system of irrigation. 
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Nebraska, if we may except important saline deposits at the head of Salt 
Creek in its southeast section. The State is divided into 57 counties, 
independent of the Pawnee and Winnebago Indians, and of unorganized 
territory in the northwest part. The principal towns are Omaha, Lincoln 
(State capital), Nebraska City, Columbus, Grand Island, etc. In 1870, 
the total assessed value of property amounted to $53,000,000, being an 
increase of $11,000,000 over the previous year's returns. The total 
amount received from the school-fund during the year 1869-70 was 
$77,999. Education is making great onward strides, the State University 
and an Agricultural College being far advanced toward completion. In 
the matter of railroad communication, Nebraska bids fair to soon place 
herself on a par with her neighbors to the east. Besides being inter- 
sected by the Union Pacific line, with its off-shoot, the Fremont and Blair, 
other tracks are in course of rapid construction. Organized by Con- 
gressional Act into a Territory, May 30, 1854, Nebraska entered the 
Union as a full State, March 1, 1867. Population, 122,993. 




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HirNTING PRAIRIK WOLVES IX AX EARLY DAV. 



Early History of Illinois. 



The name of this beautiful Prairie State is derived from Illim, a 
Delaware word signifying Superior Men. It has a French termination, 
and is a symbol of how the two races — the French and the Indians — 
were intermixed during the early history of the country. 

The appellation was no doubt well applied to the primitive inhabit- 
ants of the soil whose prowess in savage warfare long withstood the 
combined attacks of the fierce Iroquois on the one side, and the no less 
savage and relentless Sacs and Foxes on the other. The Illinois were 
once a powerful confederacy, occupying the most beautiful and fertile 
region in the great Valley of the Mississippi, which their enemies coveted 
and struggled long and hard to wrest from them. By the fortunes of 
war they were diminished in numbers, and finally destroyed. " Starved 
Rock," on the Illinois River, according to tradition, commemorates their 
last tragedy, where, it is said, the entii'e tribe starved rather than sur- 
render. 

EARLY DISCOVERIES. 

The first European discoveries in Illinois date back over two hun- 
dred years. They are a part of that movement which, from the begin- 
ning to the middle of the seventeenth century, brought the French 
Canadian missionaries and fur traders into the Valley of the Mississippi, 
and which, at a later period, established the civil and ecclesiastical 
authority of France from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico, 
and from the foot-hills of the Alleghanies to the Rocky Mountains. 

The great river of the West had been discovered by DeSoto, the 
Spanish conqueror of Florida, three quarters of a century before the 
French founded Quebec in 1608, but the Spanish left the country a wil- 
derness, without further exploration or settlement within its borders, in 
which condition it remained until the Mississippi was discovered by the 
agents of the French Canadian government, Jolietand Marquette, in 1673. 
These renowned explorers were not the first white visitors to Illinois. 
In 1671 — two years in advance of them — came Nicholas Perrot to Chicago. 
He had been sent by Talon as an agent of the Canadian government to 

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. HI 

call a great peace convention of Western Indians at Green Bay, prepara- 
tory to the movement for tlie discovery of the Mississippi. It was 
deemed a good stroke of policy to secure, as far as possible, the friend- 
ship and co-operation of the Indians, far and near, before venturing upon 
an enterprise which their hostility might render disastrous, and which 
their friendship and assistance would do so much to make successful ; 
and to this end Perrot was sent to call together in council the tribes 
throughout the Northwest, and to promise them the commerce and pro- 
tection of the French government. He accordingly arrived at Green 
Bay in 1671, and procuring an escort of Pottawattamies, proceeded in a 
bark canoe upon a visit to the Miamis, at Chicago. Perrot was there- 
fore the first European to set foot upon the soil of Illinois. 

Still there were others before Marquette. In 1672, the Jesuit mis- 
sionaries. Fathers Claude Allouez and Claude Dablon, bore the standard 
of the Cross from their mission at Green Bay through western Wisconsin 
and northern Illinois, visiting the Foxes on Fox River, and the Masquo- 
tines and Kickapoos at the mouth of the Milwaukee. These missionaries 
penetrated on the route afterwards followed by Marquette as far as the 
Kickapoo village at the head of Lake Winnebago, where Marquette, in 
his journey, secured guides across the portage to the Wisconsin. 

The oft-repeated story of Marquette and Joliet is well known. 
They were the agents employed by the Canadian government to discover 
the Mississippi. Marquette was a native of France, born in 1637, a 
Jesuit priest by education, and a man of simple faith and of great zeal and 
devotion in extending the Roman Catholic religion among the Indians. 
Arriving in Canada in 1666, he was sent as a missionary to the far 
Northwest, and, in 1668, founded a mission at Sault Ste. Marie. The 
following year he moved to La Pointe, in Lake Superior, where he 
instructed a branch of the Hurons till 1670, when he removed south, and 
founded the mission at St. Ignace, on the Straits of Mackinaw. Here 
he remained, devoting a portion of his time to the study of the Illinois 
language under a native teacher who had accompanied him to the mission 
from La Pointe, till he was joined by Joliet in the Spring of 1673. By 
the way of Green Bay and the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, they entered 
the Mississippi, which they explored to the mouth of the Arkansas, and 
returned by the way of the Illinois and Chicago Rivers to Lake Michigan. 

On his way up the Illinois, Marquette visited the great village of 
the Kaskaskias, near what is now Utica, in the county of LaSalle. The 
following year he returned and established among them the mission of 
the Immaculate Virgin Mary, which was the first Jesuit mission founded 
in Illinois and in the Mississippi Valley. The intervening winter he 
had spent in a hut which his companions erected on the Chicago River, a 
few leagues from its mouth. The founding of this mission was the last 



112 mSTOKl OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

act of Marquette's life. He died in Michigau, on his way back to Green 
Bay, May 18, 1675. 

FIRST FRENCH OCCUPATION. 

The first French occupation of the territory now embraced in Illi- 
nois was effected by LaSalle in 1680, seven years after the time of Mar- 
C[uette and Joliet. LaSalle, having constructed a vessel, the " Griffin," 
above the falls of Niagara, which he sailed to Green Bay, and having 
passed thence in canoes to the mouth of the St. Joseph River, by which 
and the Kankakee he reached the Illinois, in January, 1680, erected Fort 
Crevecoeur, at the lower end of Peoria Lake, where the city of Peoria is 
now situated. The place where this ancient fort stood may still be seen 
just below the outlet of Peoria Lake. It was destined, however, to a 
temporary existence. From this point, LaSalle determined to descend 
the Mississippi to its mouth, but did not accomplish this purpose till two 
years later — in 1682. Returning to Fort Frontenac for the purpose of 
getting materials with which to rig his vessel, he left the fort in charge of 
Touti, his lieutenant, who during his absence was driven off by the Iro- 
quois Indians. These savages had made a raid upon the settlement of 
the Illinois, and had left nothing in their track but ruin and desolation. 
Mr. Davidson, in his History of Illinois, gives the following graphic 
account of the picture that met the eyes of LaSalle and his companions 
on their return : 

" At the great town of the Illinois they were appalled at the scene 
which opened to their view. No hunter appeared to break its death-like 
silence with a salutatory whoop ot welcome. The plain on which the 
town had stood was now strewn with charred fragments of lodges, which 
had so recently swarmed with savage life and hilarity. To render more 
hideous the picture of desolation, large numbers of skulls had been 
placed on the upper extremities of lodge-poles which had escaped the 
devouring flames. In the midst of these horrors was the rude fort of 
the spoilers, rendered frightful by the same ghastly relics. A near 
approach showed that the graves had been robbed of their bodies, and 
swarms of buzzards were discovered glutting their loathsome stomachs 
on the reeking corruption. To complete the work of destruction, the 
growing corn of the village had been cut down and burned, while the 
pits containing the products of previous years, had been rifled and their 
contents scattered with wanton waste. It was evident the suspected 
blow of the Iroquois had fallen with relentless fury." 

Tonti had escaped. LaSalle knew not whither. Passing down the 
lake in search of him and his men, LaSafle discovered that the fort had 
been destroyed, but the vessel which he had partly constructed was still 



HlSiOKY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. US 

on the stocks, and but slightly injured. After further fruitless search, 
failing to find Tonti, he fastened to a tree a painting representing himself 
and party sitting in a canoe and bearing a pipe of peace, and to the paint- 
ing attached a letter addressed to Tonti. 

Tonti had escaped, and, after untold privations, taken shelter among 
the Pottawattamies near Green Bay. These were friendly to the French. 
One of their old chiefs used to say, " There were but three great cap- 
tains in the world, himself, Tonti and LaSalle." 

GENIUS OF LaSALLE. 

We must now return to LaSalle, whose exploits stand out in such 
bold relief. He was born in Rouen, France, in 1643. His father was 
wealthy, but he renounced his patrimony on entering a college of the 
Jesuits, from which he separated and came to Canada a poor man in 1666. 
The priests of St. Sulpice, among whom he had a brother, were then the 
proprietors of Montreal, the nucleus of which was a seminary or con- 
vent founded by that order. The Superior granted to LaSalle a large 
tract of land at LaChine, where he established himself in the fur trade. 
He was a man of daring genius, and outstripped all his competitors in 
exploits of travel and commerce with the Indians. In 1669, he visited 
the headquarters of the great Iroquois Confederacy, at Onondaga, in the 
heart of New York, and, obtaining guides, explored the Ohio River to 
the falls at Louisville. 

In order to understand the genius of LaSalle, it must be remembered 
that for many years prior to his time the missionaries and traders were 
obliged to make their way to the Northwest by the Ottawa River (of 
Canada) on account of the fierce hostility of the Iroquois along the lower 
lakes and Niagara River, which entirely closed this latter route to the 
Upper Lakes. They carried on their commerce chiefly hy canoes, pad- 
dling them through the Ottawa to Lake Nipissing, carrying them across 
the portage to French River, and descending that to Lake Huron. This 
being the route by which they reached the Northwest, accounts for the 
fact that all the earliest Jesuit missions were established in the neighbor- 
hood of the Upper Lakes. LaSalle conceived the grand idea of opening 
the route by Niagara River and the Lower Lakes to Canadian commerce 
by sail vessels, connecting it with the navigation of the Mississippi, and 
thus opening a magnificent water communication from the Gulf of St. 
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. This truly grand and comprehensive 
purpose seems to have animated him in all his wonderful achievements 
and the matchless difficulties and hardships he surmounted. As the first 
step in the accomplishment of this object he established himself on Lake 
Ontario, and built and garrisoned Fort Frontenac, the site of the present 



114 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

rAly of Kingston, Canada. Here lie obtained a grant of land from the 
French crown and a body of troops by which he beat back the invading 
Iroquois and cleared the passage to Niagara Falls. Having by this mas- 
terly stroke made it safe to attempt a hitherto untried expedition, his 
next step, as we have seen, was to advance to the Falls with all his 
outfit for building a ship with which to sail the lakes. He was success- 
ful in this undertaking, though his ultimate purpose was defeated by a 
strange combination of untoward circumstances. The Jesuits evidently 
hated LaSalle and plotted against him, because he had abandoned them 
and co-operated with a rival order. The fur traders were also jealous of 
his superior success in opening new channels of commerce. At LaChine 
he had taken the trade of Lake Ontario, which but for his presence there 
would have gone to Quebec. While they were plodding with their barK 
canoes through the Ottawa he was constructing sailing vessels to com- 
mand the trade of the lakes and the Mississippi. These great plans 
excited the jealousy and envy of the small traders, introduced treason and 
revolt into the ranks of his own companions, and finally led to the foul 
assassination by which his great achievements were prematurely ended. 

In 1682, LaSalle, having completed his vessel at Peoria, descended 
the Mississippi to its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. Erecting a 
standard on which he inscribed the arms of France, he took formal pos- 
session of the whole valley of the mighty river, in the name of Louis 
XIV., then reigning, in honor of whom he named the country Louisiana. 

LaSalle then went to France, was appointed Governor, and returned 
with a fleet and immigrants, for the purpose of planting a colony in Illi- 
nois. They arrived in due time in the Gulf of Mexico, but failing to 
find the mouth of the Mississippi, up which LaSalle intended to sail, his 
supply ship, with the immigrants, was driven ashore and wrecked on 
Matagorda Bay. With the fragments of the vessel he constructed a 
stockade and rude huts on the shore for the protection of the immigrants, 
calling the post Fort St. Louis. He then made a trip into New Mexico, 
in search of silver mines, but, meeting with disappointment, returned to 
find his little colony reduced to forty souls. He then resolved to travel 
on foot to Illinois, and, starting with his companions, had reached the 
valley of the Colorado, near the mouth of Trinity river, when he was 
shot by one of his men. This occurred on the 19th of March, 1687. 

Dr. J. W. Foster remarks of him : " Thus fell, not far from the banks 
of the Trinity, Robert Cavalier de la Salle, one of the grandest charac- 
ters that ever figured in American history — a man capable of originating 
the vastest schemes, and endowed with a will and a judgment capable of 
carrying them to successful results. Had ample facilities been placed by 
the King of France at his disposal, the result of the colonization of this 
continent might have been far different from what we now behold." 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 115 



EARLY SETTLEMENTS. 

A temporary settlement was made at Fort St. Louis, or the old Kas- 
kaskia village, on the Illinois River, in what is now LaSalle County, in 
1682. In 1690, this was removed, with the mission connected with it, to 
Kaskaskia, on the river of that name, emptying into the lower Mississippi 
in St. Clair County. Cahokia was settled about the same time, or at 
least, both of these settlememfcs began in the year 1690, though it is now 
pretty well settled that Cahokia is the older place,. and ranks as the oldest 
permanent settlement in Illinuib', as well as in the Mississippi Valley. 
The reason for the removal of the old Kaskaskia settlement and mission, 
was probably because the dangerous and difficult route by Lake Michigan 
and the Chicago portage had been almost abandoned, and travelers and 
traders passed down and up the Mississippi by the Fox and Wisconsin 
River route. They removed to the vicinity of the Mississippi in order 
to be in the line of travel from Canada to Louisiana, that is, the lower 
part of it, for it was all Louisiana then south of the lakes. 

During the period of French rule in Louisiana, the population prob- 
ably never exceeded ten thousand, including whites and blacks. Within 
that portion of it now included in Indiana, trading posts were established 
at the principal Miami villages which stood on the head waters of the 
Maumee, the Wea villages situated at Ouiatenon, on the Wabash, and 
the Piankeshaw villages at Post Vincennes ; all of which were probably 
visited by French traders and missionaries before the close of the seven- 
teenth century. 

In the vast territory claimed by the French, many settlements of 
considerable importance had sprung up. Biloxi, on Mobile Bay, had 
been founded by D'Iberville, in 1699 ; Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac had 
founded Detroit in 1701 ; and New Orleans had been founded by Bien- 
ville, under the auspices of the Mississippi Company, in 1718. In Illi- 
nois also, considerable settlements had been made, so that in 1730 they 
embraced one hundred and forty French families, about six hundred " con- 
verted Indians," and many traders and voyageurs. In that portion of the 
country, on the east side of the Mississippi, there were five distinct set- 
tlements, with their respective villages, viz. : Cahokia, near the mouth 
of Cahokia Creek and about five miles below the present city of St. 
Louis ; St. Philip, about forty-five miles below Cahokia, and four miles 
above Fort Chartres ; Fort Chartres, twelve miles above Kaskaskia ; 
Kaskaskia, situated on the Kaskaskia River, five miles above its conflu- 
ence with the Mississippi ; and Prairie du Rocher, near Fort Chartres. 
To these must be added St. Genevieve and St. Louis, on the west side 
of the Mississippi. These, with the exception of St. Louis, are among 



no 



Hi8TOiiY OF TUK STATK OF IJ^MNOIS. 




HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 117 

the oldest French towns in the Mississippi Valley. Kaskaskia, in its best 
days, was a town of some two or three thousand inhabitants. After it 
passed from the crown of France its population for many years did not 
exceed fifteen hundred. Under British rule, in 1773, the population had 
decreased to four hundred and fifty. As early as 1721, the Jesuits had 
established a college and a monastery in Kaskaskia. 

Fort Chartres was first built under the direction of the Mississippi 
Company, in 1718, by M. de Boisbraint, a military officer, under command 
of Bienville. It stood on the east bank of the Mississippi, about eighteen 
miles below Kaskaskia, and was for some time the headquarters of the 
military commandants of the district of Illinois. 

In the Centennial Oration of Dr. Fowler, delivered at Philadelphia, 
by appointment of Gov. Beveridge, we find some interesting facts with 
regard to the State of Illinois, which we appropriate in this history : 

In 1682 Illinois became a possession of the French crown, a depend- 
ency of Canada, and a part of Louisiana. In 1765 the English flag was 
run up on old Fort Chartres, and Illinois was counted among the treas- 
ures of Great Britain. 

In 1779 it was taken from the English by Col. George Rogers Clark. 
This man was resolute in nature, wise in council, prudent in policy, bold 
in action, and heroic in danger. Few men who have figured in the his- 
tory of America are more deserving than this colonel. Nothing short of 
first-class ability could have rescued Vincens and all Illinois from the 
English. And it is not possible to over-estimate the influence of this 
achievement upon the republic. In 1779 Illinois became a part of Vir- 
ginia. It was soon known as Illinois County. In 1784 Virginia ceded 
all this territory to the general government, to be cut into States, to be 
republican in form, with " the same right of sovereignty, freedom, and 
independence as the other States." 

In 1787 it was the object of the wisest and ablest legislation found 
in any merely human records. No man can study the secret history of 

THE "COMPACT OF 1787," 

and not feel that Providence was guiding with sleepless eye these unborn 
States. The ordinance that on July 13, 1787, finally became the incor- 
porating act, has a most marvelous history. Jefferson had vainly tried 
to secure a system of government for the northwestern territory. He 
was an emancipationist of that day, and favored the exclusion of slavery 
from the territory Virginia had ceded to the general government ; but 
the South voted him down as often as it came up. In 1787, as late as 
July 10, an organizing act without the anti-slavery clause was pending. 
This concession to the South was expected to carry it. Congress was in 



118 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

session in New York City. On July 5, Rev. Dr. Manasseh Cutler, of 
Massachusetts, came into New York to lobby on the northwestern terri- 
tory. Everything seemed to fall into his hands. Events were ripe. 

The state of the public credit, the growing of Southern prejudice, 
the basis of his mission, his personal character, all combined to complete 
one of those sudden and marvelous revolutions of public sentiment that 
once in five or ten centuries are seen to sweep over a country like the 
breath of the Almighty. Cutler was a graduate of Yale — received his 
A.M. from Harvard, and his D.D. from Yale. He had studied and taken 
degrees in the three learned professions, medicine, law, and divinity. He 
had thus America's best indorsement. He had published a scientific 
examination of the plants of New England. His name stood second only 
to that of Franklin as a scientist in America. He was a courtly gentle- 
man of the old style, a man of commanding presence, and of inviting 
face. The Southern members said they had never seen such a gentleman 
in the North. He came representing a company that desired to purchase 
a tract of land now included in Ohio, for the purpose of planting a colony. 
It was a speculation. Government money was worth eighteen cents on 
the dollar. This Massachusetts company had collected enough to pur- 
chase 1,500,000 acres of land. Other speculators in New York made 
Dr. Cutler their agent (lobbyist). On the 12th he represented a demand 
for 5,500,000 acres. This would reduce the national debt. Jefferson 
and Virginia were regarded as authority concerning the land Virginia 
had just ceded. Jefferson's policy wanted to provide for the public credit, 
and this was a good opportunity to do something. 

Massachusetts then owned the territory of Maine, which she was 
crowding on the market. She was opposed to opening the northwestern 
region. This fired the zeal of Virginia. The South caught the inspira- 
tion, and all exalted Dr. Cutler. The English minister invited him to 
dine with some of the Southern gentlemen. He was the center of interest. 

The entire South rallied round him. Massachusetts could not vote 
against him, because many of the constituents of her members were 
interested personally in the western speculation. Thus Cutler, making 
friends with the South, and, doubtless, using all the arts of the lobby, 
was enabled to command the situation. True to deeper convictions, he 
dictated one of the most compact and finished documents of wise states- 
manship that has ever adorned any human law book. He borrowed from 
Jefferson the term "Articles of Compact," which, preceding the federal 
constitution, rose into the most sacred character. He then followed very 
closely the constitution of Massachusetts, adopted three years before. 
Its most marked points were : 

1. The exclusion of slavery from the territory forever. 

2. Provision for public schools, giving one township for a seminary, 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 119 

and every section numbered 16 in each township ; that is, one-thirty-sixth 
of all the land, for public schools. 

3. A provision prohibiting the adoption of any constitution or the 
enactment of any law that should nullify pre-existing contracts. 

Be it forever remembered that this compact declared that " Religion, 
morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the 
happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall always 
be encouraged." 

Dr. Cutler planted himself on this platform and would not yield. 
Giving his unqualified declaration that it was that or nothing — that unless 
they could make the land desirable they did not want it — he took his 
horse and buggy, and started for the constitutional convention in Phila- 
delphia. On July 13, 1787, the bill was put upon its passage, and was 
unanimously adopted, ever}^ Southern member voting for it, and only one 
man, Mr. Yates, of New York, voting against it. But as the States voted 
as States, Yates lost his vote, and the compact was put beyond repeal. 

Thus the great States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis- 
consin — a vast empire, the heart of the great valley — were consecrated 
to freedom, intelligence, and honesty. Thus the great heart of the nation 
was prepared for a year and a day and an hour. In the light of these eighty- 
nine years I affirm that this act was the salvation of the republic and the 
destruction of slavery. Soon the South saw their great blunder, and 
tried to repeal the compact. In 1803 Congress referred it to a committee 
of which John Randolph was chairman. He reported that this ordinance 
was a compact, and opposed repeal. Thus it stood a rock, in the way 
of the on-rushing sea of slavery. 

With all this timely aid it was, after all, a most desperate and pro- 
tracted struggle to keep the soil of Illinois sacred to freedom. It was 
the natural battle-field for the irrepressible conflict. In the southern end 
of the State slavery preceded the compact. It existed among the old 
French settlers, and was hard to eradicate. The southern part of the 
State was settled from the slave States, and this population brought their 
laws, customs, and institutions with them. A stream of population from 
the North poured into the northern part of the State. These sections 
misunderstood and hated each other perfectly. The Southerners regarded 
the Yankees as a skinning, tricky, penurious race of peddlers, filling the 
country with tinware, brass clocks, and wooden nutmegs. The North- 
erner thought of the Southerner as a lean, lank, lazy creature, burrowing 
in a hut, and rioting in wiiisky, dirt and ignorance. These causes aided 
in making the struggle long and bitter. So strong was the sympathy 
with slavery that, in spite of the ordinance of 1787, and in spite of the 
deed of cession, it was determined to allow the old French settlers to 
retain their slaves. Planters from the slave States might bring their 



120 HISTOKY OF THE STATE OF .LLLINOIS. 

slaves, if they would give them a chance to choose freedom or years 
of service and bondage for their children till they should become 
thirty years of age. If they chose freedom they must leave the State 
in sixty days or be sold as fugitives. Servants were whipped for offenses 
for which white men are fined. Each lash paid forty cents of the fine. A 
negro ten miles from home without a pass was whipped. These famous 
laws were imported from the slave States just as they imported laws foi" 
the inspection of flax and wool when there was neither in the State. 

These Black Laws are now wiped out. A vigorous effort was made 
to protect slavery in the State Constitution of 1817. It barely failed. 
It was renewed in 1825, when a convention was asked to make a new 
constitution. After a hard fight the convention was defeated. But 
slaves did not disappear from the census of the State until 1850. There 
were mobs and murders in the interest of slavery. Lovejoy was added 
to the list of martyrs — a sort of first-fruits of that long life of immortal 
heroes who saw freedom as the one supreme desire of their souls, and 
were so enamored of her that they preferred to die rather than survive her. 

The population of 12,282 that occupied the territory in A.D. 1800, 
increased to 45,000 in A.D. 1818, when the State Constitution was 
adopted, and Illinois took her place in the Union, with a star on the flag 
and two votes in the Senate. 

Shadrach Bond was the first Governor, and in his first message he 
recommended the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 

The simple economy in those days is seen in the fact that the entire 
bill for stationery for the first Legislature was only $13.50. Yet this 
simple body actually enacted a very superior code. 

There was no money in the territory before the war of 1812. Deer 
skins and coon skins were the circulating medium. In 1821, the Legis- 
lature ordained a State Bank on the credit of the State. It issued notes 
in the likeness of bank bills. These notes were made a legal tender for 
every thing, and the bank was ordered to loan to the people |100 on per- 
sonal security, and more on mortgages. They actually passed a resolu- 
tion requesting the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to 
receive these notes for land. The old French Lieutenant Governor, Col. 
Menard, put the resolution as follows : " Gentlemen of the Senate : It is 
moved and seconded dat de notes of dis bank be made land-office money. 
All in favor of dat motion say aye ; all against it say no. It is decided 
in de affirmative. Now, gentlemen, I bet you one hundred dollar he 
never be land-office money ! " Hard sense, like hard money, is always 
above par. 

This old Frenchman presents a fine figure up against the dark back- 
ground of most of his nation. They made no progress. They clung to 
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 121 

They pulled their blankets over their heads in the winter like the Indians, 
with whom they freely intermingled. 

Deniagogism had an early development. One John Grammar (only 
in name), elected to the Territorial and State Legislatures of 1816 and 
1836, invented the policy of opposing every new thing, saying, " If it 
succeeds, no one will ask who voted against it. If it proves a failure, he 
could quote its record." In sharp contrast with Grammar was the char- 
acter of D. P. Cook, after whom the county containing 'Chicago was 
named. Such was his transparent integrity and remarkable ability that 
his will was almost the law of the State. In Congress, a young man, 
and from a poor State, he was made Chairman of the Ways and Means 
Committee. He was pre-eminent for standing by his committee, regard- 
less of consequences. It was his integrity that elected John Quincy 
Adams to the Presidency. There were four candidates in 1824, Jackson, 
Clay, Crawford, and John Quincy Adams. There being no choice by the 
people, the election was thrown into the House. It was so balanced that 
it turned on his vote, and that he cast for Adams, electing him ; then 
went home to face the wrath of the Jackson party in Illinois. It cost 
him all but character and greatness. It is a suggestive comment on the 
times, that there was no legal interest till 1830. It often reached 150 
per cent., usually 50 per cent. Then it was reduced to 12, and now to 
10 per cent. 

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE PRAIRIE STATE. 

In area the State has 55,410 square miles of territory. It is about 
150 miles wide and 400 miles long, stretching in latitude from Maine to 
North Carolina. It embraces wide variety of climate. It is tempered 
on the north by the great inland, saltless, tideless sea, which keeps the 
thermometer from either extreme. Being a table land, from 600 to 1,600 
feet above the level of the sea, one is prepared to find on the health 
maps, prepared by the general government, an almost clean and perfect 
record. In freedom from fever and malarial diseases and consumptions, 
the three deadly enemies of the American Saxon, Illinois, as a State, 
stands without a superior. She furnishes one of the essential conditions 
of a great people — sound bodies. I suspect that this fact lies back of 
that old Delaware word, Illini, superior men. 

The great battles of history that have been determinative of dynas- 
ties and destinies have been strategical battles, chiefly the question of 
position. Thermopylae has been the war-cry of freemen for twenty -four 
centuries. It only tells how much there may be in position. All this 
advantage belongs to Illinois. It is in the heart of the greatest valley in 
the world, the vast region between the mountains — a valley that could 



122 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

feed mankind for one thousand years. It is well on toward the center of 
the continent. It is in the great temperate belt, in which have been 
found nearly all the aggressive civilizations of history. It has sixty-five 
miles of frontage on the head of the lake. With the Mississippi forming 
the western and southern boundary, with the Ohio running along the 
southeastern line, with the Illinois River and Canal dividing the State 
diagonally from the lake to the Lower Mississippi, and with the Rock and 
Wabash Rivers furnishing altogether 2,000 miles of water-front, con- 
necting with, and running through, in all about 12,000 miles of navi- 
gable water. 

But this is not all. These waters are made most available by the 
fact that the lake and the State lie on the ridge running into the great 
valley from the east. Within cannon-shot of the lake the water runs 
away from the lake to the Gulf. The lake now empties at both ends, 
one into the Atlantic and one into the Gulf of Mexico. The lake thus 
seems to hang over the land. This makes the dockage most serviceable ; 
there are no steep banks to damage it. Both lake and river are made 
for use. 

The climate varies from Portland to Richmond ; it favors every pro- 
duct of the continent, including the tropics, with less than half a dozen 
exceptions. It produces every great nutriment of the world except ban- 
anas and rice. It is hardly too much to say that it is the most productive 
spot known to civilization. With the soil full of bread and the earth full 
of minsrals ; with an upper surface of food and an under layer of fuel ; 
with perfect natural drainage, and abundant springs and streams and 
navigable rivers ; half way between the forests of the North and the fruits 
of the South ; within a day's ride of the great deposits of iron, coal, cop- 
per, lead, and zinc ; containing and controlling the great grain, cattle, 
pork, and lumber markets of the world, it is not strange that Illinois has 
the advantage of position. 

This advantage has been supplemented by the character of the popu- 
lation. In the early days when Illinois was first admitted to the Union, 
her population were cliiefly from Kentucky and Virginia. But, in the 
conflict of ideas concerning slavery, a strong tide of emigration came in 
from the East, and soon changed this composition. In 1870 her non- 
native population were from colder soils. New York furnished 133,290 ; 
Ohio gave 162,623 ; Pennsylvania sent on 98,352; the entire South gave 
us only 206,734. In all her cities, and in all her German and Scandina- 
vian and other foreign colonies, Illinois has only about one-fifth of her 
people of foreign birth. 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 123 



PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT. 

One of the greatest elements in the early development of Illinois is 
ihe Jfllinois and Michigan Canal, connecting the Illinois and Mississippi 
Rivers with the lakes. It was of the utmost importance to the State. 
It was recommended by Gov. Bond, the first governor, in his first message. 
In 1821, the Legislature appropriated 810,000 for surveying the route. 
Two bright young engineers surveyed it, and estimated the cost at 
$600,000 or $700,000. It finally cost $8,000,000. In 1825, a law was 
passed to incorporate the Canal Company, but no stock was sold. In 
1826, upon the solicitation of Cook, Congress gave 800,000 acres of land 
on the line of the work. In 1828, another law — commissioners appointed, 
and work commenced with new survey and new estimates. In 1834-35, 
George Farquhar made an able report on the whole matter. This was, 
doubtless, the ablest report ever made to a western legislature, and it 
became the model for subsequent reports and action. From this the 
work went on till it was finished in 1848, It cost the State a large 
amount of money ; but it gave to the industries of the State an impetus 
that pushed it up into the first rank of greatness. It was not built as a 
speculation any more than a doctor is employed on a speculation. But 
it has paid into the Treasary of the State an average annual net sum of 
over $111,000. 

Pending the construction of the canal, the land and town-lot fever 
broke out in the State, in 1834-35. It took on the malignant type in 
Chicago, lifting the town up into a city. The disease spread over the 
entire State and adjoining States. It was epidemic. It cut up men's 
farms without regard to locality, and Jut up the purses of the purchasers 
without regard to consequences. It is estimated that building lots enough 
were sold in Indiana alone to accommodate every citizen then in the 
United States. 

Towns and cities were exported to the Eastern market by the ship- 
load. There was no lack of buyers. Every up-ship came freighted with 
speculators and their money. 

This distemper seized upon the Legislature in 1836-37, and left not 
one to tell the tale. They enacted a system of internal improvement 
without a parallel in the grandeur of its conception. They ordered the 
construction of 1,300 miles of railroad, crossing the State in all direc- 
tions. This was surpassed by the river and canal improvements. 
There were a few counties not touched by either railroad or river or 
canal, and those were to be comforted and compensated by the free dis- 
tribution of $200,000 among them. To inflate this balloon beyond cre- 
dence it was ordered that work should be commenced on both ejids of 



124 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

each of these railroads and rivers, and at each river-crossing, all at the 
same time. The appropriations for these vast improvements were over 
812,000,000, and commissioners were appointed to borrow the money on 
the credit of the State. Remember that all this was in the early days of 
raili;oading, when railroads were luxuries ; that the State had whole 
counties with scarcely a cabin ; and that the population of the State was 
less than 400,000, and you can form some idea of the vigor with which 
these brave men undertook the work of making a great State. In the 
light of history I am compelled to say that this was only a premature 
throb of the power that actually slumbered in the soil of the State. It 
was Hercules in the cradle. 

At this juncture the State Bank loaned its funds largely to Godfrey 
Oilman & Co., and to other leading houses, for the purpose of drawing 
trade from St. Louis to Alton. Soon they failed, and took down the 
bank with them. 

In 1840, all hope seemed gone. A population of 480,000 were loaded 
with a debt of $14,000,000. It had only six small cities, really only 
towns, namely : Chicago, Alton, Springfield, Quincy, Galena, Nauvoo. 
This debt was to be cared for when there was not a dollar in the treas- 
ury, and when the State had borrowed itself out of all credit, and when 
there was not good money enough in the hands of all the people to pay 
the interest of the debt for a single year. Yet, in the presence of all 
these difficulties, the young State steadily refused to repudiate. Gov. 
Ford took hold of the problem and solved it, bringing the State through 
in triumph. 

Having touched lightly upon some of the more distinctive points in 
the history of the development of Illinois, let us next briefly consider the 

MATERIAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE. 

It is a garden four hundred miles long and one hundred and fifty 
miles wide. Its soil is chiefly a black sandy loam, from six inches to 
sixty feet thick. On the American bottoms it has been cultivated for 
one hundred and fifty years without renewal. About the old F'rench 
towns it has yielded corn for a century and a half without rest or help. 
It produces nearly everything green in the temperate and tropical zones. 
She leads all other States in the number of acres actually under plow. 
Her products from 25,000,000 of acres are incalculable. Her mineral 
wealth is scarcely second to her agricultural power. She has coal, iron, 
lead, copper, zinc, many varieties of building stone, fire clay, cuma clay, 
common brick clay, sand of all kinds, gravel, mineral paint — every thing 
needed for a high civilization. Left to herself, she has the elements of 
all greatness. The single item of coal is too vast for an appreciative 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 125 

handling in figures. We can handle it in general terms like algebraical 
signs, but long before we get up into the millions and billions the human 
mind drops down from comprehension to mere symbolic apprehension. 

When I tell you that nearly four-fifths of the entire State is under- 
laid with a deposit of coal more than forty feet thick on the average (now 
estimated, by recent surveys, at seventy feet thick), you can get some 
idea of its amount, as you do of the amount of the national debt. There 
it is ! 41,000 square miles — one vast mine into which you could put 
any of the States ; in which you could bury scores of European and 
ancient empires, and have room enough all round to work without know- 
ing that they had been sepulchered there. 

Put this vast coal-bed down by the other great coal deposits of the 
world, and its importance becomes manifest. Great Britain has 12,000 
square miles of coal; Spain, 3,000; France, 1,719 ; Belgium, 578 ; Illinois 
about twice as many square miles as all combined. Virginia has 20,000 
.square miles; Pennsylvania, 16,000; Ohio, 12,000. Illinois has 41,000 
square miles. One-seventh of all the known coal on this continent is in 
Illinois. 

Could we sell the coal in this single State for one-seventh of one ceiit 
a ton it would pay the national debt. Converted into power, even with 
the wastage in our common engines, it would do more work than could 
be done by the entire race, beginning at Adam's wedding and working 
ten hours a day through all the centuries till the present time, and right 
on into the future at the same rate for the next 600,000 years. 

Great Britain uses enough mechanical power to-day to give to each 
man, woman, and child in the kingdom the help and service of nineteen 
untiring servants. No wonder she has leisure and luxuries. No wonder 
the home of the common artisan has in it more luxuries than could be 
found in the palace of good old King Arthur. Think, if you can conceive 
of it, of the vast army of servants that slumber in the soil of Illinois, 
impatiently awaiting the call of Genius to come forth to minister to our 
comfort. 

At the present rate of consumption England's coal supply will be 
exhausted in 250 years. When this is gone she must transfer her dominion 
either to the Indies, or to British America, which I would not resist ; or 
to some other people, which I would regret as a loss to civilization. 

COAL IS KING. 

At the same rate of consumption (which far exceeds our own) the 
deposit of coal in Illinois will last 120,000 years. And her kingdom shall 
be an everlasting kingdom. 

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126 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

the State. We shall not be humiliated in this field. Here we strike the 
secret of our national credit. Nature provides a market in the constant 
appetite of the race. Men must eat, and if we can furnish the provisions 
we can command the treasure. All that a man hath will he give for his 
life. 

According to the last census Illinois produced 30,000,000 of bushels 
of wheat. That is more wheat than was raised by any other State in the 
Union. She raised In 1875, 130,000,000 of bushels of corn — twice as 
much as any other State, and one-sixth of all the corn raised in the United 
States. She harvested 2,747,000 tons of hay, nearly one-tenth of all the 
hay in the Republic. It is not generally appreciated, but it is true, that 
the hay crop of the country is worth more than the cotton crop. The 
hay of Illinois equals the cotton of Louisiana. Go to Charleston, S. C, 
and see them peddling handfuls of hay or grass, almost as a curiosity, 
as we regard Chinese gods or the cryolite of Greenland ; drink your 
coffee and condensed milk ; and walk back from the coast for many a 
league through the sand and burs till you get up into the better atmos- 
phere of the mountains, without seeing a waving meadow or a grazing 
herd ; then you will begin to appreciate the meadows of the Prairie State, 
where the grass often grows sixteen feet high. 

The value of her farm implements is $211,000,000, and the value of 
her live stock is only second to the great State of New York. in 1875 
she had 25,000,000 hogs, and packed 2,113,845, about one-half of all that 
were packed in the United States. This is no insignificant item. Pork 
is a growing demand of the old world. Since the laborers of Europe 
have gotten a taste of our bacon, and we have learned how to pack it dry 
in boxes, like dry goods, the world has become the market. 

The hog is on the march into the future. His nose is ordained to 
uncover the secrets of dominion, and his feet shall be guided by the star 
of empire. 

Illinois marketed $57,000,000 worth of slaughtered animals — more 
than any other State, and a seventh of all the States. 

Be patient with me, and pardon my pride, and I will give you a list 
of some of the things in which Illinois excels all other States. 

Depth and richness of soil ; per cent, of good ground ; acres of 
improved land ; large farms — some farms contain from 40,000 to 60,000 
acres of cultivated land, 40,000 acres of corn on a single farm ; number of 
farmers ; amount of wheat, corn, oats and honey produced ; value of ani- 
mals for slaughter ; number of hogs ; amount of pork ; number of horses 
— three times as many as Kentucky, the horse State. 

Illinois excels all other States in miles of railroads and in miles of 
postal service, and in money orders sold per annum, and in the amount of 
lumber sold in her markets. 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLmOIS. 127 

Illinois is only second in many important matters. This sample list 
comprises a few of the more important : Permanent school fund (good 
for a young state) ; total income for educational purposes ; number of pub- 
lishers of books, maps, papers, etc.; value of farm products and imple- 
ments, and of live stock ; in tons of coal mined. 

The shipping of Illinois is only second to New York. Out of one 
port during the business hours of the season of navigation she sends forth 
a vessel every ten minutes. This does not include canal boats, which go 
one every five minutes. No wonder she is only second in number of 
bankers and brokers or in physicians and surgeons. 

She is third in colleges, teachers and schools ; cattle, lead, hay, 
flax, sorghum and beeswax. 

She is fourth in population, ?n children enrolled in public schools, in 
law schools, in butter, potatoes and carriages. 

She is fifth in value of real and personal property, in theological 
seminaries and colleges exclusively for women, in milk sold, and in boots 
and shoes manufactured, and in book-binding. 

She is only seventh in the production of wood, while she is the 
twelfth in area. Surely that is well done for the Prairie State. She now 
has much more wood and growing timber than she had thirty years ago. 

A few leading industries will justify emphasis. She manufactures 
$205,000,000 worth of goods, which places her well up toward New York 
and Pennsylvania. The number of her manufacturing establishments 
increased from i860 to 1870, 300 per cent.; capital employed increased 350 
per cent., and the amount of product increased 400 per cent. She issued 
5,500,000 copies of commercial and financial newspapers — only second to 
New York. She has 6,759 miles of railroad, thus leading all other States, 
worth $636,458,000, using 3,245 engines, and 67,712 cars, making a train 
long enough to cover one-tenth of the entire roads of the State. Her 
stations are only five miles apart. She carried last year 15,795,000 passen- 
gers, an average of 36|- miles, or equal to taking her entire population twice 
across the State. More than two-thirds of her land is within five miles of 
a railroad, and less than two per cent, is more than fifteen miles away. 

The State has a large financial interest in the Illinois Central railroad. 
The road was incorporated in 1850, and the State gave each alternate sec- 
tion for six miles on each side, and doubled the price of the remaining 
land, so keeping herself good. The road received 2,595,000 acres of land, 
and pays to the State one-seventh of the gross receipts. The State 
receives this year $350,000, and has received in all about $7,000,000. It 
is practically the people's road, and it has a most able and gentlemanly 
management. Add to this the annual receipts from the canal, $111,000, 
and a large per cent, of the State tax is provided for. 



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THE RELIGION AND MORALS 

of the State keep step with her productions and growth. She was born 
of the missionary spirit. It was a minister who secured for her the ordi- 
nance of 1787, by which she has been saved from slavery, ignorance, and 
dishonesty. Rev. Mr. Wiley, pastor of a Scotch congregation in Randolph 
County, petitioned the Constitutional Convention of 1818 to recognize 
Jesus Christ as king, and the Scriptures as the only necessary guide and 
book of law. The convention did not act in the case, and the old Cove- 
nanters refused to accept citizenship. They never voted until 1824, when 
the slavery question was submitted to the people; then they all voted 
against it and cast the determining votes. Coi^cience has predominated 
whenever a great moral question has been submitted to the people. 

But little mob violence has ever been felt in the State. In 1817 
regulators disposed of a band of horse-thieves that infested the territory. 
The Mormon indignities finally awoke the same spirit. Alton was also 
the scene of a pro-slavery mob, in which Lovejoy was added to the list of 
martyrs. The moral sense of the people makes the law supreme, and gives 
to the State unruffled peace. 

With 122,300,000 in church property, and 4,298 church organizations, 
the State has that divine police, the sleepless patrol of moral ideas, that 
alone is able to secure perfect safety. Conscience takes the knife from 
the assassin's hand and the bludgeon from the grasp of the highwayman. 
We sleep in safety, not because we are behind bolts and bars — these only 
fence against the innocent ; not because a lone officer drowses on a distant 
corner of a street; not because a sheriff may call his posse from a remote 
part of the county ; but because conscience guards the very portals of the 
air and stirs in the deepest recesses of the public mind. This spirit issues 
within the State 9,500,000 copies of religious papers annually, and receives 
still more from without. Thus the crime of the State is only one-fourth 
that of New York and one-half that of Pennsylvania. 

Illinois never had but one duel between her own citizens. In Belle- 
ville, in 1820, Alphonso Stewart and William Bennett arranged to vindi- 
cate injured honor. The seconds agreed to make it a sham, and. make 
them shoot blanks. Stewart was in the secret. Bennett mistrusted some- 
thing, and, unobserved, slipped a bullet into his gun and killed Stewart. 
He then fled the State. After two years he was caught, tried, convicted, 
and, in spite of friends and political aid, was hung. This fixed the code 
of honor on a Christian basis, and terminated its use in Illinois. 

The early preachers were ignorant men, who were accounted eloquent 
according to the strength of their voices. But they set the style for all 
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Ford says: "Nevertheless, these first preachers were of incalculable 
benefit to the country. They inculcated justice and morality. To them 
are we indebted for the first Christian character of the Protestant portion 
of the people." 

In education Illinois surpasses her material resources. The ordinance 
of 1787 consecrated one thirty-sixth of her soil to common schools, and 
the law of 1818, the first law that went upon her statutes, gave three per 
cent, of all the rest to 

EDUCATION. 

The old compact secures this interest forever, and by its yoking 
moralit}^ and intelligence it precludes the legal interference with the Bible 
in the public schools. With such a start it is natural that we should have 
11,050 schools, and that our illiteracy should be less than New York or 
Pennsylvania, and only about one-half of Massachusetts. We are not to 
blame for not having more than one-half as many idiots as the great 
States. These public schools soon made colleges inevitable. The first 
college, still flourishing, was started in Lebanon in 1828, by the M. E. 
church, and named after Bishop McKendree. Illinois College, at Jackson- 
ville, supported by the Presbyterians, followed in 1830. In 1832 the Bap- 
tists built Shurtleff College, at Alton. Then the Presbyterians built Knox 
College, at Galesburg, in 1838, and the Episcopalians built Jubilee College, 
at Peoria, in 1847. After these early years colleges have rained down. 
A settler could hardly encamp on the prairie but a college would spring 
up by his wagon. The State now has one very well endowed and equipped 
university, namely, the Northwestern University, at Evanston, with six 
colleges, ninety instructors, over 1,000 students, and $1,500,000 endow- 
ment. 

Rev. J. M. Peck was the first educated Protestant minister m tne 
State. He settled at Rock Spring, in St. Clair County, 1820, and left his 
impress on the State. Before 1837 only party papers were published, but 
Mr. Peck published a Gazetteer of Illinois. Soon after John Russell, of 
Bluffdale, published essays and tales showing genius. Judge James Hall 
published The Illinois Monthly Magazine with great ability, and an annual 
called The Western Souvenir^ which gave him an enviable fame all over the 
United States. From these beginnings Illinois has gone on till she has 
more volumes in public libaaries even than Massachusetts, and of the 
44,500,000 volumes in all the public libraries of the United States, she 
has one-thirteenth. In newspapers she stands fourth. Her increase is 
marvelous. In 1850 she issued 5,000,000 copies ; in 1860, 27,590,000 ; in 
1870, 113,140,000. In 1860 she had eighteen colleges and seminaries ; in 
1870 she had eighty. That is a grand advance for the war decade. 

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THE WAR RECORD OF ILLINOIS. 

I hardly know where to begin, or how to advance, or what to say. 1 
can at best give you only a broken synopsis of her deeds, and you must 
put them in the order of glory for yourself. Her sons have always been 
foremost on fields of danger. In 1832-33, at the call of Gov. Reynolds, 
her sons drove Blackhawk over the Mississippi. 

When the Mexican war came, in May, 1846, 8,370 men offered them- 
selves when only 3,720 could be accepted. The fields of Buena Vista and 
Vera Cruz, and the storming of Cerro Gordo, will carry the glory of Illinois 
soldiers along after the infamy of the cause they served has been forgotten. 
But it was reserved till our day for her sons to find a field and cause and 
foemen that could fitly illustrate their spirit and heroism. Illinois put 
into her own regiments for the United States government 256,000 men, 
and into the army through other States enough to swell the number to 
290,000. This far exceeds all the soldiers of' the federal government in 
all the war of the revolution. Her total years of service were over 600,000. 
She enrolled men from eighteen to forty-five years of age when the law 
of Congress in 1864 — the test time — only asked for those from twent}^ to 
forty-five. Her enrollment was otherwise excessive. Her people wanted 
to go, and did not take the pains to correct the enrollment. Thus the 
basis of fixing the quota was too great, and then the quota itself, at least 
in the trying time, was far above any other State. 

Thus the demand on some counties, as Monroe, for example, took every 
able-bodied man in the county, and then did not have enough to fill the 
quota. Moreover, Illinois sent 20,844 men for ninety or one hundred days, 
for whom no credit was asked. When Mr. Lincoln's attention was called 
to the inequality of the quota compared with other States, he replied, 
" The country needs the sacrifice. We must put the whip on the free 
horse." In spite of all these disadvantages Illinois gave to the country 
73,000 years of service above all calls. With one-thirteenth of the popu- 
lation of the loyal States, she sent regularly one-tenth of all the soldiers^ 
and in the peril of the closing calls, when patriots were few and weary, 
she then sent one-eighth of all that were called for by her loved and hon- 
ored son in the white house. Her mothers and daughters went into the 
fields to raise the grain and keep the children together, while the fathers 
and older sons went to the harvest fields of the world. I knew a father 
and four sons who agreed that one of them must stay at home ; and they 
pulled straws from a stack to see who might go. The father was left. 
The next day he came into the camp, saying : " Mother says she can get 
the crops in, and I am going, too." I know large Methodist churches 
from which every male member went to the army. Do you want to know 



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what these heroes from Illinois did in the field ? Ask any soldier with a 
good record of his own, who is thus able to judge, and he will tell you 
that the Illinois men went in to win. It is common history that the greater 
victories were won in the West. When everything else looked dark Illi- 
nois was gaining victories all down the river, and dividing the confederacy. 
Sherman took with him on his great march fortj^-iive regiments of Illinois 
infantry, three companies of artillery, and one company of cavalry. He 
could not avoid 

GOING TO THE SEA. 

If he had been killed, I doubt not the men would have gone right on. 
Lincoln answered all rumors of Sherman's defeat with, " It is impossible ; 
there is a mighty sight of fight in 100,000 Western men." Illinois soldiers 
brought home 300 battle-flags. The first United States flag that floated 
over Richmond was an Illinois flag. She sent messengers and nurses to 
every field and hospital, to care for her sick and wounded sons. She said, 
" These suffering ones are my sons, and I will care for them." 

When individuals had given all, then cities and towns came forward 
with their credit to the extent of many millions, to aid these men and 
their families. 

Illinois gave the country the great general of the war — Ulysses S. 
Grant — since honored with two terms of the Presidency of the United 
States. 

One other name from Illinois comes up in all minds, embalmed in all 
hearts, that must have the supreme place in this story of our glory and 
of our nation's honor ; that name is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. 

The analysis of Mr. Lincoln's character is difficult on account of its 
symmetry. 

In this age we look with admiration at his uncompromising honesty. 
And well we may, for this saved us. Thousands throughout the length 
and breadth of our country who knew him only as " Honest Old Abe," 
voted for him on that account ; and wisely did they choose, for no other 
man could have carried us through the fearful night of the war. When 
his plans were too vast for our comprehension, and his faith in the cause 
too sublime for our participation ; when it was all night about us, and all 
dread before us, and all sad and desolate behind us ; when not one ray 
shone upon our cause ; when traitors were haughty and exultant at the 
South, and fierce and blasphemous at the North ; when the loyal men here 
seemed almost in the minority ; when the stoutest heart quailed, the bravest 
cheek paled ; when generals were defeating each other for place, and 
contractors were leeching out the very heart's blood of the prostrate 
republic : when every thing else had failed us, we looked at this calm, 
patient man standing like a rock in the storm, and said : " Mr. Lincoln 



132 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

is honest, and we can trust him still." Holding to this single point with 
the energy of faith and despair we held together, and, under God, he 
brought us through to victory. 

His practical wisdom made him the wonder of all lands. With such 
certainty did Mr. Lincoln follow causes to their ultimate effects, that his 
foresight of contingencies seemed almost prophetic. 

He is radiant with all the great virtues, and his memory shall shed a 
glory upon this age that shall fill the eyes of men as they look into his- 
tory. Other men have excelled him in some point, but, taken at all 
points, all in all, he stands head and shoulders above every other man of 
6,000 years. An administrator, he saved the nation in the perils of 
unparalleled civil war. A statesman, he justified his measures by their 
success. A philanthropist, he gave liberty to one race and salvation to 
another. A moralist, he bowed from the summit of human power to the 
foot of the Cross, and became a Christian. A mediator, he exercised mercy 
under the most absolute abeyance to law. A leader, he was no partisan. 
A commander, he was untainted with blood. A ruler in desperate times, 
he was unsullied with crime. A man, he has left no word of passion, no 
thought of malice, no trick of craft, no act of jealousy, no purpose of 
selfish ambition. Thus perfected, without a model, and without a peer, 
he was dropped into these troubled years to adorn and embellish all that 
is good and all that is great in our humanity, and to present to all coming- 
time the representative of the divine idea of free government. 

It is not too much to say that away down in the future, when the 
republic has fallen from its niche in the wall of time ; when the great 
war itself shall have faded out in the distance like a mist on the horizon ; 
when the Anglo-Saxon language shall be spoken only by the tongue of 
the stranger ; then the generations looking this way shall see the great 
president as the supreme figure in this vortex of history 

CHICAGO. 

It is impossible in our brief space to give more than a meager sketch 
of such a city as Chicago, which is in itself the greatest marvel of the 
Prairie State. This mysterious, majestic, mighty city, born first of water, 
and next of fire ; sown in weakness, and raised in power ; planted among 
the willows of the marsh, and crowned with the glory of the mountains ; 
sleeping on the bosom of the prairie, and rocked on the bosom of the sea , 
the youngest city of the world, and still the eye of the prairie, as Damas- 
cus, the oldest city of the world, is the eye of the desert. With a com- 
merce far exceeding that of Corinth on her isthmus, in the highway to 
the East ; with the defenses of a continent piled around her by the thou- 
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with schools eclipsing- Alexandria and Athens ; with liberties more con- 
spicuous than those of the old republics ; with a heroism equal to the first 
Carthage, and with a sanctity scarcely second to that of Jerusalem — set 
your thoughts on all this, lifted into the eyes of all men by the miracle of 
its growth, illuminated by the flame of its fall, and transfigured by the 
divinity of its resurrection, and you will feel, as I do, the utter impossi- 
bility of compassing this subject as it deserves. Some impression of her 
importance is received from the shock her burning gave to the civilized 
world. 

When the doubt of her calamity was removed, and the horrid fact 
was accepted, there went a shudder over all cities, and a quiver over all 
lands. There was scarcely a town in the* civilized world that did not 
shake on the brink of this opening chasm. The flames of our homes red- 
dened all skies. The city was set upon a hill, and could not be hid. All 
eyes were turned upon it. To have struggled and suffered amid the 
scenes of its fall is as distinguishing as to have fought at Thermopylae, or 
Salamis, or Hastings, or Waterloo, or Bunker Hill. 

Its calamity amazed the world, because it was felt to be the common 
property of mankind. 

The early history of the city is full of interest, just as the early his- 
tory of such a man as Washington or Lincoln becomes public property, 
and is cherished by every patriot. 

Starting with 560 acres in 1833, it embraced and occupied 23,000 
acres in 1869, and, having now a population of more than 500,000, it com- 
mands general attention. 

The first settler — Jean Baptiste Pointe au Sable, a mulatto from the 
West Indies — came and began trade with the Indians in 1796. John 
Kinzie became his successor in 1804, in which year Fort Dearborn was 
erected. 

A mere trading-post was kept here from that time till about the time 
of the Blackhawk war, in 1832. It was not the city. It was merely a 
cock crowing at midnight. Th? morning was not yet. In 1833 the set- 
tlement about the fort was incorporated as a town. The voters were 
divided on the propriety of such corporation, twelve voting for it and one 
against it. Four years later it was incorporated as a city, and embraced 
560 acres. 

The produce handled in this city is an indication of its power. Grain 
and flour were imported from the East till as late as 1837. The first 
exportation by way of experiment was in 1839. Exports exceeded imports 
first in 1842. The Board of Trade was organized in 1848, but it was so 
weak that it needed nursing till 1855. Grain was purchased by the 
wagon-load in the street. 

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line of wagons along Lake street, while the buyers came and untied the 
bags, and examined the grain, and made their bids. That manner of 
business had to cease with the day of small things. Now our elevators 
will hold 15,000,000 bushels of grain. The cash value of the produce 
handled in a year is $215,000,000, and the produce weighs 7,000,000 
tons or 700,000 car loads. This handles thirteen and a half ton each 
minute, all the year round. One tenth of all the wheat in the United 
States is handled in Chicago. Even as long ago as 1853 the receipts of 
grain in Chicago exceeded those of the goodly city of St. Louis, and in 
1854 the exports of grain from Chicago exceeded those of New York and 
doubled those of St. Petersburg, Archangel, or Odessa, the largest grain 
markets in Europe. 

The manufacturing interests of the city are not contemptible. In 
1873 manufactories employed 45,000 operatives ; in 1876, 60,000. The 
manufactured product in 1875 was worth $177,000,000. 

No estimate of the size and power of Chicago would be adequate 
that did not put large emphasis on the railroads. Before they came 
thundering along our streets canals were the hope of our country. But 
who ever thinks now of traveling by canal packets ? In June, 1852, 
there were only forty miles of railroad connected with the city. The 
old Galena division of the Northwestern ran out to Elgin. But now, 
who can count the trains and measure the roads that seek a terminus or 
connection in this city ? The lake stretches away to the north, gathering 
in to this center all the harvests that might otherwise pass to the north 
of us. If you will take a map and look at the adjustment of railroads, 
you will see, first, that Chicago is the great railroad center of the world, 
as New York is the commercial city of this continent ; and, second, that 
the railroad lines form the iron spokes of a great wheel whose hub is 
this city. The lake furnishes the only break in the spokes, and this 
seems simply to have pushed a few spokes together on each shore. See 
the eighteen trunk lines, exclusive of eastern connections. 

Pass round the circle, and view their numbers and extent. There 
is the great Northwestern, with all its branches, one branch creeping 
along the lake shore, and so reaching to the north, into the Lake Superior 
regions, away to the right, and on to the Northern Pacific on the left, 
swinging around Green Bay for iron and copper and silver, twelve months 
in the year, and reaching out for the wealth of the great agricultural 
belt and isothermal line traversed by the Northern Pacific. Another 
branch, not so far north, feeling for the heart of the Badger State. 
Another pushing lower down the Mississippi — all these make many con- 
nections, and tapping all the vast wheat regions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, 
Iowa, and all the regions this side of sunset. There is that elegant road, 
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, running out a goodly number of 



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branches, and reaping the great fields this side of the Missouri River. 
I can only mention the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis, our Illinois Central, 
described elsewhere, and the Chicago & Rock Island. Further around 
we come to the lines connecting us Avith all the eastern cities. The 
Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Louis, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & 
Chicago, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, and the Michigan Cen- 
tral and Great Western, give us many highways to the seaboard. Thus we 
reach the Mississippi at five points, from St. Paul to Cairo and the Gulf 
itself by two routes. We also reach Cincinnati and Baltimore, and Pitts- 
burgh and Philadelphia, and New York. North and south run the water 
courses of the lakes and the rivers, broken just enough at this point to 
make a pass. Through this, from east to west, run the long lines that 
stretch from ocean to ocean. 

This is the neck of the glass, and the golden sands of commerce 
must pass into our hands. Altogether we have more than 10,000 miles 
of railroad, directly tributary to this city, seeking to unload their wealth 
in our coffers. All these roads have come themselves by the infallible 
instinct of capital. Not a dollar was ever given by the city to secure 
one of them, and only a small per cent, of stock taken originally by her 
citizens, and that taken simply as an investment. Coming in the natural 
order of events, they will not be easily diverted. 

There is still another showing to all this. The connection between 
New York and San Francisco is by the middle route. This passes inevit- 
ably through Chicago. St. Louis wants the Southern Pacific or Kansas 
Pacific, and pushes it out through Denver, and so on up to Cheyenne. 
But before the road is fairly under way, the Chicago roads shove out to 
Kansas City, making even the Kansas Pacific a feeder, and actually leav- 
ing St. Louis out in the cold. It is not too much to expect that Dakota, 
Montana, and Washington Territory will find their great market in Chi- 
cago. 

But these are not all. Perhaps I had better notice here the ten or 
fifteen new roads that have just entered, or are just entering, our city. 
Their names are all that is necessary to give. Chicago & St. Paul, look- 
ing up the Red River country to the British possessions ; the Chicago, 
Atlantic & Pacific ; the Chicago, Decatur & State Line ; the Baltimore & 
Ohio; the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes; the Chicago & LaSalle Rail- 
road ; the Chicago, Pittsburgh & Cincinnati ; the Chicago and Canada 
Southern ; the Chicago and IlHnois River Railroad. These, with their 
connections, and with the new connections of the old roads, already in 
process of erection, give to Chicago not less than 10,000 miles of new 
tributaries from the richest land on the continent. Thus there will be 
added to the reserve power, to the capital within reach of this city, not 
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138 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

Add to all this transporting power the ships that sail one every nine 
minutes of the business hours of the season of navigation ; add, also, the 
canal boats that leave one every five minutes during the same time — and 
you will see something of the business of the city. 

THE COMMERCE OF THIS CITY 

has been leaping along to keep pace with the growth of the country 
around us. In 1852, our commerce reached the hopeful sum of 
120,000,000. In 1870 it reached 1400,000,000. In 1871 it was pushed 
up above $450,000,000. And in 1875 it touched nearly double that. 

One-half of our imported goods come directly to Chicago. Grain 
enough is exported directly from our docks to the old world to employ a 
semi-weekly line of steamers of 3,000 tons capacity. This branch is 
not likely to be greatly developed. Even after the great Welland Canal 
is completed we shall have only fourteen feet of water. The great ocean 
vessels will continue to control the trade. 

The banking capital of Chicago is $24,431,000. Total exchange in 
1875, $659,000,000. Her wholesale business in 1875 was $294,000,000. 
The rate of taxes is less than in any other great city. 

The schools of Chicago are unsurpassed in America. Out of a popu- 
lation of 300,000 there were only 186 persons between the ages of six 
and twenty-one unable to read. This is the best known record. 

In 1831 the mail system was condensed into a half-breed, who went 
on foot to Niles, Mich., once in two weeks, and brought back what papers 
and news he could find. As late as 1846 there was often only one mail 
a week. A post-office was established in Chicago in 1833, and the post- 
master nailed up old boot-legs on one side of his shop to serve as boxes 
for the nabobs and literary men. 

It is an interesting fact in the growth of the young city that in the 
active life of the business men of that day the mail matter has grown to 
a daily average of over 6,500 pounds. It speaks equally well for the 
intelligence of the people and the commercial importance of the place, 
that the mail matter distributed to the territory immediately tributary to 
Chicago is seven times greater than that distributed to the territory 
immediately tributary to St. Louis. 

The improvements that have characterized the cit}^ are as startling 
as the city itself. In 1831, Mark Beaubien established a ferry over the 
river, and put himself under bonds to carry all the citizens free for the 
privilege of charging strangers. Now there are twenty-four large bridges 
and two tunnels. 

In 1833 the government expended $30,000 on the harbor. Then 
commenced that series of manoeuvers with the river that has made it one 



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of the world's curiosities. It used to wind around in the lower end of 
the town, and make its way rippling over the sand into the lake at the 
foot of Madison street. They took it up and put it down where it now 
is. It was a narrow stream, so narrow that even moderately small crafts 
had to go up through the willows and cat's tails to the point near Lake 
street bridge, and back up one of the branches to get room, enough in 
which to turn around. 

In 1844 the quagmires in the streets were first pontooned by plank 
roads, which acted in wet weather as public squirt-guns. Keeping you 
out of the mud, they compromised by squirting the mud over you. The 
wooden-block pavements came to Chicago in 1857. In 1840 water was 
delivered by peddlers in carts or by hand. Then a twenty-five horse- 
power engine pushed it through hollow or bored logs along the streets 
till 1854, when it was introduced into the houses by new works. The 
first fire-engine was used in 1835, and the first steam fire-engine in 1859. 
Gas was utilized for lighting the city in 1850. The Young Men's Chris- 
tian Association was organized in 1858, and horse railroads carried them 
to their work in 1859. The museum was opened in 1863. The alarm 
telegraph adopted in 1864. The opera-house built in 1865. The city 
grew from 560 acres in 1833 to 23,000 in 1869. In 1834, the taxes 
amounted to $48.90, and the trustees of the town borrowed $60 more for 
opening and improving streets. In 1835, the legislature authorized a loan 
of $2,000, and the treasurer and street commissioners resigned rather than 
plunge the town into such a gulf. 

Now the city embraces 36 square miles of territory, and has 30 miles 
of water front, besides the outside harbor of refuge, of 400 acres, inclosed 
by a crib sea-wall. One-third of the city has been raised up an average 
of eight feet, giving good pitch to the 263 miles of sewerage. The water 
of the city is above all competition. It is received through two tunnels 
extending to a crib in the lake two miles from shore. The closest analy- 
sis fails to detect any impurities, and, received 35 feet below the surface, 
it is always clear and cold. The first tunnel is five feet two inches in 
diameter and two miles long, and can deliver 50,000,000 of gallons per 
day. The second tunnel is seven feet in diameter and six miles long, 
running four miles under the city, and can deliver 100,000,000 of gal- 
lons per day. This water is distributed through 410 miles of water- 
mains. 

The three grand engineering exploits of the city are : First, lifting 
the city up on jack-screws, whole squares at a time, without interrupting 
the business, thus giving us good drainage ; second, running the tunnels 
under the lake, giving us the best water in the world ; and third, the 
turning the current of the river in its own channel, delivering us from the 
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140 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

equally to the credit of the engineering, to the energy of the people, and 
to the health of the city. 

That which really constitutes the city, its indescribable spirit, its soul, 
the way it lights up in every feature in the hour of action, has not been 
touched. In meeting strangers, one is often surprised how some homely 
women marry so well. Their forms are bad, their gait uneven and awk- 
ward, their complexion is dull, their features are misshapen and mismatch- 
ed, and when we see them there is no beauty that we should desire them. 
But when once they are aroused on some subject, they put on new pro- 
portions. They light up into great power. The real person comes out 
from its unseemly ambush, and captures us at will. They have power. 
They have ability to cause things to come to pass. We no longer wonder 
why they are in such high demand. So it is with our city. 

There is no grand scenery except the two seas, one of water, the 
other of prairie. Nevertheless, there is a spirit about it, a push, a breadth, 
a power, that soon makes it a place never to be forsaken. One soon 
ceases to believe in impossibilities. Balaams are the only prophets that are 
disappointed. The bottom that has been on the point of falling out has 
been there so long that it has grown fast. It can not fall out. It has all 
the capital of the world itching to get inside the corporation. 

The two great laws that govern the growth and size of cities are, 
first, the amount of territory for which they are the distributing and 
receiving points ; second, the number of medium or moderate dealers that 
do this distributing. Monopolists build up themselves, not the cities. 
They neither eat, wear, nor live in proportion to their business. Both 
these laws help Chicago. 

The tide of trade is eastward — not up or down the map, but across 
the map. The lake runs up a wingdam for 500 miles to gather in the 
business. Commerce can not ferry up there for seven months in the year, 
and the facilities for seven months can do the work for twelve. Then the 
great region west of us is nearly all good, productive land. Dropping 
south into the trail of St. Louis, you fall into vast deserts and rocky dis- 
tricts, useful in holding the world together. St. Louis and Cincinnati, 
instead of rivaling and hurting Chicago, are her greatest sureties of 
dominion. They are far enough away to give sea-room, — farther off than 
Paris is from London, — and yet they are near enough to prevent the 
springing up of any other great city between them. 

St. Louis will be helped by the opening of the Mississippi, but also 
hurt. That will put New Orleans on her feet, and with a railroad running 
over into Texas and so West, she will tap the streams that now crawl up 
the Texas and Missouri road. The current is East, not North, and a sea- 
port at New Orleans can not permanently help St. Louis. 

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fourth of the territory of this great republic. This strip of seacoast 
divides its margins between Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, 
Baltimore and Savannah, or some other great port to be created for the 
South in the next decade. But Chicago has a dozen empires casting their 
treasures into her lap. On a bed of coal that can run all the machinery 
of the world for 500 centuries ; in a garden that can feed the race by the 
thousand years; at the head of the lakes that give her a temperature as a 
summer resort equaled by no great city in the land ; with a climate that 
insures the health of her citizens ; surrounded by all the great deposits 
of natural wealth in mines aud forests and herds, Chicago is the wonder 
of to-day, and will be the city of the future. 

MASSACRE AT FORT DEARBORN. 

During the war of 1812, Fort Dearborn became the theater of stirring 
events. The garrison consisted of fifty-four men under command of 
Captain Nathan Heald, assisted by Lieutenant Helm (son-in-law of Mrs. 
Kinzie) and Ensign Ronan. Dr. Voorhees was surgeon. The only resi- 
dents at the post at that time were the wives of Captain Heald and Lieu- 
tenant Helm, and a few of the soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, and 
a few Canadian voyageurs, with their wives and children. The soldiers 
and Mr. Kinzie were on most friendly terms with the Pottawattamies 
and Winnebagos, the principal tribes around them, but they could not 
win them from their attachment to the British. 

One evening in April, 1812, Mr. Kinzie sat playing on his violin and 
his children were dancing to the music, when Mrs. Kinzie came rushing 
into the house, pale with terror, and exclaiming : " The Indians ! the 
Indians!" "What? Where?" eagerly inquired Mr. Kinzie. "Up 
at Lee's, killing and scalping," answered the frightened mother, who, 
when the alarm was given, was attending Mrs, Barnes (just confined) 
living not far off. Mr. Kinzie and his family crossed the river and took 
refuge in the fort, to which place Mrs. Barnes and her infant not a day 
old were safely conveyed. The rest of the inhabitants took shelter in the 
fort. This alarm was caused by a scalping party of Winnebagos, who 
hovered about the fort several days, when they disappeared, and for several 
weeks the inhabitants were undisturbed. 

On the 7th of August, 1812, General Hull, at Detroit, sent orders ta 
Captain Heald to evacuate Fort Dearborn, and to distribute all the United 
States property to the Indians in the neighborhood — a most insane order. 
The Pottawattamie chief, Avho brought the dispatch, had more wisdom 
than the commanding general. He advised Captain Heald not to make 
the distribution. Said he : " Leave the fort and stores as they are, and 
let the Indians make distribution for themselves ; and while they are 
engaged in the business, the white people may escape to Fort Wayne." 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 143 

Captain Heald held a council with the Indians on the afternoon of 
the 12th, in which his officers refused to join, for they had been informed 
that treachery was designed — that the Indians intended to murder the 
white people in the council, and then destroy those in the fort. Captain 
Heald, however, took the precaution to open a port-hole displaying a 
cannon pointing directly upon the council, and by that means saved 
his life. 

Mr. Kinzie, who knew the Indians well, begged Captain Heald not 
to confide in their promises, nor distribute the arras and munitions among 
them, for it would only put power into their hands to destroy the whites. 
Acting upon this advice, Heald resolved to withhold the munitions of 
war ; and on the night of the 13th, after the distribution of the other 
property had been made, the powder, ball and liquors were thrown into 
the river, the muskets broken up and destroyed. 

Black Partridge, a friendly chief, came to Captain Heald, and said : 
" Linden birds have been singing in my ears to-day: be careful on the 
march you are going to take." On that dark night vigilant Indians had 
crept near the fort and discovered the destruction of their promised booty 
going on within. The next morning the powder was seen floating on the 
surface of the river. The savages were exasperated and made loud com- 
plaints and threats. 

On the following day when preparations were making to leave the 
fort, and all the inmates were deeply impressed with a sense of impend- 
ing danger, Capt. Wells, an uncle of Mrs. Heald, was discovered upon 
the Indian trail among the sand-hills on the borders of the lake, not far 
distant, with a band of mounted Miamis, of whose tribe he was chief, 
having been adopted by the famous Miami warrior. Little Turtle. When 
news of Hull's surrender reached Fort Wayne, he had started with this 
force to assist Heald in defending Fort Dearborn. He was too late. 
Every means for its defense had been destroyed the night before, and 
arrangements were made for leaving the fort on the morning of the 15th. 

It was a warm bright morning in the middle of August. Indications 
were positive that the savages intended to murder the white people ; and 
when they moved out of the southern gate of the fort, the march was 
like a funeral procession. The band, feeling the solemnity of the occa- 
sion, struck up the Dead March in Saul. 

Capt. Wells, who had blackened his face with gun-powder in token 
of his fate, took the lead with his band of Miamis, followed by Capt. 
Heald, with his wife by his side on horseback. Mr. Kinzie hoped by his 
personal influence to avert the impending blow, and therefore accompanied 
them, leaving his family in a boat in charge of a friendly Indian, to be 
taken to his trading station at the site of Niles, Michigan, in the event ot 
his death. 



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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 145 

The procession moved slowly along the lake shore till they reached 
the sand-hills between the prairie and the beach, when the Pottawattamie 
escort, under the leadership of Blackbird, filed to the right, placing those 
hills between them and the white people. Wells, with his Miamis, had 
kept in the advance. They suddenly came rushing back. Wells exclaim- 
ing, " They are about to attack us ; form instantly." These words were 
quickly followed by a storm of bullets, which came whistling over the 
little hills which the treacherous savages had made the covert for their 
murderous attack. The white troops charged upon the Indians, drove 
them back to the prairie, and then the battle was waged between fifty- 
four soldiers, twelve civilians and three or four women (the cowardly 
Miamis having fled at the outset) against five hundred Indian warriors. 
The white people, hopeless, resolved to sell their lives as dearly as possible. 
Ensign Ronan wielded his weapon vigorously, even after falling upon his 
knees weak from the loss of blood. Capt. Wells, who was by the side of 
his niece, Mrs. Heald, when the conflict began, behaved with the greatest 
coolness and courage. He said to her, " We have not the slightest chance 
for life. We must part to meet no more in this world. God bless 3^ou." 
And then he dashed forward. Seeing a young warrior, painted like a 
demon, climb into a wagon in which were twelve children, and tomahawk 
them all, he cried out, unmindful of his personal danger, " If that is your 
game, butchering women and children, I will kill too." He spurred his 
horse towards the Indian camp, where they had left their squaws and 
papooses, hotly pursued by swift-footed young warriors, who sent bullets 
whistling after him. One of these killed his horse and wounded him 
severely in the leg. With a yell the young braves rushed to make him 
their prisoner and reserve him for torture. He resolved not to be made 
a captive, and by the use of the most provoking epithets tried to induce 
them to kill him instantly. He called a fiery young chief a sqicmv, when 
the enraged warrior killed Wells instantly with his tomahawk, jumped 
upon his body, cut out his heart, and ate a portion of the warm morsel 
with savage delight ! 

In this fearful combat women bore a conspicuous part. Mrs. Heald 
was an excellent equestrian and an expert in the use of the rifle. She 
fought the savages bravely, receiving several severe wounds. Though 
faint from the loss of blood, she managed to keep her saddle. A savage 
raised his tomahawk to kill her, when she looked him full in the face, 
and with a sweet smile and in a gentle voice said, in his own language, 
" Surely you will not kill a squaw ! " The arm of the savage fell, and 
the life of the heroic woman was saved. 

Mrs. Helm, the step-daughter of Mr. Kinzie, had an encounter with 
a stout Indian, who attempted to tomahawk her. Springing to one side, 
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146 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

seized the savage round the neck with her arms and endeavored to get 
hold of his scalping knife, which hung in a sheath at his breast. While 
she was thus struggling she was dragged from her antagonist by another 
powerful Indian, who bore her, in spite of her struggles, to the margin 
of the lake and plunged her in. To her astonishment she was held by 
him so that she would not drown, and she soon perceived that she was 
in the hands of the friendly Black Partridge, who had saved her life. 

The wife of Sergeant Holt, a large and powerful woman, behaved as 
bravely as an Amazon. She rode a line, high-spirited horse, which the 
Indians coveted, and several of them attacked her with the butts of their 
guns, for the purpose of dismounting her ; but she used the sword which 
she had snatched from her disabled husband so skillfully that she foiled 
them ; and, suddenly wheeling her horse, she dashed over the prairie, 
followed by the savages shouting, " The brave woman ! the brave woman ! 
Don't hurt her ! " They finally overtook her, and while she was fighting 
them in front, a powerful savage came up behind her, seized her by the 
neck and dragged her to the ground. Horse and woman were made 
captives. Mrs. Holt was a long time a captive among the Indians, but 
was afterwards ransomed. 

In this sharp conflict two-thirds of the white people were slain and 
wounded, and all their horses, baggage and provision were lost. Only 
twenty-eight straggling men now remained to fight five hundred Indians 
rendered furious b}^ the sight of blood. They succeeded in breaking 
through the ranks of the murderers and gaining a slight eminence on the 
prairie near the Oak Woods. The Indians did not pursue, but gathered 
on their flanks, while the chiefs held a consultation on the sand-hills, and 
showed signs of willingness to parley. It would have been madness on 
the part of the whites to renew the fight ; and so Capt. Heald went for- 
ward and met Blackbird on the open prairie, where terms of surrender 
were soon agreed upon. It was arranged that the white people should 
give up their arms to Blackbird, and that the survivors should become 
prisoners of war, to be exchanged for ransoms as soon as practicable. 
With this understanding captives and captors started for the Indian 
camp near the fort, to which Mrs. Helm had been taken bleeding and 
suffering hy Black Partridge, and had met her step-father and learned 
that her husband was safe. 

A new scene of horror was now opened at the Indian camp. The 
wounded, not being included in the terms of surrender, as it was inter- 
preted by the Indians, and the British general. Proctor, having offered a 
liberal bounty for American scalps, delivered at Maiden, nearly all the 
wounded men were killed and scalped, and the price of the trophies was 
afterwards paid by the British government. 




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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 



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SHABBONA. 



This celebrated Indian chief, whose portrait appears in this work, 
deserves more than a passing notice. Although Shabbona was not so con- 
spicuous as Tecumseh or Black Hawk, yet in point of merit he was 
superior to either of them. 

Shabbona was born at an Indian village on the Kankakee River, now 
in Will County, about the year 1775. While young he was made chief of 
the band, and went to Shabbona Grove, now DeKalb County, where they 
were found in the early settlement of the county. 

In t]i3 war of 1812 Shabbona with his warriors icined Tecumseh. was 



150 HISTOUY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

aid to that great chief, und stood by liis side when he fell at the battle of 
the Tliames. At the time of the Winnebago war, in 1827, he visited almost 
every village among the Pottawatomies, and by his persuasive arguments 
prevented them from taking part in the war. B}^ request of the citizens 
of Chicago, Shabbona, accompanied by Billy Caldwell (Sauganash), visited 
Big Foot's village at Geneva Lake, in order to pacify the warriors, as fears 
were entertained that they were about to raise the tomahawk against the 
whites. Here Shabbona was taken prisoner by Big Foot, and his life 
threatened, but on the following day was set at libert3\ From that time 
the Indians (through reproach) styled liim " the white man's friend," 
and many times his life was endangered. 

Before the Black Hawk Avar, Shabbona met in council at two differ- 
ent times, and by his influence prevented his people from taking jjart with 
the Sacs and Foxes. After the death of Black Partridge and Senachwine, 
no chief among the Pottawatomies exerted so much influence as Shabbona. 
Black Hawk, aware of this influence, visited him at two different times, in 
order to enlist him in his cause, but was unsuccessfid. While Black Hawk 
was a prisoner at Jefferson Barracks, he said, had it not been for Shabbona 
the whole Pottawatomie nation would have joined his standard, and he 
could have continued the war for years. 

To Shabbona many of the early settlers of Illinois owe the pres- 
ervation of their lives, for it is a well-known fact, had he not notified the 
people of their danger, a large portion of them would have fallen victims 
to the tomahawk of savages. By saving the lives of whites he endangered 
his own, for the Sacs and Foxes threatened to kill him, and made two 
attempts to execute their threats. They killed Pypeogee, his son, and 
Pyps, his nephew, and hunted him down as though he was a wild beast. 

Shabbona had a reservation of two sections of land at his Grove, but 
by leaving it and going west for a short time, the Government declared 
the reservation forfeited, and sold it the same as other vacant land. On 
Shabbona's return, and finding his possessions gone, he was very sad and 
broken down inspirit, and left the Grove for ever. The citizens of Ottawa 
raised money and bought him a tract of land on the Illinois River, above 
Seneca, in Grundy County, on which they built a house, and supplied 
him with means to live on. He lived here until his death, which occurred 
on the 17th of July, 1859, in the eighty-fourth year of his age, and was 
buried with great pomj) in the cemetery at Morris. His squaw, Pokanoka, 
was drowned in Mazen Creek, Grundy County, on the 30th of November, 
1864, and was buried by his side. 

In 1861 subscriptions were taken up in many of the river towns, to 
erect a monument over the remains of Shabbona, but the war breaking 
out, the enterprise was abandoned. Only a plain marble slab marks the 
resting-place of this friend of the white man. 



Abstract of Illinois State Laws. 



BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES. 

No promissory note, cheek, draft, bill of exchange, order, or note, negO' 
tiable inst7'ument payable at sight, or on demand, or on presentment, shall 
be entitled to days of grace. All other bills of exchange, drafts or notes are 
entitled to three days of grace. All the above mentioned paper falling 
due on Sunday, New Years'' Bay, the Fourth of July, Christmas, or any 
day appointed or recommended by the President of the United States or 
the Governor of the State as a day of fast or thanksgiving, shall be deemed 
as due on the day previous, and should two or more of these days come 
together, then such instrument shall be treated as due on the day previous 
to the first of said days. No defense can be made against a negotiable 
instrument (^assigned before due') in the hands of the assignee without 
notice, except fraud was used in obtaining the same. To hold an indorser, 
due diligence must be used by suit, in collecting of the maker, unless suit 
would have been unavailing. Notes payable to person named or to order, 
in order to absolutely transfer title, must be indorsed by the payee. Notes 
payable to bearer may be transferred by delivery, and when so payable 
every indorser thereon is held as a guarantor of payment unless otherwise 
expressed. 

In computing interest or discount on negotiable instruments, a month 
shall be considered a calendar month or twelfth of a year, and for less 
than a month, a day shall be figured a thirtieth part of a month. Notes 
only bear interest when so expressed, but after due they draw the legal 
interest, even if not stated. 

INTEREST. 

The legal rate of interest is six per cent. Parties may agree in writ- 
ing on a rate not exceeding ten per cent. If a rate of interest greater 
than ten per cent, is contracted for, it works a forfeiture of the whole of 
said interest, and only the principal can be recovered. 

DESCENT. 

When 710 will is made, the property of a deceased person is distrib- 
uted as follows : 



152 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

First. To his or her children and their descendants in equal parts ; 
the descendants of the deceased child or grandchild taking the share of 
their deceased parents in equal parts among them. 

Second. Where there is no child, nor descendant of such child, and 
no widow or surviving husband, then to the parents, brothers and sisters 
of the deceased, and their descendants, in equal parts, the surviving 
parent, if either be dead, taking a double portion ; and if there is no 
parent living, then to the brothers and sisters of the intestate and their 
descendants. 

Third. When there is a widow or surviving husband, and no child or 
children, or descendants of the same, then one-half of the real estate and 
the whole of the personal estate shall descend to such widow or surviving 
husband, absolutely, and the other half of the real estate shall descend as 
in other cases where there is no child or children or descendants of the 
same. 

Fourth. When there is a widow or surviving husband and also a child 
or children, or descendants of the latter, then one third of all the personal 
estate to the widoiv or surviving husband absolutely. 

Fifth. If there is no child, parent, brother or sister, or descendants of 
either of them, and no widow or surviving husband, then in equal parts 
to the next of kin to the intestate in equal degree. Collaterals shall not 
be represented except with the descendants of brothers and sisters of the 
intestate, and there shall be no distinction betiveen kindred of the whole 
and the half blood. 

Sixth. If any intestate leaves a ividoiv or surviving husband and no 
kindred, then to such widoiv or surviving husband ; and if there is no such 
widow or surviving husband, it shall escheat to and vest in the county 
where the same, or the greater portion thereof, is situated. 

WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS. 

JVo exact for7n of words are necessar}^ in order to make a will good at 
law. Every male person of the age of twenty-one years, and evevy feinale 
of the age of eighteen years, of sound 7nind and memory, can make a valid 
will ; it must be in writing, signed by the testator or by some one in his 
or her presence and by his or her direction, and attested by two or more 
credible witnesses. Care should be taken that the witnesses are not inter- 
ested in the will. Persons knowing themselves to have been named in the 
will or appointed executor, must within thirty days of the death of 
deceased cause the will to be proved and recorded in the proper county, 
or present it, and refuse to accept ; on failure to do so are liable to forfeit 
the sum of twenty dollars per month. Inventory to be made by executor 
or administrator within three months from date of letters testamentary or 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 153 

of administration. Executors' and administrators' compensation not to 
exceed six per cent, on amount of personal estate, and three per cent, 
on money realized from real estate, with such additional allowance as 
shall be reasonable for extra services. Appraisers' compensation $2 pel 
day. 

Notice requiring all claims to be presented against the estate shall b^ 
given by the executor or administrator within six months of being quali- 
fied. Any person having a claim and not presenting it at the time fixed 
by said notice is required to have summons issued notifying the executor 
or administrator of his having filed his claim in court ; in such cases the 
costs have to be paid by the claimant. Claims should be filed within two 
years from the time administration is granted on an estate, as after that 
time they axe forever harred^ unless other estate is found that was not in- 
ventoried. Married women, infants, persons insane, imprisoned or without 
the United States, in the employment of the United States, or of this 
State, have two gears after their disabilities are removed to file claims. 

Claims are classified and p>aid out of the estate in the following manner: 

First. Funeral expenses. 

Second. The widow's award, if there is a widow ; or children if there 
are children, and no widow. 

Third. Expenses attending the last illness, not including- physician's 
bill. 

Fourth. Debts due the common school or totvnship fund . 

Fifth. All expenses of proving the will and taking out letters testa- 
mentary or administration, and settlement of the estate, and the physi- 
cian s hill in the last illness of deceased. 

Sixth. Where the deceased has received money in trust for any pur- 
pose, his executor or administrator shall pay out of his estate the amount 
received and not accounted for. 

Seventh. All other debts and demands of whatsoever kind, without 
regard to quality or dignity, which shall be exhibited to the court within 
two years from the granting of letters. 

Award to Widow and Children, exclusive of debts and legacies or be- 
quests, except funeral expenses : 

First. The family pictures and wearing apparel, jewels and ornaments 
of herself and minor children. 

Second. School hooks and the family library of the value of $100. 

Third. One sewing machine. 

Fourth. Necessary beds, bedsteads and bedding for herself and family. 

Fifth. The stoves and pipe used in the family, with the necessary 
cooking utensils, or in case they have none, $50 in money. 

Sixth. Household and kitchen furniture to the value of |100. 

Seventh. One milch cow and calf for every four members of her family. 



164 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Eighth. Two sheep for each member of her family, and the fleeces 
taken from the same, and one horse, saddle and bridle. 

Ninth. Provisions for herself and family for one year. 

Tenth. Food for the stock above specified for six months. 

Eleventh. Fuel for herself and family for three months. 

Twelfth. One hundred dollars worth of other property suited to her 
condition in life, to be selected by the ividow. 

The ividoiv if she elects may have in lieu of the said award, the same 
personal property or money in place thereof as is or may be exeynpt from 
execution or attachment against tlie head of a family. 

TAXES. 

The owners of real and personal property, on the first day of May in 
each year, are liable for the taxes thereon. 

Assessments should be completed before the fourth Monday in June, 
at which time the town board of review meets to examine assessments, 
hear objections.^ and make such changes as ought to be made. The county 
board have also power to correct or change assessments. 

The tax books are placed in the hands of the town collector on or 
before the tenth day of December, who retains them until the tenth day 
of March following, when he is required to return them to the county 
treasurer, who then collects all delinquent taxes. 

No costs accrue on real estate taxes till advertised, which takes place 
the first day of April, when three weeks' notice is required before judg- 
ment. Cost of advertising, twenty cents each tract of land, and ten cents 
each lot. 

Judgment is usually obtained at May term of County Court. Costs 
six cents each tract of land, and five cents each lot. Sale takes place in 
June. Costs in addition to those before mentioned, twenty-eight cents 
each tract of land, and twenty-seven cents each town lot. 

Real estate sold for taxes may be redeemed any time before the expi- 
ration of two years from the date of sale, by payment to the County Clerk 
of the amount for which it was sold and twenty-five per cent, thereon if 
redeemed within six months, fifty per cent, if between six and twelve 
months, if between twelve and eighteen months seventy-five per cent., 
and if between eighteen months and two years one hundred per cent., 
and in addition, all subsequent taxes paid by the purchaser, with ten per 
cent, interest thereon, also one dollar each tract if notice is given by the 
purchaser of the sale, and a fee of twenty-five cents to the clerk for his 
certificate. 

JURISDICTION OF COURTS. 

Justices have jurisdiction in all civil cases on contracts for the recovery 
of moneys for damages for injury to real property, or taking, detaining, or 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 155 

injuring personal property ; for rent; for all cases to recover damages done 
real or personal property by railroad companies, in actions of replevin, and 
in actions for damages for fraud in the sale, purchase, or exchange of per- 
sonal property, when the amount claimed as due is not over $200. They 
have also jurisdiction in all cases for violation of the ordinances of cities, 
towns or villages. A justice of the peace may orally order an officer or a 
private person to arrest any one committing or attempting to commit a 
criminal offense. He also upon complaint can issue his warrant for the 
arrest of any person accused of having committed a crime, and have him 
brought before him for examination. 

COUNTY COURTS 
Have jurisdiction in all matters of probate (except in counties having a 
population of one hundred thousand or over), settlement of estates of 
deceased perso7is, appointment of guardians and conservators, and settle- 
ment of their accounts ; all matters relating to apprentices ; proceedings 
for the collection of taxes and assessments, and in proceedings of executors^ 
administrators, guardians and conservators for the sale of real estate. In 
law cases they have concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts in all 
cases where justices of the peace now have, or hereafter may have, 
jurisdiction when the amount claimed shall not exceed $1,000, and in all 
criminal offenses where the punishment is not imprisonment in the peni- 
tentiary, or death, and in all cases of appeals from justices of the peace 
and police magistrates; excepting when the county judge is sitting as a 
justice of the peace. Circuit Courts have unlimited jurisdiction. 

LIMITATION OF ACTION. 

Accounts jive years. Notes and written contracts ten years. Judg- 
ments twenty years. Partial payments or new promise in writing, within 
or after said period, will revive the debt. Absence from the State deducted, 
and when the cause of action is barred by the law of another State, it has 
the same effect here. Slander and libel, one year. Personal injuries, two 
years. To recover land or make entry thereon, tiventy years. Action to 
foreclose mortgage or trust deed, or make a sale, ivithin ten years. 

All persons in possession of land, and paying taxes for seven consecu- 
tive years, with color of title, and all persons paying taxes for seven con- 
secutive years, with color of title, on vacant land, shall be held to be the 
legal owners to the extent of their 'paper title. 

MARRIED WOMEN 

May sue and be sued. Husband and wife not liable for each other'' s debts, 
either before or after marriage, but both are liable for expenses and edu- 
cation of the family. 



156 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

She may contract the same as if unmarried^ except that in a partner- 
ship business she can not, without consent of her husband, unless he has 
abandoned or deserted her, or is idiotic or insane, or confined in peniten- 
tiary ; she is entitled and can recover her own earnings, but neither hus- 
band nor wife is entitled to compensation for any services rendered for the 
other. At the death of the husband, in addition to widow's award, a 
married woman has a dower interest (one-third) in all real estate owned 
by her husband after their marriage, and which has not been released by 
her, and the husband has the same interest in the real estate of the wife 
at her death. 

EXEMPTIONS FROM FORCED SALE. 

Home worth $1,000, and the following Personal Projjerty : Lot of ground 
and buildings thereon, occupied as a residence by the debtor, being a house- 
holder and having a family, to the value of $1,000. Exemption continues 
after the death of the householder for the benefit of widow and family, some 
one of them occupying the homestead until youngest child shall become 
twenty-one years of age, and until death of widoiv. There is no exemption 
from sale for taxes, assessments, debt or liability incurred for the purchase 
or improvemeiit of said homestead. No release or waiver of exemption is 
valid, unless in writing, and subscribed by such householder and wife (if 
he have one), and acknowledged as conveyances of real estate are required 
to be acknowledged. The following articles of personal property owned 
by the debtor, are exempt from execution, writ of attachment, and distress 
for rent : The necessary ivearing apparel. Bibles, school books and family 
pictures of every person ; and, 2d, one hundred dollars worth of other 
property to be selected by the debtor, and, in addition, when the debtor 
is the head of a family and resides with the same, three hundred dollars 
worth of other property to be selected by the debtor ; provided that such 
selection and exemption shall not be made by the debtor or allowed to 
him or her from any money, salary or wages due him or her from any 
person or persons or corporations whatever. 

When the head of a farail}^ shall die, desert or not reside with the 
same, the family shall be entitled to and receive all the benefit and priv- 
ileges which are by this act conferred upon the head of a family residing 
with the same. No personal property is exempt from execution when 
judgment is obtained for the wages of laborers or servants. Wages of a 
laborer who is the head of a family can not be garnisheed, except the sum 
due him be in excess of $25. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 157 

DEEDS AND MORTGAGES. 

To be valid there must be a valid consideration. Special care should 
be taken to have them signed, sealed, delivered, and properl}^ acknowl- 
edged, with the proper seal attached. Witnesses are not required. The 
acknowledgement must be made in this state, before Master in Gliancery, 
Notary Public, United States Commissioner^ Circuit or County Clerk., Justice 
of Peace., or any Court of Record having a seal., or any Judge., Justice., or 
Clerk of any such Court. When taken before a Notary, Public, or United 
States Commissioner., the same shall be attested by his official seal., when 
taken before a Court or the CZerAr thereof, the same shall be attested by 
the seal of such Court., and when taken before a Justice of the Peace resid- 
ing out of the county where the real estate to be conveyed lies, there shall 
be added a certificate of the County Clerk under his seal of office, that he 
was a Justice of the Peace in the county at the time of taking the same. 
A deed is good without such certificace attached, but can not be used in 
evidence unless such a certificate is produced or other competent evidence 
introduced. Acknowledgements made out of the state must either be 
executed according to the laws of this state, or there should be attached 
a certificate that it is in conformity with the laws of the state or country 
where executed. Where this is not done the same may be proved by any 
other legal way. Acknowledgments where the Homestead rights are to 
be waived must state as follows : " Including the release and waiver of 
the right of homestead." 

Notaries Public can take acknowledgements any where in the state. 

Sheriffs., if authorized by the mortgagor of real or personal property 
in his mortgage, may sell the property mortgaged. 

In the case of the death of grantor or holder of the equity of redemp- 
tion of real estate mortgaged, or conveyed by deed of trust where equity 
of redemption is waived, and it contains power of sale, must be foreclosed 
in the same manner as a common mortgage in court. 

ESTRAYS. 

HorseSy mules, asses, neat cattle, stvine, sheep, or goats found straying 
at any time during the year, in counties where such animals are not allowed 
to run at large, or between the last day of October and the 15th day of 
April in other counties, the oivner thereof being unknown, may be taken up 
as estrays. 

No person not a householder in the county where estray is found can 
lawfully take up an estray, and then only upon or about his farm or place 
of residence. Estrays should not be used before advertised, except animals 
giving milk, which may be milked for their benefit. 



158 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Notices must be posted up within five (5) days in three (3) of the 
most public places in the town or precinct in which estray was found, giv- 
ing the residence of the taker up, and a particular description of the 
estray, its age, color, and marks natural and artificial, and stating before 
what justice of the peace in such town or precinct, and at what time, not 
less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days from the time of post- 
ing such notices, he will apply to have the estray appraised. 

A copy of such notice should be filed by the taker up with the totvn 
clerks whose duty it is to enter the same at large, in a hook kept by him 
for that purpose. 

If the owner of estray shall not have appeared and proved ownership, 
and taken the same away, first paying the taker up his reasonable charges 
for taking up, keeping, and advertising the same, the taker up shall appear 
before the justice of the peace mentioned in above mentioned notice, and 
make an affidavit as required by law. 

As the affidavit has to be made before the justice, and all other steps as 
to appraisement, etc., are before him, who is familiar therewith, they are 
therefore omitted here. 

Any person taking up an estray at any other place than about or 
upon his farm or residence, or without complying with the law, shall forfeit 
and pay a fine of ten dollars with costs. 

Ordinary diligence is required in taking care of estrays, but in case 
they die or get away the taker is not liable for the same. 

GAME. 

It is unlawful for any person to kill, or attempt to kill or destroy, in 
any manner, any prairie hen or chicken or woodcock between the 15th day 
of January and the 1st day of September ; or any deer, fawn, wild-turkey, 
partridge or pheasant between the 1st day of February and the 1st day 
of October ; or any quail between the 1st day of February and 1st day of 
November ; or any wild goose, duck, snipe, brant or other water fowl 
between the 1st day of May and 15th day of August in each year. 
Penalty : Fine not less than $5 nor more than $25, for each bird or 
animal, and costs of suit, and stand committed to county jail until fine is 
paid, but not exceeding ten days. It is unlawful to hunt with gun, dog 
or net within the inclosed grounds or lands of another without permission. 
Penalty: Fine not less than $3 nor more than $100, to be paid into 
school fund. 

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 

Whenever any of the following articles shall be contracted for, or 
sold or delivered, and no special contract or agreement shall be made to 
the contrary, the weight per bushel shall be as follows, to-wit : 



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159 





Pounds. 




Pounds. 


Stone Coal, 


- 80 


Buckwheat, - 


- 52 


Unslaeked Lime, 


- 80 


Coarse Salt, 


- 50 


Corn in tlie ear, 


- 70 


Barley, - - - 


- 48 


Wheat, 


- 60 


Corn Meal, 


- 48 


Irish Potatoes, 


- 60 


Castor Beans, 


- 46 


White Beans, - 


- 60 


Timothy Seed, - 


- 45 


Clover Seed, - 


- 60 


Hemp Seed, - 


- 44 


Onions, _ = _ 


- 57 


Malt, - - - - 


- 38 


Shelled Corn, 


- 56 


Dried Peaches, 


- 33 


Rye, - - - - 


- 56 


Oats, - - - - 


- 32 


Flax Seed, - 


- 56 


Dried Apples, 


- 24 


Sweet Potatoes, - 


- 55 


Bran, - - - - 


- 20 


Turnips, 


- 55 


Blue Grass Seed, - 


- 14 


Fine Salt, - 


- 55 


Hair (plastering). 


8 



Penalty for giving less than the above standard is double the amount 
of property wrongfully not given, and ten dollars addition thereto. 



MILLERS. 

The owner or occupant of every public grist mill in this state shall 
grind all grain brought to his mill in its turn. The toll for both 8team 
and water mills, is, for grinding and bolting wheats rye^ or other grain, one 
eighth part; for grinding Indian corn, oats, harley and buckwheat not 
required to be bolted, one seventh part; for grinding malt, and chopping all 
kinds of grain, one eighth part. It is the duty of every miller when his 
mill is in repair, to aid and assist in loading and imloading all grain brought 
to him to be ground, and he is also required to keep an accurate half 
bushel measure, and an accurate set of toll dishes or scales for weighing 
the grain. The penalty for neglect or refusal to comply with the law is 
$5, to the use of any person to sue for the same, to be recovered before 
any justice of the peace of the county where penalty is incurred. Millers 
are accountable for the safe keeping of all grain left in his mill for the 
purpose of being ground, with bags or casks containing same (except it 
results from unavoidable accidents), provided that such bags or casks are 
distinctlv marked with the initial letters of the owner's name. 



MARKS AND BRANDS. 

Owners of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep or goats may have one earmark 
and one brand, but which shall be different from his neighbor's, and may 
be recorded by the county clerk of the county in which such property is 
kept. The/ee for such record is fifteen cents. The record of such shall 
be open to examination free of charge. In cases of disputes as to marks 
or brands-, such record is vrima facie evidence. Owners of cattle, horses, 
hogs, sheep or goats that may have been branded by the former owner^ 



160 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

may be re-branded in presence of one or more of his neighbors, Avho shall 
certify to the facts of the marking or branding being done, when done, 
and in what brand or mark they were re-branded or re-marked, which 
certificate may also be recorded as before stated. 

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN. 

Children may be adopted by any resident of this state, by filing a 
petition in the Circuit or County Court of the county in which he resides, 
asking leave to do so, and if desired may ask that the name of the child 
be changed. Such petition, if made by a person having a husband or 
wife, will not be granted, unless the husband or wife joins therein, as the 
adoption must be by them jointly. 

The 2)etition shall state name, sex, and age of the child, and the new 
name, if it is desired to change the name. Also the name and residence 
of the parents of the child, if known, and of the guardian, if any, and 
whether the parents or guardians consent to the adoption. 

The court must find, before granting decree, that the parents of the 
■child, or the survivors of them, have deserted his or her family or such 
child for one year next preceding the application, or if neither are living, 
the guardian ; if no guardian, the next of kin in this state capable of giving 
consent, has had notice of the presentation of the petition and consents 
to such adoption. If the child is of the age of fourteen years or upwards, 
the adoption can not be made without its consent. 

SURVEYORS AND SURVEYS. 

There is in every county elected a surveyor known as county sur- 
veyor, who has power to appoint deputies, for whose official acts he is 
responsible. It is the duty of the county surveyor, either by himself or 
his deputy, to make all swrvg?/sthat he may be called upon to make within 
his county as soon as may be after application is made. The necessary 
chainmen and other assistance must be employed by the person requiring 
the same to be done, and to be by him paid, unless otherwise agreed ; but 
the chainmen must be disinterested persons and approved by the surveyor 
and sworn by him to measure justly and impartially. 

The County Board in each county is required by law to provide a copy 
of the United States field notes and plats of their surveys of the lands 
in the county to be kept in the recorder's office subject to examination 
by the public, and the county surveyor is required to make his surveys 
in conformity to said notes, plats and the laws of the United States gov- 
erning such matters. The surveyor is also required to keep a reijord 
of all surveys made by him, which shall be subject to inspection by any 
one interested, and shall be delivered up to his successor in office, A 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 161 

certified copy of the said surveyor's record shall be prima facie evidence 
of its contents. 

The fees of county surveyors are six dollars per day. The county 
surveyor is also ex officio inspector of mines, and as such, assisted by some 
practical miner selected by him, shall once each year inspect all the 
mines in the county, for which they shall each receive such compensa- 
tion as may be fixed by the County Board, not exceeding $5 a day, to 
be paid out of the county treasury. 

ROADS AND BRIDGES. 

Where practicable from the nature of the ground, persons traveling 
in any kind of vehicle, must turyi to the right of the center of the road, so 
as to permit each carriage to pass without interfering with each other. 
The penalty fbr a violation of this provision is $5 for every offense, to 
be recovered by the party injured; but to recover, there must have 
occurred some injury to person or property resulting from the violation. 
The owners of any carriage traveling upon any road in this State for the 
conveyance of passengers who shall employ or continue in his employment 
as driver any person who is addicted to drunkenness, or the excessive use of 
spiritous liquors, after he has had notice of the same, shall forfeit, at the 
rate of $5 per day, and if any driver while actually engaged in driving 
any such carriage, shall be guilty of intoxication to such a degree as to 
endanger the safety of passengers, it shall be the duty of the owner, on 
receiving written notice of the fact, signed by one of the passengers, and 
certified by him on oath, forthwith to discharge such driver. If such owner 
shall have such driver in his employ within three months after such notice, 
he is liable for |5 per day for the time he shall keep said driver in his 
employment after receiving such notice. 

Persons driving any carriage on any public highway are prohibited 
from running their horses upon any occasion under a penalty of a fine not 
exceeding $10, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, at the discre- 
tion of the court. Horses attached to any carriage used to convey passen- 
gers for hire must be properly hitched or the lines placed in the hands of 
some other person before the driver leaves them for any purpose. For 
violation of this provision each driver shall forfeit twenty dollars, to be 
recovered by action, to be commenced within six months. It is under- 
stood by the term carriage herein to mean any carriage or vehicle used 
for the transportation of passengers or goods or either of them. 

The commissioners of highways in the different tov/ns have the care 
and superintendence of highways and bridges therein. They have all 
the powers necessary to lay out, vacate, regulate and repair all roads* 
build and repair bridges. In addition to the above, it is their duty to 
trrect and keep in repair at the forks or crossing-place of the most 



162 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

important roads post and gnide boards with plain inscriptions, giving 
directions and distances to the most noted phices to which such road may 
lead ; also to make provisions to prevent thistles, burdock, and cockle 
burrs, mustard, yellow dock, Indian mallow and jimson weed from 
seeding, and to extirpate the same as far as practicable, and to prevent 
all rank growth of vegetation on the public highways so far as the same 
may obstruct public travel, and it is in their discretion to erect watering 
places for public use for watering teams at such ^^oints as may be deemed 
advisable. 

The Commissioners, on or before the 1st day of May of each year, 
shall make out and deliver to their treasurer a list of all able-bodied men 
in their town, excepting paupers, idiots, lunatics, and such others as are 
exempt by law, and assess against each the sum of two dollars as a poll 
tax for highway purposes. Within thirty days after such list is delivered 
they shall cause a written or printed notice to be given to each person so 
assessed, notifying him of the time when and place where such tax must 
be paid, or its equivalent in labor performed ; they may contract with 
persons owing such poll tax to perform a certain amount of labor on any 
road or bridge in payment of the same, and if such tax is not paid nor 
labor performed by the first Monday of July of such year, or within ten 
days after notice is given after that time, they shall bring suit therefor 
against such person before a justice of the peace, who shall hear and 
determine the case according to law for the offense complained of, and 
shall forthwith issue an execution, directed to any constable of the county 
where the delinquent shall reside, who shall forthwith collect the moneys 
therein mentioned. 

The Commissioners of Highways of each town shall annually ascer- 
tain, as near as practicable, how much money must be raised by tax on real 
and personal property for the making and repairing of roads, only, to any 
amount they may deem necessar}^ not exceeding forty cents on each one 
hundred dollai's' worth, as valued on the assessment roll of the previous 
year. The tax so levied on property lying within an incorporated village, 
town or city, shall be paid over to the corporate authorities of such town, 
village or city. Commissioners shall receive $1.50 for each day neces- 
sarily employed in the discharge of their duty. 

Overseers. At the first meeting the Commissioners shall choose one 
of their number to act General Overseer of Highways in their township, 
whose duty it shall be to take charge of and safely keep all tools, imple- 
ments and machinery belonging to said town, and shall, by the direction 
of the Board, have general supervision of all roads and bridges in their 
town. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. l^'^ 

As all township and county officers are familiar with their duties, it 
is only intended to give the points of the law that the public should be 
familiar with. The manner of laying out, altering or vacating roads, etc., 
will not be here stated, as it would require more space than is contem- 
plated in a work of this kind. It is sufficient to state that, the first step 
is by petition, addressed to the Commissioners, setting out what is prayed 
for, giving the names of the owners of lands if known, if not known so 
state, over which the road is to pass, giving the general course, its place 
of beginning, and where it terminates. It requires not less than twelve 
freeholders residing within three miles of the road who shall sign the 
petition. Public roads must not be less than fift}^ feet wide, nor more 
than sixty feet wide. Roads not exceeding two miles in length, if peti- 
tioned for, may be laid out, not less than forty feet. Private roads 
for private and public use, may be laid out of the width of three rods, on 
petition of the person directly interested ; the damage occasioned thereby 
shall be paid by the premises benefited thereby, and before the road is 
opened. If not opened in two years, the order shall be considered 
rescinded. Commissioners in their discretion may permit persons who 
live on or have private roads, to work out their road tax thereon. Public 
roads must be opened in five days from date of filing order of location, 
or be deemed vacated. 

DRAINAGE. 

Whenever one or more owners or occupants of land desire to construct 
I drain or ditch across the land of others for agricultural^ sanitary or 
mining purposes^ the proceedings are as follows : 

File a petition in the Circuit or County Court of the county in which 
the proposed ditch or drain is to be constructed, setting forth the neces- 
sity for the same, with a description of its proposed starting point, route 
and terminus, and if it shall be necessary for the drainage of the land or 
coal mines or for sanitary purposes, that a drain, ditch, levee or similar 
work be constructed, a description of the same. It shall also set forth 
the names of all persons owning the land over which such drain or ditch 
shall be constructed, or if unknown stating that fact. 

No private property shall be taken or damaged for the purpose of 
constructing a ditch, drain or levee, without compensation, if claimed by 
the owner, the same to be ascertained by a jury ; but if the construction 
of such ditch, drain or levee shall be a benefit to the owner, the same 
shall be a set off against such compensation. 

If the proceedings seek to affect the property of a minor, lunatic or 
married woman, the guardian, conservator or husband of the same shall 
be made party defendant. The petition may be amended and parties 
made defendants at any time when it is necessary to a fair trial. 



164 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

When the petition is presented to the judge, he shall note therein 
when he will hear the same, and order the issuance of summonses aad 
the publication of notice to each non-resident or unknown defendant. 

The petition may be heard by such judge in vacation as well as in 
term time. Upon the trial, the jury shall ascertain the just compensation 
to each owner of the property sought to be damaged by the construction 
of such ditch, drain or levee, and truly report the same. 

As it is only contemplated in a work of this kind to give an abstract 
of the laws, and as the parties who have in charge the execution of the 
further proceedings are likely to be familiar with the requirements of the 
statute, the necessary details are not here inserted. 

WOLF SCALPS. 

. The County Board of any county in this State may hereafter alluw 
such bounty on wolf scalps as the board may deem reasonable. 

Any person claiming a bounty shall produce the scalp or scalps with 
the ears thereon, within sixty days after the wolf or wolves shall have 
been caught, to the Clerk of the County Board, who shall administer to 
said person the following oath or affirmation, to-wit: "You do solemnly 
swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that the scalp or scalps here pro- 
duced by you was taken from a wolf or wolves killed and first captured 
by yourself within the limits of this county, and within the sixty days 
last past." 

CONVEYANCES. 

When the reversion expectant on a lease of any tenements or here- 
ditaments of any tenure shall be surrendered or merged, the estate which 
shall for the time being confer as against the tenant under the same lease 
the next vested right to the same tenements or hereditaments, shall, to 
the extent and for the purpose of preserving such incidents to and obli- 
gations on the same reversion, as but for the surrender or merger thereof, 
would have subsisted, be deemed the reversion expectant on the same 
lease. 

PAUPERS. 

Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in conse- 
quence ot any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or unavoidable cause, shall 
be supported by the father, grand-father, mother, grand-mother, children, 
grand-children, brothers or sisters of such poor person, if they or either 
of them be of sufficient ability ; but if any of such dependent class shall 
have become so from intemperance or other bad conduct, they shall not be 
entitled to support from any relation except parent or child. 




^^-^ fZut^ 



BLUFFDALE. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 167 

The children shall first be called on to support their parents, if they 
are able ; but if not, the parents of such poor person shall then be called 
on, if of sufficient ability ; and if there be no parents or children able, 
then the brothers and sisters of such dependent person shall be called 
upon ; and if there be no brothers or sisters of sufficient ability, the 
grand-children of such person shall next be called on ; and if they are 
not able, then the grand-parents. Married females, while their husbands 
live, shall not be liable to contribute for the support of their poor relations 
except out of their separate property. It is the duty of the state's 
(county) attorney, to make complaint to the County Court of his county 
against all the relatives of such paupers in this state liable to his support 
and prosecute the same. In case the state's attorney neglects, or refuses, to 
complain in such cases, then it is the duty of the overseer of the poor to 
do so. The person called upon to contribute shall have at least ten days' 
notice of such application by summons. The court has the power to 
determine the kind of support, depending upon the circumstances of the 
parties, and may also order two or more of the different degrees to main- 
tain such poor person, and prescribe the proportion of each, according to 
their ability. The court may specify the time for which the relative shall 
contribute — in fact has control over the entire subject matter, with power 
to enforce its orders. Every county (except those in which the poor are 
supported by the towns, and in such cases the towns are liable) is required 
to relieve and support all poor and indigent persons lawfully resident 
therein. Residence means the actual residence of the party, or the place 
where he was employed ; or in case he was in no employment, then it 
shall be the place where he made his home. When any person becomes 
chargeable as a pauper in any county or town who did not reside at the 
commencement of six months immediately preceding his becoming so, 
but did at that time reside in some other county or town in this state, 
then the county or town, as the case may be, becomes liable for the expense 
of taking care of such person until removed, and it is the duty of the 
overseer to notify the proper authorities of the fact. If any person shall 
bring and leave any pauper in any county in this state where such pauper 
had no legal residence, knowing him to be such, he is liable to a fine of 
$100. In counties under township organization, the supervisors in each 
town are ex-officio overseers of the poor. The overseers of the poor act 
under the directions of the County Board in taking care of the poor and 
granting of temporary relief; also, providing for non-resident persons not 
paupers who may be taken sick and not able to pay their way, and in case 
of death cause such person to be decently buried. 

The residence of the inmates of poorhouses and other charitable 
institutions for voting purposes is their former place of abode. 



168 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

FENCES. 

In counties under township organization, the toivn assessor and com- 
missioner of highways are the fence-viewers in their respective towns. 
In other counties the County Board appoints three in each precinct annu- 
ally. A laivful fence is four and one-half feet high, in good repair, con- 
sisting of rails, timber, boards, stone, hedges, or whatever the fence- 
viewers of the town or precinct where the same shall lie, shall consider 
equivalent thereto, but in counties under township organization the annual 
town meeting may establish any other kind of fence as such, or the County 
Board in other counties may do the same. Division fences shall be made 
and maintained in just proportion by the adjoining owners, except when 
the owner shall choose to let his land lie open, but after a division fence is 
built by agreement or otherwise, neither party can remove his part of such 
fence so long as he may crop or use such land for farm purposes, or without 
giving the other party one year's notice in writing of his intention to remove 
his portion. When any person shall enclose his land upon the enclosure 
of another, he shall refund the owner of the adjoining lands a just pro- 
portion of the value at that time of such fence. The value of fence and 
the just proportion to be paid or built and maintained by each is to be 
ascertained by two fence-viewers in the town or precinct. Such fence- 
viewers have power to settle all disputes between different owners as to 
fences built or to be built, as well as to repairs to be made. Each party 
chooses one of the viewers, but if the other party neglects, after eight 
days' notice in writing, to make his choice, then the other party may 
select both. It is sufficient to notify the tenant or party in possession, 
when the owner is not a resident of the town or precinct. The two 
fence-viewers chosen, after viewing the premises, shall hear the state- 
ments of the parties , in case they can't agree, they shall select another 
fence-viewer to act with them, and the decision of any two of them is 
final. The decision must be reduced to writing, and should plainly set 
out description of fence and all matters settled by them, and must be 
filed in the office of the town clerk in counties under township organiza- 
tion, and in other counties with the county clerk. 

Where any person is liable to contribute to the erection or the 
repairing of a division fence, neglects or refuses so to do, the party 
injured, after giving sixt}^ days notice in writing Avhen a fence is to be 
erected, or ten days when it is only repairs, may proceed to have the 
work done at the expense of the party whose duty it is to do it, to be 
recovered from him with costs of suit, and the party so neglecting shall 
also be liable to the party injured for all damages accruing from such 
neglect or refusal, to be determined by any two fence-viewers selected 
as before provided, the appraisement to be reduced to writing and signed. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 169 

Where a person shall conclude to remove his part of a division fence, 
and let his land lie open, and having given the year's notice required, the 
adjoining owner may cause the value of said fence to be ascertained bv 
fence-Yi^wers as before provided, and on payment or tender of the 
amount of such valuation to the owner, it shall prevent the removal. A 
party removing a division fence without notice is liable for the damages 
accruing thereby. 

Where a fence has been built on the land of another through mis- 
take, the owner may enter upon such premises and remove his fence and 
material Avithin oix months after the division line has been ascertained. 
Where the material to build such a fence has been taken from the land 
on which it was built, then before it can be removed, the person claiming 
must first pay for such material to the owner of the land from which it 
was taken, nor shall i:iuch a fence be removed at a time when the removal 
will throw open or expose the crops of the other party ; a reasonable 
time must be given beyond the .six months to remove crops. 

The compensation <)f fence-viewers is one dollar and fifty cents a 
day each, to be paid in the first instance by the party calling them, but 
in the end all expenses, including amount charged by the fence-viewers, 
must be paid equally by the parties, except in cases where a party neglects 
or refuses to make or maintain a just proportion of a division fence, when 
the party in default shall pay them. 

DAMAGES FROM TRESPASS. 

Where stock of any kind breaks into any person's enclosure, the 
fence being good and sufficient, the owner is liable for the damage done ; 
but where the damage is done by stock running at large, contrary to law, 
the owner is liable where th-jre is not such a fence. Where stock is 
found trespassing on the enclosure of another as aforesaid, the owner oi 
occupier of the premises may take possession of such stock and keep the 
same until damages, with reasonable charges for keeping and feeding and 
all costs of suit, are paid. Any person taking or rescuing such stock so 
held without his consent, shall be liable to a fine of not less than three 
nor more than five dollars for each animal rescued, to be recovered by 
suit before a justice of the peace for the use of the school fund. Within 
twenty-four hours after taking such animal into his possession, the per- 
son taking it up must give notice of the fact to the owner, if known, or 
if unknown, notices must be posted in some public place near the premises. 

LANDLORD AND TENANT. 

The owner of lands, or his legal representatives, can sue for and 
recover rent therefor, in any of the following cases : 

First. When rent is due and in arrears on a lease for life or lives. 



170 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Second. When lands are held and occupied by any person without 
any special agreement for rent. 

Third. When possession is obtained under an agreement, written 
or verbal, for the purchase of the premises and before deed given, the 
right to possession is terminated by forfeiture on con-compliance with the 
agreement, and possession is wrongfully refused or neglected to be given 
upon demand made in writing by the party entitled thereto. Provided 
that all payments made by the vendee or his representatives or assigns, 
may be set off against the rent. 

Fourth. When land has been sold upon a judgment or a decree of 
court, when the party to such judgment or decree, or person holding under 
him, wrongfully refuses, or neglects, to surrender possession of the same, 
after demand in writing by the person entitled to the possession. 

Fifth. When the lands have been sold upon a mortgage or trust 
deed, and the mortgagor or grantor or person holding under him, wrong- 
fully refuses or neglects to surrender possession of the same, after demand 
in writing by the person entitled to the possession. 

If any tenant, or any person who shall come into possession from or 
under or by collusion with such tenant, shall willfully hold over any lands, 
etc., after the expiration the term of their lease, and after demand made 
in writing for the possession thereof, is liable to pay double rent. A 
tenancy from year to year requires sixty days notice in writing, to termi- 
nate the same at the end of the year ; such notice can be given at any 
time within four months preceding the last sixty days of the year. 

A tenancy by the month, or less than a year, where the tenant holds 
over without any special agreement, the landlord may terminate the 
tenancy, by thirty days notice in writing. 

When rent is due, the landlord may serve a notice upon the tenant, 
stating that unless the rent is paid within not less than five days, his lease 
will be terminated ; if the rent is not paid, the landlord may consider the 
lease ended. When default is made in any of the terms of a lease, it 
shall not be necessary to give more than ten days notice to quit or of the 
termination of such tenancy ; and the same may be terminated on giving 
such notice to quit, at any time after such default in any of the terms of 
such lease ; which notice may be substantially in the following form, viz: 

To , You are hereb}^ notified that, in consequence of your default 

in (^here insert the character of the default), of the premises now occupied 
by you, being etc. (here describe the premises), I have elected to deter- 
mine your lease, and you are hereby notified to quit and deliver up pos- 
session of the same to me within ten days of this date (dated, etc.) 

The above to be signed by the lessor or his agent, and no other notice ^ 
or demand of possession or termination of such tenancy is necessar3\ 

Demand may be made, or notice served, by delivering a written or 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 171 

printed, or partly either, copy thereof to the tenant, or leaving the same 
with some person above the age of twelve years residing on or in posses- 
sion of the premises ; and in case no one is in the actual possession of the 
said premises, then by posting the same on the premises. When the 
tenancy is for a certain time, and the term expires by the terms of the 
lease, the tenant is then bound to surrender possession, and no notice 
to quit or demand of possession is necessarj^ 

Distress for rent. — In all cases of distress for rent, the landlord, by 
himself, his agent or attorney, may seize for rent any personal property of 
his tenant that may be found in the county where the tenant resides ; the 
property of any other person, even if found on the premises, is not 
liable. 

An inventory of the property levied upon, with a statement of the 
amount of rent claimed, should be at once filed with some justice of the 
peace, if not over $200 ; and if above that sum, with the clerk of a court 
of record of competent jurisdiction. Property may be released, by the 
party executing a satisfactory bond for double the amount. 

The landlord may distrain for rent, any time within six months after 
the expiration of the term of the lease,. or when terminated. 

In all cases where the premises rented shall be sub-let, or the lease 
assigned, the landlord shall have the same right to enforce lien against 
such lessee or assignee, that he has against the tenant to whom the pre- 
mises were rented. 

When a tenant abandons or removes from the premises or any part 
thereof, the landlord, or his agent or attorney, may seize upon any grain 
or other crops grown or growing upon the premises, or part thereof so 
abandoned, whether the rent is due or not. If such grain, or other crops, 
or any part thereof, is not fully grown or matured, the landlord, or his 
agent or attorney, shall cause the same to be properly cultivated, harvested 
or gathered, and may sell the same, and from the proceeds pay all his 
labor, expenses and rent. The tenant may, before the sale of such pro- 
perty, redeem the same by tendering the rent and reasonable compensation 
for work done, or he may replevy the same. 

Exemption. — The same articles of personal property which are bylaw 
exempt from execution, except the crops as above stated, is also exempt 
from distress for rent. 

If any tenant is about to or shall permit or attempt to sell and 
remove from the premises, without the consent of his landlord, such 
portion of the crops raised thereon as will endanger the lien of the land- 
lord upon such crops, for the rent, it shall be lawful for the landlord to 
distress before rent is due. 



172 ABSTIIACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 



LIENS. 

Any person who shall by contract^ express or implied, or partly both, 
with the owner of any lot or tract of land, furnish labor or material, or 
services as an architect or superintendent, in building, altering, repairing 
or ornamenting any house or other building or appurtenance thereto on 
such lot, or upon any street or alley, and connected with such improve- 
ments, shall have a lien upon the whole of such lot or tract of land, and 
upon such house or building and appurtenances, for the amount due to 
him for such labor, material or services. If the contract is expressed^ a,xi(\. 
the time for the completion of the work is beyond three years from the com- 
mencement thereof ; or, if the time of payment is beyond one year from 
the time stipulated for the completion of the work, then no lien exists. 
If the contract is implied^ then no lien exists, unless the work be done or 
material is furnished within one year from the commencement of the work 
or delivery of the materials. As between different creditors having liens, 
no preference is given to the one whose contract was first made ; but each 
shares pro-rata. Incumbrances existing on the lot or tract of the land at 
the time the contract is made, do not operate on the improvements, and 
are only preferred to the extent of the value of the land at the time of 
making the contract. The above lien can not be enforced unless suit is 
comme7iced within six moriths after the last payment for labor or materials 
shall have become due and payable. Sub-contractors, mechanics, workmen 
and other persons furnishing any material, or performing any labor for a 
contractor as before specified, have a lien to the extent of the amount due 
the contractor at the time the following notice is served upon the owner 
of the land who mnde the contract: 

To , You are hereby notified, that I have been employed by 

(here state whether to labor or furnish material, and substantially the 
nature of the demand) upon your (here state in general terms description 
and situation of building), and that I shall hold the (building, or as the 
case may be), and your interest in the ground, liable for the amount that 

may (is or may become) due me on account thereof. Signature, 

Date, 

If there is a contract in writing between contractor and sub-contractor, 
a copy of it should be served with above notice, and said notice must be 
served within forty days from the completion of such sub-contract, if there 
is one ; if not, then from the time payment should have been made to the 
person performing the labor or furnishing the material. If the owner is 
not a resident of the county, or can not be found therein, then the above 
notice must be filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court, with his fee, fifty 
cents, and a copy of said notice must be published in a newspaper pub- 
lished in the county, for four successive weeks. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 173 

When the owner or agent is notified as above, he can retain any 
money due the contractor sufficient to pay such claim ; if more than one 
claim, and not enough to pay all, they are to be paid pro rata. 

The owner has the right to demand in writing, a statement of the 
contractor, of what he owes for labor, etc., from time to time as the work 
progresses, and on his failure to comply, forfeits to the owner |50 for 
every offense. 

The liens referred to cover any and all estates, whether in fee for 
life, for years, or any other interest which the owner may have. 

To enforce the lien of sub-contractors^ suit must be commenced within 
three months from the time of the performance of the sub-contract, or 
during the work or furnishing materials. 

Hotels inn and hoarding-house keepers, have a lien upon the baggage 
and other valuables of their guests or boarders, brought into such hotel, 
inn or boarding-house, by their guests or boarders, for the proper charges 
due from such guests or boarders for their accommodation, board and 
lodgings, and such extras as are furnished at their request. 

Stable-keepers and other persons have a lien upon the horses, car- 
riages and harness kept by them, for the proper charges due for the keep- 
ing thereof and expenses bestowed thereon at the request of the owner 
or the person having the possession of the same. 

Agisters (persons who take care of cattle belonging to others), and 
persons keeping, yarding, feeding or pasturing domestic animals, shall 
have a lien upon the animals agistered, kept, yarded or fed, for the proper 
charges due for such service. 

All persons who may furnish any railroad corporation in this state 
with fuel, ties, material, supplies or any other article or thing necessary 
for the construction, maintenance, operation or repair of its road by con- 
tract, or may perform work or labor on the same, is entitled to be paid as 
part of the current expenses of the road, and have a lien upon all its pro- 
perty. Sub-contractors or laborers have also a lien. The conditions and 
limitations both as to contractors and sub-contractors, are about the same 
as herein stated as to general liens. 

DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS. 

'S means dollars, being a contraction of U. S., which was formerly 

placed before any denomination of money, and meant, as it means now, 
United States Currency. 

£j means pounds, English money. 

@ stands for at or to. Ife ior pound, and bbl. for barrel; "^ ior per or 
hi/ the. Thus, Butter sells at 20@;30c ^ lb, and Flour at |8@12 f bbl. 

fo for per cent and # for number. 

May 1. — Wheat sells at $1.20(5)1.25, "seller June." Seller June 



174 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

means that the person who sells the wheat has the privilege of delivering 
it at any time during the month of June. 

Selling short, is contracting to deliver a certain amount of grain or 
stock, at a fixed price, within a certain length of time, when the seller 
has not the stock on hand. It is for the interest of the person selling 
" short," to depress the market as much as possible, in order that he may 
buy and fill his contract at a profit. Hence the " shorts " are termed 
" bears." 

Buying long, is to contract to purchase a certain amount of grain or 
shares of stock at a fixed price, deliverable within a stipulated time, 
expecting to make a profit by the rise of prices. The "longs" are 
termed "bulls," as it is for their interest to "operate " so as to "toss" 
the prices upward as much as possible. 

NOTES. 

Form of note is legal, worded in the simplest way, so that the 
amount and time of payment are mentioned. 

1100. Chicago, 111., Sept. 15, 1876. 

Sixty days from date I promise to pay to E. F. Brown, 
or order, One Hundred dollars, for value received. 

L. D. LowEY. 
A note to be payable in any thing else than money needs only the 
facts substituted for money in the above form. 

ORDERS. 

Orders should be worded simply, thus : 

Mr. F, H. Coats: Chicago, Sept. 15, 1876. 

Please pay to H. Birdsall, Twenty-five dollars, and charge to 

F. D. Silva. 

RECESPTS. 

Receipts should always state when received and what for, thus : 

$100. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1876. 

Received of J. W. Davis, One Hundred dollars, for services 
rendered in grading his lot in Fort Madison, on account. 

Thomas Brady. 
If receipt is in full it should be so stated. 

BILLS OF PURCHASE. 

W. N. Mason, Salem, Illinois, Sept. 15, 1876. 
Bought of A. A. Graham. 

4 Bushels of Seed Wheat^ at $1.50 - - - ' - 16.00 

2 Seamless Sacks " .^O - - .60 

Received payment, $6. GO 

A. A. Graham. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 176 

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT. 

An agreement is where one party promises to another to do a certain 
thing in a certain time for a stipulated sum. Good business men always 
reduce an agreement to writing, which nearly always saves misunder- 
standings and trouble. No particular form is necessary, but the facts must 
be clearly and explicitly stated, and there must, to make it valid, be a 
reasonable consideration. 

GENERAL FORM OF AGREEMENT. 

This Agreement, made the Second day of October, 1876, between 
John Jones, of Aurora, County of Kane, State of Illinois, of the first part, 
and Thomas Whiteside, of the same place, of the second part — 

WITNESSETH, that the said John Jones, in consideration of the agree- 
ment of the party of the second part, hereinafter contained, contracts and 
agrees to and with the said Thomas Whiteside, that he will deliver, in 
good and marketable condition, at the Village of Batavia, 111., during the 
month of November, of this year, One Hundred Tons of Prairie Hay, in 
the following lots, and at the following specified times ; namely, twenty- 
five tons by the seventh of November, twenty-five tons additional by the 
fourteenth of the month, twenty-five tons more by the twenty -first, and 
the entire one hundred tons to be all delivered by the thirtieth of 
November. 

And the said Thomas Whiteside, in consideration of the prompt 
fulfillment of this contract, on the part of the party of the first part, 
contracts to and agrees with the said John Jones, to pay for said hay five 
dollars per ton, for each ton as soon as delivered. 

In case of failure of agreement by either of the parties hereto, it is 
hereby stipulated and agreed that the party so failing shall pay to the 
other, One Hundred Dollars, as fixed and settled damages. 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands the day and 
year first above written. John Jones, 

Thomas Whiteside. 

AGREEMENT WITH CLERK FOR SERVICES. 

This Agreement, made the first day of May, one thousand eight 
hundred and seventy-six, between Reuben Stone, of Chicago, County 
of Cook, State of Illinois, party of the first part, and George Barclay, of 
Englewood, County of Cook, State of Illinois, party of the second part — 

WITNESSETH, that Said George Barclay agrees faithfully and dili- 
gently to work as clerk and salesman for the said Reuben Stone, for 
and during the space of one year from the date hereof, should both 
live such length of time, without absenting himself from his occupation; 



X76 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

during which time he, the said Barclay, in the store of said Stone, of 
Chicago, will carefully and honestly attend, doing and performing all 
duties as clerk and salesman aforesaid, in accordance and in all respects 
as directed and desired by the said Stone. 

In consideration of which services, so to be rendered by the said 
Barclay, the said Stone agrees to pay to said Barclay the annual sum of 
one thousand dollars, payable in twelve equal monthly payments, each 
upon the last day of each month ; provided that all dues for days of 
absence from business by said Barclay, shall be deducted from the sum 
otherwise by the agreement due and payable by the said Stone to the said 
Barclay. 

Witness our hands. Reuben Stone. 

George Barclay. 

BILLS OF SALE. 

A bill of sale is a written agreement to another party, for a consider- 
ation to convey his right and interest in the personal property. The 
purchaser must take actual possession of the property. Juries have 
power to determine upon the fairness or unfairness of a bill of sale. 

COMMON FORM OF BILL OF SALE. 

Know all Men by this instrument, that I, Louis Clay, of Princeton, 
Illinois, of the first part, for and in consideration of Five Hundred 
and Ten dollars, to me paid by John Floyd, of the same place, of the 
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have sold, and 
by this instrument do convey unto the said Floyd, party of the second 
part, his executors, administrators, and assigns, my undivided half of 
ten acres of corn, now growing on the farm of Thomas Tyrrell, in the 
town above mentioned ; one pair of horses, sixteen sheep, and five cows, 
belonging to me, and in my possession at the farm aforesaid ; to have and 
to hold the same unto the party of the second part, his executors and 
assigns, forever. And I do, for myself and legal representatives, agree 
with the said party of the second part, and his legal representatives, to 
warrant and defend the sale of the afore-mentioned property and chattels 
unto the said party of the second part, and his legal representatives, 
against all and every person whatsoever. 

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand, this tenth day 
of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 

Louis Clay. 

BONDS. 

A bond is a written admission on the part of the maker in which h© 
pledges a certain sum to another, at a certain time. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 177 

COMMON FORM OF BOND. 

Know all Men by this instrument, that I, George Edgerton, of 
Watseka, Iroquois Count}^ State of Illinois, am firmly bound unto Peter 
Kirchoff,.of the place aforesaid, in the sum of five hundred dollars, to be 
paid to the said Peter Kirchoff, or his legal representatives ; to which 
payment, to be made, I bind myself, or my legal representatives, by this 
instrument. 

Sealed with my seal, and dated this second day of November, one 
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. 

The condition of this bond is such that if I, George Edgerton, my 
heirs, administrators, or executors, shall promptly pay the sum of two 
hundred and fifty dollars in three equal annual payments from the date 
hereof, with annual interest, then the above obligation to be of no effect; 
otherwise to be in full force and valid. 
Sealed and delivered in 

presence of George Edgerton. [l.s.] 

William Turner. 

CHATTEL MORTGAGES. 

A chattel mortgage is a mortgage on personal property for payment 
of a certain sum of money, to hold the property against debts of other 
creditors. The mortgage must describe the property, and must be 
acknowledged before a justice of the peace in the township or precinct 
where the mortgagee resides, and entered upon his docket, and must be 
recorded in the recorder's office of the county. 

GENERAL FORM OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE. 

This Indenture, made and entered into tliis first day of January^ 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, 
between Theodore Lottinville, of the town of Geneseo in the County 
of Henry, and State of Illinois, party of the first part, and Paul Henshaw, 
of the same town, county, and State, party of the second part. 

Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consider- 
ation of the sum of one thousand dollars, in hand paid, the receipt whereof 
is hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant, sell, convey, and confirm unto 
the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, all and 
singular the following described goods and chattels, to wit : 

Two three-year old roan-colored horses, one Burdett organ. No. 987» 
one Brussels carpet, 15x20 feet in size, one marble-top center table, one 
Home Comfort cooking stove. No. 8, one black walnut bureau with mirror 
attached, one set of parlor chairs (six in number), upholstered in green 
rep, with lounge corresponding with same in style and color of upholstery, 
now in possession of said Lottinville, at No. 4 Prairie Ave., Geneseo, 111. ; 



178 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Together with all and singular, the appurtenances thereunto loelong- 
ing, or in any wise appertaining ; to have and to hold the above described 
goods and chattels, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and 
assigns, forever. 

Provided, always, and these presents are upon this express condition, 
that if the said Theodore Lottinville, his heirs, executors, administrators, 
or assigns, shall, on or before the first day of January, A.D., one thousand 
eight hundred and seventy-six, pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Paul 
Ranslow, or his lawful attorney or attorneys, heirs, executors, adminis- 
trators, or assigns, the sum of One Thousand dollars, together with the 
interest that may accrue thereon, at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, 
from the first day of January, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and 
seventy-five, until paid, according to the tenor of one promissory note 
bearing even date herewith for the payment of said sum of money, that 
then and from thenceforth, these presents, and everything herein con- 
tained, shall cease, and be null and void, anything herein contained to the 
contrary notwithstanding. 

Provided, also, that the said Theodore Lottinville may retain the 
possession of and have the use of said goods and chattels until tlie day 
of payment aforesaid ; and also, at his own expense, shall keep said goods 
and chattels; and also at the expiration of said time of payment, if said 
sum of money, together with the interest as aforesaid, shall not be paid, 
shall deliver up said goods and chattels, in good condition, to said Paul 
Ranslow, or his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. 

And provided, also, that if default in payment as aforesaid, by said 
party of the first part, shall be made, or if said party of the second part 
shall at any time before said promissory note becomes due, feel himself 
unsafe or insecure, that then the said party of the second part, or his 
attorney, agent, assigns, or heirs, executors, or administrators, shall have 
the right to take possession of said goods and chattels, wherever they 
may or can be found, and sell the same at public or private sale, to the 
highest bidder for cash in hand, after giving ten days' notice of the time 
and place of said sale, together with a description of the goods and chat- 
tels to be sold, by at least four advertisements, posted up in public places 
in the vicinity where said sale is to take place, and proceed to make the 
sum of money and interest promised as aforesaid, together with all reason- 
able costs, charges, and expenses in so doing ; and if there shall be any 
overplus, shall pay the same without delay to the said party of the first 
part, or his legal representatives. 

In testimony whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto 
set his hand and affixed his seal, the day and year first above written. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in 

presence of Theodore Lottinville. [l.s.] 

Samuel J, Tilden. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 179 



LEASE OF FARM AND BUILDINGS THEREON. 

This Indenture, made this second day of June, 1875, between David 
Patton of the Town of Bisbee, State of Illinois, of the first part, and John 
Doyle of the same place, of the second part, 

Witnesseth, that the said David Patton, for and in consideration of 
the covenants hereinafter mentioned and reserved, on the part of the said 
John Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, to be paid, kept, 
and performed, hath let, and by these presents doth grant, demise, and 
let, unto the said John Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, 
all that parcel of land situate in Bisbee aforesaid, bounded and described 
as follows, to wit : 

\^Here describe the land.~\ 

Together with all the appurtenances appertaining thereto. To have 
and to hold the said premises, with appurtenances thereto belonging, unto 
the said Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, for the term of 
five years, from the first day of October next following, at a yearly rent 
of Six Hundred dollars, to be paid in equal payments, semi-annually, as 
long as said buildings are in good tenantable condition. 

And the said Doyle, by these presents, covenants and agrees to pay 
all taxes and assessments, and keep in repair all hedges, ditches, rail, and 
other fences ; (the said David Patton, his heirs, assigns and administra- 
tors, to furnish all timber, brick, tile, and other materials necessary for 
such repairs.) 

Said Doyle further covenants and agrees to apply to said land, in a 
farmer-like manner, all manure and compost accumulating upon said 
farm, and cultivate all the arable land in a husbandlike manner, accord- 
ing to the usual custom among farmers in the neighborhood ; he also 
agrees to trim the hedges at a seasonable time, preventing injury from 
cattle to such hedges, and to all fruit and other trees on the said premises. 
That he will seed down with clover and timothy seed twenty acres yearly 
of arable land, ploughing the same number of acres each Spring of land 
now in grass, and hitherto unbroken. 

It is further agreed, that if the said Doyle shall fail to perform the 
whole or any one of the above mentioned covenants, then and in that 
case the said David Patton may declare this lease terminated, by giving 
three months' notice of the same, prior to the first of October .of any 
year, and may distrain any part of the stock, goods, or chattels, or other 
property in possession of said Doyle, for sufficient to compensate for the 
non-performance of the above written covenants, the same to be deter- 
mined, and amounts so to be paid to be determined, by three arbitrators, 
chosen as follows; Each of the parties to this instrument to choose one, 



180 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

and the two so chosen to select a third ; the decision of said arbitrators 
to be final. 

In witness whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seals. 
Signed, sealed, and delivered 

in presence of David Patton. [l.s.] 

James Waldron. John Doyle. [l.s.] 

FORM OF LEASE OF A HOUSE. 

This Instrument, made the first day of October, 1875, witnesseth 
that Amos Griest of Yorkville, County of Kendall, State of Illinois, hath 
rented from Aaron Young of Logansport aforesaid, the dwelling and lot 
No. 13 Ohio Street, situated in said City of Yorkville, for five years 
from the above date, at the yearly rental of Three Hundred dollars, pay- 
able monthly, on the first day of each month, in advance, at the residence 
of said Aaron Young. 

At the expiration of said above mentioned terra, the said Griest 
agrees to give the said Young peaceable possession of the said dwelling, 
in as good condition as when taken, ordinary wear and casualties excepted. 

In witness whereof, we place our hands and seals the day and year 
aforesaid. 

Signed, sealed and delivered Amos Griest. [l.s.] 

in presence of 

NiCKOLAS SCHUTZ, AARON YoUNG. [L.S.] 

Notary Public. 

LANDLORD'S AGREEMENT. 

This certifies that I have let and rented, this first day of January, 
1876, unto Jacob Schmidt, my house and lot, No. 15 Erie Street, in the 
City of Chicago, State of Illinois, and its appurtenances ; he to have the 
free and uninterrupted occupation thereof for one year from this date, at 
the yearly rental of Two Hundred dollars, to be paid monthly in advance ; 
rent to cease if destroyed by fire, or otherwise made untenantable. 

Peter Funk. 
TENANT'S AGREEMENT. 

This certifies that I have hired and taken from Peter Funk, his 
house and lot. No. 15 Erie Street, in the City of Chicago, State of Illi- 
nois, with appurtenances thereto belonging, for one year, to commence 
this day, at a yearly rental of Two Hundred dollars, to be paid monthly 
in advance ; unless said house becomes untenantable from fire or other 
causes, in which case rent ceases ; and I further agree to give and yield 
said premises one year from this first day of January 1876, in as good 
condition as now, ordinary wear and damage by the elements excepted. 

Given under my hand this day. Jacob Schmidt. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 181 

NOTICE TO QUIT. 

To F. W. Arlen, 

Sir : Please observe that the term of one year, for which the house 
and land, situated at No. 6 Indiana Street, and now occupied by you, 
were rented to you, expired on the first day of October, 1875, and as I 
desire to repossess said premises, you are hereby requested and required 
to vacate the same. Respectfullv Yours, 

P. T. Barnum. 

Lincoln, ]Seb., October 4, 1875. 

TENANT'S NOTICE OF LEAVING. 

Dear Sir: 

The premises I now occupy as your tenant, at No. 6 Indiana Street, 
I shall vacate on the first day of November, 1875. You will please take 
notice accordingly. 

Dated this tenth day of October, 1875. F. W. Arlen. 

To P. T. Barnum, Esq. 

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO SECURE PAYMENT OF MONEY. 

This Indenture, made this sixteenth day of May, in the year of 
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between William 
Stocker, of Peoria, County of Peoria, and State of Illinois, and 011a, his 
wife, party of the first part, and Edward Singer, party of the second part. 

Whereas, the said party of the first part is justly indebted to the said 
party of the second part, in the sum of Two Thousand dollars, secured 
to be paid by two certain promissory notes (bearing even date herewith) 
the one due and payable at the Second National Bank in Peoria, Illinois, 
with interest, on the sixteenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight 
hundred and seventy-three ; the other due and payable at the Second 
National Bank at Peoria, 111., with interest, on the sixteenth day of May, 
in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 

Now, therefore, this indenture witnesseth, that the said party of the 
first part, for the better securing the payment of the money aforesaid, 
with interest thereon, according to the tenor and effect of the said two 
promissory notes above mentioned ; and, also in consideration of the fur- 
ther sum of one dollar to them in hand paid by the said party of the sec- 
ond part, at the delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed, and by these 
presents do grant, bargain, sell, and convey, unto the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all that certain parcel of land, 
situate, etc. 

\_Descrihing the premises.'] 

To have and to hold the same, together with all and singular the 
Tenements, Hereditaments, Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto 



182 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

belonging or in any wise appertaining. And also, all the estate, interest, 
and claim whatsoever, in law as well as in equity which the party of 
the first part have in and to the premises hereby conveyed unto the said 
party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, and to their only proper 
use, benefit and behoof. And the said William Stocker, and 011a, his 
wife, party of the first part, hereby expressly waive, relinquish, release, 
and convey unto the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors* 
administrators, and assigns, all right, title, claim, interest, and benefit 
whatever, in and to the above described premises, and each and every 
part thereof, which is given by or results from all laws of this state per- 
taining to the exemption of homesteads. 

Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, 
that if the said party of the first part, their heirs, executors, or adminis- 
trators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, to the said party of 
the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the afore- 
said sums of money, with such interest thereon, at the time and in the 
manner specified iu the above mentioned promissory notes, according to 
the true intent and meaning thereof, then in that case, these presents and 
every thing herein expressed, shall be absolutely null and void. 

In witness whereof, the said part}^ of the first part hereunto set their 
hands and seals the day and year first above written. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of 

James Whitehead, William Stockek. [l.s.] 

Fred. Samuels. Olla Stocker. [l.s.] 

WARRANTY DEED WITH COVENANTS. 

This Indenture, made this sixth day of April, in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between Henry Best 
of Lawrence, County of Lawrence, State of Illinois, and Belle, his wife, 
of the first part, and Charles Pearson of the same place, of the second part, 

Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration 
of the sum of Six Thousand dollars in hand paid by the said party of the 
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, 
bargained, and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, and sell, 
unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, all the fol- 
lowing described lot, piece, or parcel of land, situated in the City of Law- 
rence, in the County of Lawrence, and State of Illinois, to wit : 
[^Here describe the property.'] 

Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and 
reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; 
and all the estate, rignt, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever, of 
the said party of the nrst part, either in law or equity, of, in, and to tht» 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 185 

above bargained premises, with the hereditaments and appurtenances. 
To have and to hold the said premises above bargained and described, 
with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs 
and assigns, forever. And the said Henry Best, and Belle, his wife, par- 
ties of the first part, hereby expressly waive, release, and relinquish unto 
the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, and 
assigns, all right, title, claim, interest, and benefit whatever, in and to the 
above described premises, and each and every part thereof, which is given 
by or results from all laws of this state pertaining to the exemption of 
homesteads. 

And the said Henry Best, and Belle, his wife, party of the first 
part, for themselves and their heirs, executors, and administrators, do 
covenant, grant, bargain, and agree, to and with the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, that at the time of the ensealing and 
delivery of these presents they were well seized of the premises above 
conveyed, as of a good, sure, perfect, absolute, and indefeasible estate of 
inheritance in law, and in fee simple, and have good right, full power, 
and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey the same, in 
manner and form aforesaid, and that the same are free and clear from all 
former and other grants, bargains, sales, liens, taxes, assessments, and 
encumbrances of what kind or nature soever ; and the above bargained 
premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons 
lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof, the said party 
of the first part shall and will warrant and forever defend. 

In testimony whereof, the said parties of the first part have hereunto 
set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. 
Signed, sealed and delivered 

in presence of Henry Best, [l.s.] 

Jerry Linklatek. Belle Best. [l.s.] 

QUIT-CLAIM DEED. 

This Indenture, made the eighth day of June, in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, between David Tour, 
of Piano, County of Kendall, State of Illinois, party of the first part, 
and Larry O'Brien, of the same place, party of the second part, 

Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in considera- 
tion of Nine Hundred dollars in hand paid by the said party of the sec- 
ond part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party 
of the second part forever released and discharged therefrom, has remised, 
released, sold, conveyed, and quit-claimed, and by these presents does 
remise, release, sell, convey, and quit-claim, unto the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title, interest, 



186 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

claim, and demand, which the said party of the first part has in and to 
the following described lot, piece, or parcel of land, to wit : 
{^Here describe the land.'] 
To have and to hold the same, together witli all and singular the 
appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging, or in any wise there- 
unto appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, and claim 
whatever, of the said party of the first part, either in law or equity, to 
the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said party of the second 
part, his heirs and assigns forever. 

In witness whereof the said party of the first part hereunto set his 
hand and seal the day and year above written. 

Signed, sealed and delivered David Tour, [l.s.] 

in presence of 
Thomas Ashley. 

The above forms of Deeds and Mortgage are such as have heretofore 
been generally used, but the following are much shorter, and are made 
equally valid by the laws of this state. 

WARRANTY DEED. 

The grantor (here insert name or names and place of residence), for 
and in consideration of (here insert consideration) in hand paid, conveys 
and warrants to (here insert the grantee's name or names) the following 
described real estate (here insert description), situated in the County of 
in the State of Illinois. 

Dated this day of A. D. 18 . 

QUIT CLAIM DEED. 

The grantor (here insert grantor's name or names and place of resi- 
dence), for the consideration of (here insert consideration) convey and 
quit-claim to (here insert grantee's name or names) all interest in the 
following described real estate (here insert description), situated in the 
County of in the State of Illinois. 

Dated this day of A. D. 18 . 

MORTGAGE. 

Tlie mortgagor (here insert name or names) mortgages and warrants 
to (here insert name or names of mortgagee or mortgagees), to secure the 
payment of (here recite the nature and amount of indebtedness, showing 
when due and the rate of interest, and whether secured by note or other- 
wise), the following described real estate (here insert description thereof), 
situated in the County of in the State of Illinois. 

Dated this day of A. D. 18 . 

RELEASE. 

Know all Men by these presents, that I, Peter Ahlund, of Chicago, 
of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, for and in consideration of 
One dollar, to me in hand paid, and for other good and valuable considera- 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 187 

tions, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed, do hereby grant, bargain, 
remise, convey, release, and quit-cLaim unto Joseph Carlin of Chicago, 
of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, all the right, title, interest, 
claim, or demand whatsoever, I may have acquired in, through, or by a 
certain Indenture or Mortgage Deed, bearing date the second day of Jan- 
uary, A. D. 1871, and recorded in the Recorder's office of said county, 
in book A of Deeds, page 46, to the premises therein described, and which 
said Deed was made to secure one certain promissory note, bearing even 
date with said deed, for the sum of Three Hundred dollars. 

Witness my hand and seal, this second day of November, A. D. 1874. 

Peter Ahlund. [l.s.] 

State of Illinois, ) 

Cook County. \ ' I, George Saxton, a Notary Public in 

and for said county, in the state aforesaid, do hereby 

certify that Peter Ahlund, personally known to me 

as the same person whose name is subscribed to the 

foregoing Release, appeared before me this day in 

[ "^svfi!^^ ] person, and acknowledged that he signed, sealed, and 

delivered the said instrument of writing as his free 

aad voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein 

set forth. 

Giv^n under my hand and seal, this second day of 
November, A. D. 1874. 

George Saxton, N. P. 

GENERAL FOlriVI OF WILL FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 

I, Charles Mansfield, of the Town of Salem, County of Jackson, 
State of Illinois, being aware of the uncertainty of life, and in failing 
health, but of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this to be 
my last will and testament, in manner following, to wit: 

First. I give, devise and bequeath unto my oldest son, Sidney H. 
Mansfield, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, cf bank stock, now in the 
Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the farm owned by myself 
in the Town of Buskirk, consisting of one hundred jind sixty acres, with 
all the houses, tenements, and improvements thereunto belonging ; to 
have and to hold unto ray said son, his heirs and assign^, forever. 

Second. I give, devise and bequeath to each of my daughters, Anna 
Louise Mansfield and Ida Clara Mansfield, each Two Thousand dollars in 
bank stock, in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and also each 
one quarter section of land, owned by myself, situated in the Town of 
Lake, Illinois, and recorded in my name in the Recorder's officvj in the 
county where such land is located. The north one hundred and sixty 
acres of said half section is devised to mv eldest dauG:hter, Anna Louise. 



188 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Third. I give, devise and bequeath to my son, Franlc Alfred Mans- 
field, Five shares of Railroad stock in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 
and my one hundred and sixty acres of land and saw mill thereon, situ- 
ated in Manistee, Michigan, with all the improvements and appurtenances 
thereunto belonging, which said real estate is recorded in my name in the 
county where situated. 

Fourth. I give to my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, all my 
household furniture, goods, chattels, and personal property, about my 
home, not hitherto disposed of, including Eight Thousand dollars of bank 
stock in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Fifteen shares in 
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the free and unrestricted use, pos- 
session, and benefit of the home farm, so long as she may live, in lieu of 
dower, to which she is entitled by law ; said farm being my present place 
of residence. 

Fifth. I bequeath to my invalid father, Elijah H. Mansfield, the 
income from rents of my store building at 145 Jackson Street, Chicago, 
Illinois, during the term of his natural life. Said building and land there- 
with to revert to my said sons and daughters in equal proportion, upon 
the demise of my said father. 

Sixth. It is also my will and desire that, at the death of my wife, 
Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, or at any time when she may arrange to 
relinquish her life interest in the above mentioned homestead, the same 
may revert to my above named children, or to the lawful heirs of each. 

And lastly. I nominate and appoint as executors of this my last will 
and testament, my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, and my eldest son, 
Sidney H. Mansfield. 

I further direct that my debts and necessary funeral expenses shad 
be paid from moneys now on deposit in the Savings Bank of Salem, the 
residue of such moneys to revert to my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, 
for her use forever. 

In witness whereof, I, Charles Mansfield, to this my last will and 
testament, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this fourth day of April, 
eighteen hundred and seventy-two. 



Signed, sealed, and declared by Charles 
Mansfield, as and for his last will and 
testament, in the presence of us, who, 
at his request, and in his presence, and 
in the presence of each other, have sub- 
scribed our names hereunto as witnesses 
thereof. 

Peter A. Schenck, Sycamore, Ills. 

Frank E. Dent, Salem, Ills. 



Charles Mansfield, [l.s.] 



Charles Mansfield, [l.s.] 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 189 

CODICIL. 

Whereas I, Charles Mansfield, did, on the fourth day of April, one 
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, make my last will and testa- 
ment, I do now, by this writing, add this codicil to my said will, to be 
taken as a part thereof. 

Whereas, by the dispensation of Providence, my daughter, Anna 
Louise, has deceased November fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, 
and whereas, a son has been born to me, which son is now christened 
Richard Albert Mansfield, I give and bequeath unto him my gold watch, 
and all right, interest, and title in lands and bank stock and chattels 
bequeathed to my deceased daughter, Anna Louise, in the body of this will. 

In witness whereof, I hereunto place my hand and seal, this tenth 
day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. 

Signed, sealed, published, and declared to^ 

us by the testator, Charles Mansfield, as 

and for a codicil to be annexed to his 

last will and testament. And we, at 

his request, and in his presence, and in 

the presence of each other, have sub- 
scribed our names as witnesses thereto, 

at the date hereof. 
Frank E. Dent, Salem, Lis. 
John C. Shay, Salem, Lis. 



CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS 

May be legally made by electing or appointing^ according to the 
or customs of the body of which it is a part, at any meeting held for that 
purpose, two or more of its members as trustees, wardens or vestrymen, and 
may adopt a corporate name. The chairman or secretary of such meeting 
shall, as soon as possible, make and file in the office of the recorder of 
deeds of the county, an affidavit substantially in the following form : 
State of L^linois, 

Count3\ 

I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), 

that at a meeting of the members of the (here insert the name of the 
church, society or congregation as known before organization), held at 

(here insert place of meeting), in the County of , and State of 

LHnois, on the day of ^ , A.D. 18—, for that purpose, the fol- 
lowing persons were elected (or appointed) [here insert their na7nes'] 
trustees, wardens, vestrymen, (or officers by whatever name they may 
choose to adopt, with powers similar to trustees) according to the rules 
and usages of sueb (church, society or congregation), and said 



190 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

adopted as its corporate name (here insert name), and at said meeting 
this affiant acted as (chairman or secretary, as the case may be). 

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this day of , A.D. 

18-^. Name of Affiant" 

which affidavit must be recorded by the recorder, and shall be, or a certi- 
fied copy made by the recorder, received as evidence of such an incorpo- 
ration. 

No certificate of election after the first need he filed for record. 

The term of office of tlie trustees and the general government of the 
society can be determined by the rules or by-laws adopted. Failure to 
elect trustees at the time provided does not work a dissolution, but the 
old trustees hold over. A trustee or trustees may be removed, in the 
same manner by the society as elections are held by a meeting called for 
that purpose. The property of the society vests in the corporation. The 
corporation may hold, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, land not 
exceeding ten acres, for the purpose of the society. The trustees have 
the care, custody and control of the property of the corporation, and can, 
when directed by the society, erect houses or improvements, and repair 
and alter the same, and may also when so directed by the society, 
mortgage, encumber, sell and convey any real or personal estate belonging 
to the corporation, and make all proper contracts in the name of such 
corporation. But the}^ are prohibited by law from encumbering or inter- 
fering with any property so as to destroy the effect of any gift, grant, 
devise or bequest to the corporation ; but such gifts, grants, devises or 
bequests, must in all cases be used so as to carr}^ out the object intended 
by the persons making the same. Existing societies may organize in the 
manner herein set forth, and have all the advantages thereof. 

SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE PURCHASING BOOKS BY SUBSCRIPTION. 

The business of publishing books by subscription having so often been 
brought into disrepute by agents making representations and declarations 
not authorized by the publisher ; in order to prevent that as much as possi- 
ble, and that there may be more general knowledge of the relation such 
agents bear to their principal, and the law governing such cases, the fol- 
lowing statement is made : 

A' subscription is in the nature of a contract of mutual promises, by 
which the subscriber agrees to pay a certain sum for the work described ; 
the consideratio7i is concurrent that the publisher shall publish the book 
named, and deliver the same, for which the subscriber is to pay the price 
named. The nature and character of the work is described in the prospectus 
and by the sample shown. These should be carefully examined before sub- 
scribing, as they are the basis and consideration of the promise to pay, 



ABSTRACT OF Il^LINOIS STATE LAWS. 

and not the too often exaggerated statements of the agent, who is merely 
employed to solicit subscriptions, for which he is usually paid a commission 
for each subscriber, and has no authority to change or alter the conditions 
upon which the subscriptions are authorized to be made by the publisher. 
Should the agent assume to agree to make the subscription conditional or 
modify or change the agreement of the publisher, as set out by prospectus 
and sample, in order to bi^id the principal, the subscriber should see that 
such conditions or changes are stated over or in connection with his signa- 
ture, so that the publisher may have notice of the same. 

All persons making contracts in reference to matters of this kind, or 
any other business, should remember that the laiv as to written contracts is, 
that they can not be varied, altered or rescinded verbally, but if done at all, 
must be done in luriting. It is therefore important that all persons contem- 
plating subscribing should distinctly understand that all talk before or after 
the subscription is made, is not admissible as evidence, and is no part of the 
contract. 

Persons employed to solicit subscriptions are known to the trade as 
canvassers. They are agents appointed to do a particular business in a 
prescribed mode, and have no authority to do it in any other way to the 
prejudice of their principal, nor can they bind their principal in any other 
matter. They can not collect money, or agree that payment may be made 
in anything else but money. They can not extend the time of payment 
beyond the time of delivery, nor bind their principal for the payment of 
expenses incurred in their buisness. 

It would save a great deal of trouble, and often serious loss, if persons, 
before signing their names to any subscription book, or any written instru- 
ment, would examine carefully what it is ; if they can not read themselves, 
should call on some one disinterested who can. 



192 CONSTITUTION OiF THE UNITED STATES 



CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 

We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, 
establish justice, iyisure dofnestic tranquillity, provide for the common 
defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty 
to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution 
for the United States of America. 

Article I. 

Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in 
a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and 
House of Representatives. 

Sec. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of mem- 
bers chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the 
' lectors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of 
the most numerous branch of the State Legislature. 

No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the 
age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United 
States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in 
which he shall be chosen. 

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the sev- 
eral states which may be included within this Union, according to their 
respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole 
number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of 
years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons. 
The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first 
meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subse- 
quent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The 
number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, 
but each state shall have at least one Representative ; and until such 
enumeration shall be made the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled 
to choose three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plan- 
tations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylva- 
nia eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten. North Carolina five, 
and Georgia three. 

When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the 
Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such 
vacancies. 

The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other 
officers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment. 

Sec. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two 
Senators from each state, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six years ; 
and each Senator shall have one vote. 

Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first 
election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. 
The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expira- 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 19t5 

tion of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth 
year, and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that 
one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by 
resignation or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature of any state, 
the Executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next 
meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies. 

No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age 
of thirty years and been nine j^ears a citizen of the United States, and 
who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he 
shall be chosen. 

The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the 
Senate, but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided. 

The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President joro 
tempore, in the absence of the Vice-President, or when he shall exercise 
the office of President of the United States. 

The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When 
sitting for that purpose they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the 
President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside. 
And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds 
of the members present. 

Judgment, in cases of impeachment, shall not extend further than to 
removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of 
honor, trust, or profit under the United States ; but the party convicted 
shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, 
and punishment according to law. 

Sec. 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Sen- 
ators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the Legis- 
lature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter 
such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. 

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such 
meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by 
law appoint a different day. 

Sec. 5. Each house shall be the judge of the election, returns, and 
qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute 
a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to 
day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members 
in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide. 

Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its 
members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, 
expel a member. 

Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to 
time publish the same, excepting such parts as may, in their judgment, 
require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house 
on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered 
on the journal. 

Neither house, during the session of Congress, shall, without the 
consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other 
place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting. 

Sec. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compen- 
sation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the 
treasury of the United States. They shall in ail cases, except treason, 



194 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

felony, and l)reach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their 
attendance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and 
returning from the same ; and for any speech or debate in either house 
they shall not be questioned in any other place. 

No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was 
elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United 
States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall 
have been increased during such time ; and no person holding any office 
under the United States, shall be a member of either house during his 
continuance in office. 

Sec. 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of 
Representatives ; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments 
as on other bills. 

Every bill Avhich shall have passed the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President 
- the United States ; if he approve he shall sign it ; but if not he shall 
return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have origi- 
nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and 
proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration two-thirds of that 
house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objec- 
tions, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if 
approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become a law. But in all 
such cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by j eas and nays, 
and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered 
on the journal of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned 
by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted), after it shall have 
been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he 
had signed it, unless the Congress, by their adjournment, prevent its 
return, in which case it shall not be a law. 

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the 
Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a 
question of adjournment), shall be presented to the President of the 
United States, and before the same shall take effect shall be approved by 
him, or, being disapproved by him, shall be re-passed by two-thirds of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and lim- 
itations prescribed in the case of a bill. 

Sec. 8. The Congress shall have power — 

To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts, 
and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United 
utates ; but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout 
the United States ; 

To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; 

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
Str.tes, and with the Indian tribes ; 

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on 
the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States ; 

•To coin money, reguhite the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and 
fix the standard of weights and measures ; 

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and 
current coin of the United States; 

To establish post offices and post roads ; 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 195 

To promote the progress of sciences and useful arts, by securing, 
for ^'.mited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their 
respective writings and discoveries ; 

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court ; 

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high 
seas, and oiTenses against the law of nations ; 

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules 
concerning captures on land and water ; 

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that 
use shall be for a longer term than two years ; 

To provide and maintain a navy ; 

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and 
naval forces ; 

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the 
Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions ; 

To provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and 
for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the 
United States, reserving to the states respectively the appointment of the 
officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the disci- 
pline prescribed by Congress ; 

To exercise legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not 
exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the 
acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United 
States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the 
consent of the Legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for 
the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock yards, and other needful 
buildings ; and 

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying 
into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this 
Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any depart- 
ment or officer thereof. 

Sec. 9. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the 
states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited 
by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, 
but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten 
dollars for each person. 

The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, 
unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may 
require it. 

No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 

No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion 
to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken. 

No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state. 

No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or rev- 
enue to the ports of one state over those of another; nor shall vessels 
bound to or from one state be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in 
another. 

No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of 
appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of 
the receipts and expeditures of all public money shall be published from 
time to time. 



196 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States : and no 
person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the 
consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title 
of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state. 

Sec. 10. No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confeder- 
ation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money ; emit bills of 
credit ; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of 
debts ; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the 
obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. 

No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts 
or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary 
for executing its inspection laws, and the net produce of all duties and 
imposts laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the 
Treasury of the United States ; and all such laws shall be subject to the 
revision and control of the Congress. 

No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on 
tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any 
agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or 
engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will 
not admit of delay. 

Article II. 

Section 1. The Executive power shall be vested in a President of 
the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term 
of four years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same 
term, be elected as follows : 

Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof 
may direct, a number of Electors, equal to the whole number of Senators 
and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress; 
but no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or 
profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. 

[ * The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by 
ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of 
the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list of all the 
persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each ; which list they 
shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the government 
of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The Pres- 
ident of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Rep- 
resentatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. 
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President, 
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ; 
and if there be more than one who have such majority, and have an equal 
number of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately 
choose by ballot one of them for President ; and if no person have a ma- 
jority, then from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like 
manner choose the President. But in choosing the President, the vote 
shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one 
vote ; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members 
from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be 
necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President, 

*This clause between .brackets has been superseded and annulled by the Twelfth.amendment, 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 197 

the person having the greatest number of votes of the Electors shall be 
the Vice-President. But if there should remain two or more who have 
equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice-Presi- 
dent.] 

The Congress may determine the time of choosing the Electors, and 
the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same 
throughout the United States. 

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United 
States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible 
to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that 
office who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, and been 
fourteen years a resident within the United States. 

In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, 
resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said 
office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-Pnesident, and the Congress 
may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inabil- 
ity, both of the President and Vice-President, declaring what officer shall 
then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the dis- 
ability be removed, or a President shall be elected. 

The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a com- 
pensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the 
period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive 
within that period any other emolument from the United States or any of 
them. 

Before he enters on the execution of his office, he shall take the fol- 
lowing oath or affirmation : 

" I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the 
office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, 
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." 

Sec. 2. The President shall be commander in chief of the army and 
navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when 
called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the 
opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive 
departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective 
offices, and he shall have powe]- to grant reprieves and pardon for offenses 
against the United States, except in cases of impeachment. 

He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present con- 
cur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice of the Senate, 
shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of 
the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States whose 
appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be 
established by law ; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment 
of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in 
the courts of law, or in the heads of departments. 

The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may 
happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which 
shall expire at the end of their next session. 

Sec. 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress information 
of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such mea- 
sures as he shall judge necessary and expedient ; he may on extraordinary 



198 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

occasions convene both houses, or either of them, and in case of disagree- 
ment between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he ma}? 
adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper ; he shall receive 
ambassadors and other public ministers ; he shall take care that the laws be 
faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United 
States. 

Sec. 4. The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers of the 
United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and con- 
viction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. 

Article III. 

Section I. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested 
in one Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as the Congress may from 
time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the Supreme and 
inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at 
stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be 
diminished during their continuance in office. 

Sec. 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and 
equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and 
treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority ; to all cases 
affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls ; to all cases of 
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ; to controversies to which the United 
States shall be a party ; to controversies between two or more states ; 
between a state and citizens of another state ; between citizens of differ- 
ent states ; between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants 
of different states, and between a state or the citizens thereof, and foreign 
states, citizens, or subjects. 

In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, 
and those in which a state shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have 
original jurisdiction. 

In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall 
have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions 
and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. 

The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be bj? 
jury ; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall 
have been committed ; but when not committed within any state, the 
trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have 
directed. 

Sec. 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levy- 
ing war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid 
and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the tes- 
timony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open 
court. 

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, 
but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, 
except during the life of the person attainted. 

Article IV. 

Section 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the 
public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 199 

the Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such 
acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof. 

Sec. 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges 
and immunities of citizens in the several states. 

A person charged in any state witli treason, felony, or other crime, 
who shall flee from justice and be found in another state, shall, on demand 
of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered 
up, to be removed to the state having jurisdict'on of the crime. 

No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof 
escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation 
therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered 
up on the claim of the party to whom sUch service or labor may be due. 

Sec. 3. New states may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ; 
but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any 
other state ; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, 
or parts of states, without the consent of the Legislatures of the states 
concerned, as well as of the Congress. 

The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful 
rules and regulations respecting the territory' or other property belonging 
to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed 
as to prejudice any claims of the United States or of any particular state. 

Sec. 4, The United States shall guarantee to every state in this 
Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them 
against invasion, and on application of the Legislature, or of the Execu- 
tive (when the Legislature can not be convened), against domestic vio- 
lence. 

Article V. 

The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it 
necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the ap- 
plication of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call 
a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of this Constitution, when rati- 
fied by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by con- 
ventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the otlier mode of ratifi- 
cation may be proposed by the Congress. Provided that no amendment 
which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and 
eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth- 
section of the first article ; and that no state, without its consent, shall 
be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. 

Article VI. 

All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adop- 
tion of this Constitution shall be as valid against the United States under 
this Constitution as under the Confederation. 

This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be 
made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, 
under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the 
land ; and the Judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in 
the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding. 

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the mem- 



200 



CONSTITUTION OP THE UNITED STATES 



bers of the several state Legislatures, and all executive and judicial offi- 
cers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound 
by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution ; but no religious test 
shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under 
the United States. 

Article VII. 

The ratification of the Conventions of nine states shall be sufficient 
for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying 
the same. 

Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present, the 
seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the 
United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof we have 
hereunto subscribed our names. 

GEO. WASHINGTON, 
President and Deputy from Virginia. 



New Hampshire. 
John Langdon, 
Nicholas Gilman. 

Massachusetts. 
Nathaniel Gorham, 
RuFus King. 

Connecticut. 
Wm. Sam'l Johnson, 
Roger Sherman. 



Delaware. 
Geo. Read, 
John Dickinson, 
Jaco. Broom, 
Gunning Bedford, Jr., 
Richard Bassett. 

Maryland. 
James M' Henry, 
Danl. Carroll, 
Dan. of St. Thos. Jenifer. 



New Yorh, 
Alexander Hamilton. 

New Jersey. 
WiL. Livingston, 
Wm. Paterson, 
David Brearley, 
JoNA. Dayton. 



Virginia. 
John Blair, 
James Madison, Jr. 

North Carolina. 
Wm. Blount, 
Hu. Williamson, 
Rich'd Dobbs Spaight. 



Pennsylvania. 
B. Franklin, 
RoBT. Morris, 
Thos. Fitzsimons, 
James Wilson, 
Thos. Mifflin, 
Geo. Clymer, 
Jared Ingersoll, 
Gouv. Morris. 



South Carolina. 
J. Rutledge, 
Charles Pinckney, 
Chas. Cotesworth Pinckney, 
Pierce Butler. 

Georgia. 
William Few, 
Abr. Baldwin. 

WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. 




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AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 



Articles in Addition to and Amendatory of the Constitution 
OP the United States op America. 

Proposed hy Congress and ratified hy the Legislatures of the several states^ 
pursuant to the fifth article of the original Constitution. 

Article I. 

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment cf religion, 
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of 
speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, 
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 

Article II. 
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free 
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. 

Article III. 

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without 
the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be pre- 
scribed by law. 

Article IV. 

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, 
and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio- 
lated ; and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by 
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched 
and the persons or things to be seized. 

Article V. 
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous 
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in 
cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual 
service in time of war or public danger ; nor shall any person be subject 
for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb ; nor shall 
be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be 
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor 
shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. 

Article VI. 

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a 
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district 
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have 
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and 
cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; 
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor ; and to 
have, the assistance of counsel for his defense. 

Article VII. 

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed 
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact 



204 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United 
States than according to the rules of the common law. 

Article VIII. 

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, 
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. 

Article IX. 

The enumeration, in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be 
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. 

Article X. 

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, 
nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, 
or to the people. 

Article XI. 

The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to 
extend to any suit in law or equity commenced or prosecuted against one 
of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or sub- 
jects of any foreign state. 

Article XII. 

The Electors shall meet iu their respective states and vote by ballot 
for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an 
inhabitant of the same state with themselves ; they shall name in their 
ballots the person to be voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the 
person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of 
all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice- 
President, and of the number of votes for each, which list they shall sign 
and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United 
States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the 
Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person 
having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President, 
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ; 
and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the 
highest number not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as 
President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by 
ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be 
taken by States, the representation from each state having one vote; a 
quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two- 
thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to 
a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a Presi- 
dent whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the 
fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as 
President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of 
the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice- 
President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be the majority 
of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a major- 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 205 

ity, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose 
the Vice-President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds 
of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number 
shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible 
to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the 
United States. 

Article XIII. 

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a 
punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, 
shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their juris- 
diction. 

Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro- 
priate legislation. 

Article XIV. 

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and 
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and 
of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law 
which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United 
States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, 
without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction 
the equal protection of the laws. 

Sec. 2. Representatives shall be appointed among the several states 
according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of per- 
sons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed ; but when the right to 
vote at any election for the choice of Electors for President and Vice- 
President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the execu- 
tive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the Legislature 
thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being 
twenty-one years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way 
abridged except for participation in rebellion or other crimes, the basis of 
representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the num- 
ber of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens 
twenty-one years of age in such state. 

Sec. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, 
or Elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or 
military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previ- 
ously taken an oath as a Member of Congress, or as an officer of the 
United States, or as a member of any state Legislature, or as an execu- 
tive or judicial officer of any state to support the Constitution of the 
United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the 
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress mav 
by a vote of two-thirds of each house, remove such disability. 

Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States author- 
ized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and boun- 
ties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be ques- 
tioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall pay any debt 
or obligation incurred in the aid of insurrection or rebellion against the 
United States, or any loss or emancipation of any slave, but such debts, 
obligations, and claims shall be held illegral and void. 



206 



CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate 
legislation, the provisions of this act. 

Article XV. 

Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall 
not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state, on 
account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 

Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro- 
priate legislation. 



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Practical Rules for Every Day Use. 



Hoiv to find the gain or loss per cent, ivhen the cost and selling price 
are given. 

Rule. — Find the difference between the cost and selling price, which 
will be the gain or loss. 

Annex two ciphers to the gain or loss, and divide it by the cost 
price ; the result will be the gain or loss per cent. 

How to change gold into currency. 

Rule. — Multiply the given sum of gold by the price of gold. 

Hoiv to change currency into gold. 

Divide the amount in currency by the price of gold. 

How to find each partner's share of the gain or loss in a copartnership 
business. 

Rule. — Divide the whole gain or loss by the entire stock, the quo- 
tient will be the gain or loss per cent. 

Multiply each partner's stock by this per cent., the result will be 
each one's share of the gain or loss. 

How to find gross and net weight and price of hogs. 

A short and simple method for finding the net weight., or price of hogs., 
when the gross weight or price is given, and vice versa. 

Note.— It is generally assumed that tlie gross weight of Hogs diminished liy 1-5 or 20 per cent, 
of itself gives tlie net weiglit, and the net weight increased by K or 25 per cent, of itself equals the 
srross weight. 

To find the net weight or gross price. 

Multiply the given number by .8 (tenths.) 

To find the gross weight or net price. 

Divide the given number by .8 (tenths.) 

How to find the capacity of a granary, bin, or wagon-bed. 

Rule. — Multiply (by short method) the number of cubic feet by 
6308, and point off one decimal place — the result will be the correct 
answer in bushels and tenths of a bushel. 

For 07ily an approximate answer, multiply the cubic feet by 8, and 
point off one decimal place. 

How to find the contents of a corn-crib. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of cubic feet by 54, short method, or 

(207) 



208 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 

by 4i ordinary method, and point off one decimal place — the result wili 
be the answer in bushels. 

NOTK.— In estimating corn in the ear, the quality and the time it lias been cribbed must l)e taken 
Into consideration, since corn will shrinl< considerably during the Winter and Spring. This rule generally hoId& 
good for corn measured at the time it is cribbed, provided It is sound and clean. 

How to find the contents of a cistern or tank. 

Rule. — Multiply the square of the mean diameter by the depth (all 
in feet) and this product by 5681 (short method), and point off one 
decimal place — the result will be the contents in barrels of 31 i gallons. 

How to find the contents of a barrel or cask. 

Rule. — Under the square of the mean diameter, write the length 
(all in inches) in reversed order, so that its units will fall under the 
tens ; multiply by short method, and this product again by 430 ; point 
off one decimal place, and the result will be the answer in wine gallons. 

Hoiv to measure hoards. 

Rule. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and 
divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet. 

Hoiv to measure scantlings^ joists, planks, sills, etc. 

Rule. — Multiply the width, the thickness, and the length together 
(the width and thickness in inches, and the length in feet), and divide 
the product by 12 — the result will be square feet. 

How to find the mimher of acres in a body of land. 

Rule. — Multiply the length by the width (in rods), and divide the 
product by 160 (carrying the division to 2 decimal places if there is a 
remainder) ; the result will be the answer in acres and hundredths. 

When the opposite sides of a piece of land are of unequal length, 
add them together and take one-half for the mean length or width. 

How to find the number of square yards in a floor or ivall. 

Rule. — Multiply the length by the width or height (in feet), and 
divide the product by 9, the result will be square yards. 

Hoiv to find the number of bricks required in a building. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of cubic feet by 22J. 

The number of cubic feet is found by multiplying the length, height 
and thickness (in feet) together. 

Bricks are usually made 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and two inches 
thick ; hence, it requires 27 bricks to make a cubic foot without mortar, 
but it is generally assumed that the mortar fills 1-6 of the space. 

Hoiv to find the number of shingles required in a roof 

Rule. — Multiply the number of square feet in the roof by 8, if the 
shingles are exposed 4^ inches, or by 7 1-5 if exposed 5 inches. 

To find the number of square feet, multiply the length of the roof by 
twice the lens^th of the rafters. 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 209 

To find the length of the rafters, at one-fourth jDitch, multiply the 
width of the building by .56 (hundredths) ; at one-third pitch, by .6 
(tenths) ; at two-fifths pitch, by .64 (hundredths) ; at one-half 
pitch, by .71 (hundredths). This gives the length of the rafters from 
the apex to the end of the wall, and whatever they are to project must be 
taken into consideration. 

Note.— By K or >^ pitch is meant that the apex or comb of the roof is to be Ji or M the width of the 
building Iiigrher than the walls or base of the rafters. 

How to reckon the cost of hay. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of pounds by half the price per ton, 
and remove the decimal point three places to the left. 

How to measure grain. 

Rule. — Level the grain ; ascertain the space it occupies in cubic 
feet ; multiply the number of cubic feet by 8, and point off one place to 
the left. 

Note.— Exactness requires the addition to every three hundred bushels of one extra bushel. 

The foregoing rule may be used for finding the number of gallons, by 
multiplying the number of bushels by 8. 

If the corn in the box is in the ear, divide the answer by 2, to find 
the number of bushels of shelled corn, because it requires 2 bushels of eai 
corn to make 1 of shelled corn. 

Rapid rules for measuring land tvithout instruments. 

In measuring land, the first thing to ascertain is the contents of any 
given plot in square yards ; then, given the number of yards, find out the 
number of rods and acres. 

The most ancient and simplest measure of distance is a step. Now, , 
an ordinary-sized man can train himself to cover one yard at a stride, on 
the average, with sufficient accuracy for ordinary purposes. 

To make use of this means of measuring distances, it is essential to 
walk in a straight line ; to do this, fix the eye on two objects in a line 
straight ahead, one comparatively near, the other remote ; and, in walk- 
ing, keep these objects constantly in line. 

Farmers and others hy adopting the following simple and ingenious con- 
trivance., may ahoays carry ivith them the scale to construct a correct yard 
measure. 

Take a foot rule, and commencing at the base of the little finger of 
the left hand, mark the quarters of the foot on the outer borders of the 
left arm, pricking in the marks with indelible ink. 

To find hoiv many rods in length ivill make an acre, the width being given. 
Rule. — Divide 160 by the width, and the quotient will be the answer. 



210 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 

How to find the number of acres in any plot of land, the number of rods 
being given. 

Rule. — Divide the number of rods by 8, multiply the quotient by 5, 
and remove the decimal point two places to the left. 

The diameter being given, to find the circumference. 

Rule. — Multiply the diameter by 3 1-7. 

How to fiyid the diameter, tvhen the circumference is given. 

Rule. — Divide the circumference by 3 1-7. 

To find how many solid feet a round stick of timber of the same thick- 
ness throughout will contain when squared. 

Rule. — Square half the diameter in inches, multiply by 2, multiply 
by the length in feet, and divide the product b}^ 144. 

Greneral rule for measuring timber, to find the solid contents in feet. 

Rule. — Multiply the depth in inches by the breadth in inches, and 
then multiply by the length in feet, and divide by 144. 

To find the number of feet of timber in trees ivith the bark on. 

Rule. — Multiply the square of one-fifth of the circumference in 
inches, by twice the length, in feet, and divide by !".44. Deduct 1-10 to 
1-15 according to the thickness of the bark. 

Howard' s new rule for computing interest. 

Rule. — The reciprocal of the rate is the time for which the interest 
on any sum of money will be shown by simply removing the decimal 
point two places to the left ; for ten times that time, remove the point 
one place to the left; for 1-10 of the same time, remove the point three 
places to the left. 

Increase or diminish the results to suit the time given. 

Note.— The reciprocal of tlie rate is found by inverting tlie rate ; tlius 3 per cent, per mouth, in- 
verted, becomes >^ of a month, or 10 days. 

When the rate is expressed by one figure, always write it thus : 3-1, 
three ones. 

Rule for converting English into American currency. 

Multiply the pounds, with the shillings and pence stated in decimals, 
by 400 plus the premium in fourths, and divide the product by 90. 

U. S. GOVERNMENT LAND MEASURE. 

A township — 36 sections each a mile square. 
A section — 640 acres. 

A quarter section, half a mile square — 160 acres. 
An eighth section, half a mile long, north and south, and a quarter 
of a mile wide — 80 acres. 

A sixteenth section, a quarter of a mile square — 40 acres. 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 211 

The sections are all numbered 1 to 36, commencing at the north-east 
corner. 

The sections are divided into quarters, which are named by the 
cardinal points. The quarters are divided in the same way. The de- 
scription of a forty acre lot would read : The south half of the west half of 
the south-west quarter of section 1 in township 24, north of range 7 west, 
or as the case might be ; and sometimes will fall short and sometimes 
overrun the number of acres it is supposed to contain. 

The nautical mile is 795 4-5 feet longer than the common mile. 

SURVEYORS' MEASURE. 

7 92-100 inches make 1 link. 

25 links " 1 rod. 

4rods " 1 chain. 

80 chains " 1 mile. 

Note. — A chain is 100 links, equal to 4 rods or 66 feet. 

Shoemakers formerly used a subdivision of the inch called a barley- 
corn ; three of which made an inch. 

Horses are measured directly over the fore feet, and the standard of 
measure is four inches — called a hand. 

In Biblical and other old measurements, the term span is sometimes 
used, which is a lei'.gth of nine inches. 

The sacred cubit of the Jews was 24.024 inches in length. 

The common cubit of the Jews was 21.704 inches in length. 

A pace is equal to a 3-ard or 36 inches. 

A fathom is equal to 6 feet. 

A league is three miles, but its length is variable, for it is strictly 
speaking a nautical term, and should be three geographical miles, equal 
to 3.45 statute miles, but when used on land, three statute miles are said 
to be a league. 

In cloth measure an aune is equal to li yards, or 45 inches. 

An Amsterdam ell is equal to 26.796 inches. 

A Trieste ell is equal to 25.284 inches. 

A Brabant ell is equal to 27.116 inches. 

HOW TO KEEP ACCOUNTS. 

Every farmer and mechanic, whether he does much or little business, 
should keep a record of his transactions in a clear and systematic man- 
ner. For the benefit of those who have not had the opportunity of ac- 
quiring a primary knowledge of the principles of book-keeping, we here 
present a simple form of keeping accounts which is easily comprehended, 
and well adapted to record the business transactions of farmers, mechanics 
and laborers. 



212 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



1875. 



A. li. JACKSON. 



Dr. 



Cr. 



Jan. 10 

" 17 

Feb. 4 

4 

March 8 

8 

" 13 

" 27 

April 9 

9 

May G 

24 

July 



To 7 bushels Wheat at ^1.25 

By shoeing span of Horses 

To 14 bushels Oats .at $ .45 

To 5 lbs. Butter at .25 

By new Harrow 

By sharpeniiiiT 2 Plows. 

By new Double-Tree 

To Cow and Calf 

To half ton of Hay 

By Cash 

By repairing Corn-Planter 

To one Sow with Pigs 

By Cash, to balance account 



$s 


75 


82 


G 


30 




1 


25 


18 
2 


48 


00 




G 


25 


25 
^4 


17 


50 


35 


188 


05 


1 $88 



00 
40 
25 



1875. 



CASS A MASON. 



Dr 



Cr, 



March 21 
" 21 
" 23 
1 
1 

June 19 
" 26 
10 
29 

Aug. 12 
12 
1 



May 



July 



Sept. 



By 3 days' labor - at 11.25 

To 2 Shoats at 3.00 

To 18 bushels Corn. at .45 

By 1 month's Labor 

To Cash 

By 8 days' Mowing at $1.50 

To 50 lbs. Flour 

To 27 lbs. Meat at S .10 

By 9 days' Harvesting.. at 2.00 

By 6 days' Labor at 1.50 

To Cash 

To Cash to balance account 







S3 


$G 


00 




8 


10 


25 


10 


00 


12 


2 


75 




2 


70 


18 
9 


20 


00 




18 


20 




167 


75 


167 



INTEREST TABLE. 



A Simple Kulk 



.T ANV GIVKX PKIi CkNT. for ANY 



Multiply the prmcipal (amount of money at interest) liy tlie time reduced to days; then divide this product 
by th€guotient obtained by dividing 360 (the number of days in the interest year) by the per cent, of interest, 
and the quotient f)ius obtained will be the required interest. 

ILLUSTRATION. Solution. 

Require the interest of $463.50 for one month and eighteen days at 6lier cent. An $462.50 

Interest montli is 30 days; one month and eighteen days equal 48 days. S4bi.50 multi- .48 

plied l)y .48 gives $222 0000; 360 divided by 6 (the per cent, of interest) gives 60. and „.,„„„^ 

«222.0000dividedby 60 will give you the exact interest, wIjk:} V^ *:i-70. If rli^. nue of ,?'X?>n" 

interest in the above example were 12 per cent., we would divide the $222.0000 by 30 6)360 \ 185000 

(because 360 divided by 12 gives 30); if 4 per cent., we would divide by 90; if 8 per ^^ 

cent,, by 45: and in like manner for any otber per cent, 60/$222.0000(S.l ,0 



MISCELLANEOUS TABLE. 



12 units, or things, 1 Dozen, I 196 pound.s, 1 Barrel of Flonr. 24 sheets of paper. 1 Quire. 

12 dozen. 1 Gross, 200 pounds, 1 Barrel of Pork, 20 quires paper 1 Ream. , ,,, „^ 

20 things, 1 Score. 56 pounds. 1 Firkin of Butter, 4 ft. wide, 4 ft. high, and 8 ft. long, 1 C.rd Wood. 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 213 



NAMES OF THE STATES OF THE UNION, AND THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS, 

Virginia. — The oldest of the States, was so called in honor of Queen 
Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen," in whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh made 
his first attempt to colonize that region. 

Florida. — Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of Florida on Easter 
Sunda}', and called the country in commemoration of the day, which was 
the Pasqua Florida of the Spaniards, or " Feast of Flowers." 

Louisiana Avas called after Louis the Fourteenth, who at one time 
owned that section of the country. 

Alabama was so named by the Indians, and signifies " Here we Rest." 

Mississippi is likewise an Indian name, meaning " Long River," 

Arkansas, from Kansas, the Indian word for " smoky water." Its 
prefix was really arc, the French word for " bow." 

The Carolinas were originally one tract, and were called "Carolana," 
after Charles the Ninth of France. 

Creorgia owes its name to George the Second of England, who first 
established a colony there in 1732. 

Tennessee is the Indian name for the " River of the Bend," i. e., the 
Mississippi which forms its western boundar3^ 

Kentucky is the Indian name for " at the head of the river." 

Ohio means "• beautiful ; " loiva, " drowsy ones ; " 3Iinnesota, " cloudy 
water," and Wisconsi^i, " wild-rushing channel." 

Illinois is derived from the Indian word illirii, men, and the French 
suffix ols, together signifying "tribe of men." 

Michigan was called by the name given the \2i\e, fish-iveir, which was 
so styled from its fancied resemblance to a fish trap. 

Missouri is from the Indian word " muddy," which more properly 
applies to the river that flows through it. 

Oregon owes its Indian name also to its principal river. 

Cortes named California. 

Massachusetts \Q the Indian for " The country around the great hills." 

Connecticut, from the Indian Quon-ch-ta-Cut, signifying " Long 
River." 

Maryland, after Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles the First, of 
England. 

New York was named by the Duke of York. 

Penyisyhania means " Penn's woods," and was so called after William 
Penn, its orignal owner. 



214 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



Delaware after Lord De La Ware. 

New Jersey, so called in honor of Sir George Carteret, who was 
Governor of the Island of Jersey, in the British Channel. 

Maine was called after the province of Maine in France, in compli- 
ment of Queen Henrietta of England, who owned that province. 

Vermont, from the French word Vert Mont, signifying Green 
Mountain. 

Neiv Hampshire, from Hampshire county in England. It was 
formerly called Laconia. 

The little State of Rhode Island owes its name to the Island of 
Rhodes in the Mediterranean, which domain it is said to greatly 
resemble. 

Texas is the American word for the Mexican name by which all that 
section of the country was called before it was ceded to the United States. 



POPULATION OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 



States and Territories. 


Total 
Population. 




ana qqo 




484 471 


Calif i^rnia 


560 247 




537,454 




125,015 




187,748 




1.184;i09 


Illinois 


2,539,891 


Indiana 


1,680,637 




1,191,792 


Kansas 


364:399 




1,.321,011 




. 726,915 


jyiaine 


626,915 




780 894 






Micliigan 


1,184,059 
439,706 


Mississippi 


827,922 




1,721,295 




122,993 








318.300 




906 096 


New York 


4 382.759 




1071361 




2:665:260 






Pennsylvania 

Rhode Island 


3,521,791 
217 353 




705 606 




1,258:520 








330.551 


Virginia 


1,225,163 




442.014 




1,054,670 










. . 


9 658 




39,864 




14 181 


District of Columbia ... 

Idaho 


131.700 
14,999 












86 786 




23 955 


Wyoming 


9,118 




442,730 






Total United States 


38,555,983 



POPULATION OF FIFTY 
PRINCIPAL CITIES. 



New York, N. Y 

Philadelphia, Pa.... 

Brooklyn, N. Y 

,St. Louis, Mo 

Chicago, 111 

Baltimore, Md 

Boston, Mass 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

New Orleans, La. .. 
San Francisco, Cal.. 

Butfalo, N. Y 

Washington, D. C... 

Newark, N.J 

Louisville, Ky 

Cleveland, Ohio 

Pittsburg, Pa 

Jersey City, N. J ... 

Detroit, Mich. 

Milwaukee, Wis 

Albany, N. Y 

Providence, R. I 

Rochester, N. Y 

Allegheny, Pa 

Richmond, Va 

New Haven, Conn.. 

Charleston, S. C 

Indianapolis, Ind... 

Troy, N. Y 

Syracuse, N. Y 

Worcester, Mass 

Lowell, Mass 

Memphis, Tenn 

Cambridge, Mass... 

Hartford, Conn 

Scranton, Pa 

Reading, Pa , 

Paterson, N.J 

Kansas City, Mo.... 

Mobile, Ala 

Toledo, Ohio 

Portland, Me 

Columbus, Ohio 

Wilmington, Del... 

Dayton, Ohio 

Lawrence, Mass 

Utica, N. Y 

Charlestown, Mass 

Savannah, Ga 

Lvnn. Mass 

Fall River, Mass... 



942,292 

674,022 

396,099 

310,864 

298.977 

267,354 

250,526 

216,239 

191,418 

149,473 

117,714 

109,199 

105,059 

100,753 

92,829 

86,076 

82,546 

79,577 

71,440 

69,422 

68,904 

62,386 

53.180 

51.038 

50,840 

48,956 

48,244 

46,465 

43,051 

41,105 

40,928 

40.226 

39.634 

37,180 

35,092 

33,930 

33.579 

32,260 

32,0.34 

31,584 

31,413 

31,274 

30.841 

30,473 

28,921 

28,804 

28,323 

28,235 

28,233 

26,766 



MISCELLANEOUS INFOKMATION. 



21u 



POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. 



States and 
Territories. 


Area in 
square 
Miles. 


Population. 


1872. 


States and 
Tbreitories. 


Area in 
square 
Miles. 


Population. 


Miles 
R. R. 
1872. 


1870. 


1875. 


1870. 


1875. 


States. 


52; 198 

2,120 
59,268 
58,000 
55,410 

37,600 
41,346 
31,776 

56,451 
83,531 

M 

9,280 
8.320 

ill! 


996,992 
484,471 
560,247 
537,454 

1,184,109 

2,539,891 

1,680,637 

1,191.792 

364,399 

1,321,011 

726,915 

626,915 

780,894 

1,457,351 

1,184,059 

' 123,' 993 
42,491 

4,382,7,59 
1,071,361 
2,665.260 
90,923 
higan tak 




1,013 

466 

3 529 


States. 

Pennsylvania 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina... 


46,000 
1,306 
29,385 
45,600 
237.504 
10212 
40,904 
23,000 
53,924 


3,521,791 
217,353 
70.5,606 

1,258,520 

1,225; 163 

442,014 

1,054,670 




5,113 






iilfil 


135 












1,520 










p-lorida 




Vermont 




675. 


Georeria.. . 




Virginia 


"l,'236,729 


1,490 


liniois 




West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Total States 

Territories. 
Arizona 






1,725 


owa 


1,3.50,544 
528,349 

"85 7; 039 


3,160 

IS 

1,606 
?|| 

593 
J 90 

Mi 


Kansas 


1,950,171 

113,916 

104,500 

147,490 

60 

69.944 
93.107 


38,113,253 

9,658 
39,864 
14,181 

86! 786 




59,587 


Kentucky 

Louisiana 






Maryland 


^li;i 






39'<J 








Michigan* 


Dist. of Columbia. 
Idaho 




* 


Minnesota 






Mississippi 

Missouri. 


Montana 








New Mexico 














Washington 






^ew Hampshire. 

New Jersey 

New Yorlc. 






Total Territories. 

Aggregate of U. S.. 
• Included in t 






965,032 


442,730 




1,265 


North Carolina.. 
Ortio 






2,915.203138,555.983 
he Railroad Mileage 












' Last Censu 


s of Mic 


en in 1874 




of Maryland. 



PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD 

l?*OPULATIO]Sr AND ArEA. 



Countries. 


Population. 


Date of 
Census. 


Area in 
Square 
Miles. 


Inhabitants 

to Square 

Mile. 


Capitals. 


Population. 


China 


ilMH 

38.925,600 
36,469,800 

27!439;921 
16.642,000 

s.'oooiooo 

5,021,300 
4,861,400 
3.995.200 

2,000,000 
2,669,100 
2.500,000 
2,000,000 

i;lo%%^^ 

1,461,400 
1,457.900 

7 18! 000 
600,000 
572.000 
350.000 

165'.000 
62.950 


1871 
1870 
1866 

1^7? 
1871 
1871 
1871 
1867 

'Ml 

1870 
1869 

1869 

111? 

Si 

'isVi 
li?? 
'ih'ii 

1871 
1871 

1871 
■1870 


3,741,846 
4,677,432 
8,003,778 
•A 603, 884 
204,091 

irdti 

121,315 
160.207 

635:964 
11,373 

fdu 

3^5^? 
132.616 
15.992 

14; 753 

111 

631787 
2.969 
9,576 

17^827 

21,505 

7.H33 


10.2 

7.78 

187! 
230.9 

%%7 
24.4 

"% 
441.5 

im 

15.1 

166.9 

5.3 

24!!] 
120.9 
4.2 
247. 

in 
5.9 

15.6 

277. 

Iti 

% 

7.7 
80. 


London 

St. Petersburg 

Washington 


667.000 
109.199 


British Kmpire 


Russia 


United States with Alaska. . . . 




Vienna 


'825!400 




Great Britain and Ireland 




German Empire . 


Berlin 


















Turkey 


Constantinople .... 
Mexico 


1 075'000 


Mexico 


210 300 


Sweden and Norway 




136 900 


Persia . .. 




120,000 
314,100 




Brussels 

Munich 
















Chili . . 






Berne 




Lima 


160,100 




Buenos Ay res 


177800 






D^mimark :::::::::;::'':" 








tWo 


Baden 






















Paraguay 




48000 


Hesse ........... :::::::: 






Liberia 




^000 


San Salvador 

Hayti.. 


Sal Salvador 

Port au Prince 


15.000 
20,000 






Montevideo 










San Domingo 


20.000 


Costa Rica 


Hawaii 


Honolulu 


7,633 



216 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 



POPULATION OF ILLINOIS, 
By Counties. 



Adams 

Alexander. . 

Bond - 

Boone 

Brown 

Bureau 

Calhoun — 

Carroll 

Cass 

Champaign. 
Christian .. 

Clark 

Clay. 

Clinton 

Coles. 

Cook 

Crawford 

Cumberland 
De Kalb... 
De Witt... 

Douglas 

Du Page... 

Edgar 

Edwards 

Effingham.. 

Fayette 

Ford 

Franklin 

Fulton 

Gallatin ... 

Greene 

Grundy 

Hamilton .. 

Hancock 

Hardin 

Henderson . 

Henry 

Iroquois 

Jackson 

Jasper 

Jefferson 

Jersey 

Jo Daviess. 

Johnson 

Kane , 

Kankakee.. 

Kendall 

Knox 

Lake 

La Salle 

Lawrence. 

Lee 

Livingston . 
Logan 



AGGREGATE. 



1870. 1860. 1850. 1840. 1830. 1830 



56362 
10564 
I3152 
12942 
12205 
32415 
6562 
16705 
11580 
32737 
20363 
18719 
15875 
16285 
25235 
349966 

138S9 
12223 
23265 
14768 
13484 
16685 
21450 

15653 
1963S 

9103 
12652 
38291 
11134 
20277 
14938 
13014 
35935 

5113 
12582 
35506 
25782 
19634 
11234 
17S64 
15054 
27820 
11248 
39091 
24352 
1 2399 
39522 
21014 
60792 
12533 
27171 
31471 
23053 



41323 
4707 
9815 
11678 
9938 
26426 
5144 
11733 
11325 
14629 
10492 
14987 
9336 
10941 
14203 
144954 

11551 

8311 
19086 
10820 

7140 
14701 
16925 

5454 

7816 
II189 

1979 

9393 
33338 

8055 
16093 
10379 

9915 
2go6l 

3759 

9501 

20660 

12325 

9589 

8364 

12965 

12051 

27325 

9342 

30062 

15412 

I3'^74 

28663 

18257 

48332 

9214 

17651 

11637 

14272 



26508 
2484 
6144 
7624 
719S 
8841 
3231 
4586 

7253 
2649 
3203 
9532 
4289 
5139 
9335 
43385 

7135 
3718 
7540 
5002 



9290 
10692 
3524 
3799 
8075 



56S1 

22508 
5448 

12429 
3023 
6362 

14652 
2S87 
4612 
3807 
4149 
5S62 
3220 
8109 
7354 

18604 
4114 

16703 



7730 

13279 

14226 

17815 

6121 

5292 

1553 

5128 



14476 
3313 
5060 
1705 
4183 
3067 
1741 
1023 
2981 
1475 
1878 
7453 
3228 
3718 
9616 

10201 

4422 



1697 
3247 



3535 
8225 
3070 
1675 
6328 



3682 
13142 
10760 
11951 



3945 
9946 
1378 



1260 
1695 
3566 
1472 
5762 
4535 
6tSo 
3626 
650 



7060 
2634 
9348 
7092 
2035 
759 
2333 



2186 
1390 
3124 



logo 



3940 

755 
2330 



4071 
1649 



2704 



4083 
1841 
7-105 
7674 



2616 
4S3 



1828 
2555 



2111 
1596 



274 



3668 



MISCELLANEOUS INFOKMATION. 



217 



POPULATION OF ILLINOIS— Concluded. 



COUNTIES. 



Macon 

Macoupin.. 

Madison 

Marion 

Marshall 

Mason 

Massac 

McDonough. 
McHenry . . 

McLean 

Menard 

Mercer 

Monroe 

Montgomery 

Morgan 

Moulirie 

Ogle 

Peoria 

Perry 

Piatt 

Pil<e 

Pope 

Pulaski 

Putnam 

Randolph 

Richland ... 
Rock Island 

Saline 

Sangamon .. 

Schuyler 

Scott 

Shelby 

Stark'. 

St. Clair 

Stephenson.. 

Tazewell 

Union 

Vermilion. .. 
Wabash .... 

Warren 

Washington. 

Wayne 

White 

Whitesides .. 

Will. 

Williamson.. 
Winnebago.. 
Woodford 

Total... 



AGGBEGATB. 



1870. 1860. 1850. 1840. 1830. 18S0. 



26481 

3272b 

44 1 

20622 

169 

16184 

95S 
26509 
23762 
53' 
"735 
18769 

12982 
253f 
2S463 
10385 
27492 
47540 
13723 
10953 
30708 
11437 
8752 

62 30 
20859 
12803 
29783 
12714 
46352 
I74I9 
10530 
25476 
IO75I 

51068 
30608 
27903 
1651S 
30388 
8841 
23174 
17599 
19758 
16846 
27503 
43013 
17329 
29301 

i8q!;6 



13738 
24602 
31251 
12739 
13437 
10931 

6213 
20069 
22089 
28772 

9584 
15042 

12832 

13979 
22112 

6385 
2288S 
36601 

9552 

6127 
27249 

6742 

3943 

55S7 
17205 

9711 
21005 

9331 
32274 
14684 

9069 
14613 

9004 

37694 
25112 
21470 
11181 
19800 
7313 
18336 
13731 
12223 
12403 
18737 
29321 
12205 
24491 
13282 



2539891 1711951 



3988 

12355 

2044 

6720 

5180 

5921 

4092 

7616 

14978 

10163 

6349 

5246 

7679 
6277 

16064 
3234 

10020 

17547 
5278 
1606 

18819 
3975 
2265 
3924 

1 1079 
4012 
6937 
5588 

19228 

10573 
7914 
7807 
3710 

20180 

1 1666 

12052 

7615 

1 1492 

4690 

8176 

6953 

6825 

8925 

5361 

16703 

7216 

11773 

4415 



851470 



3039 
7926 

14433 
4742 
1849 



5308 

2578 

6565 

443 

2352 

4481 
4490 
19547 



3479 
6153 
3222 



11728 
4094 



2131 

7944 



2610 



14716 
6972 
6215 
6659 

1573 

13631 
2800 
7221 
5524 
9303 
4240 
6739 
4810 
5133 
7919 
2514 

10167 
4457 
4609 



476183 



1122 
1990 
6221 
2125 



(^) 



2000 
295 
12714 



1215 



2396 
3316 



ri3io 
4429 



12960 
^2959 



2972 



7078 



4716 
3239 
5836 
27 

30S 
1675 
2553 
6091 



1574^5 



PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE, STATE OF ILLINOIS, BY C0UNTIES.-i870. 





IniiPioved 
Land. 


Woodl'nd 


other iin- 


Spring 
Wheat. 


Winter 
Wlieat. 


1 Rye. 


Indian 
Corn. 


Oats. 


Total 


Number. 
19,329,952 


Number. 
5,061.578 


Number. 
1.491.331 


Huslieis. 
10.13:3.20? 


Busliels. 1 Bushels, 
19 99.5.198|2.456.57e 


Bushels. 
129.921.39.- 


Bushels. 
12,780.851 




287,926 
1:3,836 

145,045 

137,307 
57,062 

398,611 

1861864 
92.902 
419,368 
241,472 
118,594 
146,922 
150,177 

iolsos 

75,342 
334,502 
168,539 
147,6:33 
164,874 
.>!65,45b 

58,912 
120,343 
187.196 
141,228 

80,749 
228,132 

49,572 

88,996 
311,517 

28,117 
140,954 
265,904 
322,510 

.ill 

94,147 
■ 156.517 

57,820 
240,120 
312,182 
164.004 
330,829 

533! 724 

205,259 
231.059 
257,032 

1661057 
209,453 

25,151 
261,635 
230,566 
494,978 
134,173 
222.809 

92,810 
276,682 
29:3,450 
144,220 

9:3,754 
2ir7r5 

37,271 
140,764 

75,079 
1.55.214 

72,309 
421,748 

96,195 

85,331 
310:179 
1:38,129 
231,117 
254,857 
229,126 

75,8:32 
360,251 

54,063 
266.187 
177 592 

289.809 
419,442 
128,448 
241.373 
22.5,504 


112,576 
17.761 

MiU 

35.491 
41,866 
63.443 
29,793 
33,493 
16.789 
19.803 
102,201 
80612 
48:868 
45,214 
19.635 
78.350 

t?:8l 

29,548 
11,897 
17,243 
66,803 
57:585 
56.330 
93,460 
2,996 

123:823 
68,750 
93,242 
6,256 
9:3,878 
43,385 
44,771 
34.705 
12,620 
22,478 
87,642 
67,023 

82.076 

34,646 
10,978 
14,244 
41,566 
21,072 
48,117 

iro^ 

12,462 
17,394 
18:i53 

81,224 

:3?:l^^ 

33,396 
52,547 

4b:36b 
34,931 
45,977 
83,369 
47.804 
60,217 
24,783 
4:3,643 
48.666 

12:516 
17,184 
162,274 
50,618 
31,239 
70,39:3 
51,085 
62,477 
44,633 

Il:l?i 

76,591 
4:3.167 
45,268 
83 606 

§.UI 

27.294 
55,852 

146,794 
78:i67 
21.823 
24,261 

116.949 
37,238 
25,217 


19,370 


16,191 


368,625 

599 

117,502 

221,298 

260 

127,054 

12:3,091 

154,485 
4,904 

^^l:Ii^ 

190 
11,695 
65,461 
693 
247,360 
122,703 
19.5,716 

"■IS 

111.324 

223,930 

8:3,093 

\":i 

232,75(1 
32,306 

''in 

10,480 
329.036 

'Hll 

480 
1,249 

'Hi 

2,193 
264,134 
2.260 
1,339 
40,96;^ 
196,613 
861,39b 

'''^&. 

90(1 

125,628 

72,316 

^'''270 
10,955 
45,793 

6^?:?11? 

744.891 
357.523 
196,436 

350,446 
39,762 

^•°f5:tM 

44.922 
1,031,022 

8:3.011 
247 658 


20,989 

3i:r7'i' 

4,742 

^i:??l 

45,752 
10,722 

I:i? 

1,619 

8,825 
20,171 

14:798 
21,018 
11 540 
9,017 
7,532 
37,508 
528 
19,759 

n:m 

.5.195 

131,711 

515; 

415 

4,9:3(' 

11.672 

133,5:33 

865 

96,430 

35.76t 

23,25!) 

524 

9,16.'. 

5,93'! 

■" 7.'i85 
2,46b 
23:618 
12,935 
5.16: 
11:3.547 

48:3(Jb 

1:121 

14,82t 

26,16: 

37,232 

29,22:: 

2.404 

3.68!^ 

1-4,517 

36,135 

49,182 

544 

52,401 

29.264 

39.824 

4,28:i 

40.77b 

1,42,T 

3,29b 

5.53r 

6,67(' 

157,504 

»?:§?; 

9.24b 
25,303 
2,:309 

22:; 
7.707 
3.23.'-) 
3.401 

20.oo;i 


1,452,905 
244,220 

1,064,052 
466,98c 

3,0:30:404 
234,041 
1,:367 965 
1,146.980 
3,924.720 

'•mm 

1.019,994 
813.257 

2,13:3.111 
570,427 

1.023:849 

1.311,635 

1,680,225 
331,981 

2,107,615 
352.371 
620,247 
962,525 
565,671 
653.209 

1,508,763 
509,491 

1,051.313 
295,971 
735,25-^ 

1,510.401 

2,541,68:1 
799,81(' 
611,951 
461,345 
887,981 
519,120 

674,33:: 

637,39^ 

681,267 

2,708,3H 

517.35:: 

3,077,02b 

656,36: 

1,656.97b 

1,182,69( 

4,221, 64( 

2,214,46b 

1,051,544 

2.127,.54fl 

1.034,057 

1,182,90:^ 

2, 64 8, 72 1 

13:3.12b 

1.362,49( 

1,145.005 

:3.723 37V 

1,97:3,881 

2, 05 4. 96', 

543.71b 

1,. 527,89b 

3,198,835 

1.753 141 

1,787,06 b 

969.224 

384.44 b 

1.029.725 

1,399,188 

31.5,958 

195:735 

334,25!< 

510. 08( 

482.594 

1,459,65:: 

53i:51t 

4, 388. 76::' 

440.975 

752.771 

2.082.578 

1.149 878 

1.42:3.121 

1.615,679 

2,062,053 

679.753 

'iTsil 

1,179,291 
870,521 
2,162,943 
1.131,458 
655,710 
1,237.406 
2,154.185 








Bond 


1,915 

2,658 
25.608 
15,803 

2,754 

nst 

f§:S?l 

5,420 
5,225 
8,722 
3,274 

17,:337 

27,185 
5,604 
6,551 

17,6:33 
7,316 
3.851 

14.282 

26,206 
16.786 
6:3,976 
86,710 
4:076 
2,565 
29,653 
4,505 

107 
14.243 
31.459 

1,;363 

45.779 

25,155 
24,399 

tin 

7,409 

?::Ui 

13.675 
4;i42 
2,97« 
31,013 
30 
14,035 
57,998 
49,087 
13,952 

1:376 
13,112 
14,913 

13,897 
9,302 


465,236 

75 

418,073 

12,165 
102:577 

18,360 




Boone ... . 


579,127 




Bureau 


987,426 


Calhoun 


26231 


Carroll 


775:10a 
168.784 


Cass 




721.375 


Christian ..■....■■.'.' 


383.821 




212.628 


Clay 


60 

550 

398,059 

106,096 
13.283 






Coles 

Cook 


315.954 
1,584,225 




136 255 




171880 


DeKalb 

DeWitt 


1,087:074 
216,756 


Douglas 


225,074 


DuPage 


^^{{•^?? 


Ell wards 


129 152 


^fy'^t'e""-:::::-:. 


42,57i 

365 
193,669 


386,073 
497,395 




154,589 




222,426 


Fulton 


261,390 








Grundy.., 


21,700 

129 

181,378 

161,112 

462,379 

57,160 

890 


269.332 


Hancock 


579,599 


Hardin 

ienderson 


26,991 
229,286 
668,367 


roquois. , .. 

Jackson 


430,746 
149,931 


Jefferson.. 

Jersey 

JoDaviess. 

Johnson 

Kane 


149.214 

874.016 
74,525 
785.608 


■■282,758 


188,826 
10:3.466 

2^?;?6^^ 

168,914 
271,181 


Kankakee 


772:408 


Knox 


787:952 


Lake 


699,069 


LaSalle 


1,509,642 


Lawrence 

Lee 


^^^ 


450.79:3 
120,206 
198,056 
55.239 

550 

■166:129 
73,261 

■■273,871 
401,790 
211,801 

2ll:m 


LivuiGTSton 


659,300 


Logan^„?..-v.v.v.::::- 

Macon 

Macoupin 

Madisoi; 

Marion 

Marshall 


490,225 
454.648 
459,417 
475,252 

272,660 




22:097 


McDonough 


280,717 


McHenry 


910,397 


McLean 


911:127 




23.5.091 


Mercer 


452.889 




152:251 


Montgomery 


59 

497,038 
92,361 


668,424 
198,724 




26:3992 






Peoria 


334,892 




338,760 




'''l^ 


1:30,610 


Pike 


161,419 


Pone 


67,886 








16,511 


Putnam 


4.174 

1.170 

2 025 

20,755 

809 

19,932 

21,294 

1,610 

9,314 

2,783 

2,016 

13,701 

14,846 

5,:300 

31,122 

14,583 
1,931 
10,486 

37.310 

15,237 
23,135 


''ill 


86,519 




414,487 




204 634 


Kock Island 


243,541 

200 

89,304 

56,221 

15,5ig 

124.630 

2.550 

527,394 

1:32,417 

■""44:8'd6 

■■■■l86;296 


276,575 


Saline 


69,793 


Sangamon 


397,718 






119.359 


Scott.... ;:;;:: :;.■.■.■.■.■::: 


266.105 
452,015 


930 

lint 

1,008 
135.362 

52,476 

■■■■72:212 
2,576 
8,665 

31.6,58 

8,030 

6.228 

137.985 

30.426 


13.463 


Shelby 


637.812 


Stark 


316.726 


St. Clair 

Stephenson 

Tazewell 


1,562 621 
2.118 
72.410 

672,486 

i,i^^ 

170,787 

2.468 

108.307 


476,851 
960.620 
50,5.841 




124,473 


Vermilion 


436,051 


Wabash 


110,79* 


Warren 


60 1: 054 
533.398 


Washington 




266 


404,482 


White 


119 653 


Whitesiiles.... 


457.455 

195.286 

17(i 

178:i39 


880:838 


Will 


1,868.682 


Williamson 

^SrT::::::::;:::- 


868:903 
744,581 




GEORGE B. PRICE, Carrollton. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND GEOLOGY. 

The Illinois River, with its tributaries, drains nearly one-third of the 
State of Illinois. It is one of the most important affluents of the Missis- 
sippi and flows from the northeast to the southwest fully across the State, 
draining about an equal amount of territory on either side. Its valley 
consists of long arms of beautiful, dry, rolling, fertile prairie, alternating 
with similar, though narrower, lines of wooded land so distributed as to 
be convenient to any part of the surrounding country. The latter is as 
rolling and healthful as the former, and, on every section of either, living 
water may be readily found. This mighty river is the central water line 
of the great upper valley of the Mississippi, and has cut into the crust of 
the earth a deeper groove than any other branch of the Father of Waters. 
For this reason the Illinois is the last river to freeze in the early winter 
and the first to thaw in the spring, among all the streams in the same 
latitude. The depth of its channel accounts for the total absence of 
extensive swamps and morasses along its borders. 

The southern portion of the Illinois valley, east of the river, was 
known by the Indians as the Sangamo country — "a land where there is 
much plenty" — a term very appropriately applied to the region, by the 
Pottawatomies. .In the midst of this charming, rich, and healthful vale, 
about twenty miles above the mouth of the river, lies Greene County. 
It is bounded on the north by Scott and Morgan Counties, on the east by 
Macoupin County, on the south by Jersey County, and on the west by 
the Illinois River, beyond which lie the Counties of Pike and Calhoun. 
It contains seven fractional and fourteen full townshii)s — equivalent to 
about sixteen full townships — or more accurately five hundred and 
seventy-six square miles, and comprises the following voting precincts : 
Carrollton, Greenfield, White Hall, Bluffdale, Northwestern, Wrights- 
ville, Roodhouse, Kane, Rockbridge, Walkerville, Woodville, Mt. Airy, 
and Fayette. It is well supplied with water and timber having, in 
addition to the river which forms its western boundary, Apple and 
Macoupin Creeks, which, with their tributaries traverse the county from 
east to west. Fine springs are abundant along the river blufts and 
throughout the limestone region generally, and good wells can usually be 
obtained on the uplands at depths varying from twenty to forty feet. 
Several mineral springs, in which sulphur chiefly predominates, are to be 
found in various parts of the county and have been resorted to by many 
for medicinal purposes, with the best of results. The precinct of Mineral 



222 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Springs, ill the iiortlieni part of the county, received its name from 
fountains of tliis sort which at one time attracted a great deal of atten- 
tion. They are situated on the west half of the northwest quarter of 
section 22, township 12, range 11, and were discovered soon after the 
first settlement of the county, by a party who were following an Indian 
trail. Shortly after, in 1825. Governor Reynolds and a gentleman named 
Cook, of Springfield, entered the land, believing that the presence of the 
springs would make the property valuable. For many years people, 
suffering with various diseases, resorted thither from all parts of the 
adjacent country to obtain the benefit of the waters and, in many cases, 
received immediate relief. Sometimes from two hundred to three hundred 
and fifty would be camped near the Springs at one time. In October, 1852, 
the property was purchased by B. G. Hopkins, having previously been 
OAvned b}- Samuel Hopkins, Abraham Easton and others, who built a 
large hotel the same year. The main building was forty feet long by 
about thirty feet wide, with a commodious ell in the rear and a wing 
forty feet long on either side of the main building, giving a total front 
of one hundred and twenty feet. From this time the Springs were very 
popular. Often more persons applied for board than could be accomo- 
dated at the hotel and the neighboring dwellings were frequently filled. 
Later the property came into the possession of B. McGlothlen, under 
whose management the Springs began to lose their popularity. In 1862, 
while the hotel was occupied by Mr. McGlothlen and owned by C. G. 
Simonds, it was burned to the ground. The waters of the Springs 
undoubtedly have a pronounced medicinal effect. They are described as 
being " strongly diuretic, rather more than slightly cathartic and 
diaplioretic, a good tonic and appetizer." Dropsy, rheumatism, kidney com- 
plaints, dyspepsia, and sore eyes are prominent among the ailments they 
have been known to cure. Just northeast of Greenfield are the Green- 
field Springs, which are impregnated with iron, magnesia, calcium, and 
other ingredients. For debilitated persons they act as a tonic, and assist 
nature in its work of rejuvenating the sj^stem. Many stories are told of 
the successful use of the waters, by persons who came a long distance, 
suffering with rheumatism, white swellings, fever sores, etc. Many who 
have visited Saratoga and the Sulphur Springs, of Virginia, consider the 
Greenfield Springs their equal in every regard. An effort was at one 
time made to establish a watering place here but without success. The 
town is a. pleasant one, the scenery delightful, the railroad facilities 
excellent and the enterprize may yet be revived. Some three or four 
miles northeast of CarroUton, on land now owned by Malachi Carmod}^ 
there is another natural font of healing, and Mr. Parham Thaxton well 
remembers when as many as fifty people habitually congregated there on 
Sunday and spent the day in drinking the waters, and in quiet repose, in 
the immediate neighborhood. A similar spring, on the farm of Mr. Thos. 
Luneen, southeast of CarroUton, just beyond the limits of the city, was 
much resorted to in years past, and at other points they may be found. 

The county has an abundant supply of timber conveniently located. 
The following list of the indigenous trees and shrubs of the county is 
the result of years of observation and study by Dr. Daniel Bowman, an 
old settler of this county and one of the most skillful jDractical botanists 
in the State. With the exception of a single shrub growing along the 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



223 



bluffs, which Dr. Bowman has never seen in bloom, the list is believed to 
be complete : 



BOTANIC NAMES. ,■ COMMON NAMES. 

Clematis Viiginiana Virgins Bower. 

Uvaria Trilabia ..Pawpaw. 

Menispermum Canadensis. Moon Seed. 
Xanthoxylum AmericanumPrickly Ash. 

PteleaTrifolea Wafer Ash. 

Rhus Glabra Smooth Sumac. 

Rhus Toxicodendron.. Poison Ivy. 

Rhus Aromatica Sweet Sumac. 

Tilia Americana Linden Tree 

Vitis Cardifolia Winter Grape. 

Vitis Etivalis Blue Grape. 

Vitis Riparia Frost Grape. 

Ampelopsis Quinquefolia. . Woodbine. 

Acer Rubrum Red Maple. 

Acer Dasycarpum.. Silver Maple. 

Acer Saccharinum Sugar Tree. 

Negundium Americanum.Boxelder. 

^sculus Glabra Buckeye. 

Staphylea Trifolia Bladder Nut. 

Celastrus Scandens Staff Tree. 

Euonymus Atropurpureum, Spindle Tree. 
Euonymus Americanus. ..Burning Bush 

Ceanothus Americanus Red Root. 

Cercis Canadensis Judas Tree. 

Gymnocladus Canadensis.CoHee Tree. 

Gleditschia Triacanthus Honey Locust. 

Amorpha Canescens Indigo Bush. 

Cerasus Serotina Wild Cherry. 

Cerasus Virginiana Choke Cherry. 

Prunus Americanus Wild Plum. 

Spiraea Opulifolia Nme Bark. 

Crataegus Coccince White Thorn. 

Crataegus Cru^sgall^. Cock-spur Thorn. 

CratKgus Tomentosa. Black Thorn. 

Pyrus Coronaria Crab Apple. 

Amelanchier Canadensis. .Shadberry. 

Rosa Setigera. Prairie Rose. 

Rosa Lucida W^ild Rose. 

Rosa Carolina Swamp Rose. 

Rubus Vilosus Blackberry. 

Rubus Canadensis. Low Blackben-y. 

Rubus Strigosus Dewberry. 

Rubus Occidentalis Wild Raspberry. 

Ribes Rotundifolium Gooseberry. 

Hydrangea Arborescens Wild Hydrangea. 

Cornus Stolonifera White Dogwood. 

Cornus Sericea Red Osier. 

Cornus Florida Flowering Dogwood 

Lonicera Flava YellowHoneysuckle 



BOTANIC NAMES. COMMON NAMES. 

Symphoricarpus Vulgaris.. Corn Bush. 

.Sambucus Canadensis Common Elder. 

Viburnum Prunifolium Black Haw. 

Cephalanthus Occidentalis, Button Bush. 

Diospyros Virginiana Persimmon. 

Tecoma Radicans Trumpet Flower. 

Fraxinus Americana White Ash. 

Fraxinus Undrangulata..Blue Ash. 

Aristolocia Sipho Dutchman's Pipe. 

Benzoin Odoriferum Spice Wood. 

Sassafras Officinale Sassafras. 

Ulmus Americana ..White Elm. 

Ulmus Fulva Slippery Elm. 

Celtis Occidentalis Hackberry. 

Juglans Cinerea White Walnut. 

Juglans Nigra Black Walnut. 

Carya Alba Shag Bark Hickory. 

Carya Sulcata Shellbark Hickory. 

Carya Oliveaformis. Pecan nut. 

Carya Tomentosa Thick-shelled-nut. 

Carya Porcina ..Pig-nut. 

Carya Amara Bitter-nut. 

Prinos Ambiguus Win terberry. 

Morus Rubra Mulberry. 

Plantanus Occidentalis Sycamore. 

Quercus Alba White Oak. 

Quercus Macrocarpa Over Cup. 

Quercus Obtusiloba Post Oak. 

Quercus Bicolor Swamp Oak. 

Quercus Casfanea Chestnut Oak, 

Quercus Tmbricaria Shingle Oak. 

Quercus Nigra Black Jack. 

Quercus Tinctoria Black Oak. 

Quercus Rubra Red Oak. 

Quercus Palustris Pin Oak. 

Corylus Americanus H azel. 

Carpiiuis Americanus Water Beech. 

Ostrya Virginica Iron Wood. 

Salix Tristis ..Gray Willow. 

Salix Humilis Sage Willow. 

Salix Eriocephala Creek Willow. 

Salix Sericea Swamp Willow. 

Betula Nigra Red Birch. 

Populus Tremuloides Aspen. 

Populus Angulata Cotton Wood. 

Juneperus Virginiana Red Cedar. 

SmilaxRotundifolia Bramble. 

Smilax Quadrucularis Greenbriar. 

Myrica Gale Sweet Gale. 



The surface of the country is generally rolling, and the western por- 
tion, in the vicinity of the river bluffs, is quite broken and hilly, the val- 
leys of the small streams being excavated to the depth of from one to two 
hundred feet below the general level of the uplands. In the central and 
eastern portions of the county, the depressions of the valleys are consid- 
erably less, seldom exceeding fifty or sixty feet below the general level. 
In the northern part of the county is what is known as tiie " Grand Pass." 
It is a narrow channel, connecting a chain of small lakes below the bluffs 
and near the river. It is said by some to derive its name from the fact 
that the water which usually flows south from one lake into the other, in 



224 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

times of high water, reverses its direction and runs backward into the 
lake from which it came. It was for many years an important feature of 
the landscape for the reason that here only could a passage be had beyond 
the lakes. For this purpose a rough stone causeway was built which was 
much used when Bridgeport, just west of the lakes, was one of the lead- 
ing commercial points ijti the region. The bluff lands are well adapted to 
the cultivation of fruits, as well as wheat and other cereals, and the timber 
soil when cleared is as fertile as that of the prairies. The latter are gener- 
ally small and are covered with the deep black loam so characteristic of 
the prairies of central and northern Illinois, and their productive .qualities 
are not surpassed by those of any other portion of the State. As an 
agricultural region this county ranks among, the best, and taking into the 
account its proximity to the great rivers, its railroad facilities and its 
varied and rich mineral resources, it must commend itself at once to those 
seeking a home in this State as one of the most attractive and promising 
locations to be found. The broken lands in the vicinity of the river bluffs 
are well adapted to grape culture, and, in the hands of skillful vine- 
growers, could be made to yield a more liberal return for the labor required 
to cultivate them than can be obtained from the richest prairie lands 
in the county, planted with the common cereals grown in this climate. 

There is much beneath these fertile prairies to enlist the thoughtful 
consideration of geologists. In various places in the county, at the depth 
of from thirty to forty feet, has been found a black earth, similar to the 
prairie soil, in which large trees have been imbedded. In sinking deeper 
the well, on the northeast corner of the square in the city of Carrollton, 
at the depth of forty feet, was found a large pine tree. The late William 
Costley, in digging a well at his place of residence, a mile or so south of 
Macoupin Creek, discovered, at the depth of thirty feet, a mass of rock 
which had evidently been a wall, against which was a collection of drift- 
wood. The stone taken from the well had been dressed, and bore plainly 
the marks of a mason's hammer. The late Mr. Samuel Thomas in deep- 
ening a well, from which, for fifty years he had been using water, struck 
a quantity of periwinkle shells, amongst which were found the jaw teeth 
of some extinct animal, larger than those of our domestic animals, a por- 
tion of which were petrified. These discoveries afford much food for 
reflection. 

The following geological sketch of the county is taken mainly from 
the report of the State survey by Prof. A. H. Worthen, assisted by Messrs. 
Henry Engleman, H. C. Freeman and H. M. Bannister: 

GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY. 

The geological features of this county are by no means so varied as 
those presented in the adjoining county of Jersey, for the reason that the 
disturbing influences that have elevated the Devonian and Silurian beds 
above the surface, in that county, did not extend into this, and conse- 
quently we find no beds exposed here below the lower carboniferous 
limestones. The following vertical section of the several formations in 
the county will illustrate their general thickness and relative position : 

Quaternary deposits, Alluvium, Loess and Drift lOO to I20 feet. 

Coal Measures -- 150 to 160 " 

St. Louis Limestone 8 to 40 " 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 225 

Keokuk Limestone loo to 125 feet. 

Burlington Limestone 120 to 150 " 

Kinderhook Group (partial exposure) 50 to 60 " 

Alluvium. — The principal alluvial deposits in this county are thoise 
forming the bottom lands on the Illinois River, comprising a belt from 
tliree to five miles in width, and extending the whole length of the county 
from north to south. These lands are exceedingly fertile, and are amongst 
the most valuable and productive farming lands in the county. The 
greater portion of these bottom lands are prairie, sufficiently elevated to 
be susceptible of cultivation and exceedingly productive. Adjacent to 
the river bluffs they are elevated entirely above high-water mark, and 
are not subject to overflow from the annual river floods. Belts of heavy 
timber occupy some portions of these bottom lands, and skirt the small 
streams by which they are intersected. 

Loess. — This formation is usually confined to the vicinity of the river 
bluffs, which it caps to the depth of from forty to sixty feet, and gives 
origin to the bald, grassy knol3S which form so notable a feature in the 
topography of the bluffs, both on the Illinois and the Mississippi. It is 
largely composed of beds of marly sand, which sustain a thick growth of 
wild grass, and occasionally a stunted growth of oak. It is unconform- 
able to the drift clays below it, and presents its greatest thickness imme- 
diately at the river bluffs, growing thinner towards the highlands of the 
adjacent region. It has been formed in the quiet waters of the lakes 
which once occupied the present valleys of the Illinois and the Missis- 
sippi Rivers. These marly beds of Loess form an admirable sub-soil, 
being sufficiently porous to allow a thorough drainage ; and, where they 
underlie a gently rolling or tolerably level surface, they form a quick, 
warm and very productive soil. 

Drift. — Some few sections of drift may be seen in the bluffs of Bear 
Creek, below Blanchard's coal bank, of forty to fifty-two feet in thick- 
ness. The lower part is composed of bluish-colored clays, with small 
pebbles, and the upper part of the common reddish-brown clay, so gen- 
erally characteristic of this formation. Large boulders of metamorphic 
rocks are not so abundant in the drift of this region as in many other 
portions of the State ; but a few are found of moderate size, composed of 
greenstone, porphyry, and granite, giving unmistakable evidence of their 
northern origin. Specimens of drifted copper and galena are, also, 
occasionally found in the clay and gravel beds of this region, which cover 
the whole surface of the county, except the valleys of the streams. These 
have been transported also from the north — the copper from Lake Supe- 
rior, and the galena from the lead region of northern Illinois or Wiscon- 
sin, and Avere transported at the same period and by the same agency 
that brought the boulders of metamorphic rock. 

Coal Pleasures. — The Coal Measures of this county comprise about 
a hundred and fifty feet in thickness of sandstones, shales and thin bands 
of limestone, including three seams of coal, and comprise all the strata 
from the horizon of coal No. 6 to the base of the measures, as they are 
developed in this portion of the State. The subjoined general section, 
compiled from many local sections in various parts of the county, will 
show their general thickness and relative position : 



226 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Compact Brown Limestone 2 to 4 feet. 

Bituminous Shale..- i foot. 

Coal No. 6 __. 6 fett. 

Shaly Clay and Nodular Limestone 3 to 4 

Shale... 15 to 20 

Bituminous Shale.. 2 to 3 

Coal No. 5 2 to 3 

Arenaceous Shale and Sandstone 25 to 30 

Bituminous Shale, passing to Coal No. 3? 2 to 3 " 

Sandstone and Shale 40 to 50 " 

Coal — Tulison's and Nettle's Coal No. i 2 to 3 " 

Nodular Steel gray Limestone, sometimes replaced with fire- 
clay, as at Tulison's. . 4 to 6 

Shale and Sandstone, passing locally into Conglomerate 15 to 20 " 

153 feet. 

The only outcrop of the Belleville or No. 6 coal, that is found 
in this county, is on the northeast quarter of section 36, township 10, range 
10, just on the county-line between Greene and Macoupin, in the bluff of 
Hodges' Creek. This bank was owned and worked in 1864 by Thomas 
Rice, and the seam is here very variable in its thickness, ranging from four 
to seven feet. The upper part of the seam is considerabl}^ mixed with sul- 
phuret of iron, and is only fit for steam purposes ; but the middle and lower 
portions afford a good smith's coal. The seam at this locality dips to the 
eastward ; and this may probably be considered as its most westerly out- 
crop. There are only a few inches of shaly clay separating the seam from 
the nodular argillaceous limestone below, exliibiting here the phenom- 
enon of a heavy seam of coal directly enclosed between beds of marine 
limestone. The nodular limestone below the coal abounds in fossils at 
this locality, among which a massive coral, the Chaetetes milliporaceous, 
is most conspicuous. This coral is generally hemispherical in form, and 
often attains a diameter of six to twelve inches. The limestone also con- 
tains many univalve shells belonging to the genera Naticopsis, Pleuroto- 
maria, Loxonema, etc. 

The limestone which forms the roof of the coal is a compact bluish- 
gray rock, Avhich weathers, on exposure, to a rusty-brown color, and con- 
tains Productus longispinus, Spirifer lineatus, Fusulina, and joints of 
Crinoidea. 

Below this coal there is another seam that outcrops on the creek in 
this vicinity. It has not yet been worked to any extent ; and no good 
exposure of it is to be seen, but it is reported to be about two feet in 
thickness. It is, undoubtedly, the equivalent of coal No. 5, of the gen- 
eral section, and the Howlett coal near Springfield, but is much thinner 
here than the seam above it. Bassett's coal, on the southwest quarter of 
section 27, township 10, range 11, is about eighteen inches in thickness; 
and the coal is overlaid, first by three or four feet of bituminous shale, 
and this by a septarian limestone, four feet or more in thickness. The 
coal is underlaid by a blue clay shale, from four to six feet thick, and 
this by a brown sandy shale, passing into sandstone, which outcrops down 
the creek for a distance of half a mile or more, and shows a thickness 
altogether of twenty-five or thirty feet. This seam probably overlies the 
coal at Tulison's, on Wolf River, as well as that on Birch Creek; but 
that point could not be positively determined. It is probable that it 
represents Coal No. 2 of the general section. ^.The coal in the seam 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 227 

appears to be of good quality ; but it is too thin to be profitably mined 
at the present time. At many points there is a heavy bed of sandstone 
intervening between this seam and the coal on Brush Creek ; and a 
similar bed, though perhaps a higher one in the series, is well exposed in 
the bluffs of Macoupin Creek, at Rockbridge. The exposure here is 
from thirty-five to forty feet in thickness, the lower part consisting of 
blue sandy sliales, which are overlaid by a massive brown sandstone, pass- 
ing upward into a brown sandy shale. The sandstone is partly concre- 
tionary in structure, tlie concretions being quite hard and forming a dura- 
ble building sione. On Birch Creek a similar sandstone is well exposed, 
overlying Coal-seam No. 1 with a thickness of twenty-five to thirty feet. 

Nettle's coal-bank is on the northeast quarter of section 25, town- 
ship 12, range 11, about eight miles northeast of White Hall. The coal 
averages about three feet in thickness, and is overlaid by from three to 
five feet of bituminous shale, which forms a good roof to the coal. 
Above the shale there is a bed of massive sandstone, twenty feet or more 
in thickness, similar to that at Rockbridge. Under the coal, there is a 
bed of shalv clay, not more than a foot or two in thickness, which rests 
upon a hard steel-gray nodular limestone about four feet thick. These 
beds outcrop along the creek for a distance of about three miles above 
Nettle's place, the fall of the creek being just about equal to the dip of 
the coal, and in the same direction, which is to the southeast. On Wolf 
Run, about a mile and a half east of White Hall, a seam of coal outcrops 
along the creek for a distance of a mile or more, and has been opened at 
several points. It is from two feet to two and a half in thickness, and 
is a clear, bright coal, breaking in regularly shaped blocks, and quite free 
from sulphuret of iron. It is overlaid by about two feet of bituminous 
shale, which passes upward into a blue clay shale, which is overlaid by 
sandstone. Below the coal there is an excellent bed of fire-clay, from 
eight to ten feet thick. The upper openings on this creek are on the 
lands lately owned by David Rankin, and the lower one on the lands of 
Isaac Tulison. 

On the southeast quarter of section 36, township 11, range 12, about 
four miles northeast of CarroUton, a coal seam has been opened on the 
west fork of Whitaker's Creek, which, with the associated rocks, forms 
the following section : 

f Brown Sandy Shale lo to 12 feet. 

I Bituminous Shale 2 

Coal Measures. -( Coal -. i^" 

I Shaly Coal, passing downward into a sandy 

(^ Conglomerate lO to 15 " 

Band of Iron Ore -- i>^" 

Hydraulic Limestone 4 to 6 

Keokuk Limestone.- 15 to 20 " 

The beds above the bands of iron ore in this section belong to the 
Coal Measures, and those below to the Lower Carboniferous limestone. 
It will be observed, in this section, that the St. Louis limestone, upon 
which the Coal Measures usually rest in this county, is not represented, 
unless it be by the bed of hydraulic limestone. The Keokuk limestone 
is well marked, representing the usual characteristics that distinguish 
it at other localities. The iron ore above the hydraulic limestone is an 
earthy-brown hematite of good quality. This coal seam is only about 



228 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

eighteen inches in thickness. This coal has been opened on the east fofk 
of Whitaker's Creek ; and also on Bear's Creek, on Mrs. Blanchard's 
place, about a mile and a half above the mouth of the creek.. Blanch- 
ard's coal bank is on the northwest quarter of section 14, township 11, 
range 11. The coal varies in thickness from two to three feet, and is 
overlaid by bituminous shale, and massive sandstone. This seam 
appeared to be the same as Nettle's coal, on Birch Creek. A mile and 
a half beluw Blanchard's, the St. Louis limestone is to be seen on the 
bluffs of the creek ; but the intervening beds between the coal and the 
limestone are not exposed. In sinking the well for the steam mill in 
Carrollton, a thin seam of coal, about six inches thick, was passed through 
at a depth of about seventy feet below the surface. Although the Coal 
Measures underlie nearly all of the eastern half of the county, they com- 
prise only the horizon of the lower coal seam, over a considerable portion 
of this area; and, along the extreme western borders of the coal field, 
even this is too thin at many localities to be worked to advantage, and 
the eastern range of townships must be mainly relied on for a supply of 
coal. The measures in this county comprise the whole range of the pro- 
ductive Coal Measures, as they are developed in this portion of the State ; 
but the two principal coals, Nos. 5 and 6, only extend a little over the 
eastern line of the county, and consequently underlie but a very small 
area in this county, while the lower part of the measures, which underlie 
all the eastern portion of the county, only have two of the four lower 
seams developed, and these range in thickness from eighteen to thirty- 
six inches. The seam at Nettle's mine, on Brush Creek, and at Blanch- 
ard's, on Bear Creek, are probably the same as the Exeter coal, in Scott 
County, and Tulison's bank, two miles northeast of White Hall, maybe 
referred to the same horizon. Burrow's coal probably holds a higher 
position, and perhaps represents either No. 2 or 3 of the general section 
of the Coal Measures in central and northern Illinois. 

St. Louis Limestone. — This formation is quite variable in this county, 
both as regards its thickness and its lithological characters. On Link's 
Branch, south of Carrollton, and about a half mile east of the State road 
from Carrollton to Jerseyville, a fine quarry has been opened in this lime- 
stone on the lands of Mr. Joseph Stohr, and leased by Mr. Michael Shal- 
lue. The thickness of the rock at these quarries is about fifteen feet; 
and the lower ten is a heavy-bedded magnesian limestone, some of the 
layers being from two to three feet thick. The prevailing colors are light 
yellowish-gray and brown ; and these colors often replace each other in 
the same stratum. The rock- is even-textured, free from chert or other 
siliceous material, and dresses easily ; and these quarries afford most of 
the cut stone used at (Carrollton. The lowest strata at these quarries 
appears to be hj^draulic limestone, and is about eighteen inches thick. 
At the crossing of the State road, a half mile further up the creek, the 
rock is not so even-textured, some of the strata being too hard to dress 
readily, and others too soft to stand exposure to the atmosphere. The 
whole thickness of the beds exposed, from the State road to Stohr's 
quarries, may be estimated from twenty-five to thirty feet. In the upper 
part of this group, near the State road, there is also another stratum of 
what appeared to be a hydraulic limestone, about two feet thick. On 
the road from Carrollton to Turpin's mill, this limestone is found out- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 229 

cropping in the beds of the small creeks that empty into the Macoupin. 
Tarpin's mill is on section 16, township 9, range 11, and the St. Louis 
limestone is found well exposed on a small branch about a quarter of a 
mile west of the mill. The lower part of the bed, as it appears at this 
locality, is a brown arenaceous limestone, while the upper is of a gray 
and mottled color, and sufficiently pure to be burned for lime, though 
not a very good material for that purpose. The entire thickness of 
the beds exposed here is only about fifteen feet. At Thompson 's 
mill, on the northeast quarter of section 10, township 11, range 11, 
there is an exposure of about twelve feet of this formation. The up- 
per four feet is a brown magnesian limestone, and the lower eight feet, 
an earthy, grayish-brown hydraulic limestone, exactly resembling in 
appearance the hydraulic layers of this formation at other localities. 
This is the thickest bed of this kind of rock found in the county ; and, if 
it should prove on trial to be as good a hydraulic rock as its appearance 
would indicate, it will become valuable for the manufacture of cement. 
It is no doubt the equivalent of the hydraulic limestone noticed at the 
coal mine on the west fork of Whitaker's Creek, and is here nearly twice 
as thick as at that locality. Fossils are quite scarce in this formation, at 
nearly every locality examined in this county. Some interesting forms of 
Bryozoa were obtained at the quarries on Link's Branch, and a fine spec- 
imen of Conularia, probably C. Verneuiliana, is in the possession of Dr. 
Farley, of Jersey ville, that was found at this locality. 

Keokuk Limestoyie. — This formation, with the overlying St. Louis 
limestone, occupies a belt immediately beyond the western borders of the 
Coal Measures, and intervening between them and the Burlington lime- 
stone in the vicinity of the river bluffs. This belt is from three to four miles 
in width ; and the Keokuk limestone, which forms the greatest portion of 
it, outcrops on the tributaries of Macoupin and Apple Creeks, and on the 
last named creek itself, a half mile below the bridge, on the main road 
from Carrollton to A¥hite Hall. On the small creek a half mile south of 
White Hall, the upper part of the Keokuk limestone is found outcropping 
for a distance of a mile and a half or more on either side of the creek. 
The rock is here a thin-bedded, cherty, gray limestone, with thin partings 
of calcareo - argillaceous shale. It seldom affords strata more than 
six inches thick, and is therefore not a desirable building stone, 
except for light walls. It affords some characteristic fossils at this 
locality, among wliich are Archimedes Owenana, Platyceras equi- 
latera, Agaricocrinus Americanus, Productus punctatus, Spirifer cus- 
pidatus, and S. Keokuk. The fossils of this formation are not so numer- 
ous or so well preserved at the localities examined in this county, as they 
are in the same beds in Jersey County. On the west fork of Whitaker's 
Creek, these same beds are exposed, between the coal bank and the mouth 
of the creek, and afford the same varieties of fossils obtained in the vicinity 
of White Hall. On Apple Creek, a short distance below the bridge on 
the Carrollton and White Hall road, the lower beds of this limestone are 
exposed, affording layers from twelve to eighteen inches thick. No point 
was found in the county where the whole of tliis formation could be seen 
in a single section; and, for a general description of its characteristic 
features, as well as the determination of its thickness, it is necessary to 
rely upon the results of local examinations of such portions of the forma- 



230 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

tion as could be found exposed in different parts of the county. Its 
thickness has been estimated approximately, at one hundred to one 
hundred and twenty-five feet ; but it may be somewhat greater even than 
that. 

Burlington Limestone. — The outcrop of this formation is confined to 
the western part of the county. It forms the main portion of the river 
bluffs throughout the whole extent of the county, from north to south, 
and extends eastw:trd from the bluffs, forming a belt from three to four 
miles in width. At the south line of the county, where Macoupin Creek 
intersects the river bluffs, the lower part of this limestone, about seventy 
feet in thickness, forms the upper part of the bluff, and is underlaid by 
fifty-four feet of the ash-colored shaly limestones of the Kinderhook 
group. From this point to the north line of the count}^ this limestone is 
seen in a continuous exposure, except where intersected by the valleys 
of the small streams ; and it often presents mural cliffs of limestone 
along the face of the bluffs, from seventy-five to a hundred feet in height. 
At James J. Eldred's place the limestone measures a hundred feet in 
thickness, above the road at the foot of the bluff, and is capped 
by a mound of Loess sixty feet high ; and the bluffs very generally cul- 
minate in this vicinity in bald knobs, covered only with grass, giving a 
very picturesque outline to the landscape. The limestone at Eldred's 
place is a light-gray crinoidal rock, in quite regular beds, with compar- 
atively but little cherty material, and forms an excellent building stone, 
which is extensively used not only at this locality, but by wealthy 
farmers occupying the bottom lands at the foot of these bluffs throughout 
the county, for dwellings and barns, and also for fences. About half a 
mile below the county line, between Greene and Scott, the limestone 
bluffs are about one hundred feet high, and are capped with forty feet of 
Loess. At this point there is a bench of brown limestone, projecting a 
few feet beyond the face of the bluff, and only a few feet above the base, 
that is covered with rude figures, cut upon the surface of the limestone 
by some of the aboriginal inhabitants of this country. Among these 
figures are the outlines of a human foot, and also that of a bear, 
several that were evidently designed to represent the tracks of birds, 
and others that do not appear to represent any natural object, but seem 
rather designed to record, in hieroglyphics, some historic or mythological 
events. These figures were cut upon the surface of the stone with some 
hard instrument, to the depth of perhaps one sixteenth of an inch. The 
surface of the stone on which they were engraved, has been worn 
almost as smooth as glass, probably by the tread of human feet. The bluffs 
of the Illinois and the adjacent bottoms appear to have been favorite re- 
sorts of some of the primeval races; and their rude antiquities, con- 
sisting of stone axes and knives, discs, flint arrow-heads, and an instru- 
ment resembling a mason's plummet, made apparently from the compact 
iron ore of the Iron Mountain in Missouri, are quite common to the 
counties of Greene, Jersey and Calhoun. Fossils are not very numerous 
in the Burlington limestone, at the localities examined in this county, 
but the following species were obtained : Spirifer Grimesi, S. Forbesii, 
Athyris incrassata, A. lamellosa, Productus punctatus, and Actino- 
crinus concinnus. 

KinderJiook Grroup. — The upper half of this formation, including a 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY, 231 

thickness of about fifty feet, may be seen at the point when the Macou- 
pin intersects the river bluffs. So far as could be seen, it consisted of 
ash-colored shales and shaly limestone, and afforded no fossils at this 
locality. Above this point, its outcrop along the bluff is hidden by the 
talus from the overlying beds. 

ECONOMICAL GEOLOGY. 

Coal. — About one-third of the entire surface of tlie county is under- 
laid by the Coal Measures ; and they include the horizon of three or four 
coal-seams, though but two of these appear to be mined at the present 
time to any considerable extent. The upper one is the No. 6, or Belle- 
ville seam, which is only found along the east line of the county on 
Hodges' Creek. It underlies a very limited area in this county ; and the 
exposures above named are probably nearly or quite on the western limit 
of its outcrop. Its line of outcrop indicates that it might be found on 
Apple Creek, in the vicinity of Athens. It is far the thickest and most 
valuable seam of coal that is developed in this part of the State, though 
at points further north the coal immediately below it (No. 5) is equally 
well developed, and attains an average thickness of about six feet. The 
lower two seams are comparatively thin, and nowhere exceed about three 
feet where they have been examined in tliis county. 

No. 6 varies in thickness in this county from four -to seven feet ; while 
the lower seams, of which there are three, vary in thickness from one and 
a half to three feet. The two lower seams will probably be found to 
underlie nearly all the eastern portion of the county; and they will afford 
an abundant supply of coal for home consumption. The seam that out- 
crops on Birch Creek is probably the same as that on Tulison's land near 
White Hall ; and it may be mined at almost any point in the eastern part 
of the county, at a depth varying from fifty to one hundred and fifty feet 
below the surface. Where it is desirable to mine it at a point where it 
does not outcrop at the surface, a boring should be first made to ascertain 
the thickness of the coal and its depth below the surface ; and, when 
these points are determined, an exact calculation can be made of the ex- 
pense of opening tlie mine, and the amount of coal it will afford to a 
given area. The expense of boring ought not to exceed two dollars a 
foot for the first one hundred and fifty feet. On Wolf Run and Birch 
Creek, where the lower seam is exposed, it will average two feet and a 
half in thickness, and will yield two and a half million tons of coal to the 
square mile. It is the same as the Exeter coal, in Scott county ; and the 
coal it affords is better than the average quality, being quite as free from 
sulphuret of iron, in this county, as the No. 6, or Belleville coal. The 
seam at Bassett's, on the southwest quarter of section 27, township 10, 
range 11, appears to be of a local character, and can not be relied on as a 
productive bed, over a large area of surface. 

Clays. — The best clay for the potter's use, and for fire-brick, is the 
bed under the coal seam on Wolf Run. At some points the clay is from 
eight to ten feet thick, and outcrops at the surface, at many localities, 
from one and a half to three miles from White Hall. The thickness of 
this bed, and its proximity to the railroad, make this one of the most 
valuable deposits of potter's clay known in the State ; and the near prox- 
imity of excellent coal, which may often be mined in the same drift with 



232 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

the clay, makes this one of the most desirable points for the manufacture 
of fire-brick or pottery, on a large scale, that can be found in the State. 
At Blanchard's mine no exposure of the clay under the coal is to be seen, 
and on Birch Creek the coal seam is underlaid by limestone, below which 
the beds were not seen ; but in the vicinity of Winchester, and at some 
other localities in Scott County, the limestone below this coal is under- 
laid by a thick bed of nearly white clay, almost exactly like that east of 
White Hall ; and it is quite probable a similar clay may be found under- 
lying the limestone on Birch Creek. 

Hydraulic Limestone. — The St. Louis limestone affords some layers 
that seem to possess hydraulic properties, at several localities in this 
county, though they are generally rather too thin to be of much value at 
the present time. The thickest bed seen in the county is at Thompson's 
mill, on Apple Creek, where it is about eight feet in thickness. This 
locality would afford a sufficient amount of material to justify the erec- 
tion of a cement mill at this point, should the rock prove, on trial, to be 
as well adapted to this purpose as its appearance would indicate. 

Iron Ore. — On the west fork of Whitaker's Creek, there is a seam of 
iron ore, underlying the coal at that locality, about eighteen iuches in 
thickness. Tlie ore is a hematite of a dark, brick-red color, and appears 
to be of a good quality. Coal and limestone, for reducing it to metallic 
iron, are abundant in the vicinity of tlie ore. 

Limestone for Lime. — The best material for this purpose that has 
been met with in this count}^ is that afforded by the light-gray, semi- 
crystalline beds of tlie Burlington limestone, along the river bluffs. Some 
of these are a nearly pure carbonate of lime, and are not surpassed for 
this purpose by any limestone in the county. The lower part of the 
Keokuk limestone, as it appears below the bridge on Apple Creek, will 
afford a very good limestone for this purpose ; but the St. Louis group, 
which usually affords the purest limestone of all, affords no material 
adapted to this purpose at any of the localities examined in this county. 

Building Stone. — All the principal limestone formations in this 
county afford good building stone for ordinary purposes ; and some of 
them afford a superior article, suitable for cut-stone work and ornamental 
architecture. The most abundant supply, as well as the finest material 
of this kind, will be furnished by the Burlington limestone, which out- 
crops in the vicinity of the river bluffs. The rock is tolerably even-bed- 
ded, in strata var3'ing from six inches to two feet in thickness, and can be 
very easily and cheaply quarried, so that it is now used, not only for all the 
ordinary purposes for which building stone is required, but also for fencing 
the farms along the foot of the bluffs. Several elegant farm-houses have 
already been built in this county froui this material ; and, as the wealth 
of the country increases, something like a correct taste in architecture 
will obtain among the people, and a desire for more substantial and 
elegant buildings will be the result. This will give increased value to 
our supplies of fine building stone ; and quarries that are now reckoned 
of little value to the owners will eventually become sources of wealth to 
an extent that can not at present be realized. 

The St. Louis limestone will perhaps rank next in value for supply- 
ing the wants of the citizens of this county with good building stone. 
The quarries on Link's Branch, near Carrollton, are capable of supplying 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 233 

the wants of that town, and the surrounding country. The rock obtained 
at this locality, is a yellowish gray, or brown, magnesian limestone, soft 
enough to be cut with facility, when freshly quarried, and make a fine 
building stone, either for cut-work or for heavy walls. Some of the beds 
are thick enough to furnish dimension-stone of a large size. This bed 
will furnish a good material for heavy walls, at every locality where we 
saw it exposed in this county. The Keokuk limestone will also furnish 
a very good building stone, wherever the lower part of the bed is found 
exposed. This portion of the bed affords layers of light, bluish-gray, 
compact, limestone, from six inches to a foot in thickness, that may be 
used for all the ordinary purposes for which material of this kind is 
required. In the upper part of the bed the layers are thin and cherty. 

The sandstone overlying the coal-seam on Birch Creek, has all the 
characteristics of a reliable building stone. It is a massive micaceous 
sandstone, containing considerable ferruginous matter, withstands atmos- 
pheric influences well, and forms a bold mural wall along the bluffs of the 
creek, from fifteen to twenty feet in hight. It will furnish an abundant 
supply of building stone for this part of the county. On Bear Creek, the 
sandstone is more unevenly bedded, and somewhat unevenly textured, 
some portions of it showing a disposition to crumble on exposure to the 
atmosphere. If quarried for building stone, when it presents this appear- 
ance, it should be selected with care ; and the soft portions of the rock 
should be rejected. In a word, this county has an abundant supply of 
building stone, not only for the use of the inhabitants within its borders, 
but also a large surplus for the supply of other portions of the State. 



/ INTRODUCTORY HISTORY. 

Probably not the least interesting portion of the history of Greene 
County would be that which pertains to the lives and fortunes, the civil- 
ization and the language of that wonderful race which peopled these 
prairies, and dwelt in the bluffs of the Illinois, so long ago that no trace 
is left, save the few time-worn relics, found in caves and scattered all 
over the great West. In their manner of living and the knowledge of 
mechanical arts, they were as much superior to the Indians as the period 
of their existence was more remote. Abundant evidence that a portion 
of this mysterious people once made Greene County their home is readily 
obtained, but their origin, their history, and their identity are wrapt in 
doubt seemingly impenetrable. 

So far as history knows, the original human inhabitants . of the re- 
gion, now called Greene County, Illinois, were the American Indians. 
Over these fragrant prairies the Kickapoos and Pottawotamies hunted and 
fought, with no dream, that Europeans would ever drive them from their 
heritage. The French were the first white people who made explorations 
here. Very soon after the beginning of the Seventeenth Century, before the 
colonization of Virginia, subjects of France had made explorations and a 
permanent settlement in Canada. Thence the zeal of the French Jesuits 
lead them to push westward and southward, until, about 1660, they reached 
the northern part of Illinois, by way of the lakes. One of the most noted 



234 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

of these religious enthusiasts was Jacques Marquette, who, with Louis 
Joliet and five other Frenchmen, made extensive explorations in this 
State. In 167:^, these men floated down the Wisconsin River to the 
Mississippi, and thence were borne by the Father of Waters, as far south 
as the latitude of Memphis. Here they turned the stem of their boat 
against the stream and began to row northward. Just above where 
Alton is now situated, they left the Mississippi and thrust their bark into 
the untried waters of the Illinois. Up this stream they slowly rowed, 
taking careful note of the country, its animals and productions. They 
made frequent landings, both for the purposes of exploration and to 
preach to the Indians, whose curiosity was aroused by the appearance of 
the strangers. It is very likely that these were the first white man who 
ever beheld any portion of the territory now known as Greene County. 
So much were they struck with the beauty and richness of the country 
through which they passed, and so glowing was their report of their 
travels, that, for some years, their description was regarded, in France, 
as a fable or a dream, rather than an account of realities. About six 
years later another Frenchman, Hennepin, floated down the river, and 
was followed, in 1682, by LaSalle. These explorers claimed the whole 
country for France, and, at this time, Greene County was a dependency 
of the French Crown and a part of that vast undetermined region known 
as Louisiana. Frenchmen also came into the State by way of New 
Orleans and the Mississippi River, and thus reached it, from both the 
north and south, at nearly the same time. In the north, settlements were 
made at Peoria and in the south, on the American Bottom at Cahokia, 
Kaskaskia, Fort Chartres, Prairie du Rocher and other points, of which 
the latter was nearest Greene Count3^ 

Meantime the English had made settlements in Virginia, Massachu- 
setts, and at various points between, and the King of England claimed, 
by virtue of these all the country west as far as the Pacific. Soon after 
the year 1700, the English began to penetrate into this wilderness, and 
it became evident that a conflict between their claims and those of the 
French, to this Garden of the World, was inevitable. But it was not 
the richness of the soil that attracted these earliest pioneers. The 
conversion of the savages and the profits of barter with them, were the 
two motives which drew hither the advance guard of European civiliza- 
tion. Trading posts were established at various points, but no land 
was broken, no grain harvested. The French, in the character of 
missionaries, were most successful in winning the affections of the 
Indians, and hence profited by their assistance during the war which 
followed. The struggle was a long and bitter one, but the battle of 
Quebec, in 1759, finally decided that America should be controlled by 
English, not French, influences. 

And so, a few years after, the great West was ceded to England, 
and Greene County became a possession of Geqrge III. This region 
was at this time the scene of much bloodshed. Not only were there 
frequent turmoils between the Indians and the white settlers, but wars 
between the various tribes were of almost constant occurrence. The 
Kickapoos and the Pottawotamies could never live in peace together, 
and Greene County very probably was the field of many a battle 
between them. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 235 

As a result of the war of the revolution, this whole land became 
independent of the English crown. During this struggle, Col. George 
Rogers Clark was sent by Patrick Henr}^ Governor of Virginia, to 
secure this portion of the country for the Americans. He dropped 
down the Ohio and marched up through the State, in 1779, with 150 
men, and, with the utmost skill and bravery, gained possession of the 
region almost without bloodshed. Tluis Greene County became part and 
parcel of the great State of Virginia. In 1782, Virginia ceded the 
territory, west of the Alleghanies and north of the Ohio, to the United 
States, and it was then known as Illinois County, Virginia. Five years 
later, by the famous "• compact of 1787," the region, west of the Alle- 
ghanies and north of the Ohio, was erected into " The Northwest 
Territory." From this, in 1800, the territory of Ohio was cut off, and, 
in 1805, the remaining portion, including the present State of Illinois, 
was named Indiana Territory. Four years later (1809), Congress 
declared that that portion of Indiana Territorj^ lying west of the 
Wabash River, including what is now Wisconsin and a part of Minne- 
sota, should constitute a separate commonwealth to be called Illinois. 
In 1790 St. Clair County was organized and included all that portion 
of the present State south of the Little Mackinaw Creek, near Peoria. 
The county seat was at Cahokia. Five years later Randolph County 
was taken from St. Clair on the south, and, in 1812, Madison County 
was organized. At this time Madison County stretched to Chicago on 
the north, and its sheriff would have found it difficult to have visited 
every portion of his bailiwick, for the collection of taxes. Greene 
County was organized in 1821, and included the present counties of 
Jersey, Macoupin, (jreene, Morgan, and Scott. 

Thus the territory, now known as Greene County, Illinois, has, in 
in turn, been one of the haunts of the pre-historic races, the hunting 
ground of the red man, the possession of the French crown, a part of 
Louisiana, a dependency of England, a portion of Illinois County, Virginia, 
a part of the great Nortliwest Territory. Then it was included in 
St. Clair County, in the Territory of Indiana, then Madison County, 
Illinois, and finally Greene County. 



EARLIEST SETTLEMENTS. 

At the beginning of the war of 1812, the aspect of affairs v/as far 
from hopeful to the isolated dwellers in the Territory of Illinois. Immi- 
gration had expanded the settlements and scattered them over a wide 
territory, but they were very weak. Along the western border of the 
Wabash River a few improvements had been made and a number of set- 
tlements existed in southern Illinois, but the Wood River, near Alton, 
was the northern frontier. There was a little hamlet at Chicago and a 
few French villages in the northern part of the State, but altogether the 
whole Territory contained but twelve thousand people. Under the 
influence of the alarm occasioned by the prospect of an Indian war, the 
prices of guns, rifles, and powder had risen wonderfully, so that a good 
rifle sold for fifty dollars, a sum equal in value to four times that amount 



236 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

at the present time. The people were all poor and almost entirely with- 
out forts or other protection, and under the circumstances, a war with the 
Indians was dreaded as a terrible calamity. The English had stirred up 
the Indians to the most bitter hatred against the American settlers, and 
Tecumseh and the Prophet had sworn to drive every pale face beyond 
the Ohio River. An earthquake's shock was felt the December previous, 
and to add to all the direful portents, a comet, which was deemed a cer- 
tain precursor of disaster, appeared in the sky. The government was 
petitioned to send a body of soldiers for the defense of the colonists, but 
in the weak condition of the national resources, the request could not be 
granted. Compelled to defend themselves, the Rangers, a body of 
volunteer mounted soldiers, were organized in 1811 in Goshen settlement. 
General Howard was the commander of the organization and Colonel Judy, 
of Madison County, was at the head of one of the companies. One of 
their camps was at Fort Russell, one and a half miles from Edwardsville, 
Madison County. For several years these brave, determined men rode 
over the bare and silent prairies for hundreds of miles, now chasing a 
squad of fleeing^ savages, now hurrying to the defense of a threatened 
settlement. They were almost constantly in the saddle, rarely slept 
under a roof, were independent of civilization for food or comforts, and 
exercised almost superhuman vigilance in keeping the red men at bay. 
They were familiar with every feature of Indian warfare, and their deeds 
of daring and endurance have been made the theme of many a thrilling 
poem or romantic tale. Among the narratives of the daring and hardi- 
hood of these men, current among the old settlers of the county, is the 
following: 

In August, 1814, Tom Higgins, a native of Kentucky, was one of a 
party of twelve men under the command of Lieutenant Journey, who 
were posted near this region. Early one morning, as the party started 
out across the prairie, and were crossing a small ridge, which was 
covered with a hazel thicket, they fell into an ambuscade of the Indians, 
who rose suddenly around them, to the number of seventy or eighty, and 
fired. Four of the Rangers were killed, among whom was Lieutenant 
Journey. One other fell badly wounded, and the rest fled, except 
Higgins. It was an unusually sultry morning. The day was just 
dawning. A heavy dew had fallen the preceding night. The air was 
still and humid, and the smoke from the guns hung in a cloud over the 
spot. Under the cover of this veil, Higgins' surviving companions had 
escaped, supposing all who were left were dead, or that, at all events, it 
would be rashness to attempt to rescue them from so overwhelming a 
force. Higgins' horse having been shot, he dismounted, but finding the 
wound had not greatly disabled the animal, he continued to hold the 
bridle, feeling confident of being able to make his retreat. Seing a small 
elm tree near, he hurried toward this, intending to shoot from its cover. 
At this moment the cloud of smoke partially arose, disclosing to his 
view a number of Indians, one of whom he shot. Still concealed from 
view, Higgins reloaded his gun and turned to fly, when a low voice near 
hailed him with, " Tom, you won't leave me ? " 

On looking around, he discovered one of his companions named 
Burgess, who was lying wounded on the ground, and he replied in- 
stantly, " No, I'll not leave you. Come along, and I'll take care of you."^ 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTV. 237 

" I can't come," replied Burgess, "my leg is smashed all to pieces." 
Higgins sprang from his saddle, and, picking up his friend, whose 
ankle bone was broken, lifted him on the horse, telling him to fly. But 
the horse, taking fright, at this instant, darted off, leaving Higgins with 
his wounded comrade, on foot. Still the cool bravery of the former was 
sufficient for every emergency, and, placing Burgess down gently, he 
told him, "Now, my good fellow, you must hop off on three legs, while 
I stay between you and the Indians," instructing him at the same time 
to get into the highest grass, and crawl as close to the ground as possible. 
Instead of following himself in the same direction, the gallant Higgins 
took another direction, in order to withdraw the attention of the enemy 
from the wounded man. As he left the thicket, he observed a large 
Indian near him, and two others, on the other side, between him and the 
fort. Tom coolly surveyed his foes and saw it was necessary to act the 
general. Having an enemy on each flank, he determined to separate 
them and fight them singly. He bounded toward a ravine not far off, 
the largest Indian following him closely. Higgins turned several times 
to fire, but the red man danced about so wildly that it was impossible to 
get a sure aim. The other two were closing upon him and he found that 
unless he could dispose of the first he would be overpowered. He, 
therefore, baited, resolved to receive a fire. The Indian, a few paces 
distant, raised his rifle. Higgins watched his adversary's eye and, just 
as he thought his finger pressed the trigger, he suddenly jumped to one 
side. He received the ball in his thigh and fell, but rose again and ran. 
The largest Indian, sure of his prey, loaded again, and with the two 
others pursued. They soon came upon Higgins and fired, three balls 
taking effect in his body. He now fell and rose several times, and the 
Indians, throwing away their guns, advanced upon him with spears and 
knives. He kept them at bay with his gun, and finally shot one of 
them dead. 

With four bullets in his body and an empty gun, two Indians before 
him, and a whole tribe but a few rods off, almost any other man would 
have despaired. Not so with Higgins. He readily saw that the twO' 
surviving Indians lacked courage and, facing them, began to load his- 
rifle. The}^ raised a whoop and rushed upon him. A fierce and bloody 
conflict ensued. The Indians stabbed Higgins in many places, but it 
happened, fortunately, that the shafts of their spears were thin poles, 
rigged hastily for the occasion, which bent whenever the point struck a 
rib or encountered one of Higgins' tough muscles. From this cause, and 
by reason of his great agility, he received no deep wounds, although his 
whole front was covered with gashes. At last one of them threw his 
tomahawbso that it sunk deep in Higgins' cheek, severed his ear, laid 
bare his skull to the back of his head, and stretched him on the ground. 
The Indians rushed on, but Tom kept them off with his feet and hands, 
until he managed to regain his feet. Then, clubbing his rifle, he rushed 
upon his nearest foe, dashed his brains out, and broke the stock of his 
gun. The other Indian now came manfully to the fight. Uttering a 
fearful yell, he rushed on, determined to stab his enemy. The Indian, 
unwounded, was by far the most powerful man, but the moral courage 
of our hero prevailed, and the savage, unable to bear the fierce glance 
of his untamed eye, began to retreat slowly toward the place where he 
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238 HLSTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

had dropped his rifle. Tom knew that if the Indian recovered his g"un, 
his own case was hopeless, and, throwing away his rifle barrel, he drew 
his hunting knife and rushed in upon him. A desperate strife ensued, 
and several deep gashes were inflicted, but the Indian succeeded in 
casting Higgins from him and ran to the spot where he had thrown down 
his gun, while Tom searclied for the rifle of the other savage. Thus the 
two, both bleeding and out of breath, were searching for arms with 
which to renew the conflict. 

By this time the smoke that lay between the combatants and the 
main body of the Indians had passed away, and a numljer of the latter, 
having passed the hazel thicket, were in full view. It seemed, therefore, 
as if nothing could save our lieroic ranger. But relief was at hand. The 
little garrison at the station, six or seven in number, had witnessed the 
whole of this unparalleled combat and, at last, jumping upon their horses, 
rushed at full gallop toward the scene of the conflict. The Indians in 
the thicket had just discovered Tom, and were rushing down toward 
him with savage yells. His friends were spurring their horses to reach 
him first. Higgins exhausted from loss of blood iiad fallen aud fainted, 
wliile his adversary, too intent on his prey to observe anything else, was 
looking for a rifle. The rangers reached the battle-ground first. One 
of them tendered Tom a rifle, but he was past shooting. His friends 
lifted him up, threw him across a horse, before one of the party, and 
turned to retreat just as the Indians came up. They made good their 
escape, and the Indians retired. 

After being carried into the station he remained insensible for some 
days, and his life was preserved with difficulty by his friends. They 
extracted all the bullets but two, which remained in his thigh. One of 
these gave him a great deal of pain, although the flesh was healed. At 
.length he heard that a physician had settled within a day's ride of him, 
whom he went to see. The surgeon was willing to extract the ball but 
asked the sum of fifty dollars for the operation. This Tom flatly refused 
to give, as it was more than half a year's pension. As he rode home, he 
turned the matter over in his mind, and determined upon a cheaper plan. 
The exercise of riding had so chafed the part that when he arrived home, 
the ball, which could not usually be felt, was plainly perceptible. With 
the assistance of his wife, he deliberately laid open his thigh with a razor, 
until the edge of the blade touched the bullet. Then, thrusting in his 
finger, " flirted it out," as he termed it, "• without costing a cent." 

Although rough, warlike men, these Rangers did not fight from the 
love of bloodshed, or from a distaste for the quiet of a settled life. As 
they rushed over the State, they kept their eyes open for eligible points 
for making new settlements. The attractions of Greene County, the 
beauty and richness of its prairies, the extent of its wooded lands, the 
clearness of its streams were first brought to the attention of those at a 
distance through the agency of these men. Among the members of the 
band who were so pleased with the soil and topographical features of this 
country as to make it their home in later years, were John W. Huitt, 
Samuel Thomas, Orman Beeman, Thomas McDow, Hiram Huitt, 
John Greene, William Greene, Thomas Carlin, Jacob Linder, John 
Johnson, Martin Wood, Young Wood, Davis Carter and Wiley Greene. 
They reported to others the attractions of the region near the Ma- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 239 

coupin and Apple Creeks, and, soon after the close of the war, settlers be- 
gan to come in quite rapidly. Of all the Illinois Rangers, only the ven- 
erable John W. Huitt, of this county, remains. Alexander Mills, of 
Morgan County, and Orman Beeman and Thomas McDow, of this 
county, were among the last to pass away. 

For many years this portion of the State of Illinois communicated 
with the outer world almost entirely by means of the older settlements 
in the south. Until after the close of the war of 1812, Wood River was 
the northern frontier, and no settlers had ventured to build cabins so far 
north as the region whose history we are considering. On this account 
we naturally look to the southern part of the county for the earliest set- 
tlements. The first pioneers who left the Wood River neighborhood, 
with the daring purpose of making a home farther north, halted and built 
their cabins at the first point they found conveniently near to wood and 
water. In choosing the spot for a home the pioneer sought first water, 
second timber, and lastly deemed it desirable that he be situated on the 
edge of a prairie that he might be spared as much as possible the labor of 
clearing. The two first mentioned features were essential, the last desir- 
able. The magnificent prairie now embraced in Jersey County, and thickly 
dotted with palatial farm residences, tempted no immigrant, and even 
twenty years later it was the universal opinion that prairie land, not 
immediately in the shadow of a forest, could never be inhabited. Hence 
it was that the earliest settlements in this region were made south of the 
Macoupin, near the wooded lands which skirt that stream. 

The date of the first permanent settlement within the present con- 
fines of Greene County it is almost impossible to learn, nor is it less 
difficult to ascertain who was the leader of the advance guard of 
civilization. The fact that as early as 1815 or 1816, a number of families 
had established themselves immediately south of the Macoupin, has been 
repeatedly stated but it has heretofore been supposed that they all 
returned to the older settlements south, at the request of Governor 
Edwards, just previous to the treaty of Edwardsville, in 1818. It has 
been supposed and stated that no permanent settlement was made in the 
county before the Autumn of 1818, but this the writer has reason to 
believe is incorrect. 

In the Autumn of 1815, Daniel Allen, with his three sons, Daniel, 
Jr., John and James, and James and Paul Harriford, brothers, all from 
Tennessee, came north of the Wood River settlement and built cabins on 
the south bank of the Macoupin Creek, opposite the mouth of Taylor's 
Creek. Their improvements were made within the original confines of 
Greene County, but just south of the present Greene County line. So 
far as can be discovered, they were the pioneers of this whole region. 
The nearest neighbors were more than twenty miles south of them, and 
north of their humble home the unoccupied prairie stretched for scores of 
miles away. The war with England had come to an end but the year 
before, and the country which they had invaded was still in the possession 
of the Kickapoos. During 1816 these earliest settlers raised a crop of 
corn and were quite happy in their new home. Daring the latter part of 
this year Daniel Allen, Sr., with his sons Daniel and James, moved 
about six miles west and established themselves on the land in township 9, 
range 12, south of the residence of General Jacob Fry, now occupied by 



240 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

his grandson, E. W. Allen. His son, John Allen, at the same time, made 
the improvements in township 9, range 11, which he afterward sold to 
William L. Greene. The Aliens thus became, so far as we can learn, the 
first settlers within the present limits of Greene County. The Harrifords 
removed to Chariton County, Mo.,- but the Aliens settled here per- 
manently. These facts have come to the knowledge of the writer from 
the lips of Hon. John W. Huitt, who, two years later, married Miss 
Rosanna Harriford, the daughter of James Harriford, above referred to. 
Mr. Huitt, although more than four score years of age, is a gentleman of 
exceptionally clear head and accurate, retentive memory, and his state- 
ment of the facts would seem to be indisputable. 

But the Aliens did not long remain alone. The same year that they 
removed to their second location, Thomas Daniels, of Georgia, built a 
cabin on the farm now owned by Freeman Means. The next year, 1817, 
Mr. Daniels' son. Walker Daniels, also came into the county, and chose 
for his home the land now owned by Rowland Huitt, a short distance 
east of the Allen improvements. In the " Atlas Map of Greene County," 
it is recorded that, in June 1817, James H. Whiteside and David Stock- 
ton came into the county and established themselves south of the creek, 
but no confirmation of this statement has been found. The following 
conclusions can hence be safely arrived at : 

1. Permanent settlements were made south of the Macoupin Creek, 
within the original limits of Greene County, as early as 1815 ; the first 
settlers, of whom we have any knowledge, being Daniel Allen, Daniel 
Allen, Jr., John Allen, James Allen, James Harriford and Paul Harriford. 

2. Improvements were made within the present boundaries of 
Greene County as early as 1816, and the pioneers, so far as is now known, 
were Daniel Allen and his sons, above mentioned. 

3. The dates here given can be relied upon as accurate, but we 
have no proof that the county did not contain white inhabitants at an 
earlier day. 

I have been thus careful to state these facts clearly and positively 
because they have been doubted in the past, and very little light has 
heretofore been shed on the question: Who first settled Greene County? 

All this region of country was, at that time, in the possession of the 
Indians, and the real tide of immigration did not commence to flow until 
after the treaty of Edwardsville, which was signed July 30, 1818 (author- 
ities differ as to the date). At this time, " Auguste Chouteau and Ben- 
jamin Stephenson, on the part of the United States, bought, of the 
Kickapoo Indians, ten million acres of land lying between the Illinois 
River, on the north-west, the Kaskaskia, on the south-east, the Kankakee, 
on the north-east, and the Mississippi River on the south-west. This 
purchase comprised the whole of Central Illinois, and threw that land 
open to settlement and survey." Almost immediately immigrants began 
to pour in, and the fertile acres were soon taken possession of by the 
representatives of civilization. Among those who came into the county, 
at this time, was John W. Huitt, who still lives at Carrollton, and is 
believed to be the last of the Rangers. Mr. Huitt was born in Georgia, 
Nov. 15, 1793. When he was eleven years old his parents removed to 
Illinois, and settled, in 1804, in the Goshen settlement. At the beginning 
of the war of 1812, Mr. Huitt enlisted in Captain Judy's company of 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 241 

Rangers, and proved himself one of the most skillful and daring Indian 
fighters in the command. June 13, 1818, he was married to MissRosanna 
Harriford, of Chariton County, Mo., and in the August following, in 
company with his brother, Hiram Huitt, Thomas Carlin and Samuel 
Thomas, made an exploring tour over the country north of the Wood 
River settlement, to choose a new home. All of the party were very 
much pleased with the country about the Macoupin. Messrs. Carlin and 
Thomas selected sites north of the creek, but the Huitts chose a location 
south of the stream, near the mouth of Phil's Creek, which was for a 
number of years included in Greene County, although it is now a part 
of Jersey County. The consideration which led them to prefer land 
south of the Macoupin, was the fact that that stream was almost always 
very high, and it was impossible to cross, except by the aid of a canoe. 
This inconvenient barrier the}^ were unwilling to place between them- 
selves and the " Old settlement." Mr. Huitt returned for his bride, and, 
in October of that year, he established his home on the land he had 
selected. Here he remained for five years, removing in 1823 to the farm 
east of Carrollton still owned by him. Mr. Huitt states, that when he 
arrived, Philemon Higgins, from whom Phil's Creek was named, resided 
on the bank of that stream. 

By the year 1819 the little settlement south of the Macoupin had 
become quite populous. Mrs. Matilda Greene, mother of Esquire William 
L. Greene, came to the settlement during that year. Among those who 
preceded her, she mentions, beside those whose names have already been 
given, Benjamin Allen, Wm. Costley, and Robert Means, of Georgia; 
John Greene, Wiley Greene, Davis Carter and Joseph Piggott, of 
Kentucky. A settlement was made, considerably further south, on the 
Piasa in 1819, and, about the same time, John G. Lofton, John D. Gillham, 
Joseph White, Orman Beeman, Alfred Hinton, John R. Black, settled in 
the southern part of the county. Mrs. Matilda Greene was born in Ten- 
nessee, in 1800, and was married to William Greene, in 1817. Mr. Greene 
was a very prominent man in the early history of the county, both on 
account of his physical prowess and by reason of his natural abilities. 

Probably the first dwelling house north of the Macoupin Creek, was 
built by Samuel Thomas, in August, 1818, on the farm south-west of 
Carrollton, now occupied by his sons. 

Mr. Thomas was born in South Carolina in 1794. His father was a 
sturdy, rugged farmer, and the young man Avas educated in all the arts of 
pioneer life. His parents removed to Kentucky in 1802, and in 1813, his 
father having in the meantime died, Mr. Thomas with two brothers-in- 
law came to Illinois, and settled in the forks of the Wood River, in 
Madison County. The trip was made on horseback, the company camp- 
ing at night with the sky for a roof over their heads. They crossed the 
Ohio River at Golconda, and found that nearly all the cabins between 
that place and Turkey Hill settlement had been vacated by their owners 
from fear of the Indians, who were then waging a war of extermination 
against the whites. The party from Kentucky were not to be frightened 
at trifles, but pushed vigorously forward toward their destination. When 
he set out on the journey, Mr. Thomas had but one dollar and six and a 
quarter cents in money, but, as soon as he arrived at the settlement, he 
purchased on credit from his brother-in-law a rifle, in order that he niight 



242 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

equip himself for joining- the Rangers. As a member of tliis body of 
vigihmt cavalry-men Mr. Thomas did efficient service. He was by nature 
a brave man, and delighted in an adventurous life. He vras very fond 
of a hunt, whether the, prey was a deer or a red man. In the early part 
of the year 1814, he joined Captain Judy's company, and afterward 
became a member of Captain Whitesides' famous band of Rangers. He 
served through the war and was present at the treaty at Portage du 
Sioux, when Governor Clark presented a flag to each of the Indian chiefs. 
During his service as a Ranger, Mr. Thomas had frequent opportunities 
to observe the fertility of the soil and the beauty of the landscape near 
the Macoupin. Afterward, with a few others, he i^assed over this country 
again, going as a guard, with four liundred cattle, which were being taken 
to the regular troops stationed near the present site of Warsaw, not far 
from Quincy, in this State. On the return trip the}'^ met the first party of 
government surveyors, who were crossing the Mississippi River near the 
mouth of the Illinois. The Indians destroyed the stakes driven ])y the sur- 
veyors, and Mr. Thomas was one of a company of soldiers called upon by the 
Governor to drive the Indians away. During these trips Mr. Thomas 
passed repeatedly over the ground where Jacksonville is now situated. 
In July, 1814, occurred the Wood River massacre, when one of Mr. 
Thomas's sisters and six children were cruelly tomahawked by the 
savages. On his return to the Wood River settlement from the Indian 
warfare, Mr. Thomas planted a crop of corn, and soon after, in 1816, 
married Miss Elizabeth Isley. It was during this year that Mr. Thomas 
first visited Greene County, with a view to making it his home. He cut 
and stacked a quantity of hay on the land on wliich he subsequently 
settled, and made other preparations for residence there. He then 
returned to his family in the Wood River settlement, and, during his 
absence,, the Indians destroyed all the results of his labor north of the 
Macoupin. For two years the young couple lived in the cabin which Mr. 
Thomas had built, and, at the end of that time, he had seventeen acres 
cleared and under cultivation. During these years Mr. Thomas tiurned 
his natural mechanical genius to a good account in making looms for the 
people of that region. The beauty and richness of the lands beyond the 
Macoupin were constantly in his mind, and his earnings, in this way, 
were carefully saved and devoted to purchasing the first eighty acres of 
land Mr. Thomas ever owned in this county. At last, his earnest desire 
to push still further forward in the vanguard of civilization, could be no 
longer restrained, and, in the Summer of 1818, he sold his cabin and 
improvements for one hundred dollars, and prepared to emigrate to the 
new lands, from which the Indians had just been driven. With him came 
Thomas Carlin and John W. Huitt, each in search of a suitable tract of 
land on which to settle. These three men all became prominent citizens 
of Greene County, and occupy an important place in its history. Tiiey 
are spoken of elsewhere. 

It was in the month of August, and the prairies were fragrant and 
beautiful. Just before they arrived at the Macoupin — or Maquapin 
(white potatoe) as the Indians named it, and it was for a long time 
called — near the present town of Kane, they found one or two cabins 
occupied by adventurous settlers, but did not stop here. Crossing the 
creelc and the bottom lands, Mr. Thomas ascended the bluffs, passed on 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 243 

through the timber and selected a spot for a home about three miles from 
the stream, on section 33, township 10-12. A beautiful grove and a clear 
spring of water were among the attractions that fixed his choice. Here 
Mr. Thomas killed a deer, cut a bee-tree and engraved his name on the 
bark of a monarch of the forest, to indicate that the land was claimed. 
He also built a cabin, made some other preparations, and returned for his 
wife and household goods. With these loaded upon an ox cart he arrived 
at his new home on the ninth day of November, 1818, and thus became 
the first settler in Greene County north of Macoupin Creek. With him, 
to assist him in crossing the creek and in other ways, came Rowell 
Hunnicut, now a resident of Walkerville. 

Mr. Thomas's nearest neighbors were the dwellers south of the 
creek, but north, east and west of him in a circuit of from fifteen to fifty 
miles, the prairies were solitary and trackless. The only link that con- 
nected him with civilization was a " blind path " that " meandered among 
the trees and over the prairies back to ' the settlement ' on Indian Creek, 
or Wood River." Afterward a " three-notch road " appeared, and proved 
a surer guide. It was several years after Mr. Thomas arrived at his new 
home, before he became the owner of a wagon, the first which he 
possessed being made for him by the late Captain Richard Robley. 

Thomas Carlin pushed further north, inclining a little more to the 
east, and chose for his home a fine piece of land, including that on which 
the city of Carrollton was afterward built. His cabin he erected in the 
southern portion of the present corporation, and occupied it late in 1818, 
or the Spring of 1819. 

In October, 1818, Michael Headrick (father of Anderson Headrick, 
coroner of the county), Jacob Headrick, his brother, Abram Bush and 
Abram Sells, his son-in-law, and Jacob Redden arrived. They were 
originally from Kentucky but had been temporary residents of Indiana, 
and had spent some time at the Wood River settlement. They reached 
a spot about one-half mile west of the present residence of David 
Wright, Esq., near Carrollton, the tenth of the month. Here they 
raised two crops, when they discovered that they were on the six- 
teenth section, which was devoted to the school fund. Mr. Michael 
Headrick accordingly moved, in 1821, to the farm north of Carrollton, 
now owned by Absalom Bradley, Esq., which he entered at the land sale. 
Mr. Redden went north to Morgan County. 

At the first election ever held in the county the house of Abram 
Sells was used for the polls ; this was in November, 1820, when James 
Monroe was re-elected President of the United States. 

Soon, other daring pioneers were attracted by the fertile prairies 
between the two creeks. 

James Caldwell and Thomas Crane arrived, and built and occupied 
cabins before Winter, in township 10, range 11, east of Carrollton. Calvin 
Tunnell commenced an improvement at the same time, but was prevented 
by illness from occupying it until February of the next year. Luther 
Tunnell also came about this time, and it was probably in this 3^ear that 
H. P. Clendenen settled in the southwestern part of the county. 

In the year 1819, the population of the county was very much 
increased by immigration. F. M. Bell made a settlement in township 10, 
range 12 ; Michael Waltrip built a cabin on section 17, and Joel Johnson 



244 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

on section 21, of township 11, range 11. It was in 1819 that the earliest 
improvements were made north of Apple Creek. The first men attracted 
by the beauty and fertility of the location were Thomas Allen, Thomas 
Rattan, James Henderson, and Levi Reader, who, in the Spring of that 
year, formed a settlement, just north of Apple Creek and east of the 
road from Carrollton to White Hall, except a portion of Thomas Rattan's 
improvement, which lay west of the road, the place being known at 
present as the Roodhouse farm. Of these, James Henderson is commonly 
believed to have been the pioneer. He plunged into the woods before 
the ax or the plow had ever entered them, marking his path by blazes on 
the trees. The stream, now called Seminary Creek, was originally 
named for him. In order to encourage labor, several, possibly all, of the 
settlers united and opened a large farm, all in one enclosure, of which 
each cultivated a part, with the understanding that the labor should be 
restored in improving their separate claims, by the person to whom this 
farm should fall, when the land was surveyed and brought into market. 
In the Autumn of the same year, the settlement was increased in number 
by Zachariah Allen, John Allen, Isaac Hill, and probably others. Soon 
a school was organized in the new settlement, and instructed by one 
Wm. Welch. Thus did the little neighborhood take time by the fore- 
lock, by giving the cause of education an early start in the wild woods. 
But those acquainted with the men mentioned above will not be sur- 
prised at the interest they manifested in reference to that subject, even 
at that earl}^ day. It is upon the efforts of such men that the cause 
principally rests for its support. It is a cause they were known to 
cherish as of the greatest importance to their posterity and their country. 
The first named (Thomas Allen) was a large man, very corpulent, 
weighing about two hundred and fifty pounds. He was good-humored 
and jolly, especially in the society of little romping girls and boys, of 
whose attentions he was very fond, as most men are who are too fleshy 
to keep pace with other men. He settled at the place well known as 
"Allen's Mill" (now Bell's), of which he was the proprietor. At that 
early day, the people very severely felt the need of a mill in their own 
neighborhood, as they frequently were compelled to go within four miles 
of St. Louis for their grinding, and wait a day or two for their turn 
before they could return; and when Mr. Allen proposed erecting his 
mill, they gladly left their work at home, and went to assist him, working 
faithfully until the mill was completed. But it had scarcely begun to 
supply meal and flour for the settlers, until a flood raised the stream and 
cut a channel round the abutment, leaving the mill dry. In this 
emergency, the settlers turned out with alacrity, bringing their teams 
and tools, and labored faithfully until the breach, being filled with logs, 
brush, straw, clay, sand, stone, and whatever could be had to answer the 
purpose, was so effectually repaired as to withstand the floods ever after- 
ward. But even here their labors did not cease, for another freshet in 
the stream made an excavation under the mill-house, to the depth of 
fifteen or twenty feet, which again rendered the mill useless. But once 
more the men, with their spades, mattocks, axes, wagons, and teams, 
assembled, and, with stone, straw, and timber, repaired the damages. It 
was then that they began to enjoy the fruits of their labors. The mill 
did a splendid business for those days, and became one of the greatest 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 245 

conveniences the settlers had in the whole country, and the proprietor, 
grateful for the kind assistance his neighbors had given him in a time of 
need, ground their grain for many years free of all charge. He was 
growing somewhat old, and experienced a great difficulty in breathing, 
attributed to obesity, that was supposed to have caused his death, which 
occurred about the year 1833. 

It was in 1819 that Benjamin Drummond came from Madison County, 
to the northern part of this county, near where Roodhouse is now sit- 
uated. Dr. Thaxton, Jesse Allen, Jesse Morrow, William Waltrip, Wil- 
liam Thaxton, Larkin Thaxton, and others, are also set down as arriving 
during 1819. This was really the first year during which immigration 
was at all brisk. The country was rapidly filling up and the red man was 
almost entirely banished, and rapid growth and improvement were the 
order of the day. 

The winter of 1819 and '20 proved to be an unusually severe one. 
The long grass of the prairies had been destroyed by fires lighted by the 
Indians or hunters, and much of the undergrowth in the woods was 
killed by the same element. Before the close of the winter, the pro- 
visions gathered by them for their stock, from places where it had 
escaped the ravages of the fire, gave out and they were compelled to cut 
down trees, from the boughs of which the cattle and horses could procure 
a scanty supply of food. Many of these wandered away and were lost, 
while some of them died from the effects of cold and hunger. The sup- 
ply of food for themselves and families proved to be sufficient, yet their 
suffering from the cold was often intense. Mr. Seymour Kellogg, who 
lived in the Mauvaisterre settlement, in his search for some of his stock, 
one bitterly cold night, lost his way and saved his life only by walking 
vigorously between two trees standing several rods apart. He did not 
dare to leave this track during the night for fear of being irrecoverably 
lost. He did not know how far he was from either his own or his brother's 
cabin. On the appearance of daylight, he found himself about two miles 
from the latter place, to which he immediately repaired. His feet were 
badly frozen during the night, making him a cripple for several months. 

Notwithstanding these hardships, the residents of the county were 
not discouraged, but went to work in the Spring with renewed vigor. We 
hear of very large accessions to the population of the county, in 1820, and 
important strides were made forward. Immigrants poured in from nearly 
every direction, and almost every township in the county contained 
one or more families before the close of the year. Among those whom 
we find recorded as arriving during this year are Jacob Bowman, Martin 
Bowman, Silas Eldred and Mrs. Ruth Eldred, south and west of Carroll- 
ton ; John Greene and James Whitlock, near Kane ; John Lorton, Robert 
Lorton, Thomas Lorton and Isaac Hill, in the northern part of the 
county : Ransom and Jesse Flatt, near the Illinois River ; Zachariah 
Allen, James Allen, and David Battle, west of Wrightsville ; Isaac Nor- 
ton, south of White Hall ; Charles Kitchen, Lewis Roberts and John 
Thompson, near Roodhouse ; David and James Pinkerton, on the prairie 
named after them ; William J. Brown, east of Carrollton ; Benjamin 
Taylor and Isaac Taylor, on the prairie near Rockbridge. " Old 
Benny Taylor," as he was called, was the first settler on Tay- 
lor's prairie. Soon after him came Isaac Taylor with his two sons 



246 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

John and Ambrose. Isaac Tajdor was born in 1760. At the age of 
sixteen he entered the service of his conntry in her struggles for 
liberty. He came from Kentucky to Illinois and made two crops in Mad- 
ison County before coming to Taylor's prairie. In this year John and 
James Beeman came to township 11, range 14, and built a rough saw mill 
near the present site of Seeley's mill, on Apple Creek. With this they 
sawed out lumber Avhich they used the same year in the cionstruction 
of a grist mill. Mr. Vines Hicks, it was said, was fearful the land 
sales would occur before he could obtain the money to purchase 
his land, and that some one else would become its owner and de- 
prive him of his improvements. He, therefore, selected for his home a 
poor, flinty point of the Macoupin bluff, where he felt perfectly secure in 
the possession of a place so very poor that no other man could be found 
to want it. But better things were in store for Mr. Hicks than he an- 
ticipated, for in spite of the sterility of the soil, and the discouragements 
incident to the settlement of a new country, he soon found himself too 
well off to live on so poor a place himself. He therefore deserted it and 
purchased a tract of valuable prairie and timber along the north side of 
Apple Creek prairie, where he soon accumulated property and mone}^ 
enough to supply all reasonable wants. Robert Whitaker made a home 
on the " Andy Johnson farm," during this year, and from him Whit- 
aker's Creek, the stream flowing from the praii'ie, a few miles west of 
Greenfield, into Apple Creek, just above Bell's mills, was named. 

The land sale of January, 1821, at Edwardsville, was one of the 
most important events of those days. Before the sale the purchasers had 
made an agreement between themselves that they would not bid for the 
land previously selected by another. By this means all collision was 
usually avoided, and the settlers obtained the land at the lowest possible 
government price. The land was sold in lots of not less than eighty 
acres each, and no bid was received for a less sum than one hundred 
dollars for each eighty acres. By means of this understanding among 
themselves, nearly all the land was purchased at this price. It, liowever, 
happened that Mr. Eldred and Robert Hobson each claimed to have 
been the first to choose a very fine piece of land near the present resi- 
dence of C. H. Eldred, Esq. The Eldreds came here in 1820, from New 
York State. They had an abundance of mone3% so much that it is related 
that their saddle-bags of gold and silver were so heavy that it required 
two men to carry them into the land office at Edwardsville. 

Mr. Eldred and Mr. Hobson did not succeed in coming to an agree- 
ment before that piece was sold, and the result was a contest. One of 
them made the usual bid of one hundred dollars for the first eighty acres, 
whereupon the other promptly added five dollars to the bid. Neither of 
the contestants was restrained by the lack of money, and the bidding 
continued quite spiritedly until Mr. Eldred became the purchaser of the 
piece at $150. As soon as the tract was sold to him, the latter remarked to 
Mr. Hobson, " I have plenty of money to continue this thing, and if you 
buy any land at this sale I will see that you pay one hundred and fifty 
dollars per eighty for it." Friends, however, interfered, and Mr. Eldred 
agreed to a compromise, provided that Mr. Hobson would pay to him the 
extra -$50 he had given for the land already purchased. This was agreed 
to and all went on smoothly. The only other contest of which we have 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 247 

mention is that in reference to the site of Mount Pleasant, mentioned 
elsewhere. Judge Alfred Hinton, Avho came to this count}^ in 1820, 
says the surve^^ors pronounced this section the finest in Illinois. Great 
excitement existed at the sale, on account of the attendance of parties 
to prevent bids on the settled lands. If there had been any one present 
to do so they would, very probably, have been mobbed. As an incident 
showing in what light a thief was viewed in those days. Judge Hinton 
told of a man who stole a pair of saddle bags at the sale. As soon as 
the theft was discovered, diligent search was made for the guilty party 
by all who had horses, notwithstanding the saddle bags contained nothing 
but a dirt}'' shirt and a few other articles of little value. A justice of the 
peace was applied to, who issued his warrant, in the name of the United 
States, commanding any constable, sheriff, or officer of the United States 
to make legal service and due return to him, or any other justice of the 
peace, in the United States, of the body of the within named, dead or 
alive. It was a lucky thing for the culprit that he rode a better horse 
th^n his pursuers, backed by such a document. 

During this year Jacob Fry became a permanent resident of the 
county. He was born in Fayette County, Kentucky, September 20, 
1799. While quite a young man he came to Edwardsville, and in the 
Autumn of 1819, made a trip into this county with the intention of 
meeting General Rector at the mouth of Apple Creek. In this he was 
disappointed, and after remaining in the vicinity a short time, he returned 
to Alton, where he went to work as a carpenter for Mr. West, and 
hewed the timber for the first mill built there. While temporarily sta}^- 
ing near CarroUton, in 1819, General Fry is said to have made from wood 
split from a walnut tree, the first coffin ever constructed in the county. 
About the beginning of the year 1821, when CarroUton was about to be 
surveyed, he returned to section 16, township 10, range 12. Governor 
Carlin offered to give him a lot if he would build upon it, which he 
accepted. He cut the timber, split the boards, and built a house, which 
stood for fifty-seven years. For a long time it formed a part of the ell 
of the St. James Hotel, and was burned when that block was consumed, 
in the Spring of 1878. Before General Fry had finished his building, he 
stopped to assist Thomas Rattan in the construction of a log house at 
the northeast corner of the Square, on the lot on which Marmon's 
Building now stands. This was the first building completed in Carroll- 
ton, and General Fry's was the second. After the organization of the 
county. General Fry at once became a prominent man. He was a member 
of the first grand jury ; then he was deputy sheriff in 1822. In 1828 he 
was chosen sheriff, and held the office for ten years. In May, 1826, he 
was married to Miss Emily Turney, daughter of General James Turney, 
Attorney General of the State. General Fry served during the Black 
Hawk war as colonel, and at its close was elected Major General of the 
militia. In 1837 he was appointed commissioner of the Illinois and 
Michigan Canal, and in 1850 collector of customs at Chicago. During 
the rebellion he commanded a regiment, which did valiant service at 
Shiloh. The privations and hardships which he suffered during the war 
brought on disease, as a result of which he is almost totally blind. 
General Fry now lives with his family on his farm, south of the Macoupin, 
and enjoys the affection, esteem, and honor of every one who knows him. 



248 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

David Pierson arrived at the new settlement in 1821, from the State 
of New York. He lived for several years upon his farm, north of 
Carrollton. Afterward he ens^aged in mercantile pursuits in Carrollton, 
finally establishing Pierson's Exchange Bank, which was for many years 
the only bank in the county. He has been prominently connected with 
the Carrollton Baptist Church, from its origin, and in his various 
capacities as farmer, merchant, millowner, or banker has been a valuable 
friend to hundreds, and in public or private life the influence of his abilities 
and means has always been felt for good. 

Richard Robley was another of the prominent men of the county, 
who arrived at this time. He was born in Swansey, New Hampshire, 
May 12, 1791. When he was 17 years of age, he became an "orphan, 
dependent upon his own exertions for a livelihood. About this time he 
removed to Vermont, and here met, and was married to. Miss Desire 
Griswold, the ceremony taking place at Vergennes, August 11, 1814. 
The young couple remained in Vermont for six years. In 1820 Mr. 
Robley became infected with the Western fever, and, bidding farewell, to 
family friends, started with his wife for the wilds of Missouri. Here 
they remained but a short time, and in 1821 Mr. Robley built a flat boat 
with his own hands, and on this he ascended the Illinois River, with his 
family and goods, landing in the western part of the county. He settled 
on the land now occupied by his sons, Messrs. Charles, Vilroy and George 
Robley. Nearly forty years ago Captain Robley was married to the 
lady who survives him. He died January 3, 1879, of heart disease. He 
was a man highly esteemed and respected in the community, a good 
•citizen and a kind neighbor. 

It was also in 1821 that the first settlements were made in township 
11, range 13, in the northwestern part of the county, by John Powell 
and Davis Carter. 



ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY. 

This section of country was now so rapidly filling up, and the annoy- 
ance of going thirty miles to the county seat, at Edwardsville, for the 
transaction of business, was so seriously and increasingly felt, that during 
the year 1820, a project for the organization of a new county, with the 
seat of government somewhere between the two creeks, was much 
discussed at shooting matches, horse races, hunting frolics, house raisings, 
husking bees, and wherever else two or more of the early landholders 
happened to meet. Every new resident who bought land here increased 
the feeling of the necessity for such an action of the Legislature, and, as 
the year wore toward its close, the formation of the county had become 
comparatively certain. The matter was brought to the attention of the 
Legislature, which convened at Vandalia in the Winter of 1820-21. At 
this time Sliadrach Bond was Governor, having been chosen in 1818 for 
four years. Elias K. Kane was Secretary of State, John Thomas, State 
Treasurer, John McLean, for whom McLean County was named. Speaker 
of the House, James Leinen, Jr., Speaker of the Senate, and Thomas 
Reynolds, Clerk of the House. In January, 1821, the following bill was 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 249 

introduced in the House. It was enrolled January 18th and approved 
January 20, 1821 : 

An Act Establishing the County of Greene. 

"Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois 
represented in the General Assembly, that all that tract of country within 
the following boundaries, to-wit : Beginning at the southeast corner of 
township No. 7 north, in range No. 10, west of the third principal 
meridian ; thence north between ranges 9 and 10 to the northeast corner 
of township 12 north; thence west along the line between townships 12 
and 13 to the middle of the Illinois River; thence down said river to its 
junction with the Mississippi River : thence down the middle of the Mis- 
sissippi River to a point parallel with the southwest corner of township 
No. 6 north, in range 10 west; thence north with the range line between 
10 and 11 to the township line between 6 and 7 ; thence east with said 
township line to the place of beginning, shall constitute a separate county 
to be called Greene. 

"Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that for the purpose of establishing 
the seat of justice for said county, the following persons shall be commis- 
sioners, to-wit: Thomas Rattan, John Allen, Esq., Thomas Carlin, John 
Green, and John Huitt, Sr.; and the said commissioners, or a majority of 
them, shall, at some convenient time, between the passage of this act 
and the first day of March next, meet at the house of Isaac Pruitt, in 
said county, and proceed to fix the permanent seat of justice of said county, 
and give the same some appropriate name ; provided the owner or owners 
of the land whereon said seat of justice is about to be fixed give to the 
county commissioners of the county a good deed of conveyance, in fee 
simple, for not less than twenty acres of land, for the use of the county. 
If the owner or owners of said land refuse or neglect to give the same, 
then to fix the seat of justice on the next suitable place where the said 
owner or owners will give the quantity of land aforesaid, and in all cases 
the said commissioners shall take into consideration the situation and 
geography of the country, and the future population of the county, to 
have the same as near the centre of the county as practicable. 

" Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that the said commissioners, or a 
majority of them, shall make a report of their proceedings to the next 
county commissioner's court of the county, and have the same recorded 
on tlie records of said county. 

" Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that all that tract of country within 
the following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at the southwest corner of 
township 7, north of range 9, west of the third principal meridian ; thence 
east to the southeast corner of township 7, north in range 6 west; thence 
north to the northeast corner of township 12 north; thence west to the 
northwest corner of township 12 in range 7" west; thence along the 
prairie between the waters of Sangamon and Mauvaisterre to the head of 
Balance Creek; thence down said creek to the Illinois River; thence 
down the said river to the northwest corner of said county, shall be 
attached to said county, and shall constitute and be a part of said county 
for all purposes, until otherwise disposed of by the General Assembly of 
this State. 

" Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that said county, and the attached 



250 HISTORY OF GREENE COCrNTY. 

part of the same, be and compose a part of the first judicial circuit of 
this State, and the inhabitants of the same shall be entitled to all the 
privileges of other counties of this State. 

"Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, that the commissioners appointed 
to perform the services required by this act shall be allowed, out of the 
county funds, dollars for each day's lal)or and attendance in perform- 

ing said services. " John McLean, 

"Approved by the '"'• Speaker of the House of Mepresentatives. 

" Council of Revision " James Lemen, Jr., 

" 20th Jaii'y, 1821. " Speaker of the Senate, 

"Shadrach Bond." 

It will be seen that the limits of Greene County were made to include 
the territory now known as Greene and Jersey Counties, while to this 
was temporarily attached what afterward became Macoupin, Scott, and 
Morgan Counties. The county was named in honor of General Nathaniel 
Greene, the Revolutionary hero. 

Meanwhile, as soon as the discussion concerning the organization of 
a county was initiated, quick-witted land owners began to lay plans for 
securing the county seat on or near their property. Prominent among 
the locations spoken of for the seat of government was Mount Pleasant, 
the first town laid out in the county. 

Mr. W. A. Tuunell, in an article in the Carrollton Press, published 
in 1860, says of the natural beauties of the place : " It was located on a 
beautiful mound in the midst of as fine a country as ever occupied a 
place on the map of the globe, in the prairie, just where a cool, shady 
grove or point of timber had found its way up the east side, nearly to its 
summit. From this elevated spot the eye delighted to range over the 
surrounding prairie to the north, the west, and the south, where the sides 
of the mound sloped gracefully down to the horizon, or to the dark groves 
of tall trees waving in the soft breeze, and enlivened by the twittering 
notes of the countless merry little birds. The deep, cool shade afforded 
a delicious retreat to the wearied huntsman as he reposed on the moss- 
covered logs beneath their dark green foliage. These gentle slopes shone 
in the bright sunshine, beneath a clear, blue sky, like some enchanted 
spot, clothed in all the gaudy colors of the rainbow. It is probable that 
the sun in all his wanderings has seldom shone on a lovelier spot of earth 
since the day on which the flaming sword was placed at the gates of Eden. 
This mound, at present deprived of every vestige of its primitive beauty 
except its elevation, is situated perhaps a mile and a half west, and a mile 
south from Carrollton. The public lands of this district, if my informa- 
tion is correct, were offered for sale in the month of January, 1820.* This 
desirable spot, of which we have been speaking, had attracted the atten- 
tion of more than one person who had an eye for the beautiful in nature, 
and when the settlers all met at Edwardsville to purchase their lands 
more than one felt a sensation of uneasiness growing out of apprehen- 
sions that some more fortunate person than himself would become the 
purchaser of the mound. The principal contestants, however, were John 
Evans and Robert Hobson, tlie former an immigrant from Ireland, and the 
latter from England, both reported to be men of wealth. A compro- 
mise was, however, effected between the two, by which Mr. Hobson paid 

* ISiil is the correct date. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 251 

Mr. Evans fifty dollars, and became the purchaser of the property with- 
out an opposing bid. He immediately marked out a town on the spot, 
and called it ' Mount Pleasant,' erected a dwelling and store house, 
opened a stock of goods suitable to the demands of the country, offered 
inducements to others to make their homes in the new town, and in gen- 
eral, manifested a commendable degree of energy, enterprise, and busi- 
ness talent. The first persons who accepted the invitation to settle in 
the place were Ansel Hubbard, a blacksmith ; Elijah Woodman, also a 
blacksmith ; and Oliver Bangs, whose occupation I have forgotten. 
When Greene County was about being organized, the people and friends 
of Mount Pleasant made a strong effort to procure the county seat at that 
place, which, however, failed, as I have previously stated. Mr. Hobson 
died about that time, and the little place that had shown such fair prom- 
ise of becoming a respectable inland town, fell into a decline from which 
it never recovered." 

Another point which was deemed by some an eligible site for the 
seat of justice was a wooded mound on what is now called the "Boston 
Farm," a mile or more southeast of the Court House. It \tas urged in 
its favor that it was nearer the centre of county than its competitors, 
but the fact that it was covered with timber was deemed an insuperable 
objection. 

But the man who held in his hands the key to the situation was 
Thomas Carlin. 

Thomas Carlin was born near Shelbyville, Ky., in 1786. His 
parents were genuine Kentuckians, and their son was brought up to love 
adventure ancl inured to all the hardships of a backwoodsman's life. In 
IbOo the family removed to Missouri, and the next year the young man's 
father died. Mr. Carlin served as a Ranger during the war, and was 
among the first to settle in Greene County, north of the Macoupin Creek, 
his improvements being made just south of the present site of Carrollton. 
His mother, a very worthy woman, his stepfather, Mr. Savage, and his 
two brothers, James and William Carlin, came with him. The latter 
was the father of General William Passamore Carlin, of the United States 
Army, and of Thomas J. Carlin, ex-Circuit Clerk of Greene County. 
All these gentlemen have held important official positions in the county. 
In 1814 Thos. Carlin owned a ferry across the Mississippi River, near 
where Edwardsville Junction is now situated, and while living there he 
married Miss Rebecca Huitt, sister of John W. Huitt, spoken of else- 
where. Mr. Carlin was a man of medium height, not heavily built, but 
possessed of a pair of powerful shoulders. His hair and full beard were 
sandy and his cheery face was always florid and full of blood. He was 
a man of iron nerve, much natural shrewdness and skill in dealing with 
his fellow men, admired and regarded as a friend by every one. He was 
from the first, and for many years, perhaps the most popular man in the 
region, and was universally regarded as a natural leader. His honesty is 
spoken of as beyond reproach, and when he was Register of Lands, at 
Quincy, his square dealing with the government was repeatedly remarked. 
While he held this office he frequently drove a team of two heavy horses 
before a wagon-load of gold and silver (the proceeds of the land sales) 
through the lonely regions between Quincy and Carrollton, often in the 
night, entirely alone and unattended. He did not know what fear meant. 



252 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

He was elected first Sheriff of tlie county, lield various other local offices, 
was chosen State Senator, and finally, in 1838, was called to the Guber- 
natorial chair. He died February 14, 1852, at his home in Carrollton, 
on the land which he had entered more than thirty years before. In a 
struggle with such a man for the location of the county seat, Robert 
Hobson suffered from every disadvantage. He had money, but in every 
other regard his cause was very weak. He was an immigrant fresh from 
England, and that was sufficient to win for him the dislike of all native 
Americans. The war with England had ended but a few years before, 
and hatred for Britain and the British still rankled in the hearts of all 
the sons of Revolutionary fathers. The situation of Mount Pleasant 
was a beautiful one, but had its site been doubly enchanting, and had it 
possessed every advantage over the rival location, Thomas Carlin's per- 
sonal popularity would have carried everything before it. Few natives 
would have courted a struggle with him, but a foreigner, and particularly 
an Englishman, could hope for nothing but defeat. But besides this it 
was urged against Mount Pleasant that, although its site was beautiful, the 
mound on which it was proposed to build the town was far too small to 
furnish eligible building lots for the capital of a great county. More- 
over, Mount Pleasant was some distance west of a direct road from Alton 
to Jacksonville, and from the centre of the county. Few then, except 
the circle of personal friends with which Mr. Hobson was surrounded, 
had any doubt what would be the decision of the Commissioners, ap- 
pointed by the Legislature to locate the seat of justice. 

The first movement that was made toward perfecting the organiza- 
tion of the county was the meeting of the Commissioners appointed by 
the General Assembly to select a place for the county seat. These gentle- 
men assembled at the residence of Isaac Pruitt, one of the most substan- 
tial members of the settlement. He had entered land a few miles west 
of Carrollton, and built a cabin very near the present position of the- 
David Black residence. Thence, after some preliminaries, they rode 
to the land of Thomas Carlin. 

The commission was a representative body. Thomas Rattan hadl 
been a pioneer all his life, and was an excellent business man and money 
maker. He was reared on Rattan's prairie, in Madison Count}^, whither 
his parents had came among the earliest settlers. Here he entered land, 
but soon left it, and for some time owned and managed a ferry at Carlisle,. 
where he was very successful in ^ financial point of view. Subsequently 
he sold his land in Madison County, and made a settlement in Greene 
County, north of Apple Creek, as has been previously mentioned. Here 
Cyrus Tolman and Chas. Gregory, afterwarcl opulent farmers, were in his 
employ. Mr. Rattan, soon after the organization of the county, moved 
to Carrollton and kept the first hotel there. He was short and heavy, but 
a thorough man of business. John Allen was from Kentucky, and was a. 
cousin of Zachariah Allen, mentioned elsewhere. John Greene was a 
brother of William Greene, and father of Singleton F. Greene, afterward 
sheriff of the county, and the oldest native of Greene County now 
living. He was tall and spare. John Huitt, Sr., was the father of John 
W. Huitt, and had followed his son to this county. He was a Georgian, 
and an upright man of good mind. Thomas Carlin was also one of the 
commissioners, but as he was interested in the result he refused to act in. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 253 

the matter. After some consultation, it became evident that the com- 
missioners were unanimous in their opinion that the Court House should 
be built on the land of Mr. Carlin. They were standing near the east 
side of the present square when they reached that decision. Whereupon 
John Allen paced fifty yards to the west, drove a stake, and said, " Here 
let the Court House be built." And so it was decided. The town was 
immediately laid out, and named in honor of Charles Carroll, of Carroll- 
ton, Maryland. 

Up to the time that the decision of the Commissioners was made 
known not a house was built at Carrollton. Thomas Carlin's residence was 
about half a mile south of the Square, Michael Headrick lived a mile 
or more west, and others lived at similar distances. Immediately after 
their conclusion was made known houses began to be put up. Thomas 
Rattan appears to be entitled to the honor of completing the first build- 
ing in the new town. It was a log structure and stood at the northwest 
corner of the Square on the lot now occupied by W. P. Marmon's block. 
The second building was Jacob Fry's residence. John W. Skidmore very 
soon erected a building east of the Square. The first brick building 
put up in the new town stood on the east side of the Square just north of 
the alley. The first frame house in Carrollton is said to have been a 
dwelling house, erected on the east side of the Square by Cyrus Tolman 
and Charles Gregory. The town was surveyed in the Autumn of 1821 
by Gershom Flagg, of Madison County, father of Hon. W. C. Flagg, the 
eminent agriculturist. 

February 6, 1821, an act of the legislature was approved, providing: 
" That on the first Monday of April next an election shall be opened and 
held at the places designated for holding the courts of the several coun- 
ties formed during the present session of the General Assembly, at which 
time there shall be elected in each of the new counties, one Sheriff, one 
Coroner, and three County Commissioners." 

The next evidence of the practical organization of the county was a 
session of the Circuit Court. The county was attached to the First 
Judicial circuit, and on the 26th day of April, 1821, the first term of the 
court was held by John Reynolds, one of the judges of the Supreme Court 
of the State, and who afterward became Governor. No suits were on the 
docket, and nothing was transacted except to organize a grand jury, who 
retired and afterwards brought in two indictments for misdemeanors. 
The officers of the court were Samuel Lee, the clerk, and Thomas Carlin^ 
sheriff. The following named persons were sworn as grand jurors, viz.: 
John Finley (foreman), Martin Wood, Thomas Gilleland, Nathaniel Wass, 
Cyrus Tolman, Isaac Pruitt, James McFadden, John Morfoot, Walter 
McFarland, Hugh Jackson, Jacob Fry, Charles Gregory, Willis Webb, 
William Costly, Christian Link, John Costley, William Webb and Phillip 
Fry. Of that" number Colonel Fry alone survives. The descendants of 
many of them are names to be found among the most respectable citizens 
of the county. The court met in a small building on the west side of the 
Square. As there was no jury-room the grand jury met on the prairie 
for consultation and discussion. Gen. Jacob Fry acted as constable. 

For the first ten years afterward, the court was presided over in the 
order here stated, by John Reynolds, Joseph Phillips, Thomas Reynolds, 
(afterward Governor of the State of Missouri,) John York Sawyer, and 
C 



254 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Samuel D. Lockwood. Stephen T. Logan succeeded Judge Lockwood, 
in 1835 ; William Brown succeeded Judge Logan in 1836 ; Jesse B. 
Thomas succeeded Judge Brown in 1837, and William Thomas succeeded 
Judge Jesse B. Thomas in 1838. Afterward by a reorganization of the 
judiciary of the State by the Legislature of 1841, Judge Thomas and the 
other circuit judges were legislated out of office, and circuit court duties 
were assigned to the Judges of the Supreme Court. Judge Lockwood 
returned to the circuit, and continued to hold courts until the first elec- 
tion for circuit judges, under the constitution of 1848, when David M. 
Woodson was elected to the office, in September of that year. Judge 
Woodson's services in this capacity were so eminently satisfactory that he 
was re-elected twice, serving for eighteen consecutive years and declin- 
ing a re-election in 1865. Charles D. Hodges was chosen his successor, 
and six years later C3a-us Epler was elected to the position, which he 
still holds. The General Assembly of 1877 passed a law providing for 
reducing the number of circuits in the State one half and electing a new 
judge in each circuit. At the election in the Seventh Judicial circuit, 
August 6th, for the choice of the additional judge, Albert G. Burr was 
selected. The terms of all the circuit judges expire June, 1879. 

Accordingly an election was held at the time designated, the polls 
being in Thomas Rattan's building, on the northeast corner of the Square. 
Thomas Carlin was chosen Sheriff, Jacob Wagoner, Coroner, and Sey- 
mour Kellogg, John Allen and Jehu Brown, County Commissioners. 

On the first day of May the County Commissioners held their first 
meeting in the building of Thomas Rattan. The full board was pres- 
ent, Seymour Kellogg, from the Mauvaisterre settlement, Jehu Brown, 
from the southern part of the county, and John Allen, from the center. 

Seymour Kellogg was an Eastern man and had been a Colonel in 
the war of 1812. In the Summer of 1818, with hjs brother Elisha Kel- 
logg and Ambrose Collins, he had started for the famous Sangamo 
country. They came by wagons to the Ohio River. Here they embarked 
on flatboats and floated down the noble stream as far as Shawneetown, 
where they disembarked and pushed on to Carmi. As it was late in the 
season, they remained here during the Winter, and the next Summer pro- 
ceeded to Edwardsville, then a prominent western town. Mr. Collins 
was taken sick and was unable to go farther. His son Charles, however, 
proceeded with the Kelloggs. They passed the Wood River settlements, 
crossed the Macoupin, forded Apple Creek, and continued their northern 
course beyond tlie frontier until they finally reached the head of the 
Mauvaisterre Creek. Here they settled in the Fall of 1819, and thus be- 
came the pioneers of Morgan County, although the}^ belonged for several 
years to Greene County, and hence it was that Seymour Kellogg was 
one of the first Commissioners of Greene County. They built rail-pen 
cabins, which were afterward burned down by a prairie fire. Seymour 
Kellogg was a well-educated man and was universally respected by those 
who knew him. 

Jehu Brown was a Tennessean. He was a spare man of medium 
height, and and seems to have been looked up to by every one as a man 
of distinguished probity and ability. His descendants still live west of 
Jersej^ville, in what was formerly a part of Greene County. 

John Allen was generally known as " 'Squire Allen; " he was a son 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 255 

of Thomas Allen, proprietor of one of the first mills ever built in the 
county, and was conceded by every one to be an upright and honorable 
man, just in all his dealings and perfectly reliable in everj^ sense of the 
word. He was conservative in politics, and few men have ever passed 
through the fiery ordeal of a heated canvass more smoothly, and with as 
little offense to opponents as 'Squire Allen. He filled many important 
offlces ; was a member of each of the Houses of the General Assembly 
of the State, where he served for many years receiving the general 
approbation of his constituents. He died about the year 1842. 

The following is a copy of the record of the first meeting of the 
Commissioners' Court of Greene County : 

" Be it remembered that the County of Greene having been estab- 
lished by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, and 
John Allen, Jehu Brown and Seymour Kellogg, having been duly elected 
County Commissioners for said county, and having taken the several 
oaths required by law before Samuel Lee, Jr., Clerk of the Circuit Court 
of said county. Wherefore, a special term of the County Commissioners' 
Court for the County of Greene is begun, and held at Carrollton, the seat 
of justice for said county, on the first day of May, in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. 

Present, John Allen, ^ 

Jehu Brown, y Commissioners. 

Seymour Kellogg, J 

" Samuel Lee, Jr., being appointed Clerk of the Court, took, in open 
court, an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and of 
the State of Illinois, and the following oath of office to-wit : ' I, Samuel 
Lee, Jr., being apppointed Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court of 
the County of Greene, do solemnly swear that I will truly and faithfully 
enter and record all the orders, judgments, and proceedings of the said 
Court, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform 
all the duties of my said office according to the best of my ability and 
understanding, according to law ; ' and also took the oath required by 
an act entitled ' An act to suppress dueling.' 

" And thereupon the said Lee delivered to the Court his bond, with 
Jacob Linder and Thomas Rattan his securities for the faithful perform- 
ance of the duties of his office, which bond is approved of by the Court. 

" On application of John Wilkins, it is ordered that license be 
granted him to keep a tavern at his place of residence, on the Piasa 
Creek, in said county, upon his entering into bond with Samuel White, 
his security, in the sum of one hundred dollars, conditioned as the law 
directs, and paying a tax of five dollars for the use of the county and the 
Clerk's fees. (Bond entered into and tax paid the Clerk in Court.) 

" On application of Thomas Rattan, ordered that license be granted 
him to keep a tavern in the town of Carrollton, upon entering into bond, 
as the law directs, with Alfred S. Harbin, his security, in the sum of one 
hundred dollars, and paying a tax of seven dollars for the use of county 
and Clerk's fees. 

" It is ordered by the Court that the following rates for tavern 
keepers of the county be and the same are hereby allowed and estab- 
lished, to wit : 



256 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

For each meal of victuals.- $ .25 

For lodging in a bed per night 12^ 

For keeping a horse with corn or oats and hay or fodder per night, or 

twelve hours -37/4 

For keeping a horse without hay or fodder per night, or twelve hours -^^H 

For each feed for a horse -12^ 

For French brandy or wine per half pint .50 

For gin or rum per half pint 25 

For apple brandy, peach brandy, cherry bounce or cordial per ^ pint l83^ 

For whisky per ^ pint •I2_5^ 

" The Commissioners who were appointed by an act of the General 
Assembly of the State of Illinois to fix the permanent seat of justice for 
Greene County, returned into Court their report together with the deed 
in said report mentioned, which were received and approved of by the 
Court, whereupon it is ordered that the said deed be filed and that the 
said report be spread upon the records of this Court, and which is in the 
words and figures following to wit : Be it known that we, Thomas Car- 
lin, Thomas Rattan, John Allen, John Green, and John Huitt, sr., Com- 
missioners appointed to fix the permanent seat of justice for Greene 
County, by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, en- 
titled ' An act establishing the County of Greene,' have met at the 
house of Isaac Pruitt, as required in said act, and after examining the 
most eligible situation in said county, giving due weight and atten- 
tion to the considerations set forth and required in said act as to 
the present and future population, situation, geography, etc., of the 
county, are of the opinion that a point eighty-eight poles south 
from the northeast corner of section No. twenty-two, in township No. ten 
north in range No. twelve, west of the third principal meridian, 
is the most suitable place for the said seat of justice, and accor- 
dingly and in pursuance of said act, have fixed the permanent seat of jus- 
tice for the said County of Greene, at the point or place above described, 
the same being on the line between section No. twenty-two and section 
No. twenty-three. Thomas Carlin, the owner of the said land whereon the 
said seat of justice is fixed, having executed a deed to the County Com- 
missioners of the County, as required in said act, for twenty-two acres 
and three-fourths of an acre of land, which is bounded as follows, to-wit : 
Beginning eighty-eight poles south of the north-east corner of section 
No. twenty-two above described, thence running east ten poles, thence 
north ten poles, thence west ninety poles, thence south forty-three 
poles, thence east eighty poles, to the line between sections twenty-two 
and twenty-three, thence north twenty-three poles, thence east ten poles, 
thence north to the first corner mentioned after the place of begin- 
ning, and have given to the said seat of justice the name of Carrollton. 
All of which is resj)ectfully submitted to the County Commissioners of 
said county at their next term. Given our hands this 20th day of Feb- 
ruary, in the year 1821. John Allen, 

Thomas Rattan, 
Thomas Carlin, 
John Green, 
John Huitt, 
" Ordered that the Clerk be authorized to procure two official seals, 
one for the Circuit Court and one for the County Commissioners' Court 
of Greene County. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 257 

" Ordered that the twenty lots owned by the county in the town of 
Carrollton be offered for sale on the 12th day of June next, at a credit of 
six and twelve months. And it is further ordered that a notice of 
such sale be inserted in the Edwardsville Spectator for four weeks suc- 
cessively. 

" Ordered that the Clerk be authorized to procure one quire of 
blanks for the use of the Court. 

" Ordered that Seymour Kellogg be recommended to the Governor 
•of this State as a suitable person to fill the office of Justice of the Peace. 

" Ordered that the Court be adjourned until Court in course." 

John Allen, 
Jehu Brown, 
Seymour Kellogg. 

John Wilkins, who was licensed to keep a tavern on the Piasa was 
very well known in Jersey County, even at a recent date. His house 
was situated about one mile south of Delhi. He was the father-in-law of 
Perley Silloway, one of the early Sheriffs of Jersey County. 

The regular June term of the Commissioners' Court was held June 
4th, all the Commissioners being present. The county was, at this time, 
divided into nine military, or as they were called, company districts, and 
elections were ordered in each district for military officers. 

The following were appointed to superintend the election : 

In District 1 — John D. Gillham, John Waddle, Samuel Kinkaid. 

District 2 — Gorham Patterson, William Adair, Nathaniel Rowden. 

District 3 — John Greene, Walker Daniels, Harrison Higgins. 

District 4 — Joel Meacham, James Caldwell, Absalom Clark. 

District 5 — John Dunn, Young Wood, Philip Fry. 

District 6 — James McNeary, Alvin Coe, William Potts. 

District 7 — Samuel Scott, Benjamin Buchanan, Peter Shepard. 

District 8 — Moses Nash, Thomas Arnet, Elisha Kellogg. 

District 9 — Jedediah Webster, Samuel Atchison, Joseph Smith. 

Those familiar with the names will readily see that the numbering of 
the districts began in the southern portion of the county. District 
1, was near the Madison County line : district 3, near Kane ; district 
5, about Carrollton ; districts 8 and 9 in Morgan County, and so on. 

The Court during the remainder of the year was mainly occupied in 
appointing constables, appointing road viewers, and acting on their 
reports, etc. During this year action was taken with reference to main 
roads from Carrollton north, south, west, and southwest, besides other 
less important highways. The road most traveled then was that which 
led from Carrollton to Alton. Starting from the southwest part of town, 
it led west to the site of Mount Pleasant, thence south by east past 
the improvement of Samuel Thomas to the ford of the Macoupin, about 
one hundred yards west of the present bridge, and so on southward. 
North of Mount Pleasant, or the Mound, as it is now known, the road 
led to the Mauvaisterre settlement, by Avay of the present farms of L. S. 
Eldred, Esq., David Wright, Absalom Bradley, and so on. The reason 
for this route was threefold: it followed a ridge of the prairie ; it avoided 
timber considerably, and, most important of all, it led by a number of 
fine springs, which were an essential of good camping places. 

During this Summer the first court house was built. It was a frame 



258 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

structure, situated on the west side of the Square, next north of the 
present location of J. T. Cameron's harness shop. It was erected at a 
total cost of about $700. It stood with its side to the street, and could 
not have presented a very handsome appearance. In later years, it was 
turned around, cut in two, and used for store rooms. The jail was built 
early the next year, John Dee and Henry T. Garden being the con- 
tractors. It stood on the lot now owned by J. E. Furgeson, Esq., west 
of the old court house. It was built of heavy logs. The door was very 
heavy and thickly studded with large nails. The proposals for bids which 
were made December 20, 1821, provided that the size should be twenty- 
two feet by twelve feet. That it should be one story high, have two 
floors, and a partition in the middle. The logs were required to be of 
white oak, ten inches thick, the roof was to be shingled, and the windows 
protected by iron bars. Its cost was $240. A stray pen of posts 
and rails was erected about the same time for $19, by Baynard White. 

At this time there was no taxable real estate in the county. It had 
just been sold by the Government, and the conditions under which it was 
purchased expressly provided that it should be free from taxation for 
five j^ears. The revenue required for county purposes was therefore 
derived exclifsively from personal property, the tax for years never 
exceeding one-half of one per cent, on the valuation, from fines, and 
from licenses to tavern-keepers, ferrymen, and peddlers. 

In December, 1821, we find recorded the following action of the 
Commissioners concerning ferries. At that time licenses were granted 
to John Evans to operate "the ferry commonly known as Simons' ferr3^" 
This was across the Illinois River, near the mouth of the Macoupin. It 
landed its passengers on the other side at a point near where Hardin is 
now situated. John Evans was also licensed to manage Jacoway's ferry 
across the Illinois River. This was near the present location of Grafton. 
Permission was granted to Lewis Williams and his brother, David Will- 
iams, to carry passengers, etc., across Macoupin Creek, where the bridge 
south of Carrollton is now situated, and Isaac N. Piggott received 
license to run a ferry across the Mississippi (Maasippi they called it 
then), at a point between Grafton and Alton. 

The Commissioners fixed the rates to be charged at these ferries as 
follows : 

Carriage drawn by more than four oxen or horses, inckiding team $i 25 

Carriage drawn by four oxen or horses — I 00 

Carriage drawn by less than four and more than one ox or horse.. 75 

Carriage drawn by one horse 5° 

Man and horse 25 

Footman I2j4 

Led horse.. ..: 06X 

Cattle, each 06X 

Sheep, each 02 

Hogs, each - - - 02 

In 1821 occurred the first marriage in the county. The contracting 
parties were David Hodge and Miss Louisa Wentsworth, the ceremony 
being performed by John Allen, J. P., May 6, 1821. Mr. Hodge was 
very well known in the county ; for a long time he kept a store on Apple 
Creek prairie. 

In October of the same year we find recorded the marriage of Miss 
Mourning Finley to David Miller, the famous Aaron Smith being the 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 259 

officiating clergyman. Miss Finley was the adopted child of John 
Finley, spoken of elsewhere. He found her, an infant, on his doorstep 
one morning, and as the child looked sorrowful and sad, he named the 
foundling "Mourning" Finley. 

The first deed recorded in the books of the county is a mortgage, 
dated May 12, 1821, in which Richard Wilhelm conveys to Elizabeth 
Leamon the east half of the northwest quarter of section 24, T. 7. R. 7, 
to secure the payment of |100. The land is now included in Jersey 
County. The first deed to land in the present limits of Greene County 
is that whereby, in 1822, Robert Hobson sells to Elijah Woodman the 
land on which Mount Pleasant was to have been built. 



TWO EPISODES OF 1821. 

During the early Summer of 1821, the whole county was stirred 
with feeling by a protracted search for a lost child. The following very 
graphic and very accurate account of the thrilling incident is from the 
pen of W. A. Tunnell, Esq., of whom mention has elsewhere been made. 
It will serve two valuable purposes, in giving a very complete, vivid, and 
accurate account of the whole affair and at the same time in painting a 
striking and correct picture of life and the condition of the county about 
the time of its organization. 

The late Mrs. Alfred Hinton was visiting her cousins, the children 
of James Pruitt. She and one of the elder girls started out to the woods 
in search of "greens" for dinner, when little Matilda, without their 
knowledge, followed, and unable to keep near them, became bewildered 
and lost. She was found very near the spot where English's mill is now 
located. The lost child is still living in the person of Mrs. Hiram Parr, 
who resides about three miles west of White Hall, in this county. Mr. 
Anderson Headrick well remembers that a religious meeting at his father's 
house was broken up by the announcement that the child was lost. 
Judge Alfred Hinton was one of the company who started from Madison 
County to aid in the search. But read the affecting tale as it fell from 
the facile pen of Mr. Tunnell : 

" Early in the Spring of 1820, one Major Pruitt erected his log 
cabin in the edge of Apple Creek prairie, three miles northwest of where 
Bell's mill now stands. He was one of a numerous family of that name, 
who had previously settled in Madison, and a portion of whom had come 
to Greene when it had been explored and its fertile lands, its beautiful 
prairies, and its shady groves began to attract attention. The country 
was at that time but sparsely settled, a few hardy pioneers had scattered 
themselves over a large extent of territory, isolated from the more pop- 
ulous distiicts, and with brave hearts and strong arms, engaged like a 
band of brothers, in a common cause against the dangers and distresses 
incident to their exposed condition. The savage still lingered on the 
hunting ground of his fathers; his wigwam sent up its blue smoke 
among the tall trees on the banks of the Illinois ; his footprints had 
scarcely faded from about the doors of the white man's cabin. The 
forests teemed with venomous serpents and ferocious beasts. It was only 



260 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

during the previous year that the sound of the white man's rifle first 
broke the silence of the primeval forest. The hillsides and little valleys 
reaching from the prairie down toward the southwest where the ravines 
fell into Apple Creek were clothed with a luxurious growth of vegeta- 
tion, so rich and dense that with its accumulated weight it sank down 
into a tangled and confused mass of briers, thorns, nettles, grape vines, 
pea vines, and every imaginable kind of vine or shrub bearing fruits, 
flowers, or thorns. But "there were few evils which our fathers were 
unable to turn to some good account, and they found something for 
which to be thankful, even in those dark brambles, from which they 
obtained many valuable substitutes for those vegetables usually grown in 
our kitclien gardens, and feasted on their simple dish of salads, plucked 
from the dark, cool shades of the forest, with as sweet a relish as ever an 
epicurean partook of his dainties from beyond the sea, pouring out their 
souls in thanks to God for so bountifully supplying them with a provision 
so nicely adapted to their wants. 

" Major Pruitt was the father of several children, of whom Matilda 
was the youngest. She was a bright-eyed little girl of scarce three sum- 
mers ; the very center around which clustered the fondest affections and 
the liveliest sympathies of the family circle. When with blooming 
cheek and laughing eye she played and prattled around the hearthstone 
of the humble cabin, all eyes were turned to catch the fascinating smile 
that dimpled on the cheek of childish innocence. But when the hand 
of sickness seized her delicate frame, a heavy gloom hung over the anx- 
ious household and a deep stillness pervaded the lonely cabin. Oft in 
the late hours of the night, her aching head reclined on the patient arm 
of the kind father, as with slow and silent steps he paced the dimly-lighted 
cabin, while the weary mother 'caught her short half-hour of rest.' Oft 
had the anxious parents sat for weary hours beside her bed, watching her 
fitful slumbers, and administering the cooling draughts of water, or the 
remedy that was expected to return their darling child to health and 
cheerfulness. These alternations of sickness and health touched every 
sympathetic chord vibrating in the hearts of the fond parents and their 
dutiful children, and to them there was no object in the world so dear 
and so essential to their happiness as their dear little daughter and sister. 
It was on a Monday, about the middle of May, while Mrs. Pruitt was 
prostrated on a bed of sickness, and the duties of the household 
devolved on her daughters, that one of them, accompanied by a cousin 
near the same age, left their carding and spinning and went into the 
woods, to procure from the rich vegetation, materials for the coming din- 
ner. The sun shone brightly from the clear blue sky, the earth was 
richly arrayed in her dark robes of green, fairly bespangled with bright 
and beautiful flowers. The sparkling dew, the balmy air, the waving 
groves, the babbling brooks that danced with joy along their way, the 
gentle slopes — moss-grown or carpeted with new grown grass — all con- 
tributed to make up a picture, at once so lovely and so enchanting that 
our young friends unconsciously lingered in the cool shade, enjoying the 
grateful breeze that played beneath the outspreading branches and listen- 
ing to the melodies of the happy birds, until the morning was far advanced 
and the sun now approaching the meridian, admonislied them that their 
presence was needed at the house. When dinner was announced the 



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family drew around the table, but the place of Matilda was vacant. 
' Where is Matilda? " was asked and repeated several times, but no one 
could answer. Mrs. Pruitt called to her husV)and and said : ' When the 
girls went into the woods this morning, Matilda cried to go with them, 
and I told her to go out to where you were shearing sheep and stay with 
jou till they came back.' ' Then I fear she is lost,' replied the father, 
* for I have iiot seen her.' ' Matilda is lost,' cried the children, and in a 
moment all was excitement. The family were soon running hither and 
thither, as if scarcely knowing what they did. The name of Matilda 
soon resounded through the forest, but no voice responded. The dark 
woods were to them silent as the shades of death. The playful breeze 
brought upon its soft bosom no tiny voice to gladden the troubled heart, 
or relieve the bitter anguish of the bereaved parents. When death 
has done its work and torn the tender infant from its mother's arms, she 
calmly gives herself to grief and seeks relief in tears; many comforts 
press their suits, and consolation finds its way* into her heart. But from 
the agony of the parents, produced by this awful shock, there was no 
escape ; their suspense was more terrible than death itself. Visions of 
poisonous serpents, prowling wolves and screaming panthers stole across 
their minds, and in imagination they beheld the great black bear already 
winding his leisure way across the hill in the direction of the wander- 
ing child. No time must be lost — every moment the child was wandering 
farther from home, and the difficulty of finding her increased. Runners 
were at once dispatched to differents parts of the neighborhood for assist- 
ance, and soon the whole settlement was on the qui vive. Before night, 
many men, armed with guns, and carrying trumpets or horns, came gal- 
loping into the woods and engaged in the search. They pressed on vig- 
orously to recover the child, if possible, before the close of day. Appre- 
hensions that she must suifer the horrors of the night, unrescued, in that 
dark wilderness of danger, pressed heavily on their minds, and grated on 
their nerves, stimulating them to increased exertion. There were no 
privations they would not suffer, no obstacles they would not oppose, 
and no efforts they would not make to restore her to her parents before 
the coming darkness placed it out of their power. But the evening sun 
still glided down the eastern sky ; his last rays lingered for a moment on 
the distant hills, then vanished and left the world in night. With blaz- 
ing faggots to dispel the darkness, they urged their toilsome way through 
the dense foliage, as if determined to take no rest, and spare no effort 
until the object of their search should be accomplished. Hunger and 
fatigue pressed their calls in vain, those strong limbs, inured to toil, and 
those stout hearts, accustomed to self-support, flagged not, but gathered 
new strength from each opposing obstacle. During that long night those 
torches lighted every hill; the savage beasts, amazed, forsook their revels 
and crept to some securer spot ; the timid bird, affrighted, twittered from 
its perch to some more distant place, and the voice of man, before un- 
heard among these rugged hills, now echoed down the narrow vales, 
inspiring strength and courage to pursue the search. Down the deep 
valleys, and up the steep hillsides, through the entangled brush-wood-— 
with anxious hearts and unabated strength, they urged their way until 
the morning's glimmering light arose and ushered in the day. Then, at 
the sound of a trumpet, came men from all the woods around, in tat- 



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tered garments drenched with dew, to take the first refreshment since 
the search began. They spent an hour rehearsing what was past, and 
planning for the future, then mounting their faithful steeds, urged them 
once more into the thorny brushwood, or, on foot, pressed through the 
thickest brambles. 

" During the night men had been dispatched to Madison County for 
further aid, and instructed to rouse the settlers on their way. No sooner 
was the intelligence received that their aid was wanted than these men 
leaped from their beds, snatched their rifles, mounted their horses and 
galloped off to assist in the search. As they arrived and mingled with 
those already on the ground, the growing numbers swelled the long 
extending line, which, taking in a wide range, increased the chances of 
success. The sad news spread as if by magic, and men came pouring in 
from many miles away. The woods were closely scanned in every direc- 
tion, no spot of ground was left unsearched, and when the day had gone, 
and left no tidings of the lost child, it was a matter of the gravest sur- 
prise that she had not been found. But the search did not close with the 
day ; after taking refreshments, the labors of the previous night were 
repeated, its cares, its anxieties and its disappointments again experienced^ 
and men toiled long and patiently till the morning came. With the 
morning came a host of friends from Madison County. They were 
greeted with a wild shout of joy. It was the first time since the sun 
shone on this fair land that the voices of so many white men had echoed 
through the wild woods of Greene County. And never did men enter 
more fully into all the feelings or sympathize more heartily with their 
bereaved friends. They banished all care of home, of their business and 
of their families, and entered upon the search with all the zeal and deter- 
mination that could have been expected of men whose lives depended on 
their efforts. 

" The day soon became dark and dreary. The north wind moaned 
through the swaying trees. A murky darkness hung over the forest and 
deadened its echoes. No sound was heard save the voices of men, the 
sighing of the wind, or the rustling of the branches. Distant objects, 
were unseen, or fell upon the eye in undistinguishable confusion, and the 
line defining the horizon was shut out from view. A cold, gloomy vapor 
shrouded the groves, and men drew their thick coats around them and 
quickened their step, the better to resist the chilling blast. It may be 
imagined, then, with what anxiety they sought the tender child, then 
roaming in some unknown part of the forest, clad only in a thin " slip " 
of check cotton, worn as a protection against the heat that prevailed 
when she was lost, when now the piercing winds caused the teeth to 
chatter, though wrapped in jeans or blankets. They labored most assid- 
uously during the day ; many became weary and discouraged with the 
length and fruitlessness of the search, and almost despaired of its suc- 
cessful termination. But the report of a rifle came feebly up through the 
dark vapors from a ravine below, bringing the welcome news that some 
traces of the missing child were discovered. Her footprints appeared 
neatly pressed in the loose sand, where she had walked along the dry bed 
of the stream. Men gathered round and examined them with the most 
interest, and, with shouts of joy, rushed through the woods in every direc- 
tion, elated with the hope of finding her before night. The same little 



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tracks were soon afterward found in various places, where fallen trees had 
been consumed by fire, leaving a soft bed of ashes, in which she had 
delighted to walk, as there were no briers or thorns to wound her feet. 
These discoveries so animated those in search of her that they forgot the 
fatigues they had undergone, and leaped for joy ; everywhere they were 
seen moving on with life and spirit, galloping over the hills, or groping 
through masses of grape vines, until with painful forebodings they discov- 
ered that in several places the little footprints were accompanied by those 
of a bear. Apprehensions were now felt that she had been destroyed, but 
the search was continued with unabated vigor until near night, when some 
one in the company had the good fortune to kill the bear. A postmortem 
examination relieved all apprehensions and quieted all fears entertained 
on his account. 

" During the night the dark clouds moved away, and the morning 
came bright and beautiful as ever dawned on those green hills. A flood 
of mellow light came down among the branches, and dispelled the vapors 
of the previous day. Sweet strains of music floated on the passing breeze 
that played among the trembling leaves. The face of nature glowed in 
smiles of radiance and • serenity unusual for the season, and even on 
those grave countenances, marked by the lines of care and anxiety, in- 
duced by the labors of a three days' search, there shone a brighter ray of 
hope and a smile of satisfaction at the prospect of success. Whilst all 
were assembled on that morning. Major Pruitt stood among them, bearing 
on his countenance traces of the deepest sorrow. He had spoken but sel- 
dom, and those few words bore evident marks of mental suffering. His 
friends gathered around him to offer consolation, and learn his wishes in 
regard to the plans of the day. He stepped upon a fallen tree, and in a 
sad but firm voice, addressed them substantially as follows : ' My neigh- 
bors and friends : No event in my humble life ever placed me under so 
great and lasting obligations to others as the present. The deep and 
abiding interest you have manifested in my present unhappy condition, 
and the tender sympathy shown towards my lost child, impress them- 
selves upon my heart too deeply to be ever effaced by the hand of time. 
I return you my heartfelt thanks for the kind assistance, and the gener- 
ous sympathy you have so freely extended to me during the last few days 
of sorrow and bereavement. The alacrity with which you flew to my 
aid, and the untiring energy and perseverance with which you have pros- 
ecuted this prolonged and laborious search have cheered me through the 
darkest hours of bitterness, and enabled me to endure the most painful 
suspense and the deepest sorrow. Happy would I be if I could dispense 
with your aid now. This day will probably crown our efforts with suc- 
cess ; then with what joy will your wives and children, who in their 
lonely cabins have so long and anxiously wished your return, greet you 
when you meet them at the door and tell them the poor little wanderer 
is found at last. Your wives will shed tears of joy, and your children 
will clap their little hands and shout " I'm glad, O, I'm glad ! " ' As he 
brought his brawny hands together, tears gushed from the eyes of those 
standing around, and for a few moments all were silent. The search 
was renewed with all the spirit and eagerness manifested on the day of 
its commencement. There were many noble men engaged in that search 
— old settlers of prominence and respectability, whose influence was pow- 



264 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

erfully felt by the younger and less considerate, who sometimes ventured 
to express their opinion that all chances of finding the child were hope- 
less, and the search must of necessity be abandoned. Nor is it wonderful 
they should entertain such sentiments, as their impatience increased un- 
der the labors and hardships that accumulated from day to day. Prom- 
inent among- the friends of Major Pruitt was one Walter McFarland. He 
had taken a deep interest in everything relating to the search from its 
commencement, and from what we can learn of him, he was a man of 
energy and determination not easily discouraged by adverse circum- 
stances, nor diverted from any object he had set his heart upon. He 
was always consulted when any plan of operation was being discussed, 
and his advice was received with much respect. He manifested a con- 
siderable amount of shrewdness in all that related to frontier life, and 
frequently pushed his researches far in advance of his comrades, roaming 
the wild woods alone. Thus it was on Thursday morning, the morning 
of the fourth day of the search. Mr. McFarland found himself alone in a 
beautiful grove of giant oaks overshadowing the bluffs of Apple Creek, in 
the neighborhood of Beeman's old mill. The deep shade of the thick 
grove had kept the earth destitute of vegetation ; it was carpeted only 
with a light covering of short grass. He looked around him, admiring 
the beauty and seclusion of the place. It was indeed a lovely spot, cool 
and shady, fanned by a gratefid breeze, and enlivened with the notes of 
countless little birds. 'Just such a spot,' thought he, ' as I would like to 
find Matilda in, and why may I not find her here ? She has wandered 
through briers and thorns, her feet are lacerated and give her pain at 
every step. She is exhausted, and would love such a place as this, in 
which to lie down and go to sleep. We have searched the woods thus 
far and have not found her, she must be somewhere in this shady grove.' 
And as he thus mused, a presentiment came over him that she was near. 
His step quickened, he went peering about in every direction as if in a 
state of excitement, occasionally listening attentively to catch any sounds 
that might come from the woods around ; suddenly his pulse became 
quick, perspiration ran from his brow, his heart beat audibly, a trepida- 
tion came over him, and he sat down and buried his face in his hands for 
a few moments. ' Well, this is singular,' said he. ' It is strange. What 
can cause it ? It certainly means something.' After becoming some- 
what calm he proceeded to the foot of the l)luff, and upon examining a 
small pond in the creek bottom, discovered where, in the soft earth, a 
little child had lain down to drink from the pond. There were the prints 
of her toes in the mud, and her finger marks in the edge of the water 
which was yet turbid, showing that she could not be far away. He stood 
as if confined to the spot, and closely gazed in every direction, but was 
unable to discover the child. ' Well, I felt a presentiment she was in 
that lovely grove.' said he, 'and now it is certain that she is somewhere 
near, I have" a proof that I was right in thinking she was near. Why 
should it be so ? I can not tell, but if that presentiment means anything, 
she is in that grove, and I need go no where else to look.' Thus reason- 
ing, he turned back, and passing a little to the right of where he came 
down, proceeded nearly to the summit of the bluff, when his attention 
was arrested by the rustling in the leaves, and a little squirrel ran chat- 
tering high up the stem of a magnificent oak, and disappeared among its 



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thick foliage. He walked 'round the tree, peering through its thick 
branches, to catch a glimpse of the squirrel which still evaded his sight. 
It occurred to him that he had seldom seen so grand a tree. Its great 
size, its immense height, the great spread of its branches, and the beauti- 
ful symmetry of its shape, at once marked it as the ' King of the forest.' 
His e3^es ran along down the large and tapering trunk to the ground. 
He started with silent wonder ; his rifle dropped from his hand ; there, 
wrapped in sleep, and motionless as if in death, lay the lost child. 

" No language can describe the joy he felt at finding her still alive. 
He raised her softly in his arms and called her name. She started, 
stared wildly and strangely around, and drew to him as if for protection. 
Presently she looked imploringly in his face, while large tear-drops 
gathered in her eyes, and said: 'I want to go to my mother.' The touch- 
ing appeal melted the strong man to tears, and when he had fully dis- 
covered the extent of her wretched condition, his heart overflowed with 
sympathy. Her scanty clothing was torn in tatters, her neck and 
shoulders blistered with the heat of the sun, her feet and ankles lacerated 
and swollen, and her flesh everywhere pierced with briers and thorns that 
still remained sticking in the wounds. She had subsisted alone on green 
leaves of the wild sorrel. Mr. McFarland gave her part of a biscuit, 
which she instantly devoured, and pleaded for more. He soon recollected 
that there were others in the wood, to whom the child was dear, and who 
would greatly rejoice to see her. He therefore discharged his gun twice 
in quick succession. As the last report rang through the forest, and, 
reverberating among the hills, died away in the distance, there came 
back the wild shouts of a hundred voices, and a response of a hundred 
guns, and soon a hundred horsemen came dashing over the hills, leaping 
logs and ditches, waving their hats, and shouting in a frenzy of enthusi- 
asm. Such a scene as followed utterly baffles all powers of description ; 
it was a scene of the most tumultuous joy. Men sent up shout after 
shout, threw up their hats, clapped their hands, leaped, laughed, and 
cried at the same time. Those who had dismounted soon sprang again to 
their saddles, and, with Major Pruitt at their head, carrying the child in 
his arms, galloped off to the house of the sick mother, still filling the 
woods with their joyful shouts. She was in transports of joy, and, while 
the family were gathered around the little girl in the cabin, the men 
outside rode round the house, firing guns, shouting, laughing, and talking. 
Those who were present declare that they had never heard so many guns 
fired, or so much shouting, on any other occasion. After the tumult of 
joy had partially abated, provisions were brought out, and the friends of 
the good old Major partook of a comfortable dinner, and departed for 
their homes. How many anxious mothers came from the doors of their 
lonely cabins, to inquire of the passers-by if the lost child had been 
found, and thanked God for the good news, we can not now tell, but we 
are sure that they were not few. By this time it was known in St. Clair 
County that the child was lost, and Gen. Samuel Whitesides hastily col- 
lected a company of men, and hurried on to assist them in finding her. 
They met their Madison County friends, from whom they learned that 
she was recovered, and they all returned to their homes, spreading the 
glad tidings to all the settlers on their way, by shouting and firing their 
guns. Mrs. Pruitt was a woman of a frail constitution and feeble health, 



266 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

and such was the shock upon her tender frame, that during the time her 
child was lost, she never closed her eyes in sleep, or took a morsel of 
food. She lingered for a short period, but her days were soon numbered, 
and she sank into her grave. Her husband, though possessing a powerful 
constitution and uninterrupted health, quailed for a time beneath the 
weight of this severe stroke of affliction, refusing consolation, refresh- 
ment, or sleep, till he saw his little daughter placed safely under his own 
roof. He lived esteemed and respected for many years, and died at a 
good old age." 

During the early history of the county, the pioneers had the utmost 
confidence in one another. Nearly 'every one had more or less money 
with him, to be used in purchasing lands, and many were possessed of 
several thousands of dollars. This was all in gold and silver, and although 
very heavy and inconvenient to handle, the absence of banks made it 
necessary to keep it at hand. Children played with the silver pieces on 
the cabin floors. The money was kept in saddle bags, boxes, sacks, and 
in any other convenient receptacle. Very little effort was made to con- 
ceal it, and it was secured by no heavy iron bars or wakeful guards. For 
several years this mutual confidence was not abused, but in 1821, a little 
later than the incident above related, a violent robbery took place in the 
southern part of the county. In the southwest corner of Lofton's 
prairie there lived a family named Dixon, considerably advanced in years. 
They were English people, and were believed to have a large sum of 
money in their possession. One night a number of men came to the 
lonely house of the worthy old couple and with threats and manifesta- 
tions of violence commanded Mr. Dixon to deliver his money. The old 
man had no alternative but obedience, and the robbers escaped with 
$1,200. An alarm was at once raised and a company, headed by Judge 
John G. Lofton, started in pursuit. Mr. Dixon recognized two of the 
party as Robert Sinclair and Wm. B. Whitesides. The latter was a very 
prominent man in Madison County, having served as its sheriff, and the 
former was also a citizen of that region. They were overtaken near 
Alton, and Whitesides and Sinclair were brought to Carrollton for triaL 
Sinclair was found guilty and sentenced to State prison. Either while 
out on bail, or when in charge of the sheriff (individuals differ on this 
point), he managed to slip away and reach a very fast race horse which 
was in readiness for him near the present David Black farm. Mounting 
this, lie sped away to the southwest, with the sheriff in hot pursuit. 
But the superior blood of his steed gave him the advantage, and he 
made good his escape. He was afterward heard of in Arkansas, where 
he rose to some distinction and became a member of the Territorial 
legislature. The celebrated Thos. H. Benton, then a rising young lawyer, 
appeared for the people in this case. The people's witnesses were, 
Wm. Dixon, John G. Lofton, James Barnes, Thomas G. Lofton, Wm. 
Davidson, Ezekiel Gillham, John Finley, Wm. Prickard, Henry 
Hopkinson, Charles Gear and Joab White. Whitesides also escaped 
the just punishment of his crime. On the jury which tried him was a 
strong friend of his, Charles Kitchen, who, it is said, hung the jury. 
This caused delay, which Whitesides contrived to prolong by the depar- 
ture and death of witnesses, until finally the decease of Mr. Dixon left 
the State without testimony, and the case was dropped. This robbery 



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created a profound sensation throughout this part of the State, and it 
was still a matter of common talk ten years later. 



THE SILVER MINE EXCITEMENT. 

At a very early period in the history of the eastern part of Greene 
County, there was one James Rawlings, who settled in the edge of the 
timber, on the south side of Taylor's Prairie, and about a half mile north 
of the present postoffice, known as Rockbridge. About the year 1826 it 
was whispered around the neighborhood, among a circle of confidential 
friends, that a few miles farther up the Macoupin Creek there was a place 
that bore the appearance of an ancient silver mine of very respectable 
richness. A number of pits from which mineral had been dug, and large 
mounds of earth formed of the clay from the pits, were said to be visible. 
Moreover it was understood that some person had actually discovered a 
furnace at which the silver had been separated from the ore ; while others 
pretended to have seen specimens of considerable richness, picked up on 
the hillsides near the old mine, and it was represented that the hills and 
points throughout the neighborhood bore unmistakable evidences of rich 
deposits of silver. No man was perhaps more deeply interested with the 
recitals of these stories than Mr, James Rawlings, and visions of wealth 
occupied his midnight dreams, and haunted his waking hours. Whether 
reposing quietly by his own fireside, or driving the plow, or chasing the 
wild deer over the plain, it was all the same to him, his active imagina- 
tion constantly held up to his view untold mines of wealth, lying just 
beneath the surface, inviting the diligent, the energetic, and the enter- 
prising, who are ever awake to their own interest, to dig them out and 
fill their coffers. He was one of those who believe there is a crisis in the 
affairs of men which, when taken in its ebb, leads on to inevitable suc- 
cess, and a silent monitor within his breast seemed to say, " Seize, then, 
the golden moment ere it flies." It is very natural that any good, kind- 
hearted man, about to become the possessor of a fortune so ample as to 
insure him an independence for a life-time, and afford not only all the 
luxuries his wishes might require, but untold sums besides, should desire 
to make his nearest relatives and favorite friends happy participants of 
his good fortune. This desire, so characteristic of a good heart, induced 
Mr. Rawlings to communicate, in a letter to his father, the venerable 
Mr. Roderick Rawlings, a pious minister of the gospel, residing some five 
miles north of the present town of White Hall, the particulars of the 
important discovery which was about to be made, in which he expressed 
his sanguine belief that a little labor and expense of exploration, and 
purchase of the land on which mineral deposits might be found, would be 
rewarded by a fortune sufficient to make life easy ever afterwards. He 
closed by affectionately inviting his beloved father to co-operate with 
him in securing the prize, and participate in its enjoyments. Upon 
receiving the letter, the good old man very sagely took the subject under 
consideration. He meditated upon it during the night, consulted "the 
old lady " in the morning, and at last arrived at the conclusion that it was 
best to proceed in the matter with great circumspection ; it should be 



268 HISTOltY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

kept as a iDrofound secret, at least for the present. But after further 
reflection, he was convinced of the wisdom of confiding the whole sub- 
ject to two or three confidential friends, whose services would be valua- 
ble in assisting- himself and his son to make the discovery of the precise 
spot where the mineral was situated, the proper numbers of the land to 
which it belonged, and to test any mineral that might be found, in order to 
ascertain whether it was valuable or base metal. There was no man 
within the entire circle of his acquaintance in whom he could more 
implicitly confide, and who was better qualified to distinguish between 
real silver ore and other combinations of mineral substances, than John 
Allen, Esq. He had pored over many volumes of geology, mineralogy, 
metallurgy, etc. Ke also possessed a retentive memory, a quick discern- 
ment, and a great amount of patience and perseverance in his investiga- 
tions of scientific subjects, and withal was a man of good sound sense, 
unerring judgment, and great prudence in all his undertakings. 

The elder Mr. Rawlings determined to lay the matter before him, 
without reserve, for his consideration and approval, and endeavor to 
secure his services in maturing his plans and testing tlie minerals that 
might be found on arriving at the premises. Mr. Allen did not enter 
into the enterprise with as much assurance of success as his elderly 
friend, but expressed his willingness to be one of the company and lend 
the expedition any service in his power. 

He rationally concluded that if the enterprise proved a failure, the 
loss attending the exploration would be but trifling, and in case of its 
ultimate success it might prove profitable to all parties. John Allen 
was, as I have stated in a previous article, a son of Thos. Allen, of Allen's 
Mill, and Thomas was a brother of Zachariah Allen. Now, the family of 
Zachariah Allen was so numerous (consisting, besides his wife and four 
daughters, of seventeen sons and himself), and had been so instructed in 
their training, that among them might be found a man fitted for almost 
any purpose desired. Mr. Rawlings was on good terms with the family, 
and they were esteemed relatives of his friend and present adviser ; 
therefore it was determined to direct their attention toward that family 
for further assistance. But upon visiting them they found them busily 
engaged in their young corn, running near a dozen plows and an equal 
number of hoes. This was deemed a discouraging circumstance, for it 
seemed very rational to conclude that men so busily engaged, and so 
pleasantly and profitably employed, would not very readily forsake their 
work to engage in an enterprise which was at best only an experiment. 
But soon it was discovered that one of the younger sons, named 
George, was not just then engaged in the crop. 

In fact, he was the very one of the large family best suited for their 
purposes. From childhood he had manifested a fondness for study ; he 
had read many scientific works on various subjects, and for the last year 
or two, whilst engaged in teaching school in the neigborhood, had fre- 
quently improved his leisure hours in the practice of surveying. With 
his compass, and some of the larger pupils to carry the chain, he had 
marked out on a small scale whole States and Territories, establishing 
base lines and meridians, and finishing with the subdivisions of townships, 
sections, etc., making the proper entries in his books with as much care 
and precision as if he were a Surveyor General in the employ of the 



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General Government. Being then a young man, of active imagination, 
easily inflamed with a love of whatever was new and romantic, and view- 
ing the proposed expedition in tlie light of a very pleasant recreation, in 
whicli lie would be afforded an opportunity of exercising his skill at 
surve3Mng, of which he was at that time very fond, he was easily pre- 
vailed upon to unite with his reverend friend, Mr. Rawlings, and his 
esteemed cousin, 'Squire Allen, in their search for the hidden treasure. 
The coraj)any was now complete, notwithstanding the fact that tlie 
services of some person skilled in searching for ores were as indispensable 
as those of a surveyor or metalluigist, tiie company was alread}^ in tlie 
possession of such an individual in the person of the venerable Mr. 
llawlings. He had already acquired an enviable reputation as one par- 
ticularly skilled in the art of pointing out the precise spot where water 
might be obtained by digging, and he unhesitatingl}^ declared his readi- 
ness to detect the presence of mineral deposits Aviili equal facility. For 
this purpose he supi)lied himself with a brass "rod," being a piece of 
brass Avire three feet in length, Avhich, being wound once round a stick 
in the middle, formed an eye or loop the size of the stick; tlie ends 
crossed each other at the loop, and extended out an angle of forty or 
forty-five degrees. A small buckskin sack was tied by a string to the 
loop, after the stick had been removed, and was filled with some mys- 
terious substance supposed to possess the power over silver ores that the 
magnet does over steel. The manner of using this instrument will be 
described hereafter. 

It has perhaps but seldom occurred that so much has been accom- 
plished in a single day towards organizing a company for an object of sa 
much moment to those concerned. Tlie comprehensive ability displayedl 
by tlie Rev. Mr. Rawlings in his selection of men so eminently fitted 
for their respective duties, reflects much credit on his discrimina-- 
tion. But the primitive simplicity of his metliod of detecting 
the presence of valuable ores outstrips even science itself, in bring- 
ing to view the treasure sought, before she could get her boots on for the- 
expeditiou. The little company felt such a lively interest in the result, 
of this novel expedition, which was to be undertaken very early on the- 
succeeding morning, that they reluctantly separated for the night, withi 
mutual ininnctions and promises to keep their designs a profound secret.. 
Scarcely had the faint glow of the morning t\viliglit arisen beyond the; 
Eastern hills, when our eager little company of adventurers have shaken 
oil" the unconscious slumbers of the night, and sallied forth to breathe the 
morning air, and complete their ])re[)arations for the coming adventure. 
The household were also busy with tlieir ample preparations for an early 
breakfast. No time was to be lost, for at the hour of sunrise, the parties 
were to be on the ground, ready for a start. We deem it unnecessary to 
dwell on the minutia of the morning's preparation. Those who have 
witnessed such scenes can readily apprehend the hurry and confusion 
with which those hasly prei)arations were performed, where all man- 
ifested a deep interest in tlie enter[irise, and the parties were so eager to 
be promptly on the ground at the appointed time. Along the lowlands, 
the rich mass of vegetation was still dripping with the morning dew, 
and the light floating v.ipors forming themselves in sinuous clouds, hov- 
ering over the winding liLtle streams, shutting out the light that shot 
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across them from tlic opposite hills, when our gallant little company, now 
increased in number to some six or seven persons, drew up their reins on 
the north bank of Apjde Creek, reconnoitered the ford for a moment, and 
plunged boldly in, and emerged on the opposite bank, "• It is very well," 
observed 'Squire Allen, *•' tliat our young surveyor had filled his portman- 
teau so liberally, for if its ends had not stood out prett}- nearly in a horizon- 
tal line, heM a got his instruments wet." "And lost his books, also," 
suggested Mr. Roderick Rawlings. "■ But, worse than all, he'd a spoiled 
his dinner," said a third. "No doubt, gentlemen, you think I'm poorly 
mounted," retorted George, " but soon we will be among the thick brush 
and grape-vines, when you will discover that I can easily pass through, 
while you will be compelled to walk and lead your horses." " We do 
not think you are very badly mounted," replied Mr. Rawlings, "but we 
do think the surveyor and chief engineer of so respectable a company as 
ours, ought to ride a large horse to support the dignity of his office." 
"As to that," replied the surveyor, " many great men have been content 
to go on foot, and some have rode donkeys, Avhile others very finely 
mounted have never become famous in any respect. I have observed 
that men of very refined taste in regard to riding fine horses seldom rise 
above the dignity of a country parson in these backwoods." A loud 
burst of laughter followed this sally, in which the whole party joined 
most heartily, but it was observed that the Rev. Mr. Rawlings was not 
so far carried away by this cachination as to lose the power of speech, and 
sagely remarked, after the mirth had partially subsided, that it was " a 
happy circumstance that a man might be sharp enough to make an ex- 
cellent surveyor, even though he should never rise to the dignity of a 
parson." 

Thus did our happy company make the Avild woods glad with their 
merry laugh, as they passed along near the borders of the bottom land 
that "stretched away to the eastward, until crossing Whittaker Creek, 
where they ascended to the hilltops, to contend with the " thick brush 
and grape-vines," to which the young surveyor had alluded, when, to 
their increased merriment, thc}^ saw his prediction verified by the simul- 
taneous dismounting of about one-half the company. Sometimes on 
horseback and sometimes on foot, they groped along for three or four 
miles, which brought a handsome little prairie to view. " Do you know 
what prairie this is, 'Squire?" asked John Allen. "The Waltrips, 
Thaxtons and Starkies live just along there," he continued, pointing out 
the direction with his hand. " I think some of the Waltrips lived on our 
side of Apple Creek one winter," said George. " Yes," replied the 
'Squire, "old Billy Waltrip, and old Billy Thaxton and his son Larkin, 
spent the winter of '19 and '20 in a camp quite near my house, and 
moved over here in the Spring." " I should have been pleased," said 
George, "to have passed nearer their houses, to see what kind of improve- 
ments they have." " We thought it best to keep at a distance, lest our 
apjiearance should alarm the women and children," replied the 'Squire. 
" Seeing such a compau}', armed and equipped, they might conclude 
there were Indians in tlie neighborhood." 

The truth is that the leaders of our little company were so circum- 
spect in planning their movements that they had purposely avoided the 
settlement, lest the imposing appearance they made should induce a 



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belief on the part of tlie settlers that they were out on some improper 
business. They seemed fearful their designs would be understood by 
some one who might throw obstacles in the way of their success; they 
chose, tlierefore, to follow the skirt of timber along the south side of 
Bear Creek, toward the east, rather than strike boldly across the 
prairie, through the settlement, toward the point of their destination. 
However, they gradually directed their course more to the soutii, as they 
proceeded, until at length they found themselves on the summit of the 
highlands dividing the waters of Apple Creek from those of Macoupin. 
They involuntarily reined up their liorses, as the far-reaching prairie — 
running back to the horizon — fell on their vision from the southwest, 
and in silent wonder gazed upon the beauty and grandeur of the scene. 
To the north the narrow strip of timber along Bear Creek, appeared 
like a mere hedge-row, dividing String Prairie from another i)rairie, 
which reached back far enough, apparently, to support Apple Creek tim- 
ber, which, like a long line of blue clouds lying along the horizon, put an 
end to the view in tliat direction. To the east there was no limit to tlie 
range of vision but the horizon, though in that direction a herd of half 
a dozen nimble deer went leaping across the prairie, with that freedom 
which they derived from the consciousness of perfect security whilst 
taking their daily exercise. A long line of beautiful green timber, gently 
waving in the western breeze, stretched from a point two miles south of 
them away to the eastward as far as the eye could reach. There was a 
peculiar richness in the appearance of the dark green foliage, probably 
produced by the reflection of the sun's rays from the upper branches of 
the timber, contrasting finely with the dark shaded recesses below. 

Our company proceeded, leaning to the southeast, as if to enter the 
timber one or two miles above the point to the south. "I think I see a 
cabin in that timber," observed one of the company; "'Squire Allen, do 
you know whether that timber has any settlers in it?" " I take that to 
be Kinkaid's Point," said Mr. Allen; "I have been told that some of 
the Kinkaids settled somewhere in this part of the county about five 
years ago this Spring. I know 'Squire Kinkaid and Captain Kinkaid very 
well, but I have never been at their house. The point where they live 
is called Kinkaid's Point, and I think that is the place." '"It appears 
strange to me," observed one, as they came near the timber, "that there 
is not a string of settlements all along the edge of this timber. If this 
is Kinkaid's Point, old Fighting Jack's horsemill is somewhere near, and 
people coming to the mill and seeing such a beautiful country unoccupied 
would make it known to others if they did not want a place themselves." 
" That is all very true, but men are too scarce yet to settle all the pretty 
places," remarked the 'Squire, "but there is probably already a consid- 
erable settlement in this timber. Somewhere to the east, I think, you 
would find another settlement not more than three or four miles fiom 
this. The s[)ace between will soon be filled up, and there will be a line 
of settlements all along the edge of the timber." "The man that bought 
old Jimmy Purnell, I believe, lives in Kinkaid's Point," remarked one. 
"I heard them saying in town the other day that old Jimmy had run off, 
and after a day or two returned, and told tlie man he lived with that he 
had been three miles up the point to the east, laying out a towji, that it 
was the prettiest place for a town in the whole country. He said there 



272 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

was a nice little stream nmning along the east side of it, and wlien he 
brouglit his lots into market the people would desert CarroUton and 
Mount Pleasant to buy lots and settle in his toAvn. He told Sam, I 
believe that's what he called his master's name" — "Samms," suggested 
'Squire Allen. '"Perhaps that is the name," rejoined the other, "any- 
way he told liim if he wouldn't be angry at him forgoing off, he would 
give him a corner lot for a grocery, '"Poor Jimmy," exclaimed Mr.' 
John Allen, " the last time I saw him he had a great gash cut in his head 
where somebody Jiad struck him with the handle of an old iron shovel, 
for merely coming into his house one cold night just before bed time. 
Every winter I tliink of Jimmy Purnell, and expect ever}' time a cold 
spell comes to hear of his being frozen to death." " You arouse my 
sympathies," said Mr. Rawlings. " Pray, how did it come that he was 
sold? I had not heaid of that." " Don't yon know him ?" said "Squire 
Allen. " No, I never saw him, but I think I have heard of him ; isn't he 
a crazy man?" asked the other. "Yes, he labors under an aberration of 
mind, at times, and is perliaps never entirely sane, yet he is a man who 
seems to have been well educated, and is very shrewd and ready in 
answering questions, and sometimes appears very rational in conversa- 
tion. He has lived about from house to house, for three or four years, 
upon the bounty of the settlers, and, though not generally troublesome, 
some have abused him, and not long since the county took him in charge, 
and hired him out to Mr. Samms. The people frequently gave "him 
clothes and sometimes money, but he never kept any clothing only what 
he had on, and the money he would give to the first boy he found. I 
hope he will find a good home with Mr. Samms, and be well taken 
care of." 

The foregoing conversation closed as the party drew up their reins 
on the bank of the deep and narrow ravine, which served to convey the 
water that accumulated on the prairie during the rainy season, through 
Kinkaid's Point down to Taylor's Creek, some five miles farther to the 
south. Along the steep banks of the ravine might occasionally be found 
a little spring, issuing from the black mould that covered the surface of 
the narrow bottom to the depth of four or five feet. Our party was not 
long in searching out one of these springs in the midst of a grove of wide- 
spreading walnuts, where they spiead their saddle blankets on the 
stunted growth of vegetation beneath the tiiick shade, and taking from 
their portmanteaus a small supply of shelled corn and oats, fed their 
horses, using the blankets for a manger. Then seating themselves on 
the ground, they took their dinner in the simple and primeval style of the 
genuine backwoodsman. During dinner conversation flowed freely 
around the little circle, each relating in his turn the incidents of his past 
experience in hunting excursions and camp life. It was a subject the old 
settlers loved to dwell upon, to the recital of which they listened with 
undivided attention. When dinner was over and an hour had been spent 
in resting their horses, they again mounted and proceedeil in a lively 
mood to make their way over hills and ravines, through brush and bram- 
bles, frequently interwoven with grape vines. The sun had already 
passed the meridian, and would soon be declining in the west; the whole 
party seemed to feel some aiipreheusion that night would be upon them 
before they had reached the point of their destination. However, keep- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 273 

ing their spirits up, they pressed forward througli all opposing- obstacles, 
as if determined to make the best of the time allotted them. So Avild 
was the appearance of the woods around them, so like an uninhabited 
wilderness, that our party despaired of seeing any indication of the hab- 
itation of man. For tiiem there was nothing inviting in those sharp ridges, 
steep hill-sides, and the numerous narrow and deeply-cut ravines that so 
frequently interrupted them in their march. They were, therefore, ex- 
ceedingly anxious to escape from these annoyances by getting out on 
the prairie again. 

But at the very time when least expecting it, the sharp bark of a dog 
fell on their ears. At the same time, Mr. Rawlings was observed to turn 
his horse's head to the right about, with the exclamation, " There's a 
house ! halt a minute, gentlemen," he continued, " we must scatter out a 
little in passing this house ; let only two go together, and afterwards two 
more, until we shall meet over at the point beyond the cabin. If we all 
go in company the people will think some very impoi-tant movement is 
on foot, and they Avill arouse the whole neighborhood ; whereas bypassing 
only two at a time we will get through Avithout exciting suspicion." This 
mode of passing the house of Thomas Finley required a greater length of 
time than was desirable, for after passing the house a small prairie — per- 
haps a mile in width — must be crossed, and wlien two of the company 
had started across it, so fearful were the others of showing themselves in 
all their force, that the starting of the next couple was delayed until the 
first had passed out of sight. But at length they had again assembled 
on the south side of the prairie, only to plunge again into the forest, 
where after slowly working their way for two or three hours over every 
variety of uneven ground, crossing Taylor's Creek and a great number 
of smaller streams, they found themselves at length entering the north 
side of another prairie, at the south side of which appeared a long string 
of timber reaching far to the east, and a short distance to the west seem- 
ing to unite with that from which they had emerged. 

As the beautiful little prairie, almost as even as a floor, and adorned 
with millions of small opening flowers just bursting into life from among 
the rich growing herbage with all the richness and freshness of Spring, 
opened out befoi'e them, exclamations of surprise and admiration were 
heard from each member of the party as they continued to gaze around 
them. It was indeed a lovely sight, very unlike any they had witnessed 
on the more undulating prairies farther to the north. 

The sun was descending low in the west, shedding a flood of glow- 
ing light along the groves to the south and east, the tall tree-tops waving 
in the evening breeze, and the deep dark shadows below, presented a 
most beautiful variety of light and shade ; and an impressive silence like 
the stillness of midnight prevailed, except as the merry lark, perched on 
the waving top of some tall flower-stalk, poured forth her song for a 
moment, and flitted away to another perch more remote from the intruder. 

As they proceeded, iMr. Rawlings recognized the spot they had been 
admiring as Ta3-lor's Prairie, and rising in his stirrups and passing his 
hand along in the direction of the long line of timber in the foreground, 
he said : " Gentlemen, I think we are drawing near the end of our day's 
journey. That thick timber running along there is the Macoupin tim- 
ber, and this -is Taylor's Prairie. Just over there in that point is where 



274 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Jimmy lives. We will reach there by sunset. I tliink we will stay with 
him to-night, and make all necessary preparations for an early start in 
the morning. I am anxious to see what Avill come of this singular adven- 
ture." "Yes," re[)lied 'Squire Allen, "It would be pleasant to know 
that we were on the road to a splendid fortune ; but if our explorations 
should prove a signal faihire, and thus expose us to the ridicule of our 
friends, I am not in a liurry to find it out ; notwithstanding it miglit be 
pleasant enough for one who has the faculty of enjoj-ing it, to engage in 
a hearty laugh now and then, even if it be at his own expense. But as 
we are fully equipped with every thing necessary for camping out, I shall 
prefer spending the niglit in the camp. It is entirely unnecessary to 
trouble our friends with keeping us when we are so well prepared to 
keep ourselves." "That is very true," rejoined the other; "we will 
camp then, somewhere near, and Jimmy can come to our camp and spend ; 
two or three hours after night ; we will get what information we can 
from him, and make arrangements for to-morrow. I liope we will get 
an early start in the morning, for I want to make as satisfactory a survey-' 
of the mineral region to-morrow as i)0ssible, and if Ave get a late stai-t 
we may have to spend a day longer on the ground in consequence of it." 

As Mr. Rawlings finished speaking, a dull, low sound fell upon their 
ears, much resembling the low tones of distant thunder. At this time 
our two friends between whom the above conversation was passing, 
Avere riding beside each other, and Mr. Rawlings perceiving — as he 
thought — that Mr. Allen was deceived in reference to the sound, said, 
" 'Squire, I supposed jou weve more familiar with that kind of thunder 
than you seem to be. You may depend upon it there is no rain there." 
"But the reign of industry," replied Mr. Allen, "the kind of reign that 
produces both food and clothing, and what is better than all, it is a reign 
of our own making." " It is surprising what a train of reflections may 
be produced in the head of philosopliic men by the hum of a spinning 
wheel," replied the surveyor, " but great minds often perceive great 
effects proceeding from very small causes." " If George will show us 
the silver mine to-monow," replied Mr. Allen, " we will be prepared to 
admit the justness of his remarks." 

The laughter that followed these sallies had scarcely subsided when 
the party halted in front of the rickety fence that enclosed the cabin of 
Mr. James Rawlings, and jNIrs. James Rawlings answered the summons 
of her father-in-law by appearing at the door. After mutual inquiries 
concei'ning the health of tlie respective families, the Rev. Mr. Rawlings 
learned from his industrious daugliter-in-law that his son was not at 
hand, but would return some time during the evening. Upon receiving 
this intelligence, it was decided to proceed half a mile further and camp 
near the Macoupin Creek. " Tell James to come down to our camp 
when he comes home," said Mr. Rawlings to Mrs. James Rawlings, as he 
raised his rein to ride off, while she resumed her spinning. 

Proceeding to tl;je creek, the party erected their tent, and, after 
taking their supper, lay down on their blankets to await the arrival of 
Mr. James Rawlings, but as tlie time passed away and he did not appear, 
the elder Mr. Rawlings, accompanied by 'Squire Allen, set out to visit the 
house, and finding him then at home, they proceeded immediately to 
discuss their plan of operations for tlie morrow, and receiving assurances 



HISTORY OF GIIEENE COUNTY. 275 

from tlie youngest Mr. Rawlings, that lie would be prompt at tlieir camp 
at sunrise iu the morning, to accompany them on the expedition, they 
returned to their camp, and soon the whole party were buried in sleep. 
But whether it was that calm, qniet, and gentle sleep that wraps the soul 
in deep unconsciousness of all events transpiring in the outer world, or 
that wakeful, restless, dreamy, fitful slumber fraught with trouble, 
dreads and doubts, dangers and perplexities, that lifts the sleeper up the 
winding way that leads to some high, cragged peak, or from some giddy 
height impels him down the unfathomed depth of some profound abyss, 
let those decide who have roamed abroad in search of treasure. 

Very early on the next morning the inmates of the camp were astir, 
feeding their horses, pre[)aring breakfast, and packing up their equipage, 
ready to be off as soon as Mr. James Rawlings should make his appear- 
ance. As the first rays of the sun peered through the thick forest that 
lined the banks of the stream, they stood in front of the camp fire, bridle 
in hand, ready to mount and pursue their journey at a moment's notice. 
And as he crept higher up in the eastern sky, and sent down his glowing 
rays to wipe away the heavy dew-drops from the grass and the wild 
flowers, many anxious glances were cast along the nari'ow path that led 
to the house of Mr. Rawlings, but he came not. The morning was 
wasting away, the sun rising higher up in his course, and the air growing 
warmer around them ; the dew had fled from tlie rich foliage, and the 
lark commenced her song for the day, but still Mr. Rawlings did not 
appear. 

By this time the impatience of the party had reached its culminating 
point, and several voices at once exclaimed, " Let us be off: it's useless 
to stay here and await the motions of Jim Rawlings,'"' and, reining 
up their horses, they prepared to ride off. '' Gentlemen," cried Rev. 
Mr. Rawlings, "if you can have patience to wait only a few minutes 
longer, I will ride out that way a short distance and see if he is coming ; " 
and, putting his horse into a gallop, he was soon out of sight. On and 
on he went, unwilling to turn back. He constantly applied his heels to 
his horse's sides, endeavoring to increase his speed, until he reached the 
house of his son, and to his surprise and even astonishment, found him 
quietly sitting astride of a shaving-horse, putting a piece of hickory into 
the shape of a yoke for one of his horses. 

" Why, James, what are you doing there ? " cried he, "we have been 
waiting these three hours for you at the creek, looking for you every 
moment. The bo3^s were just going to leave you, and I begged them to 
wait till I could come and see what j-ou are about. Come now, don't 
spend another moment; be on 3'our horse in an instant or they will be 
gone." " I can't go just yet," replied the other, rather sheepishl}'- ; "a 
gentleman is to be here in a few minutes with whom I have some l)usi- 
ness that must be attended to without delay; it will, however, detain me 
but a short time. Tell the boys that I will meet them at Coop's Creek 
by noon, and if they can't wait they can go on up there." 

After receiving instructions from his son as to how they should find 
the way to Coop's Creek, the reverend gentleman hurried back to com- 
municate the result of his hasty visit to his son's house. The party was 
in motion immediately, with Mr. Rawlings and 'Squire Allen at its head. 
Their route lay along the Macoupin bluffs. A string of lakes and 



276 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

marshes stretched along their way on the left, and beyond them arose 
the heav}^ timber bordering on the Macoupin Creek. Coop's Creek is a 
small stream rising fifteen or twenty miles back in the country, and flow- 
ing in a northwesterly direction, empties its waters into the Macoupin on 
the south side, just before that stream crosses the line now separating the 
counties of Greene and Macoupin. Just at the point where it issues 
through the Macoupin bluffs, stands a wall of perpendicular rock, quite 
conspicuous to persons within the range of vision from that place. It 
was at this cliff where Mr. James Rawlings proposed to meet the parties 
at noon. 

The distance being found less than was anticipated, they ariived at 
the spot before 11 o'clock, dismounted, fed their horses, and, while some 
prepared dinner, others explored the country in the immediate vicinity 
to ascertain whether anything indicative of the existence of silver could 
be found. 

Along the banks of the stream were found gneissoid stones, mica, 
slate, etc., in considerable abundance, together with other stones not 
common in the country. These our party took for favorable indications 
of :Something richer, and after dinner made a more thorough examination 
of the premises. Mr. Rawlings drew the nn^stic rod from his cajiacious 
saddle-bags, and, climbing to the top of the cliff, proceeded to satisfy him- 
self in regard to the existence of silver ore at that point, which he con- 
sidered the most favorable for m.aking observations. The manner of 
using the rod was something like the following: Taking the ends 
between the thuml) and linger, and turning the bow down horizontally 
forward, he walked slowly and carefully forward, observing the leathern 
sack at the bow or loop as an angler would watch the cork on his fishing 
tackle to see when it was drawn down by the fish on his hook. Mr. 
Rawlings knew, or at least thought, that whenever he passed over a spot 
where silver was deposited, its attraction for the contents of his buckskin 
sack would bring it suddenh^ down towards the earth, and show as 
clearly as anything could just where the precious metal was to be found. 
After having perambulated that elevated position for some time with only 
partial success, he descended to the plain, and examined in like manner 
the debris along the foot of the bluffs, as also some other points putting 
into the Macoupin bottom, but received no very satisfactory assurances 
that anything like silver existed in the neighborhood. Not yet discour- 
aged, our little company again mounted their horses and struck boldly 
across the Macoupin bottom. Mr. James Rawlings had not yet joined 
them, nor did they expect or desire him to do so. In truth, his character 
for veracity seemed to have suffered with some members of the company, 
and they did not desire to see him during the expedition. 

After crossing to the north side of the Macoupin they directed their 
course down its northern bank, soon arriving at the furnace and all the 
evidences of mining operations mentioned by the young Mr. Rawlings 
in his letter to his father. There were several mounds of earth over- 
grown Avith briers, young cottonwood and sycamore, and at their base 
were the pits from which they had been taken. Immediately on the 
banks of the creek stood the dilapidated furnace, with coals, ashes, and 
lumps of mineral lying aroui.d. They were not only surprised, but 
greatly pleased to find the representations of the younger Rawlings, in 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 277 

his letter to his father, correct.. His inexplicable conduct in the morning 
had thrown a shadow of doubt over their minds, and they had viewed his 
assertions in reference to the silver mine Avith distrust ; but now the 
evidence was before them that he had adhered to the truth without 
exaggeration. But still his conduct was as much a mystery as ever. 
After having written to his father and induced him to take so much 
trouble to come from home to examine the spot, Avliy did he not accom- 
pany the party? This was a mystery which none could solve. No doubts 
were now entertained of the existence of some kind of minerals about 
these ancient mines. Many specimens were to be found of good size and 
apparent ricliness lying around on the surface, and the truthful brass rod 
of the Rev. Mr. Rawlings, clearly indicated that below the surface large 
quantities might be found by digging. For some reasons, unknown to 
the writer at this day, no analysis was made to test the value of the 
mineral found ; nor were the services of the surve3^or called into requisi- 
tion at that time. The party were probably satisfied with their discovery 
without pushing their investigations further. The day was fast hasten- 
ing away, and they manifested a wish to return home, and were soon on 
their way. On their return, they seemed quite as desirous of passing the 
settlements unobserved as on their journey out. They arrived in the 
vicinity of their respective residences late in the afternoon of the follow- 
ing day, and scattering out in different directions, rode slily along the 
by-ways, behind the farms, and entered their cabins under the shade of 

The men composing this company were blessed witli good conversa- 
tional powers ; they were remarkable for sociability and the easy manner 
in which they entertained their friends, and possessed a freedom of speech 
that at all times made them pleasant and communicative companions, but 
it is a remarkable fact that they always showed a disinclination to dwell 
upon the subject of their visit to the silver mine ; when that subject was 
introduced in their presence, they instantly became taciturn, and seemed 
to know less about it than any one else. They showed a desire to the 
last to keep the matter a secret, in which they partially succeeded, for, 
notwithstanding the fact that thirty-four years have passed away since 
that day, this expedition has been known to but a very few persons. It 
has afforded us material for a long story, which we hope will repay the 
reader for perusing it. It is no high-wrought work of the imagination, 
no fancy sketch, and if it possesses not the interest of a highly-finished 
romance, it yet lias the merit of being true in every important particular. 



EVENTS BEFORE THE DEEP SNOW. 

During 1821, the first settlement was made at Kinkaid's Point, wliich 
was for a long time a landmark in the county. The point was an angle 
of timbered land, projecting into the prairie, which was so situated that it 
could readily be seen many miles away. Before roads were laid out or 
fences built the pioneers, in going from the Macoupin to the INIauvais- 
terre, would steer first for Kinkaid's Point, then for a similar landmark 
farther on, and so on. The first settler at this point was Andrew Kinkaid. 



278 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

He was followed very sliortly by his son, William Kinkaid, who was well 
known in the county as Esquire Kinkaid. Martin Burt also erected a 
cabin at about the same time. Two or three years later James Kinkaid, 
anotlier son of the original settler, arrived. Every one knew him " with 
his blue hunting shirt fringed with red and encircled by a belt, to wliich 
a sword was suspended, and wearing a tall hat witli a feather." As he 
commanded a company he was a prominent figure at the musters at 
Carrol Hon. 

Very soon after Kinkaid's Point was settled, John Finley, better 
known, however, as " Fighting Jack," erected a horse mill south of the pres- 
ent site of Greenfield. Although very loosely constructed, it was a great 
convenience for the dwellers for many miles around. Men and boys 
visited this mill from beyond Carroll ton, riding on their sacks of corn and 
leading horses enough to turn the mill. Strange as it may seem, this 
mill was supplied with neither wheel nor cog. At an elevation of six 
feet from the ground, a number of arms were passed horizontally through 
the driving shaft. They were of equal length, and their outer ends were 
deeply notched for the reception of a rawhide band twisted like a rope. 
This was passed around the end of the arms or spokes, resting in the 
notches, and thence to the " trundle," being crossed, however, between 
the latter and the driving wheel, to prevent slipping. To the same shaft 
that carried the arms was attached a long lever, to which the horse or 
horses were fastened. This was all the gearing belonging to the mill, 
and from its great simplicity it was easily repaired Avhen out of order. 
A few hickory withes usually secured any part that needed attention. 
John Finley and his son Thomas afterward entered the site of the Rock- 
bridge Mills. The old gentleman settled on the bluff south of the creek, 
and his son made a home in Taylor's Prairie, just north of Rockbridge. 

June 10, 1822, the following persons, then living in Cumberland, 
in the north of England, left their homes for the far off West: James 
Hobson, Elizabeth Hobson, Peter Hobson, John Hobson, Thomas Hobson, 
Mary Hobson, Robert Hobson, Jane Hobson, sister of the foi'mer, John 
Hobson, Margaret Black, John Black, David Black, Wm. Black, Thomas 
Black, Elizabeth Black (mother of Dr. Hobson, of this city), John 
Armstrong, Isaac Richardson, Chas. F. Hobson, Ruth Richardson, 
Jeremiah Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson, and Geo. Baty. In about 
two weeks they took shipping at Liverpool, and after a perilous voyage 
of forty-seven days, landed in New York City. From there they pro- 
ceeded in wagons to this county, where the}^ safely arrived, after the 
lapse of about four months, making the entire period, from the time of 
leaving home, six months. These all settled near Carrollton. Of this 
pioneer band the following are still living: Peter, Thomas, Robert, and 
John Hobson, Mrs. Elizabeth Hobson (formerly Elizabeth Black), and 
William and Thomas Black, making the entire number of this company, 
now living, seven. Thomas Black, one of the survivors, who is quite 
extensively known throughout the county, has lived in the house he now 
occupies, fifty-two years, and it is still a good, commodious, and comfort- 
able dwelling. Those who remain of this company of old settlers all live 
in and near Carrollton, except John Hobson, who now resides in New 
Orleans. For sevei-al years the survivors have been in the habit of meet- 
ing at the residence of one of their number, having a dinner in keeping 



niSTOKY OF GREENE COUNTY. 279 

with the occasion, and spending- the dny in talking over the past, and 
reconnting the events and memories of former years. The Last meeting- 
was held at the residence of Dr. E. B. Hobson, in this city. 

Concerning the settlements east of Carrollton soon after the organi- 
zation of the county, Mr. Tunnell says, in an article in the Carrollton 
Press, 1860: " The first improvement east of Carrollton was made in 
1818 or 1819 by Martin Wood, who is now living near Athens, in this 
county. It is now the residence of Mr. Curtius, a farm well known by 
every man in the country about CarroUon. Young Wood was a brother 
of Martin. By an unfortunate accident, while young, he was severely 
burned, disfiguring his face and disabling his hands to such a degree as 
to render them useless but for the skill acquired by long practice in using 
them, and which enabled him to Avrite quite legibly and, indeed, to attend 
to most kinds of business with a readiness and dispatch really surprising. 
He was for a long time sheriff of Greene County, and occupied at an 
early day rather a prominent position in politics. He died many j-ears 
ago. His cabin was on the place known as the Turpin Fai-m, and stood 
just where Mr. Turpin's house now stands. Passing from thence east- 
ward and northward over a piece of verj^ muddy land to the place now 
occupied by Mr. Hinton, you would find the cabins of John Dunn and 
Davidson James. To reach the next cabin you would travel eastward as 
far as the next sixteenth section, perhaps four or five miles, to where 
John Cooper had settled, about the spot where Father Boyd resided a few 
years ago. The John W. Huitt place was settled by Thomas Finley, who 
was well known by the early settlei's. He afterward resided many years 
near Greenfield, and removed from there to Texas. Messrs. Headd and 
Broghton improved the land now occupied by Mr. Ballinger, near Dover. 
One Mr. Blaney soon became its occupant, however, but before he had 
moved into the cabin, after Headd and Broghton had left it, one Levi 
Reynolds took shelter under its roof, and remaining there alone for a 
time, took provisions and water, and probably whisky, to the corps of 
surveyors engaged in the neighborhood." 

In 1822 occurred the most remarkable election of which we have 
any record in this region. It was the first election for senator and repre- 
sentative in the General Assembly since the organization of the county. 
This senatorial district then consisted of Greene and Pike Counties, the 
latter then including "all the military district lying between the Illinois 
River and the Mississippi, from the mouth of the former to the north line 
of the State. Thomas Carlin and Rev. Isaac N. Piggott were the 
opposing candidates. The late Judge D. M. Woodson, in his Centennial 
address, said of them : " Carlin was a man of great nerve and energy and 
undaunted courage. His personal popularity was great, for he had been 
reared niniongst the pioneers of Illinois, had served as a Ranger and shared 
with them their hardships and perils. Piggott was at that time a Meth- 
odist preacher.. He possessed strong native talent, was a forcible speaker, 
also personally popular and a formidable opponent." Mr. Piggott's 
house was south of the Macoupin, a short distance west of Kane. The 
canvass was prosecuted with the utmost vigor, for each candidate was 
aware that he was contesting with a foeman worthy of his steel. Each 
was aspiring and ambitious, and neither was at all oblivious of the honor 
of being elected the first leaislator from the district. The candidates and 



280 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

their friends labored diligently Avith all the arts then knmvn to politics. 
Mr. Piqgott made frequent speeches to the citizens of the district 
and both traveled all over the region, shook hands with every one and 
made as much use as possible of the influence of their friends. The 
result of the election was so much in doubt that each claimed to be the 
successful candidate, and in some way each of them secured a certificate. 
With these they presented themselves at the senate and claimed seats. 
That body promptly decided that there had been no election, and sent 
the contestants back to fight their battle over again. Excitement was 
now at a fever heat, and probably a more heated, earnest canvass in so 
thinl}'- populated a district was never before known. The result was a 
clear victory for ]\Ir. Carlin, and from the Legislature he stepped, some 
years later, into the governor's mansion. Mr. Piggott died in 1874, 
eighty-two years of age. 

From that time Greene County has been represented in the senate 
by John Allen, Thomas Rattan, James Turney, Franklin Witt, Manoah 
Bostick, Alfred W. Cavarly, Linus E. Worcester, and Charles D. Hodges, 
all residents of Greene, besides by others who resided in adjacent coun- 
ties. The several rejiresentatives from the county have been Thomas 
Rattan, John Allen, Franklin Witt, Samuel C. Pierce, William Goode, 
Charles Gregory, Lewis W. Link, Dr. Cyrus A. Davis, William Lane, 
alias William Mitchell, Calvin Tunnell, Revelle W. English, David M. 
Woodson, Alfred W. Cavarly, Joshua C. Winters, Alfred Hinton, Josiah 
Caswell, William P. Witt, Charles D. Hodges, Alexander Witt, Alex- 
ander King, Benjamin Baldwin, Giles H. Turner, James H. Pursley, 
Nathaniel M. Perry, Henry C. Withers, Thomas H. Boyd, Jerome B. 
Nulton, Lucien King, and Frank M. Bridges. 

The earliest settlers found on the banks of the Macoupin a large 
tribe of Indians, who remained for some time, taking advantage of the 
immense quantity of game which abounded in this region. They were 
fi'iendly to the whites, and were frequently to be seen at their cabins to 
the terror of the feminine portion of the families. Indians in greater or 
less numbers were frequent visitors of the county for several years, but 
were never in any way hostile to the settlers. Many of the pioneers, 
however, retained their feeling of hate for the savages, aroused during the 
war, and the determination to kill the first one of them who was met 
alone, was often expressed. 

The Indians were not, however, on the best terms Avith each other, 
but they usually refrained from any outbreak of personal violence. If a 
white man passed near one of them in the woods, the Indian often 
seemed desirous of avoiding a meeting, but if the parties happened to 
be proceeding in such directions as to render such a meeting inevitable, 
the red man would walk briskh^ up. to the white man and, taking his 
hand in both of his own, shake it cordially, calling him " Good man, good 
man ; " " Me Pottawatomie Indian " (or Kickapoo, as the case might be), 
"Me good Indian; Kickapoo no good Indian, Kickapoo steal white man's 
hogs." In fact both the tiibes annoyed the settlers by killing their hogs. 

About this time a band of Indians camped on the Macoupin, in the 
east part of the county. They had with them their squaws, and came 
for the purpose of securing some of the game with which that region 
abounded. They had not been long in camp before some of their 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 281 

enemies near Carrollton determined that they should be driven away. 
The dwellers in the country had no objection to the presence of the red 
men, but as others were determined to eject them, they concluded to 
accompany the expedition. Gen. Fiy led the company, and amonc.- those 
from the country Avere John W. Huitt, the two Taylors, and Messrs. 
Alexander and Foster. 

Arrived at the Indian camp they found it entirely deserted by the 
braves, who were all absent in pursuit of deer or turkey or other game. 
The wigwams, the fii-e, and the squaws, with tlieir pappooses, were alone 
to be found. In order to call in tlie busy hunters, and, at the same time, 
to occupy the time the party set up a mark and began firing at it with 
their rifles. The quick, repeated reports produced the desired effect, for 
the terrified savages soon came rushing in, panting and covered with pers- 
piration and expecting to find their wives and children brutally massacred. 
They were much delighted to discover that they were unduly frightened, 
and, awaiting the arrival of the chief, entered into a friendly contest in 
markmanship with the pale-faces. The keen eye and steady nerve of the 
Indians gave them the victory and they did not hesitate to manifest 
their satisfaction at such result by loud and boistei'ous rejoicing. At last 
the chief arrived and to him the white men kindly but firmly communi- 
cated their desire that he and his people should quit the county. They 
asked the privilege of remaining until the sun should pass over tlieir 
heads three times which being granted, they promised to go, and in the 
course of two or three days had disappeared. This was about the last 
appearance of Indians in this county, though an occasional wanderer was 
seen even down to a quite recent period. On the way home from this 
expedition the party came upon a dressed deer and a number of skins 
belonging to the savages, and a few proposed that they appropriate them ; 
but the sense of honor of the majority ruled and the flesh and pelts were 
left undisturbed. Soon night overtook the party ; those from town Avere 
anxious to push on, but Mr. Huitt and his friends concluded to camp till 
morning. They passed a very comfortable night and reached home 
during the next morning, feeling fresh and Avell, while those who had 
pushed on walked until nearly daybreak before reaching their own roofs. 

Possibly some reader may be surprised to know that negro slaves 
were owned in this county during the first years after its organization, 
yet such is the fact. Early in the history of the count}' a man named 
Pullam came to Illinois from Kentucky. He settled on the Barr place^ 
a short distance west of the property now owned by David Wriglit ; he 
brought with him about twent}' negroes. After remaining here some time 
and learning that the laws of the State did not permit the owning of 
slaves, he sold out. Baynam AVhite bought his improvements and lie 
sold to one Pepperdine. Mr. Pullam took all his negroes south with him 
except one, " Old Strap," and he remained lieie for several 3'ears. 
During the latter part of his life he was an expense to the county, and 
this explains the following entry in the records of the Commissioners' 
Court which has been a puzzle to many : " Ordered, that Robert B. Scott 
be allowed four dollars for keeping 'Old Strap.'" Thomas Rattan also 
brought negroes to this county with him. On arriving upon free soil he 
set them at liberty", but he was so kind a master that they preferred to 
remain with him. Mr. Rattan was emphatically a man of business and 



282 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

always carried on a great deal of work. He hence had a large niimher 
of negroes in his family nearly all the time. They ate at the same table 
with himself, his family, and his guests, the colored part of the house 
being ])laced on one side of the table and the white folks on the other 
side. The last evidence that we have of the possession of slaves is found 
in the records of the deeds in the office of the recorder. In them we 
find mention of the following deeds : one dated December 7, 1885, by 
which James H. Cravens and wife deed to James G. Berry, John H. 
Marmon, and John C. Beriy, in consideration of the sum of $]00, the 
following property : " A negro boy slave called and known by the name 
of Jonathan, about fifteen years of age, of a light complexion, about 
five feet four inches high ; also a negro woman, Tener, about eighteen 
years of age, of a dark complexion ; also Tener's child, named Margaret, 
about two years old, of a light complexion, and all other increase which 
said negro woman Tener may have from and after this date ; said negroes 
are at this time in the State of Kentucky in the possession of Lewis 
Grimes." On September 18, 1848, we find recorded a bill of sale, where- 
by, for the sum of $1,100, Larkin Rattan conveys to Thomas Rattan 
" one equal and undivided half of all my right, title, and interest in the 
following slaves, to-wit : Charlotte, aged forty-three years ; Bill, aged 
fourteen years ; Mary, aged twelve years ; George, aged about eleven 
years ; Louisiana, aged about eight years ; Gunn Iowa, aged about five 
years, and another slave boy, name unknown, aged about two j-ears." 

In this connection it may be interesting to notice how the name 
" Nigger Lick " happened to be applied to a stream in the eastern part of 
the county. It is said that a company of negro slaves fleeing from their 
masters camped on the bank of this stream. They were followed and 
tracked to their hiding place. At their camp the pursuers found a negro 
woman lying by the fire whose smoke had guided them to her. By 
means of threats they prevailed upon her to point out the location where 
the rest of the runaways could be found. Proceeding in the direction 
she indicated they soon came upon the negroes near a bold, gushing 
spring that came up through a fissure in a solid sandstone just large 
enough to admit a man's hand. A basin holding some ten gallons had 
been excavated from the top of the rock either by the water or by arti- 
ficial means. The water rises in the center of this basin, and running 
over the sides, flows off in a brisk current. Close by the stream was a 
salt deposit, Avhere the deer often I'esorted, drawn by the saline taste. 
This fact, with the incident above related, gave to the stream the name 
of " Nigger Lick," which it has since borne. 

During the early history of the county there stood in the Court 
House park three whipping posts, and we hear of these being used as an 
instrument of punishment several times. Two of these posts wei-e sit- 
uated near the northeast coriier of the yard and one in the southwest 
corner. Among the culprits who received coi'poral punishment while 
closely embracing one of these posts was Thomas Anderson, who had 
been convicted of stealing a horse. As he was brought out upon the 
square a crowd of men and boys gathered ai'ound, and a large company 
of ladies assembled on the second story piazza of a house situated very 
near where j\L-s. Keach's residence now stands. Sheriff Young Wood 
had charge of the prisoner, assisted by his deputy, Jacob Fry. The con- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUKTY. 283 

vict Avas commanded to remove his sliirt, and tlien his hands were drawn 
up as high as possible and fastened to the top of the j^ost and liis feet to 
the bottom. Tlien as he buried his face between liis upstretched arms the 
Siieriff coolly grasped a heavy rawhide with his distorted l)and and com- 
menced slowly to lay the heavy blows upon the bare shoulders of the 
sufferer. The deputy mentioned stood by and called out as each blow 
was given, " one," "• two," " three," etc., until fifty long heavy welts 
were traced upon the culprit's back, horizontally and verticall}^ checking 
his flesh into squares like those of a chess board. After the punisliment 
was over the victim declared to the bystanders that his keenest suffering 
arose from his knowledge of the fact that ladies' eyes witnessed his dis- 
grace. 

In January, 1823, Morgan County was organized, thus cutting off the 
northern portion of the territory attached to Greene County. At the 
time of its organization, Morgan County included Scott and Cass Coun- 
ties, but these were soon cut off. 

In 1829 the territory now constituting Macoupin County was sep- 
arated from Greene County, and by act of General Assembly erected into 
a separate organization. 

The attention of the Commissioners' Court was maiidy taken up in 
those days in the care of the poor, the laying out of roads and in other 
county improvements. The first court house was not finished until 1824, 
and March 27, 1830, the contract for the erection of the present edifice 
was let. The proceedings of the commissioners give in full the bond 
entered into by Thomas Rattan for the erection of the building for the 
sum of $7,000, to be paid in yearly installments of $1,000 eacli. The 
edifice was to be forty-four feet wide by forty-six feet long, and to be 
built of durable materials. The contract did not provide for dressing the 
stone used in the foundation and the citizens of CarroUton raised the neces- 
sary amount by voluntary contributions. It was furnished with five outside 
doors, three on the east and one each on the north and south sides. These 
doors were double and the windows were all supplied with blinds. The 
interior arrangement of the edifice was far different from that which now 
prevails. The first floor contained one large court room and two small 
offices. The court room was entered by the middle east door, or by 
either the north or the south door. The floor was of brick except that 
of the bar, which was of wood and considerably elevated. This impor- 
tant part of the court room was situated in the western part of the room 
and towering above it was the judge's bench. Opening out of the court 
room and also communicating with the outside by doors on the east, in 
the northeast and southeast corners of the building, were the offices of 
the circuit and the county clerk. Although small, these rooms were ample 
for the purpose and were sometimes found large enough to contain the 
bed of the clerk, who made the department at once ])is office and bed 
chamber. Up stairs there was one long room used by the grand jury and 
as a public hall for all kinds of traveling shows, lectures, ••' the-ay-ters," 
" Avax figgers," etc. There were also two rooms above for the accommo- 
dation of the petit juries. The arrangement of tiie building was at once 
convenient and economical. The edifice, when finislied in 1832, was 
the pride of the county audit was universally admitted at the time, to be 
the finest court house in the State. But of late it has become a disgrace 



284 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

to the county, and is still suffered to remain, although it may at any time 
fall in upon the heads of those who inhabit it. 

Thomas Rattan, the builder of the court house, was one of the most 
active, energetic men of business ever in the county. He was constantly 
active and pushing forward some enterprise. He is believed to have con- 
tributed more to the material improvement of the count}^ than any of his 
cotemporaries. He first lived north of Apple Creek. When the county 
was established he removed to Carrollton and kept the first hotel in the 
town. He was soon found on his farm again, north of Apple Creek, 
where he erected an ox mill, which was a great convenience to many. 
During this time he was elected a member of the legislature. He re- 
turned to Carrollton and was repeatedly sent to the General Assembly 
of the State. Beside the court house he built the bridge across the 
Macoupin Creek, erected the mill afterwards known as Turpin's mill, 
constructed a fine brick dwelling on the premises, and talked of spending 
the remainder of his days there, but he had soon sold the mill and was 
again in Carrollton, keeping the brick tavern on the southeast corner of 
the Square. He afterward built the mill now known as Erisman's mill, 
and finally removed to Texas. He died in the Lone Star State, Novem- 
ber 11, 1854. 

From the following order, passed June 9, 1824, an idea may be formed 
of the amount of taxes compared Avith the revenue of the present day : 
" Ordered that Jacob Linder, treasurer of this county, be allowed sixty- 
eight dollars for sessing the tax for the present year." 

The first statement of the financial condition of the county was made 
in December, 1825, by Young Wood, sheriff. It deals with figures ridic- 
ulously small, when compared with those of the present day. The fol- 
lowing is the report, in full, as it stands upon the records : 

Amount of County tax for 1824. $561 43 J^ 

Amount of delinquent tax for 1824 16 50 

Tax collected for the year $544 93'A 

Tax for 1825 555 25 

Fines assessed by the Circuit Court during the year 1825 - - 290 00 

Fmes assessed and paid in by Justices of the Peace for 1825 goo 

Amount of Sheriffs debits $1,399 ^^'A 

Orders paid _ -$787 59 

Sheriffs commissions on the tax of 1824 and 1S25, at -j/z 

percent 82 51^ 

Totalcredit 870 io)4 

Due the county.. $529 oS)i( 

Amount of orders on treasury up to the first day of this term, estimat- 
ing specie claims at double their amount in State paper 619 39X 

The entire revenue of the county (including the tax on real estate 
which had been entered five years) for the year 18H0, was $1,840.47 ; in 
1840, it was !|8,G41.58; in 1850, $15,034.78; in 1860, $48,299.02; in 
1870, $98,410.94. 

During the early history of the county the Illinois River was of im- 
mense value as a means of communication with the outside world* 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 285 

Farmers built flat boats and floated their produce and stock to St. Louis, 
or sometimes to a more southerly market. Canoes and keel boats coming 
up the river brought many of the conveniences and luxuries which could 
not be procured in other ways. In 1826, the first steamboat passed up 
the river, and then the stream became still more valuable to the county. 
The population had, in the mean time, been increasing, and large quanti- 
ties of merchandise from the markets were demanded. These nearly all 
were brought up by river and distributed by wagons over the county. 
At one time the construction of a plank or stone road from the river to 
Carrollton, was much talked of, and later, a railroad from Greenfield to 
the Illinois was proposed, but neither plan has j^et been carried out. 

In 1826, the first settlements were made in the region in the eastern 
part of the county, known as String Prairie, or the vicinity of the Rubi- 
con. The Rubicon is quite a small stream, rising near the Macoupin 
County line, flowing to the southwest and emptying into Taylor's Creek. 
It is so small a stream that until quite recently it had been nameless, 
when during a very wet season its volume was so much increased, that 
some enthusiastic dweller on its banks gave it the classic name it bears. 

String Prairie is separated from the Rubicon by a narrow strip of wood- 
ed land, and stretches thence for miles away to the north and west. The 
first recorded settlers in this region, were Isaac Wood, Alfred Wood, 
David Miller, Wm. Finley, and Thomas Finley. Their nearest neighbors 
were then at Kinkaid's Point. The next year Jeremiah Hand came 
among them, but for some time afterward few accessions to their number 
arrived. The timber along the stream was not heavy, and on this account 
many thought that the region could never support more than a very 
sparse population. In 1829, however, several new inhabitants arrived, 
among whom may be mentioned Jacob Young, Ichabod Valentine, How- 
ard Finle3^ and James Cannedy. The last mentioned made his home north- 
east of where Greenfield now stands, the others settled southeast of the 
Rubicon. On the opposite side of the stream, near its mouth, during the 
same year, James H. Weisner, Wiley Wylder, Joel Grizzle and Herod 
Grizzle made improvements. In 1830, the settlement was still further 
increased in number Ijy the arrival of William Askins at the head of the 
Rubicon, and between that stream and Taylor's Creek, William Handlin 
and Elisha Shelton. At the same time John Cannedy, Stephen Coonrod, 
Thomas Coonrod, Lewis Shearman and two Starlins, came on to String 
Prairie. Eri, David, and Joel Edwards settled in the same neighborhood 
about the same time. The descendants of these men still live in this 
vicinity, and are among the most substantial citizens of the county. 
From this time the settlement of that portion of the county was very 
rapid. Two or three years later Greenfield was laid out by George W. 
Allen, Esq., and, surrounded as it was by some of the finest farming lands 
in the State, it had a healthy and rapid growth. 

Further west on the prairie, in 1828, Wm. Grimes and Alexander and 
Benoni Banning erected their cabins. The next year Ellis and John 
Davidson, Henry Norris, and George Wright, made improvements. Henry 
Norris settled on the place now known as the '' Brushy Tavern," some 
three or four miles north of Greenfield's present location, and Mr. Wright 
at White Oak Spring. 

The first settler at " Nigger Lick Spring" was Thomas Sharp, who 
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286 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

came there about 1827. The property on which he settled has chang^ed 
hands very frequently, and was at one time owned by John Waller. Dr. 
Throcmorton made improvements about the same time on property after- 
ward owned by John Parks. During the first year of the county's 
Iiistory the polls for that precinct were established at the house of John 
Parks. Hiram Drake, William Smith, Thomas Vandaveer, B. T. Scott, 
Absalom Fair, Moses Chenny, Howard Fiidey, and Fayette Brown, settled 
between Nigger Lick and Bear Creek near this time. Edward Prather 
sdso came about this time, buying out a man named Carroll, who had been 
living in the region for many years. Davidson James, who settled on the 
Hinton farm east of Carrollton some years before, and afterward at Kin- 
Icaid's Point, now became one of the early settlers in this region as were, 
also, Silas Drum and Eli Butcher. 



THE DEEP SNOW AND OTHER EVENTS. 

In the latter part of November, 1830, snow commenced to fall and 
continued with short intervals until January, 1831. As one snow fell 
upon another, and was driven before the cold wind, it soon accumulated in 
many places to a depth of from seven to twelve feet, and whole fields 
were covered with a white mantle five or six feet thick. Fences and 
small buildings were entirely hidden, windows were darkened, and great 
•distress was caused to the inhabitants, as well as to stock and game. In 
the heavy timber where there were no drifts the snow was said to average 
three feet in depth. The sun would occasionally melt the top of the 
:snow, and then a cold night would freeze it into an almost impenetrable 
crust. For years before, the weather had been very mild until after 
Christmas; sometimes continuing all winter so warm that the cattle would 
ibrowse and feed with but very little care from man. Many farmers had 
not gathei-ed their corn, and were compelled to go to the field and dig 
•down beneath four or five feet of snow to secure the grain to preserve 
the lives of their families or cattle. Being unable to go to mill, a great 
(deal of corn was broken in a wooden mortar, so that it could be eaten. 
Many suffered from lack of clothing, and from the airy construction of 
their cabins, as this was to the most their first intimation that they were 
living in a region where extreme cold weather was possible. The deer 
iind other game suffered very severely. Prairie chickens and rabbits Avere 
very easily caught, and the deer in running over the snow would often 
cut through the crust and be unable to extricate themselves. They were 
then an easy prey to mankind, or the wolves. This "deep snow" is one 
of the events most vividly impressed upon the memory of the "old set- 
tler," and it is used as a base line from which to calculate time in both 
directions. Only those who came to the county "before the deep snow" 
are deemed genuine " old settlers," although this rule is not very rigidly 
enforced. Many interesting incidents of this year are related. Mr. 
Tunnell states tiiat in October, 1830, Elisha Cheney and his wife lay sick 
at a house near Mr. George Wriglit's residence at " White Oak Springs," 
•east of Carrollton. Mr. Wright and Mr. Norris sat up with them in 
turns every night until February, when Mrs. Cheney died. The snow 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 287 

had already lain on the ground for over two months, and as the winter 
was excessively cold, the task of wading two or three miles frequently at 
night, and sitting up all night with the sick, could not have been a pleas- 
ant one. About the time of the lady's death, a rain fell which filled the 
ravines and rendered the snow soft and yielding. It was then that Mr. 
Wright set out very early to obtain lumber with which to build a coffin 
for the deceased. But to travel a few miles required a great deal of 
time, and after a laborious day's tramp he returned home without having 
accomplished his errand. He and Mr. Norris then cut two boards from a 
log with a whip saw, when night compelled them to retire. Hearing 
that Dr. Throcmorton had commenced building a house at a place called 
Mt. Airy, two or three miles distant, Mr. Wright set out early the next 
morning with the hope of getting some lumber from him. Although the 
soft snow was deep and heavy, and the low grounds covered with water 
in many jjlaces to the depth of three feet, he made the best of present 
troubles and pushed boldly on. He succeeded in obtaining only a 
portion of the lumber necessary, and completed the coffin with a 
board ripped from the bottom of a wagon bed. The next day Mr. 
Wright conveyed the corpse to the burying ground in a wagon drawn by 
oxen wading "up to their bellies in snow,'' and, though the distance was 
not great, the day was consumed in going and coming. He and his friend 
Norris continued to wait on the sick man until "plow time," when he 
had so far convalesced as to dispense with their services. 

Similar tales are told in every neighborhood, and the memory of the 
"deep snow" is very faithfully preserved. Until the latter part of 
February, when the snow went off with a great freshet, the ground was 
not seen. 

The Summer which followed was a very wet one and at its close, on the 
12th of September, came a hard frost biting the corn in the field, and 
rendering it valueless for bread or seed. The succeeding Winter was a 
ver}^ severe one, and in the Spring following seed corn was a scarce 
article. It was at this time that southern Illinois received the name 
of "Egypt," because the people of the northern counties had to go into 
the south part of the State for corn. 

Greene County had been in existence ten years before a murder oc- 
curred within her borders. In September, 1831, the first human life 
was violently taken since the organization of the county. There was in 
those days, on the Macoupin, a distillery, where those who loved the fruit 
of the still were in the habit of gathering and indulging their appetites. 
Among these frequenters of the place was John Lofton, who was the 
father of a very bright little boy, named Samuel. One Saturda}^ the dis- 
tiller sent this boy on horseback to Mill's store on the Mississippi River, 
to collect about fifteen dollars due him. The boy started off with per- 
mission to stay over night with some friends at Gillham's Mound if he 
wished. He was successful in prosecuting his business, and started home 
with the money. As he was passing Carroll's tanyard he was accosted 
by an old acquaintance, an Irishman, known as James Sullivan, though 
Patrick Cavanaugh was afterwards learned to be his true name. Cava- 
naugh was a man about forty years of age, who had been working for 
various persons in the southern part of the county. He asked the boy to 
allow him to ride with him on the horse. To this the lad consented, and 



288 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

lifting himself out of the saddle, took the place behind in order that he 
might give Cavanaugh the easier seat. As they rode along, Samuel re- 
lated, the day's experiences and displayed the money which he had col- 
lected. After a time Cavanaugh turned the horse off the road into a 
wood. The boy objected, to this, and became somewhat frightened, but 
Cavanaugh proceeded until he reached a secluded spot, whereupon, dis- 
mounting and picking up a club, he knocked the little fellow senseless. 
After Cavanaugh had possessed himself of the money the boy showed 
signs of returning consciousness, upon which his brutal assailant com- 
pleted his work and murdered him. He then turned the horse loose, and 
fled the country. Young Lofton's parents were not uneasy about his 
failure to return until Wednesday or Thursday of the next week. Search 
was then instituted, and on the latter day the vultures guided them to 
the spot where his body lay. On Friday a coroner's inquest was held 
by Coronor P. N. Rampey. The horrible brutality of the outrage cast a 
gloom over the whole county, and a large reward was offered for the ap- 
prehension of the murderer. The next Spring a citizen of the county 
took some produce to New Orleans in a flat boat. In that city he saw 
Cavanaugh, and recognized him. He enticed him into a saloon, and when 
they were about to drink, proposed as a health, " Here's hoping we shall 
meet in Greene County, Illinois." These words almost paralj^zed the 
murderer, and he dropped the glass from his hands. He was promptly 
arrested, secured and taken to Greene County. The case against him 
was so clear, and he was so completely without money and friends, that 
he was promptly convicted and sentenced to be hung. He subsequently 
made a full and circumstantial confession. The gallows for his execution 
consisted merely of a frame supporting the beam from which the noose 
was suspended. It was erected about a mile northwest of Carrollton, on 
an elevation of land now belonging to David Wright, Esq. On the day 
appointed for the execution, an immense concourse of people gathered at 
the county seat. Every one within a range of twenty or thirty miles 
who could possibly leave home was present, and the roads were thronged. 
Cavanaugh was placed in a wagon seated upon his coffin, and surrounded 
by a guard appointed for the occasion, of whom Judge Alfred Hinton, 
still living, was one. Before they had proceeded far the prisoner signified 
a desire to walk, which was granted. At the gallows the ceremonies 
were brief. Jacob Fry, Sheriff, had charge of the execution, and a 
Catholic priest offered the condemned man the consolations of religion. 
He was placed in a wagon immediately under the beam, the noose ad- 
justed, and the wagon driven from under him. The body was afterwards 
cut down and buried under an oak tree in the corner of the field, where 
the bones lie to-day. Just about the time the execution was consum- 
mated a remarkably heav}^ rain storm set in, and there were, doubtless, in 
Carrollton that day more wet people than at any one time before or since. 
The ladies of the aristocracy of those days wore immense paper bonnets 
of various hues and plentifully adorned with ribbons. The effect of the 
rain upon these was magical and they were soon ruined. The worthy 
dames were obliged to cast them aside, and the roads leading to Carroll- 
ton were thickly strewn with the wrecks of paper bonnets, which did not 
disappear for many days. The call for troops for the Black Hawk War 
had been issued but a short time previously, and the regiment of which 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 289 

Sheriff (now General) Fry was Colonel, had marched toward the seat of 
war several days before the execution. As soon as that ceremony was 
over the colonel hurried to Carrollton, buckled on his sword, and mount- 
ing his steed hastened forward to overtake his command. It is related 
that some years after these events a traveling expounder of the science 
of phrenology stopped at Carrollton to give lectures and delineations of 
character. George Wright, Esq., anxious to test the professor's skill, dug 
into the grave of Cavanaugh, and taking up his skull, presented it to the 
phrenologist. He examined it carefully, and proceeded to describe the 
man of wliose frame it once formed a part, as a person of intellectual 
habits, gentle temper, very kind hearted, very just, etc., etc. When told 
that the skull was taken from the grave of a confessed murderer the de- 
lineator collapsed, and lectured no more at Carrollton. 

Concerning Greene County's part in the Black Hawk War, I can not 
do better than to take the following from the Centennial Address of the 
late Hon. D. M. Woodson, as published in the Carrollton Patriot: 

"Whenever the government has demanded of its citizens military- 
service, the people of Greene have always responded with alacrity. In 
1831, when volunteers were called for to repel the invasion of Black 
Hawk and to protect the nortliwest portion of the State, Greene was 
amongst the first to answer. Three companies were raised, commanded 
by Capt. Jacob Fry, Capt. Thomas Carlin, and Capt. Samuel C. Pearce. 
They marched and rendezvoused at Beardstown, and Captain Fry having 
been promoted to the office of Major, John Lorton was elected to fill his 
place. The forces were marched to Rock Island, but the Indians having 
escaped across the Mississippi, and their services being no longer needed, 
they were discharged. The following year the services of the people 
were again required to repel a second invasion of Black Hawk, and a 
company was raised commanded by Capt. Samuel Smith, Enoch Baccus, 
First Lieutenant, and Samuel Bowman, Second Lieutenant. Col. Jacob 
Fry commanded a regiment of which the company formed a part. Col. 
Fry bore a conspicuous part in that enterprise, and is honorably mentioned 
in the written history of the Black Hawk War, as it is called. At the 
battle of ' Bad Axe,' when Black Hawk was captured. Lieutenant Bow- 
man lost his life, having been shot by an Indian, who in turn was shot by 
John Link, another Greene County volunteer." 

A census taken in 1830 showed that the county contained 7,674 
inhabitants, and during the ten succeeding years, although Jersey County 
was in the meantime cut off, the population of Greene County increased 
to 11,951, and Jersey County contained 4,515 people. 

The Macoupin Creek bridge was built in 1831-2, the Apple Creek 
bridge having been constructed some time previously. During the 
same year a new jail was built by William Meldrum, who took the con- 
tract for $3,560. Among the orders of this year we find one directing 
that the school fund be loaned for "25 per cent, annual interest and no 
more." 

In or about 1828 one Mr. Courtney and his son, Robinson Courtney, 
settled places just north of where Fayette now stands, and one Ezekiel 
Good improved a place one or two miles to the west, about the borders of 
Taylor's Creek timber. It is the place since occupied by William Ed- 
monson. And in different parts of the neighborhood the following 



290 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

named persons located and commenced improving their farms during the 
same year : John Lewis, Obadiali Lee, Joseph Van Meter and his father, 
Richard J. Keel and Richard R. Keel. Amasa Van Meter was once well 
known about Carrollton ; he owned a mill on the Macoupin south of 
Carrollton for several years, and struggled severely with adverse circum- 
stances. He was a poor man and unable to put and keep his mill in good 
repair, so that it became a burden rather than a benefit to him. He was 
highly esteemed for his uprightness and unflinching honesty. After 
struggling through a few years of hardship at tlie mill, he accidentally 
slipped off a wagon load of hay or grain; his pitchfork had fallen down 
before him, and stood with the handle on the ground, and the tines point- 
ing upward as it leaned against the hay. As Mr. Van Meter was sliding 
down, a tine of the fork entered his leg, and, passing along up the bone, 
made a wound that rendered him a cripple for life. He kept his bed for 
several months, and upon recovering sufficiently to attend to business, he 
disposed of the mill, and in the year 1828 settled in Taylor's Prairie. 
A little farther down the prairie, toward the Taylor Settlement, Henry 
Etter and Peter Etter, Reuben Odle, Samuel Judy, and William Swinney 
located their farms, and settled in the neighborhood the year above 
named. William Swinney was a blacksmith, and erected a shop just at 
the edge of Taylor's Creek timber. He came from the State of Tennessee, 
and was a reckless, unprincipled fellow. He and Peter Etter had 
exchanged horses, and soon after they met^t the Macoupin, where Rock- 
bridge is now situated, and while engaged in a conversation about their 
horses, Etter said to him that the horse he (Etter) had got of him was 
older than Swinney had represented him to be ; whereupon Swinney flew 
into a passion, and when Etter was riding past his blacksmith shop soon 
afterward Swinney shot him and made his escape. Etter was killed and 
the other was never apprehended. 

About the year 1834 Mr. James Rives moved into the neighborhood 
where Rivesdale was soon after located, and Manoah Bostick, William 
Blair, James Metcalf, and others settled in about where Fayette is sit- 
uated. They all purchased large tracts of land and immediately took 
steps for improvement. Mr. Bostick enclosed an immense field and era- 
ployed William Handlin to break two hundred acres, at the rate of one 
dollar per acre. LLmdlin went to work with two plows that opened each a 
furrow of eighteen inches in width, and to which were attached four 
yoke of oxen, and during the season he broke one hundred and forty 
acres, for which Mr. Bostick paid him one hundred and forty dollars, with 
which Mr. Handlin purchased a tract of land in the neighborhood, and 
became a settler for a short time. He improved as many places probably, 
in Greene and Macoupin Counties, as any other man. He settled at an 
early day near Carrollton, and moved nearly every year from place to 
place, still working eastward, until he got over into the county of Ma- 
coupin, and died on a farm he had improved a short distance from Sum- 
merville. 

About 1833 a man named Leonard settled on what is now known as 
the Jerseyville Prairie. He was regarded as very daring to under- 
take to make a home so far away from the timber, and almost every one 
predicted that that portion of the county would never be occupied, 
except as grazing ground for cattle. The most valuable land in Jersey 
County is now situated on that prairie. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 291 

In 1833 the county suffered from Asiatic cholera so severely that in 
the space of a few weeks there were about fifty deaths from this disease. 
Of these thirty-two died in Carrollton, two or three along the Illinois 
River, a few at White Hall, and others in other parts of the county. 
Business was almost entirely suspended in various towns, and grass 
grew in the busiest streets in the county. Many of the inhabitants of 
the county were panic-stricken, and would not leave their houses for 
fear of suffering from the infection. Fifty deaths may seem a small 
number to produce so much commotion, but it should be remembered 
that there were, at that time, less than eight thousand people in the whole 
county, from Alton to Roodhouse. 

The Fall of 1836, is made memorable by the event known as the 
" sudden freeze." This was occasioned by a remarkable current of cold 
air passing from the northwest to the southeast, directly over Greene 
County. Its width extended over the entire central portion of the State. 
Its velocity was, as near as can now be determinecl, about thirty miles 
per hour. It was felt in Jacksonville about noon, and was in Lebanon, 
Ohio, just above Cincinnati, at nine o'clock that evening. Mr. Wash- 
ington Crowder, a resident of Sangamon County, was married on the 
21st of December, 1836, and distinctly remembers going for his license 
the day before. This event fixes the date beyond a doubt. He was on 
his way to Springfield on the afternoon of the 20th, and when a few- 
miles below the city had a fair view of the landscape for several miles in 
every direction. He saw in the northwest a heavy, black cloud rapidly 
approaching him, accompanied by a terrific, deep, bellowing sound. 
Closing the umbrella he was carrying over him to protect himself from 
the falling rain, he was in the act of drawing his reins taut, when the 
wave came over him. At that instant the snow and slush under his 
horse's feet turned to ice, while his coat, wet with the rain, became in- 
stantly as stiff as a board. He went on to Springfield, where he found 
his clothing frozen to the saddle, and being unable to dismount was com- 
pelled to call an assistant, who carried man and saddle to the fire to thaw 
them apart. He obtained his license, returned the same day, and was 
married the next. The wave passed over Greene County between one 
and two o'clock, and came so suddenly that chickens and small animals 
were frozen in their tracks. Several inches of snow had fallen a short 
time before and on that day it was quite warm, with light, spring-like 
showers, and the whole earth was covered with slush and water. The 
change was so sudden and the wind so strong that the water in the ponds 
in the road froze in waves, sharp-edged and pointed, as the gale had 
blown it. 

One old settler remembers the day as warm and showery daring the 
forenoon. Near two o'clock in the afternoon it grew dark, as if a rain 
storm was coming, and, in an instant, the strong wind, with the icy blast, 
came and all was frozen. Hurrying around to save some stock that he 
was fattening, he was able to get a part of it under shelter, but most of 
the animals suffered severely. The creek was about bank full of water, 
and, as his horses, wagons, etc., were on the north side, and his house on 
the south side, he was anxious to get all near the house, that he might 
take better care of them. The next morning early, with his brother and 
some other help, he went to the creek to get the animals across, but, the 



292 HISTOUY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

horses not being shod, and the ice smooth, they cut the ice in pieces to 
get a track wide enough for the wagon, and with poles pushed 
it to one side and then drove through the water. The ice had 
frozen in the short time between two o'clock, p. m., and nine o'clock 
the next morning, fully, six inches thick. He also found raccoons, 
opossums, and other animals frozen to death. Walking across the logs 
they were suddenly chilled and, falling off, they were unable to move 
again. 

Travel was almost entirely suspended, and the whole county bore 
the appearance of a vast field of ice. When it was absolutely essential 
to venture out, the unshod horses were unable to make any progress and 
very little use was made of them. This remarkable event fixes the date of 
many occurrences in the history of the county. It is yet vividly remem- 
bered by the residents of that date who relate many interesting reminis- 
cences concerning it. 

The original townships, as given in the county records, are Otter 
Creek, Maquapin, Centre, Apple Creek, Diamond Grove, and Mauvais- 
terre. Of these two are now in Jersey County, two in Greene, and two 
in Morgan. In 1832 the precincts were quite differently named. Ma- 
quapin, Otter Creek, and Apple Creek remain, but we have in addition 
Eastern, Carrollton, Piasa, and Mount Airy. The following table of 
election returns, taken from the records, will show tlie vote of the county 
and its precincts in 1838. It seems that in the Fall of 1838, by a clerical 
error in the return of votes to the Secretary of State, the number of 
votes cast for Stephen A. Douglas, for representative in Congress, was 
incorrectly stated, whereupon the "Little Giant" appeared before the 
County Commissioners and asked that a correct return be made. The 
court therefore ordered the clerk to make return to the Secretary of 
State, as follows : 

PPFPivPTc: S.ephenA. John T. John 

lKh,CKNL,lb. Douglas. Stevens. Stevens. 

Mt. Airy 85 36 .... .. 

Jerseyville _. 80 85 

Richwoods 74 47 

Camden 25 74 

Wilmington - 70 13 

Piasa 36 59 

Eastern 84 -- 45 

Apple Creek — 95 48 

Lorton's Prairie... 186 135 .. 

Kane 40 46 

Otter Creek 4 .... 42 -- 

Bluffdale 12 63 .. 

Carrollton 568 254 67 

Total 1359 902 112 

It will be seen that at this time Carrollton contained more than one- 
third of the population of the county. 

About this time a wave of financial excitement seemed to flow over 
the whole west. A desire for enlargement, improvement, rapid growth, 
sudden money making took possession of the people and showed itself 
in various ways, most of which resulted disastrously. The first indica- 
tion that this affliction had reached Greene County was the rage for lay- 
ing out towns, which manifested itself about the year 1836. Every- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 293 

where, along the river and highways, and even in remote, out-of-the-way 
places, towns were laid out and beautifully executed plats were drawn 
and printed, and adorned the walls of public buildings, while posters and 
handbills were freely circulated announcing frequent sales of corner lots, 
and setting forth the great inducements offered by the location for the in- 
vestment of money. Each of these paper towns aspired at no distant 
day to become a city or place of commercial importance. In each lot 
was hidden a wealth to the purchaser, which was sure to develop itself 
in time. There are to be found on the records of the county forty-two 
town plats. Among the projected towns which have not yet reached the 
height of their projectors' ambition may be mentioned Randolph, Hart- 
ford, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Teneriffe, Salisbury, Delaware, Concord, 
Norwalk, Columbiana, Rivesville, Centerville, Bloomfield, Homer, Ship- 
ping Point, Albany. 

The State banks issued floods of paper, prices rose enormously and 
speculation was rife. Men of foresight kept out of debt, but soon, when 
the collapse came, those who had invested heavily in corner lots were 
ruined and in their fall carried down many a worthy man's earthly all. 

In 1838 the county received a great accession to its treasury. The 
legislature of the State, in 1837, passed an act to inaugurate the most 
gigantic system of internal improvement that the most visionary enthu- 
siast could conceive of. By that act, entitled " An act to establish and 
maintain a general system of internal improvement," in force February 
27, 1837, before the population of the State amounted to one million in- 
habitants, there was appropriated '$10,300,000 to improve rivers and build 
railroads, f 100,000 was to improve the Great Wabash River; -f 100,000 
the Illinois River; -$100,000 the Rock River; $50,000 the Kaskaskia 
River, and $50,000 the Little Wabash River. There was appropriated to 
improve the great mail route between St. Louis and Vincennes, $250,000. 
To build a railroad from Cairo to the terminus of the Michigan Canal, 
$3,800,000. For a railroad from Alton to Mt. Carmel and to Equality, 
in Gallatin County, $1,600,000. To the Northern Cross Railroad from 
Quincy to the Indiana State line, $1,800,000. For a railroad from Peoria 
to Warsaw, $700,000. For a branch of the Central Railroad, $600,000. 
For a railroad from Alton to the Central Railroad, $600,000. For a rail- 
road from Belleville to- Mt. Carmel, $150,000, and for a railroad from 
Bloomington, McLean County, to Mackinaw, $350,000. All that large 
amount was borrowed on the credit of the State. It was doubtless sup- 
posed that the representatives in the legislature from those sections of the 
State in which the vastamount of money wasto be appropriated, would, of 
course, not oppose the measure ; but from those counties lying outside 
of the line of the contemplated railroads it was feared that there might 
be sufficient opposition to defeat the scheme. Hence it was proposed, no 
doubt with a view of quieting opposition, to donate a certain amount of 
money in cash to tliose counties. In other words, to bribe the members 
to support it. Accordingly the act in one of its sections made this pro- 
vision : " There shall be appropriated the sum of $200,000 of the first 
money that sliall be obtained under the provisions of this act to be drawn 
by the several counties in a ratable proportion as to the last census made, 
through which there is no railroad or canal to be made at the expense or 
cost of the State of Illinois, which said money shall be expended in the 



294 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

improvement of roads, constructing bridges and other works.*' The rep- 
resentatives from Greene County were F'ranklin Witt, Cyrus A. Davis 
and Revelle W. English. Tiie bribe could not seduce them from the path 
of duty. They voted against the bill, as did the senators, Gen. James 
Turney and John Allen. The sum of $30,250 was Greene County's por- 
tion of the $200,000. The Commissioners' Court, through agents ap- 
pointed for that purpose, loaned the mone}^ out in violation of the law. 
With a portion of it, however, the bridges spanning Apple and Macoupin 
Creeks were built. Another portion was appropriated towards improv- 
ing the roads from Carrollton and White Hall to the mouth of Apple 
Creek, by tlirowing up embankments through the river bottom and bridg- 
ing lakes, scarcely a vestige of which work is now to be seen. A portion 
in less amounts was appropriated to build small bridges, another portion 
went in the shape of agents' commissions, and still another portion was 
never collected. The Macoupin and Apple Creek bridges, which are 
still in use, were about the only permanent benefit the county received 
from the fund. 

It was another manifestation of the same spirit that originated the 
movement which brought about the division of the county. Jersey ville 
was a new town, and those interested in her prosperity thought that 
nothing would do more to give an upward impulse to the price of lots 
than the location of a court house in that village. If a new county were 
formed from the southern half of Greene County, Jerseyville would be- 
come the county seat, and hence rapidly grow. It is also said that some 
points north of Carrollton favored the movement in the hope that the 
county seat of Greene County might thereby be moved. To these argu- 
ments was added the more substantial and cogent reason that the county 
was too large for convenience or effective organization. An effort was 
made to divide the county in 1836, but although the bill passed the Gen- 
eral Assembly, it was rejected by the people. In 1838 it was again 
brought up, and an act dividing the county was passed by the legislature 
and submitted to the people. The northern and southern portions of the 
county voted for the division, but the central district was opposed to the 
measure. The vote taken August 5, 1839, stood as follows : 

For erection of Jersey Counly -I239 

Against erection of Jersey Counly 714 

Majority for . 525 

During the year 1837, Nathaniel Graves, a jjrominent citizen of Pike 
County, committed a deliberate murder. He was arrested and brought 
before the Circuit Court in that county. The case was brought by 
change of venue from that county to Greene County, where the trial took 
place before Judge Jesse B. Thomas, in June, 1838. The case was one 
of the most important that had engaged the attention of the court for 
many years, and Stephen A. Douglas, Thomas H. Benton, and other dis- 
tinguished advocates were employed upon it. Every device known to 
law was employed to clear the prisoner, but without avail, and he was 
sentenced to be hanged on Wednesday, October 3, 1838. The prisoner 
was remanded to jail, and to all appearances devoted himself to making 
preparations for death. The jail then in use by tlie county was the plain 



HIS'JORY OF GKEENE COUNTY. 295 

structure now used by the city of Carrollton for a city prison, and it was 
considered quite secure. The time wore on until the Sunday before the 
day appointed for the execution. Graves was visited by his brother and 
other friends, and appeared resigned to death. At night he divided what 
money he had among the guards, saying he would have no more use for 
it. The next morning Graves and a young man named Thurston, who 
had been serving out a jail sentence, were gone ; a small hole had been 
dug through the floor under the wall and so out. But it was very small, 
and many who saw it felt confident that no man ever crawled through it. 
It was quite generally suspected that money was used with some one to 
assist him to escape. Graves was never recaptured, and so effected a 
most remarkable escape from the gallows. Thurston afterward returned, 
and related the adventures of himself and Graves in making their escape 
from the county ; but he would never tell by what means they made their 
exit from the jail. Graves was afterward heard of in Mississippi, where 
he is believed to have died but a few years ago. 

In 1837, or 1838, Amos H. Squires was appointed treasurer of the 
county. He had occupied positions of trust before, and was regarded by 
every one as one of the most upright and substantial men of the county. 
Two or three years after his appointment, having about 83,000 in his 
hands, he absconded, and for a year or more could not be found. At last 
he was apprehended for trial, and in the April term, 1844, the county 
brought an action for debt against him and his bondsmen, Alfred Hin- 
ton, John W. Scott, Wylie Wilder, William Rainey, and Young Wood. 
The suit was successful, and the county obtained a verdict of $3,038.48. 
A new trial was granted, and the case was taken to Jersey County. The 
final result was that by means of some technicality, Squiies escaped pun- 
ishment, and the county pocketed the loss. 



THE MEXICAN WAR. 

When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, Greene County promptly 
answered the call for volunteers. Monday, June 22, the Carrollton 
Guards, composed of eighty-one men, set out for Alton, in wagons fur- 
nished by the citizens of the county. They bore with them a handsome 
flag j)resented by the ladies of Carrollton, William Sharon making the 
presentation speech and S. S. Chester responding in behalf of the com- 
pany. The men went into camp at Alton, where they were joined 
by a company from Morgan County, under Gen. John J. Hardin, and by 
other companies from other directions. While at Alton both of these 
commands became part of the 1st Illinois Regiment. Gen. John J. 
Hardin was chosen Colonel. Of the Carrollton Guards, Col. Jacob Fry 
was elected Captain, Maj. W. C. Rainey, First Lieutenant, Col. J. C. 
Winters, Second Lieutenant, and S. S. Chester, Third Lieutenant. On 
Sunday, the 19th of July, the regiment embarked for Memphis, and 
thence went on to Montezuma. The company went through the war in 
Mexico and rendered valiant service in the battle of Buena Vista, in 
which the gallant General Hardin was killed. His death was very 
deeply regretted wherever he was known. 



296 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

At tlie April term of the Circuit Court of Greene County, resolutions 
M^ere passed expressing the regret of the bar at the loss of Col. Hardin, 
and their appreciation of his abilities and admirable qualities. The 
attorneys present at this term of court were D. M. Woodson, D. A. 
Smith, C. H. Goodricli, Wm. P. Chesnnt, Richard Yates, H. Dusenbury, 
A. W. Cavarly, Wm. Sharon, W. K. Titcomb, T. Barlow, Wm. Thomas, 
J. A. Chesnut, C. D. Hodges, R. L. Doyle, Wm. Bosbyshill, Giles H. 
Turner, John H. Burruss and J. M. Tillett. When it became known 
that more troops were needed, Greene Count}^ promptly responded, and in 
July, 1847, a second company, commanded by Capt. John Bristow, uncle 
of an ex-Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of the same 
family name, started for the seat of war. The members of this company 
came mostly from the northern part of the count}^ Capt. Bristow was 
soon obliged to return on account of ill health, but both the Greene 
County companies did good service during the war. For a number of 
years the survivors of these commands liave been in the habit of meeting 
annually for the purpose of reviving old memories and perpetuating old 
fellowships. The last meeting of the Mexican Veterans' Association was 
held at White Hall, Septemi3er 25, 1878. Col. J. C. Winters acted as 
president and E. A. Giller as secretary. There were present sixteen 
survivors of the Mexican war and also three survivors of the Black Hawk 
war. Speeches were made bv Messrs. W. B. Ferguson, Jesse Sims, J. 
L. Stoddard, C. C. Eaton, W^. B. Harper, Col. J. C. Winters and E. A. 
Giller, of the Mexican veterans, and by R. D. Gill and C. J. Whitesides, 
veterans of the Black Hawk war. The death of Archibald Overby, a 
Mexican veteran who had passed away during the year, was mentioned, 
and appropriate resolutions were passed in view of that event. Tlie 
meeting then adjourned for a year. 

As illustrating the unyielding patriotism of the great mass of the 
citizens of the county at that time, the following, which appeared in 
the first number of the Carrollton Gazette^ June 26, 1846, is reprinted: 

" Whereas, David Hartwell did, a few days since, make certain re- 
marks relative to the Mexican war, the purport of which was that he de- 
sired the success of the Mexicans over the Americans ; Now these are to 
certify that the citizens of Carrollton will not permit the said David Hart- 
well to live among them unless he will, publicly, retract all offensive 
language used in the premises, ask the pardon of the community, and 
promise hereafter to demean himself in a more orderly and gentlemanly 
manner. " Many Citizens. 

" Carrollton, June 22, 1846. 
" Gentlemen : I will humbly comply with the above requirements of 
yours, stated in the article above, to which your names are attached, and 
will freely and gladly retract all the wrong that has proceeded from me. 
I ask the pardon of each and every person or citizen, whose feelings 
have been hurt by me, and I will promise, in future, to live in a manner 
as orderly and gentlemanly as my humble knowledge of good breeding 
will enable me to do. David Hartwell." 

The first newspaper established in Greene County was The Back- 
woodsman. Its publication was begun in 1837, at Grafton, and Paris 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 297 

Mason was its publisher and John Russell, of Bluffdale, its editor. In 
this paper appeared many of the verses and essays which have given Mr. 
Russell such a reputation as a writer. After the organization of Jersey 
County The Backwoodsman was removed to Jersey ville, where it was pub- 
lished by A. S. Tilden, afterward by Fletcher & Parenteau. During 
the management of the latter gentlemen the office burned down, and Ed- 
ward F. Fletcher removed to Carrollton, where he commenced the publi- 
cation of the first paper in the present limits of Greene County. This 
was the People s Advocate. It was printed in a brick building on the 
south side of the Square, now the property of George Wright, Esq. The 
Carrollton Gazette., the next venture of the sort, was established in 
June, 1846, by G. B. Price, by which gentleman and his sons its publica- 
tion has ever since been continued. 

In 1847 occurred the Constitutional Convention which gave to the State 
the " constitution of '47." To this convention Greene County sent as 
delegates, D. M. Woodson, Franklin Witt and L. E. Worcester. Messrs. 
Witt and Worcester are still living. Judge Woodson was gathered to 
his fathers in 1877. While attending the convention at Springfield Judge 
Woodson kept the people of the county informed as to the important 
transactions of the body by frequent letters, which were published in the 
Carrollton Gazette. 

About this time the county was very much excited by the rapid rise 
and growth of the " Sons of Temperance," and " Cadets of Tem- 
perance," secret societies composed largely of young persons. This is 
the first temperance revival of which we have any record in the county, 
and although it promised much and did accomplish some good, it wa& 
short lived. 

The first fair ever held in Greene County occurred in the Fall of 
1839. The place selected was the pasture now owned by George 
Wright, Esq., just north of his residence in Carrollton. Here a small 
collection of huge vegetables, some specimens of grain and fruits, and a 
very respectable show of stock was gathered and enclosed in a ring of 
rope. There was no entrance fee and one day was sufficient for award- 
ing all the premiums. Those who were present who felt able to do so 
were expected to contribute one dollar each toward the expenses of the 
occasion. At the same time a ladies'. department was arranged in the 
grand jury room of the court house. Here bedquilts and the niceties of 
cookery and needle craft were displayed, admired and criticised. The 
only facts we have been able to learn as to the premium list are that 
Mrs. Brace (mother of J. E. Brace, Esq.,) was awarded the first premium 
for best specimen of home made flannel, and that George L. Burruss, 
Esq. took the first and J. B. Eldred, Esq., the second premium for boar 
pigs. Stephen Spencer was one of the committee on fine wool sheep and 
John W. Huitt one of the judges on horses. The next year a similar 
display was made and a large attendance secured, but after that no fairs 
were held in the county until the organization of the Association in 1854. 

The charter of the Jacksonville & Carrollton Railroad was granted 
in 1851, but the first effort to raise money for its construction was during 
the next year. At a meeting of the commissioners of the road, held in 
Jacksonville Monday, September 13, 1852, Hon. D. M. Woodson in 
the chair, it was " resolved that books for the subscription of the capital 



298 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

stock be opened from and after the fifteenth day of September, 1852, at 
Carrollton, under the control and direction of A. W. Cavarly, C. D. 
Hodges, and F. P. Vedder, at such time as they may deem proper. At 
White Hall under the control and direction of L. E. Worcester, Asbury 
Davis, and Emanuel Metcalf, at such time as they may deem proper. At 
Kane under the control and direction of Z. H. Adams and N. M. Perry, 
at such time as they may deem proper. At Jerseyville under the control 
and direction of A. B. Morean, C. H. Knapp, and J. Ploughman, at such 
time as they may deem proper. At Alton under the control and direc- 
tion of George T. Brown, Edward Keating, and Levi Davis, at such time 
as they may deem proper. At Manchester under the control and direc- 
tion of Jas. Clinton, W. S. Andrews, and A. Hicks, at such time as tliey ma}- 
deem proper. At Jacksonville under the control and direction of D. A. 
Smith, J. J. Cassell, and W. B. Warren, at such time as they may deem 
proper." 

The corporators of the road were D. M. Woodson, Philip Coffman, 
D. A. Smith, A. W. Cavarly, Alex. B. Morean, Wm. B. Warren, A. C. 
Dixon, S. M. Prosser, Murray McConnell, W. S. Hurst, Joe Dunlap, and 
Edward Keating. In December, 1853, they announced that, as the pro- 
vision of the charter, requiring the subscription of $100,000, had been 
complied with, a meeting of the stockholders would be held at Carrollton 
on the 27th of that month, for the pui'pose of organization. At this 
time the following directors were chosen : James Berdan, Simeon Ross, 
D. M. Woodson, A. B. Morean, George T. Brown. Hon. D. M. Woodson 
was elected President. At this time there was a great deal of enthusiasm 
for the road, and one paper announced its belief that cars would be run- 
ning from Carrollton to Alton in eighteen months. It was nearer eighteen 
years before the prediction was realized. Meetings were held in the 
various towns, and a surveyor, Josiah T.'Hunt, was at once set at work 
on the route, and finished his survey by June, 1854. Some difficulty soon 
ensued as to the terminus of the road. Alton Cit}" subscribed ;|100,000, 
on condition that the terminus should be in that city. Afterward the 
company saw the value of an outlet to St. Louis, and decided to extend 
the line to that city. The rivalry between St. Louis and Alton was then 
very bitter, and the latter city at once withdrew its subscription. For 
several years the struggle to raise money enough to warrant the directors 
in contracting the road continued. Appeals through the press, personal 
solicitations, public meetings, and every means was tried, but still the 
Avork dragged. Year after year passed by, until the patience of the ])eo- 
ple was nearly exhaused. When the collection of the amounts subscribed 
was begun there was more delay and difficulty. Work was finally com- 
menced at Jacksonville, in 1858, and in 1860 cars were running as far south 
as Manchester. Two years more were occupied in building it to White 
Hall, and by this time the war so engrossed the attention and energy of 
the county that the connection with the main line, at Godfrey, was not 
made until 1865. Meantime the name of the road had been changed to 
the St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad, and it was shortly leased 
by the Chicago & Alton road, which thereby obtained its much coveted 
direct communication with St. Louis. 

The movement which resulted in building the railroad running from 
Rock Island to St. Louis, now known as the St. Louis branch of the 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUKTY. 299 

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, began as early as 1858. The 
eastern part of the county was thoroughly aroused on the subject, and 
money was freely subscribed. The influence of the points interested 
was sufficiently great to secure the voting of $50,000 to the road by the 
county, and this with amounts otherwise raised secured the road. 
White Hall contributed $10,000 and obtained the crossing ; Greenfield 
paid $15,000, and other parts of the county lesser sums. A portion of 
the road was at once built, but soon the lack of funds caused a halt. In 
1868 a new charter was obtained, and from this time the work of con- 
struction was pushed vigorously forward, until in 1871 it was completed. 
This road has contributed very considerably to the prosperity of White 
Hall, has greatly aided Greenfield, and may be said to have created 
Wrightsville and Rockbridge. A cross road from Greenfield to Carroll- 
ton and thence to the Illinois River is now greatly needed. Such a line 
could be very cheaply constructed and its completion only a question of 
time. 

In March, 1555, it is recorded that the county was out of debt, but 
it did not remain in this condition for any great length of time. Within 
a very few years Greene County had voluntarily placed upon its shoulders 
a debt of $200,000. The first quarter of this was a subscription of 
$50,000 in aid of the Jacksonville, Alton & St. Louis Railroad ; the 
second $50,000 was voted to the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis road, 
and during the rebellion $100,000 was expended in hiring substitutes for 
such of the citizens of the count}^ as might be drafted for service in the 
army. The first was paid in March, 1875, the third in four installments, 
of which the last was paid in 1870, and the second is still due, and pay- 
able in 1880. 

From 1850 to 1855 or 1856 Abraham Lincoln, Richard Yates, and 
Stephen A. Douglas, as well as many other men who afterward occupied 
very prominent positions in the nation's history, were frequent visitors to 
this county. They often appeared, in their professional capacity, during 
the sessions of the Circuit Court, and in time of political excitement 
made many open air speeches, at various points in the county. Many of 
our old citizens were intimately acquainted with these statesmen. 

In May, 1855, some skillful burglars entered the office of the county 
clerk, and, by the use of powder, succeeded in forcing open the safe. 
They escaped with $11,300 and were never apprehended. During this 
year the county became heir to a singular propert3\ Dr. Titus Cornwell, 
at one time a resident of the county, had removed to New York, and 
there died. When his will was opened it was found that the doctor had 
devised four fifths of all his property in Illinois — estimated at from seven 
to ten thousand dollars — to Greene County, Illinois, to be used in this 
way : The property was to form a fund to be invested, the interest of 
which the testator directed should be used in the purchase of physiolog- 
ical and hygienic books, to be freely distributed among the public schools 
of the county. The other fifth of his Illinois property he divided between 
two medical institutions. I can not find that the Greene County schools 
ever received any benefit from this fund, although Dr. Cornwell especially 
directed that the income of the fund should be devoted to the specified 
use "for one hundred years at least." The population of the county 
during this year is given as about 14,000. 



300 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

In 18G2, when President Lincoln called for additional troops to aid 
in suppressing the rebellion in the South, Greene County answered with 
her usual promptness. Col. Jacob Fry's experiences and skill as a leader 
was again called into use and he was commissioned a Colonel, and author- 
ized to raise a regiment to rendezvous' at CarroUton. Three companies 
offered themselves and were accepted ; the first, Company A, was com- 
manded by Captain Annon P. Ohr, who had been editing the CarroUton 
Press; the second. Company B, was headed by Captain Martin Mann, 
and the third. Company G, was led by Captain (afterwards Colonel) 
Jerome B. Milton. The remainder of the regiment came from other 
counties. The regiment was mustered into service in 1862, and for some 
months remained in camp at the Fair Grounds, just east of CarroUton. 
Soon, however, the orders came to march to the front, where the Greene 
County boys did noble service for the old flag. Conpany A, out of 
respect for the Hon. D. M. Woodson, called themselves the " Woodson 
Guards," in recognition of which honor Judge Woodson presented them 
with a handsome flag, which they bore through the war. The whole 
number of soldiers in the Sixty-First Regiment Illinois Volunteers, from 
Greene County, at its organization, was three hundred and sixty-six, of 
whom eighty died while in service or were slain in battle. The whole 
number of men who served in the Union Army, from Greene County, 
was 1,371. Of these 87 were in the 12th Illinois Cavalry, 84 in the 14th 
Illinois Infantry, 99 in the 32d, 352 in the 91st, 72 in the 122d, 74 in the 
133d, 47 in the 144th, 108 in the 59th, and 84 in the 1st Missouri Cav- 
alry. Of these 17 per cent., or 195, died from disease or were killed during 
the war. For farther particulars see war record, farther on. 



STATISTICS. 

The census reports indicate that the number of inhabitants in the 
county increased more rapidly between the years 1830 and 1840 than 
between either of the other periods. When the census of 1830 was 
taken, which amounted to 7,074, Jersey County was still attached to 
Greene ; but in 1840, with Jersey detached, the population of the county 
amounted to 11,951, Jersey at the same time having 4,515 inhabitants. 
The population of Greene, between the years 1830 and 1840, must have 
increased at least 115 per cent. In 1850 the population of the county 
was 12,429, being an increase from 1840 of 20 per cent. In 1860 it 
amounted to 16,093, being an increase from 1850 of 30 per cent., and in 
1870 it was 20,270, an increase from 1860 of 26 per cent. 

In 1876 the county contained 3,850 taxpayers. The comparative 
slowness of the increase of late years is attributable, perhaps, to two 
causes. In the first place, when the county was first settled, Illinois 
was on the western frontier, and very few emigrants pushed farther on 
toward the setting sun. Now, not only emigrants from the East pass by 
the comparative!}^ old regions of Illinois, for the new lands beyond, but 
many of the residents of Greene County every year follow the tide of 
emigration and the star of empire westward. Still farther, it is to be 
considered that Greene County was very largely settled by persons of 



HISTOnY OF GREENE COUNTY. 301 

wealth, who purchased large tracts of land, These still remain in the 
family of the original purchaser, and the county contains comparatively 
few small farms. But this state of affairs is rapidly changing. Death 
and other fortuitous circumstances are causing the division of many large 
estates, and there will then be room for many more small farmers. There 
are very few counties in the State of more wealth in proportion to the 
number of inhabitants it contains. According to the census report of 
1870, the value of all farm productions in the county amounted to 
12,507,350, of course a very low estimate. The value of the farms in 
in the county was then stated to be $11,007,884. The same report gives the 
following figures: Acres of improved land, 175,408, woodland, 93,242, 
other unimproved land, 26,653. Of winter wheat there were raised 577,400 
bushels, of rye, 415 bushels, of Indian corn, 1,051,313 bushels, oats, 
64,029. 

The following figures taken from the Assessor's books for 1878, show 
approximately the present worth of the county, although such estimates 
are always verj^ largely below the truth : 

Horses, 7,362, valued at 8238,405 ; cattle, 19,289, valued at |244,- 
710 ; mules and asses, 1,487, valued at $54,485 ; sheep, 8,543, valued at 
$11,340; hogs, 27,928, valued at $37,645; steam engines, including 
boilers, 29, valued at $850 ; fire and burglar safes, 11, valued at $2,310; 
billiard, j)igeon-hole, etc. tables, 6, valued at $185 ; carriages and wagons, 
2,410, valued at $56,430; watches and clocks, 887, value, $3,815 ; sewing 
and knitting machines, 993, value, $11,460 ; pianos, 137, value, $9,890 ; 
melodeons and organs, 142, value, $3,955 ; total value enumerated 
property, $684,480. Merchandise, $130,580 ; material and man- 
ufactured articles, $5,325 ; manufactured tools, implements and 
machinery, $8,420 ; gold and silver plate and plated ware, $6,500 ; dia- 
monds and jewelry, $4,000; money of banks, bankers, brokers, etc. $40,435; 
credits of the same, $15,335 ; moneys of other than bankers, etc., $210,545; 
credits of same, $152, 19-'^ ; bonds and stocks, $5,700 ; agricultural imple- 
ments, $3,941 ; property of corporations not enumerated, $3,000 ; prop- 
erty of saloons and eating houses, $3,500 ; household and office property, 
$77,730; investments in real estate and improvements thereon, $6,905 ; 
all other property, $2,680 ; total value of unenumerated property, $696,- 
900 ; total value of personal property, $1,381,380. Improved lands, 
265,776 acres, value, $4,306,525 ; average value per acre, $16.20 ; unim- 
proved lands, 77,421 acres, value $266,020 ; average value per acre, $3.44; 
total lands, 343,197, value, $4,572,545, average value per acre, $13.32; 
No. of improved lots, 2,094, value, $644,730 ; average value per lot, 
$307,89 ; unimproved lots, 1,315, value, $28,230 ; average value per lot, 
$21.47; town and city lots, 3,409, value, $672,960; average value per 
lot, $197.41 ; total value of personal property, lands and lots, $6,626,885. 
Acres in cultivation, etc., in 1877 : wheat, 52,957 ; corn, 75,789 ; oats, 
4,754; meadows, 19,514 ; other field products, 2,056; acres inclosed pas- 
ture, 69,097 ; acres in orchard, 3,571 ; acres in woodland, 113,927. Total 
value of all railroad property assessed in Greene County, $6,628,185 ; 
assessed value of railroad property in Greene County for 1878 : Chicago 
& Alton, No. of miles, 38 ; St. Louis, R. I. & Chicago, 23. Assessed 
value, excluding buildings, C. & A., $240,795 ; St. L., R. I. & C, $53,- 
625 ; value of buildings on right of way, C. & A., $1,804 ; St. L., R. I. & 
F 



302 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



!$14,67-1: ; total assess- 

1306,087 : St. L.$72.- 



C.,-fl,107; rollinjT stock, C. & A., 853,584; St. L. 

ment b}^ State Board of Equalization, C. & A., 

847. Equalized value of all railroad property in the county, C. & C, 

307,847 ; St. L., $73,322. 

The report of the State Auditor gives the following table of local 
indebtedness in Greene County : 



TOWNSHIPS. 

AND 

RANGES. 


Equalized val. 
uation of all 
property as- 
sessed for 
the year 1877 


ill 


City,,village 
and incorp d 
town indebt- 
edness, July 
1,1878. 


School district 
i ndeb ted- 
ness, July i, 
1878. 


J, i M„- 




$ 7.067,358 
817,367 
516.421 
292,129 
411,771 
405,746 

335,545 
384,740 
378,927 
1,189,914 
676,449 
889,476 
134.76S 
296,056 
150,594 
187,455 


$ 50,000 


$""3^558 


$ 3- 500 


$ 50,000 


Town 9 & 10, N. R. lo W 


7,058 













9 " II w 





250 


1,250 


1,500 












^2 " 






600 


600 


9 " I2W 












30,000 


30,000 


12 W 








12 " I2W 

8 & 9 " 13 & 14 w 
lo " 13 & 14 w 
ir " 13 & 14 w 
12 " 13&14W 




10,000 


6,500 


16,500 






















925 


925 






Total 


$ 50,000 


$ 13,808 


$ 42.775 


$106,583 







A LIST OF THE COUNTY OFFICERS OF GREENE COUNTY, 
From the Date of its Organization in 1821, to 1879, 

Furnished by Geo. H. Harlow, Secretary op^ vState. 



DATE of commission. 

February 12, 1821 
April 14, 1821, 

July 2, 
August 11, " 
June 27, 1822, 
August 22, " 
September 5, 1822 

January 13, 1823, 
February 17, " 
May 7, " 

September 2, 1824 
December 30, " 



OFFICE. 

County Judge, 
Sheriff, . . 
Coroner, . . 
Surveyor, 
Recorder, . . 
County Judge, 
County Judge, 
Sheriff, . . 
Coroner, 
Recorder, 
County Judge, 
Surveyor. 
Coroner, . . 
Sheriff, . . 



NAMES. 

John G. Lofton. 
Thomas Carlin. 
Jacob Waggoner. 
Robert Avery. 
John G. Lofton. 
A. Bowman. 
Abraham Bowman. 
Young Wood. 
Christian Link. 
Samuel Lee, Jr. 
Alfred M. Cavarly. 
Robert Avery. 
Christian Link. 
Youncr Wood. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



503 



DATE OF COMMISSION. 

January 6, 1825, . 

- 18, - 

a (i ti 

September 25, 1826, 
December 5, " 
March 29, 1827, . 
October 13, " 
December 14, 1827, 
September 11, 1828, 

January 28, 1829, 

February 17, 1830, 
August 30, 

September 28, " 
January " 1831, 
February 10, 1831, 
September 5, 1832, 

August 16, 1834, 

January 24, 1835, 
February 12, " 
August 13, " 

- 18, 1836, 

September 11, 1837, 
October 17, " 
August 24, 1838 



August 17, 1839, 



" 1840, 

7, 1841, 

8, 1842, 

25, 1843, 



" 26, 1844, 

" 27, " 
September 3, " 
May 21, 1845, 
August 27, 1846, 



Surveyor, .... 
Public Administrator, 
County Judge, . 
Coroner, .... 
Sheriff, .... 
County Judge, . . 
Surveyor, 

Public Administrator, 
Sheriff, .... 
Coroner, .... 
Survey 01, . . . 
Public Administrator, 
Recorder, . . . 
Coroner, .... 
Sheriff, .... 
Recorder, .... 
Recorder, . . . 
Public Administrator, 
Sheriff, .... 
Coroner, .... 
Coroner, .... 

Sheriff, 

Surveyor, . . . 
County Judge, . . 
Recorder, 

Surveyor, .... 
Sheriff, .... 
Coroner, .... 
County Judge, . . 

Sheriff, 

Survevor, 

Sheriff, . 

Coroner, . 

County Judge, 

Recorder, 

Surveyor, 

Sheriff, . 

Coroner, 

Recorder, 

Sheriff, . 

Coroner, . 

County Judge, 

Recorder, 

Surveyor, 

Coroner, . 

Coroner, 

Sheriff, . 

Public Administrator, 

Sheriff, .... 

Coroner, .... 



William Scott. 
John Allen. 
Alfred M. Cavarly. 
Christian Link. 
Young Wood. 
John Brown. 
Robert Avery. 
Samuel C. Pierce. 
Jacob Fry. ^ 
Peter Fronk. 
Samuel Smith. 
Samuel C. Pierce. 
William B. Whittaker. 
Philip N. Rampy. 
Jacob Fry. i/ 
John W. Skidmore, 
John Evans. 
William Carlin. 
Jacob Fry. -^ 
John N. Whitlock. 
John Whitlock. 
Jacob Fry. -^' 
Job Collins. 
Lewis W Link. 
David Pierson. 
Job Collins. 
Jacob Fry. -^ 
James G. Berry. 
David Meade Woodson. 
Young Wood. 
J. M. Hurd. 
John D. Fry. - 
John N. Whitlock. 
Calvin Tunnell. 
Charles Lancaster. 
C. C. Dodge. 
Hugh Jackson. 
John N. Whitlock. 
John D. Fry. ^^ 
Hugh Jackson. 
James Hopkins. 
Mathias S. Link. 
John D. Fry. -- 
Christopher C. Dodge. 
John N. Whitlock. 
John N. Whitlock. 
Hugh Jackson. 
John S. Fry. ^ 
Hugh Jackson. 
Richard Ellis. 



304 



HISTORY OP GREENE COUNTY. 



DATE OF COMMISSION. 

August 27, 1846, 
January 4, 1847, . 
August 9, " 

" 18, " 
" 17,1848, . 
" 23 " 
November 13, 1849, 

it u u 



Elected Sept. 4, 1848, 
November 20, 1850, 

10, 1851, 

23, 1852, 



(( u 



November 13, 1874, 



14, 1855, 
17, 1856, 



1857, 



Appointed by the Court 
November 30, 1858, . 

March 2, 1859, . ' . 
November 18, 1859, . 



Recorder, 

Public Administrator, 
Recorder, 
Surveyor, . 
County Judge, . . 
Slieriff, .... 
Coroner, .... 
County Judge, 
Clerk County Court 
Surveyor, . . . 
Coroner, . . . 
Clerk Circuit Court, 
Sheriff, .... 
Coroner, . . . 
Surveyor, 
Sheriff, .... 
Coroner, .... 
Clerk Circuit Court, 
County Judge, . . 
County Justice, . 
County Justice, 
County Clerk, 
County Surveyor, . 
School Commissioner 
Sheriff, .* . . . 
Coroner, . . . 
Surveyor, . . . 
Circuit Clerk, 
Sheriff", .... 
Coroner, . . . 
County Judge, 
"' Justice, . 

" Clerk, . " 
Surveyor, . . , 
County Treasurer, . 
School Commissionei 



November 15, 1860, . 



14, 1861, 



Sheriff, .... 
Coroner, . . . 
County Judge, 

" Justice, . 
Surveyor, . 
County Treasurer, 
School Commissioner 
Circuit Clerk, . . 
Sheriff, . . . 
Coroner, . . . 

County Judge, 



Abram Spencer. 
John S. Fry. -^ 
Abraham Spencer. 
William H. Ellis. 
Mathias S. Link. 
Zachariah A. Morrow. 
James Medford. 
Mathias S. Link. 
Francis P. Vedder. 
William H. Ellis. 
R. R. Nichols. 
William Carlin. 
William Halbut. 
Marshall Dulaney. 
Samuel Heaton. 
Zachariah A. Morrow. 
Marshall Dulaney. 
Abram Spencer. 
Charles D. Hodges. 
L, E. Worcester. 
Thos. I. Short. 
F. P. Vedder. 
S. Heaton. 
Jos. Pierson. 
Hugh Jackson. 
Marshall Dulany. 
Samuel Heaton. 
Abraham Spencer. 
Lemuel J. Potterson. 
Marshall Dulany. 
Charles D. Hodges. 
Linus E. Worcester. 
Thomas J. Short. 
Francis P. Vedder. 
Henry Bonfoy. 
William L. Green. 
Joseph Pierson. 
James B. Samuel. 
Jordan Lark in. 
Anderson Headrick. 
Thomas H. Boyd. 
Levi T. Whiteside. 
Henry Bonfoy. 
William L. Green. 
Stephen F. Corrington. 
James S. Vedder. 
Jacob Bowman. 
Anderson Headrick. 
Jehosaphat E. Bridges. 
Thomas H. Boyd. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



305 



DATE OF COMMISSION. 

November 14, 1861, 
December 6, " 
November 13, 1862, 
20, 1863, 

December 8, 1864, 
November 17, 1865, 

12, 1866, 



20, 1867, 
17, 1868, 

December 2, 1869, 



3, 1870, 
November 16, 1871, 
20, 1872, 



March 21, 1873, . 
November 17, 1873, 



January " 1874, 

November 21, 1874, 

27, " ' 
August 21, " . 

November 26, 1875, 



OFFICE. 

" Clerk, . 
Surveyor, . . 
County Justice, 

Sheriff, . . . 
Coroner, . . 

Surveyor, . . 
School Commissioner 
County Treasurer, . 
Circuit Clerk, . 
Sheriff, .... 
County Judge, 
Surveyor, . . 
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" Judge, . . 
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Sheriff, .... 
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"William A. Davis. 
Henry Bonfoy. 
John Rugle. 
Robert Green. 
William L. Green. 
John D. Jack. 
Parham Thraxton. 
L. M. Dyer. 
Stephen F. Corrington. 
Nathaniel J. Andrews. 
Thomas J. Carlin. 
George W. Coonrod. 
Thomas H. Boyd. 
Samuel Heaton. 
George W. Davis. 
Alfred Hinton. 
Thomas Wright. 
S. Foster Green. 
Jay C. White. 
Thomas J. Carlin. 
James S. Yedder. 
Henry Nash. 
John Rugle. 
F. M. Fishback. 
J. H. Rives. 
Geo. W. Davis. 
N. J. Andrews. 
J. C. White. 
C. A. Worley. 
Francis M. Bell. 
Henry P. Nash. 
A. M. Browning. 
J. C. White. 
Thomas J. Carlin. 
N. J. Andrews. 
John J. Fitzsimmons. 
John Johns. 
Linus E. Worcester. 
Leander R. Lakin. 
Joseph Rickart. 
Mrs. Catherine Hopkins. 
Curtis W. Brace. 
Joseph F. Ballinger. 
Wm. H. Barrow. 
John H. Green. 
Frank M. Bridges. 
Henry P. Nash. 
Henry C. Withers. 
Richard H. Short. 
William B. Robinson. 



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HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



DATE OF COMMISSION. 

November 26, 1875, 

November 27, 1876, 
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December 1, " . 
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1, 1877, 



December 1, 1877, 
November 25, 1878, 
December 2, 1878, 



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George H. Amos. 
Jay C. White. 
James R. Ward. 
John Jones. 
Anderson Headrick. 
William M. Morrow. 
James H. Short. 
Linus E. Worcester. 
Leander R. Lakin. 
William D. Gullett. 
David F. King. 
Singleton F. Green. 
William M. Mayberry. 
John Jones. 
Anderson Headrick. 



VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. 



The Baptists in Greene County. 

The following very clear historical sketch of the Baptists of Greene 
Count}^ was written especially for this work l)y Rev. B. B. Hamilton, of 
White Hall, whose studies and abilities eminently fit him for such a task : 

The Baptists of Greene County have always stood in the front rank 
of religious organizations. They were among the earliest settlers, and 
were generally followed by ministers of their own body, who gathered 
the scattered members, and organized churches as interest or convenience 
seemed to require. 

The first church was organized in Carrollton, by Elder William 
Jones, of Madison County, very soon after the location of the county 
seat at that place (in 1821). Of this body the late Governor Carlin was 
at one time a member ; and their first meeting house was a log cabin 
which stood not very far from the residence of Dr. J. F. Simpson. In the 
round of years this body migrated eastward, and is now known as the 
Providence Church. It was originally one of the hyper-Calvinistic anti- 
Mission Churches. With this church Sears Crane united when he came 
to Illinois in 1822, and by it he was at a later period ordained as a gospel 
minister. 

The first ordained Baptist minister to settle in Greene County, so 
far as I can learn, Avas Aaron Smith, who made his home a little north- 
west of the present site of White Hall, and gathered a church known as 
the Apple Creek Church. The date of that organization is not known, 
but it must have been in 1822, or very early 1823. For as early as April, 
1823, Aaron Smith appeared as a messenger from the Apple Creek Church 
at the organization of the Diamond Grove Church, in Morgan County. 
A meeting house was built not far from where William Carr's shop now 
stands, in White Hall. This was a frame building, and Judge Hinton 
tells that when it was raised, and Col. Gregory, Benjamin Smith, Judge 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 307 

Cyrus Tolman and himself had mounted the corners, the bottle was passed 
around, and Judge Tolman christened the new house " Aaron's Delight." 
Whether the name was ominous of evil or not, the church, through the 
misconduct of Charles Kitchens, one of its ministers, and the removal of 
Aaron Smith to Texas, was divided and destroj^ed. The meeting house 
became the property of Dr. Hudson, and is now the residence of William 
A. Porter. 

Before the breaking up of this church an " Arm," as it was called, 
had been gathered west of Roodhouse, and this " Arm " ultimately be- 
came a church, connected at first with the Apple Creek Association, 
afterward with the Concord, and by a recent removal of its meeting 
house, is now located at Barrow Station, near the northern line of 
Greene County. John Record and Allen Murray have been for the last 
thirty years the principal ministers. Record died near Winchester several 
years since. 

The next church in the order of time was constituted at the house 
of Jehu Brown, in what is now Jersey County. It was composed of 
seven members, among whom were Mrs. Brown, Major and Amy Dod- 
son. This body was known as the Macoupin Church, and belonged to 
the Friends to Humanity. Elder John Clark was, for nearly ten 3^ears, 
its principal minister. Major Dodson, and his sons Elijah, Fletcher and 
Ezekiel, were at various times connected with this church and officiated 
as ministers. In 1834, Elder Moses Lemen came from Monroe County 
and settled near Kane, and held the pastorship of this church for more 
than ten years. In 1838 a meeting house was begun at Homer (old 
Kane) and completed in the following year. In 1843 Joel Terry removed 
from St. Clair County to Kane, and was the minister of this church, with 
occasional intervals of rest, for nearly twenty years, or up to the time of 
his death. During this time there had been ordained Thomas A. Morton, 
Ezekiel Dodson, and Henry W. Manning. At a later period a new house 
was built at the station, which is now occupied by the Kane Church. 
This is the oldest missionary church in the l)ounds of Greene County, 
having been organized in November, 1823. It has not as large a mem- 
bership as it had forty years ago. 

For some two or three years I can not find that any addition was 
made to the number of churches. But in October, 1826, David R. 
Chance gathered the Henderson's Creek Church with seven members, and 
Aaron Hicks and Chauncey Lee were the first baptized into its member- 
ship. This is now known as the White Hall Church. Its present meet- 
ing house was erected in 1838, and is now the oldest meeting house in 
use as such in the county. Its ministers have been Elijah Dodson, Alvin 
Bailey, Calvin Gi'eenleaf, William Kinner, Joel Sweet, W. H. Biiggs, 
H. T. Chilton and B. B. Hamilton, beside others who have officiated as 
occasional and stated supplies. It was on this ground that the North 
District, afterward Carrollton Association, was organized in 1827, the 
change of name occurring in 1854. 

Here, too, in 1834, the Illinois Baptist Convention, since changed to 
the General Association, was organized. Before the constitution of the 
present Carrollton Baptist Church, Sears Crane and his wife, Anna, were 
members of this church. Although it has occupied a very prominent 
place among the churches of the county, it has never had a very large 



308 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

or permanent prosperity. Its membership has been small and has never 
at any time been in proportion to the population by which it was sur- 
ronnded. 

On the -ioth of February, 1827, at the house of Judge John G. Lof- 
ton, was constituted the Salem Baptist Church, with sixteen members. 
But as this was wholly in what is now Jerse}^ County, I shall not trace 
its history or its fortunes. 

In April, 1827, was constituted the Carrollton Church, by Elijah 
Dodson, John Clark and the Lemen Brothers. The particulars oi this 
meeting are given by Dr. J. M. Peck, in his life of Father Clark, as he 
w^as familiarly called, by the pioneers in this part of Illinois. The min- 
isters of this church have been Sears Crane, who was one of its first 
members, Elijah Dodson, Alvin Bailey, J. N. Tolman, W. F. Boyakin, 
J. Buckley, D. D., Niles Kinne, W. D. Clark, R. F. Parshall, J. C. Bon- 
ham and John E. Roberts, besides occasional and stated supplies. It has 
always occupied a very prominent position among the Baptist churches 
of Greene county, and has been on the whole a prosperous body, reaching at 
one time a membership of over three hundred, and securing the services 
of some of the ablest ministers in this section of the State. 

Next to Carrollton stands the Hickory Grove, having the largest 
membership of any church in the county ; but the date of its organiza- 
tion is not now at hand. It has made fewer changes in its pastorate, in 
the last thirty years than any church in this county. Two ministers have 
broken the bread of life in that time — Harrison Witt, who died twenty- 
five years ago, and Samuel B. Culp, who has been its pastor ever since. 
Of course other ministers have preached here, but those named were the 
pastors during all that time, and their success has been without a parallel 
among the surrounding churches. 

In 1832 Jacob Bower gathered a church near where Woodville now 
is. Of this church Mashek Browning was clerk, and afterward became a 
preacher and was ordained ; but in consequence of some misunderstanding 
in regard to this matter, and also in regard to membership in the Blue 
River Association, the Mt. Gilead Church was divided, the party working 
with Browning going to the Apple Creek Association, and the party adher- 
ing to Jacob Bower remaining in the Blue River Association. These 
churches still remain in the same neighborhood, and both retain the same 
name. At some periods they have both been nearly extinct and at other 
times have flourished exceedingly. Several attempts have been made to 
bring them together, and although the original parties have nearl}^ all 
died or moved away, the survivors can not be reconciled. At this time 
the two churches do not number one hundred members. 

It was with the Woodville body that the meeting of the Apple Creek 
Association occurred in which Harrison Witt, M. Browning, and J. V. 
Rhoads took the side of missionary effort, and John Record and Stephen 
Coonrod took the Antinomian side of the controversy, and this led to the 
formation of the Concord Association ; while the Apple Creek body 
began to approximate more nearly to the Missionary, a point not reached 
however for several years. 

The Sangamon Association was formed in 1823 — the ApjDle Creek 
was formed in 1830 from the Sangamon, and both bodies were Anti- 
Mission. The latter covered the territory embraced in the Counties of 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTV. 309 

Greene, Macoupin, Madison. Bond and St. Clair. The Concord Associa- 
tion had three churches in Greene County, Hopewell on the west side of 
Apple Creek, now extinct ; Union, now located at Barrow, and one near 
Greenfield, over which Stephen Coonrod presided for many years. At 
"Wilmington was a church connected with the Apple Creek Association, 
and to this came Jordan Whitesides, and became its pastor. Under his 
preaching the church grew strong, but in later years the pastor become a 
Universalist, the church was somewhat weakened, other ministers were 
brought in, and ultimately a division ensued. The stronger party fol- 
lowed the lead of Henry L. Johnson into the Sandy Creek Association, 
while the minority adhered to the Apple Creek Association, but ultimately 
disbanded and reorganized at Barrow Station, leaving the other party in 
possession of the meeting house and territory. 

The date of the organization of the church at Bluffdale is not remem- 
bered, probably about 1832. To this church belonged John Russell, 
LL.D., celebrated in literature as the author of the " Worm of the Still," 
and several enjoyable volumes, David Woolley, and J. C. Harvey — the 
latter an ordained minister. This church was always small, and in prog- 
ress of time by deaths and removals, became extinct. Mrs. John Russell 
is at this time the only survivor of the original body. 

The Martins Prairie Church was organized in the Summer of 1842 
by Joel Sweet, Thomas Taylor, Jacob Bower. Its meeting house was 
built in 1859, is situated five miles east of Roodhouse. Here Elijah 

Dodson, Joel Terry, H. T. Chilton, J. M. Wells, Wilson, T. N. 

Marsh and others have preached. With possibly a single exception, they 
have never had the services of a resident minister. Rev. J. B. Van preached 
in that church and resided in that neighborhood for a few months. This 
church numbers about eighty, and is under the pastoral care of Rev. George 
Robertson, who was ordained by that church in the Summer of 1878. 

The Richwoods Church is situated directly east of the last — is a 
strong body — as it was when I first met its people, was then belonging to 
the Macoupin Association, but of late years has been the largest church 
in the Western Association. Here resides Elder F. W. Hicks, who has 
been for many years a member of this body — a prosperous preacher, and 
a thoroughly good man. The year in which this church was organized 
is not known to the writer hereof. 

And the same remark is true of the church at Athensville, where C. 
A. Worley preached acceptably for so many years, and where the "ban- 
ner "' is now held up by John Johnson. This church numbers about sixty. 
Like the two preceding, it is in the midst of a farming community, depends 
very largely on the ^ once-a-month " method of supply. The same remark 
might be made of nearly all the Baptist Churches away from the towns 
and business centers in this county. Their zeal has a good deal of the 
spasmodic element in it, and is followed by seasons of coldness and 
spiritual death until the next revival season is enjoyed. 

South of this is a church on Bean Creek which has been in existence 
twenty years, organized by the Johnson Brothers, and has always been 
connected with the Sandy Creek Association. This too, is a country 
church, and keeps up its visibility by " once-a-month " preaching, by 
which it has been able to exercise a wholesome influence on the minds 
and morals of the community. 



310 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

It may be desirable to remark that no one thin^^ has done so much to 
improve the graces and working power of these churches as the Sunday 
school. Of course, with many of them, the Sunday school is only a Sum- 
mer institution, but as the years go by it is found to be a necessity to 
continue these schools through the entire year, thus making, without 
specially designing it, a necessity for holding weekly meeetings. To tlieir 
credit be it said, that nearly all the churches sustain a Sunday school, 
excepting of course the small churches of the Concord Association, and 
they will most likely disappear in a few 3^ears, owing to the progress of 
events, and the increasing light of the times. 

South of this comes Greenfield with a meeting house belonging to a 
small church of the Concord Association now almost extinct. Since 
the death of Stephen Conrood this body has had very irregular meet- 
ings, and their house has been occupied for the last few years by a 
church organized here, connected with the Sandy Creek Association, by 
Wm. M. Rhoads and John Bush. This latter body, though recently 
organized, has attained a fair degree of prosperity. 

There was another church here, organized in 1851 by H. T. Chilton 
and others, connected with the CarroUton Association. This church 
united with the Cumberland Presbyterians in building a meeting house, 
which for some time was occupied jointly, but gradually both bodies failed, 
and the building was sold to the Town and occupied as a Town Hall. 
Here the CarroUton Association met in 1853. The membership of this 
church was always small, and death and removals scattered the few who 
remained. 

East of this, at Fayette, is a small church connected with the Macou- 
pin Association, Avith a very comfortable frame meeting house, built very 
largely through tlie aid given by C. A. Worley, who was for several years 
pastor of this body. The church is not in a very flourishing condition. 
We do not know who is the present pastor. Situated in a decaying town, 
where the business life has been drawn toward the railroad stations, it could 
not be expected to prosper or enjoy a large share of attention, drawn 
from the surrounding world. 

Southwest of Fayette is a small church in the Cannedy settlement 
belonging to the Sandy Creek Association. This is a recent organization, 
comparativel}^ and being situated nearly midway between Greenfield and 
Rockbridge, can not, in the nature of things, ever become a large church. 

At Rockbridge, under the leadership of Wm. M. Rhoads and John 
Bush, has been gathered a highly prosperous church. A good meeting 
house has been built, and every effort is well sustained, and the spiritual 
interest is constantly increasing. 

West of this was a church known in early days as Taylor's Creek — 
afterward as New Hope — having sometimes nearly a hundred members, 
and then disappearing for a season. It is to be found in the minutes of 
the Apple Creek Association in 1874, and is not to be found in 1878 — 
probably its surviving members have gone into the Rockbridge and 
Providence Churches of the Sandy Creek Association. 

West of Providence and south of CarroUton is the New Bethel 
Church with eighty-nine members. This church was originally gathered 
by Elder Elliott, but during the late war it died, and was revived again 
in 1873 in a series of meetings held by John Costley, who reorganized the 
church and has been its pastor ever since. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 311 

Southwest of this across the Macoupin is the New Doughas Church, 
numbering probably more than twenty members. Elder Crawford is the 
ordained minister. South and west of Woodville is the Rough Edge 
Church, belonging to the Western Association, and north of this last 
a church called Nebo, while north of Woodville is the Pacific Union — a 
church belonging to Macoupin Association, and this completes the circle 
of Baptist Churches in Greene County. 

The minutes of four Associations are before me, and with such cor- 
rections as I know to be proper, present the following summary : 

Carrollton Association, 6 Churches, 479 Members. 

Apple Creek " 6 " 426 

Sandy Creek " 10 " 753 

Macoupin " 4 " 198 " 

Total, - - - - 26 churches, 1,856 members. 

If to these churches we add three churches of the Western and 
two of the Concord Associations, we shall have an aggregate of thirty- 
one churches, and a membership exceeding two thousand. 

These churches have nineteen houses of worship, with sittings for 
four thousand people, one sixth of the population of Greene County, 
allowing that to be at this time 24,000, and this is doubtless a very low 
estimate. 

Nearly all the meeting houses are plain frame buildings, made for 
use rather than ornament, situated in the midst of farming communities, 
many of them supplied by farmer preachers — men of sterling worth — 
who not only preach, but practice what they preach, making themselves 
" examples to the flock." Among these ministers are quite a number 
who have received but little culture from the schools, j^et are strong in 
their common sense grasp of the doctiines of the gospel, and who are 
quite as apt in their application of those truths to the consciences of men 
as they are at wringing from the soil the support they fail to receive from 
the churches. Still, with all these drawbacks, there has been an advance 
all "along the line" in the last ten years. 

This should be apparent when it is considered that in proportion to 
the population, no county in the State will present so strong a showing 
of Baptists, while on the other hand, no two thousand Baptists can be 
found in the State who do so little for home and foreign missions, or 
indeed for any other benevolent work, and yet are so thoroughly active 
in working in their own localities. Time will work some radical changes 
among the Baptists of Greene County, compelling them to unite their 
scattered forces, by consolidating churches now occupying the same terri- 
tory. Take for example Barrow, with three churches in a village of 
perhaps not more than one hundred souls. If these three churches were 
united it would be possible to support a pastor all the time, and secure a 
degree of spiritual growth absolutely impossible in the present condition 
of things. There are four churches in the vicinity of Woodville that 
would be much more efficient if they were all happily blended in one 
church. And this would secure greater economy and efficiency at the 
same time. What is true in regard to these points is equally true in 
regard to others which we have not time to bring before the readers of 
this sketch. 



312 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Imperfect as this sketch is, it is submitted to our friends in the hope 
that it may lead to a more careful preservation of such material as may 
be required by those who shall write the history of the denomination in 
the future. 

The Old Settlers Association. 

In the issue of the Carrollton Gazette^ for September 30, 1871, the^ 
following invitation was published : 

"Old Settlers' Meeting. — As the matter has been so often 
spoken of in the papers, and by a large number of the old settlers of 
Greene County, and it would seem appropriate that such a meeting should 
be held on my farm, a cordial invitation is hereby extended to all citizens 
who were residents of the county before the 'deep snow,' to assemble in 
the grove one quarter of a mile south of my residence (it being on the 
south end of the first eighty acres of land settled in this county), on 
Saturday, October 21, 1871," at ten o'clock A. M. The object of the 
meeting will be to organize an ' Old Settlers' Association ' for Greene 
County, and to listen to addresses appropriate for the occasion. Should 
the weather prove unfavorable for an out-door meeting at the time, I am 
requested to say that the meeting will be held at the court house, in 
Carrollton, instead of the grove on my premises. As this matter has 
now been so generally agreed upon by our old citizens, it is expected that 
a large and interesting meeting will be held, and that all will give special 
heed to this first meeting of the old settlers. Respectfully, 

"Samuel Thomas." 

The 21st of October was a bright, pleasant dajs and about one 
hundred and fifty old settlers, together with a large concourse of younger 
persons, assembled in the beautiful Thomas Grove, southwest of Carroll- 
ton. This wood is located on the south end of the first eighty acres of 
land entered by Mr. Thomas in 1818, and selected as a squatter's claim 
some time previous. At about eleven o'clock the Carrollton Cornet Band 
played an old time selection, and the company was called to order by 
David Pierson, Esq. Col. Jacob Bowman was chosen chairman, and on 
taking the chair, invited Rev. C. J. Gardiner to offer prayer. " This 
venerable and reverend gentleman kneeled upon the grass and leaves in 
front of the speaker's stand, and, while the many aged heads were bowed, 
a solemnity was manifested befitting the occasion, and words appropriately 
impressive were uttered, invoking the blessing of God upon those whose 
lives had been so long spared in his mercy, and beseeching a continuance 
of divine favor. The chair then suggested that the appointment of a 
committee on permanent organization would be in order. Whereupon 
Messrs. David Pierson, Thomas Black, C. J. Gardiner, Jordan Howard, 
and T. J. Short were chosen. On motion, Hon. D. M. Woodson, Judge 
A. Hinton, Peter Hobson, Isham Linder, and Martin Bowman were 
selected as a committee on resolutions. At this point, the chairman, 
than whom thei'e is none more skilled in the management of a dinner 
party, remarked that the committees would need some little time in 
which to prepare their reports — that the good wives and daughters were 
present with bountifully ladened baskets — that the hour had arrived and 
the tables would be spread upon the green, and, while the band struck 
up another good old tune, the meeting adjourned for dinner." The 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 313 

dinner was bountiful in quantity, dainty in preparation, and the best in 
qualit3% and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. After an intermission of an 
hour, the band rendered another selection, whereupon Col. Bowman 
called the meeting to order, and asked for the report of the committee 
on permanent organization. David Pierson, Esq., chairman, presented 
the following : 

Your committee would respectfully recommend — 

1. That a society be formed to be denominated "Old Settlers' Society of Greene 
County." 

2. That the officers consist of a President, ten Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and a 
Treasurer. 

3. That the following persons be chosen as such officers : Piesideiit, Capt. Richard 
Robley, of Bluffdale ; Vice Presidents, Samuel Thomas, Judge Alfred Hinton, Gen. Jacob Fry, 
Maj. J. C. C. Parks, Anthony Potts, Peter Hobson, Martin Bowman, Rev. C. J. Gardiner, 
Judge Thomas J. Short, David Pierson; Secretary, H. L. Clay; Treasurer, Col. Jacob 
Bowman. 

Remarks, consisting, in the main, of interesting personal reminiscences, 
by Samuel Thomas, Judge Alfred Hinton, Maj. J. C. C, Parks, Gen. 
Jacob Fry, Hon. D. M. Woodson, and others, followed, and occupied the 
time until quite late. In the course of some general remarks, by Judge 
Isham Linder, Judge Hinton, Thomas Black, Jonas Ward, David Pierson, 
and others, it was ascertained that Mr. Marvel Morris and Judge Linder 
had been residents of the State longer than any one else present, the 
former for sixty-two and the latter for sixty-one years. Capt Richard 
Robley was the oldest man present, he having been born in 1790. 

On the eleventh of November, at a meeting held in the court house 
at Carrollton, as per the resolution passed at the first meeting, Messrs. D. 
M. Woodson, Isham Linder, Dr. J. B. Samuel, Alfred Hinton, and T. W. 
Vigus were appointed a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws 
for the organization. The meeting then adjourned to meet to hear the 
report of this committee January 8, 1872, at which time the following 
constitution was adopted: 

Constitution. 

"The subscribers, pioneers and early residents of Illinois, acknowl- 
edging their obligations to Almighty God for his long-continued good in 
the preservation of their lives, and for the numberless blessings bestowed 
upon this county and its inhabitants, and being desirous for the promotion 
of social intercourse, by meeting together at convenient periods, to com- 
pare notes and preserve and perpetuate the remembrance of interesting 
facts in the early history and settlement of our State, and of Greene 
County particularly, have formed themselves into a society, to be known 
and designated as the ' Greene County Old Settlers' Association,' and for 
the purpose of furthering the objects of such association, do adopt and 
subscribe the following : 

"Article I. — This society shall be called the 'Greene County Old 
Settlers' Association,' and shall consist, 

"''First — Of all persons, who, at any time prior to the year 1830, were 
residents of Illinois, and such persons, upon signing the constitution, 
shall be designated as Senior members. 

" Second — All persons, residents of Illinois, who shall have resided in 
the County of Greene since 1845. Such persons, upon signing the consti- 



314 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

tution, shall be designated as Junior members. The rights, privileges, 
and immunities of the Senior and Junior classes shall be held in common, 
without distinction or preference. 

" Third — Honorary members, who may be received by vote at any 
regular meeting of the association. 

"Art. II. — The officers of the association shall be a President, 
Vice-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and Treasurer, to be 
chosen annually, and whose duties are indicated by their titles. Also 
one Vice-President in each precinct in the county, whose duty it shall be 
to aid the other officers of the association in obtaining historical incidents, 
biographical sketches, and statistical information of our pioneer history, 
and also to ascertain, and report to the Secretary from time to time, all 
the deaths or removals from the county of members of the association, 
that may occur in their several precincts during the year. 

" Art. III. — This association shall hold its annual meeting at some 
convenient place in the county, to be selected by the President of the 
association, on the last Wednesday of August in each year. The Presi- 
dent ard Secretary shall have power to call special meetings of the 
association. 

"Art. IV. — Every member of the association, on signing the con- 
stitution, shall furnish the Secretary, either orally or in writing, a state- 
ment, giving the time and place of his birth, the year in which he 
became a resident of Illinois and of Greene County, and shall pay to the 
Treasurer the sum of fifty cents, and annually thereafter the sum of fifty 
cents, Avhich shall constitute membership for himself and wife. The 
money thus paid shall be used to defray the contingent expenses of the 
association, and for no other purpose. 

"Art. V. — The Treasurer shall report, at each annual meeting, a 
statement of all receipts and expenditures, and no moneys shall be paid 
out by him, except by vote of the association, or by the unanimous con- 
sent of the President, Vice-President, and Secretary, who are hereby 
constituted the executive committee of the association. 

" Art. VI. — The association, by a vote of a majority present at a 
regular meeting, may expel any member for habitual intoxication or 
grossly immoral conduct. 

" Art. VII. — It shall be the duty of each member of the association, 
as far as may be, to furnish, in a form suitable for preservation, such 
facts and incidents of his early life, and in relation to the first settlement 
of the county, as he may deem of sufficient interest to be preserved ; and 
the Secretary shall preserve them in such form as he may deem proper. 

" Art. VIII. — The Secretary shall keep a book, to be called the 
' Old Settlers' Record,' in which he shall enter this constitution, and the 
proceedings of each meeting of the association ; he shall also keep a 
register of the names of the different members, the place of their birth, 
the year they became residents of Illinois, as far as he can ascertain the 
same, and at each annual meeting he shall read the names of those who 
have died, or who have removed from the county during the year. 

" Art. IX. — This constitution may be amended at any regular 
meeting of the association. A vote of two thirds of the members present 
at such meeting shall be required in favor of the amendment." 

The election which followed resulted in the choice of the following 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 315 

officers: President, Samuel Thomas; Vice-President, Alfred Hinton ; 
Secretary, H. L. Olay; Assistant Secretary, Dr. C. Armstrong; Treasurer, 
Jordan Howard ; Precinct Vice-Presidents, John W. Hnitt, Carrollton ; 
James W. Gregory, White Hall; Isham Linder, Greenfield; N. M. Perry, 
Kane; John Roodhouse, Roodhouse ; Martin Thorpe, Fayette; Richard 
Robley, Bluffdale; George L. Burruss, Eastern; Jesse C. Parks, Mt. Airy; L. 
J. Patterson, Northwestern ; Perry McConathy, Mineral Springs ; Perrj' 
Clendennen, Woodville ; Michael Kinser, Walkerville ; Michael Waltrip, 
New Providence. 

The second regular meeting of the association was held on the 
Fair Grounds, and was addressed by Hon. D. M. Woodson, Mr. Dennis 
Davis, of Missouri, Judge Cyrus Tolman, and others. In 1873 addresses 
were made by Rev. H. A. Guild, Col. J. C. Winters, Everett Griswold, and 
others. 

The meeting in 1874 was one of the most interesting in the history 
of the association. The gathering was the largest of the kind ever held 
in the county. Dr. S. H. Culver, of White Hall, Dr. B. C. Wood, of 
Carrollton, Hon. Newton Cloud, of Morgan County, and Hon. D. M. 
Woodson, of Carrollton, made addresses. Music was furnished by a 
volunteer choir. The death of Samuel Thomas, Heman Goodrich, Titus 
Vigus, Jesse C. C. Parks, and Everett Griswold was spoken of and 
appropriate resolutions passed. In 1875 about 3,500 persons attended 
the annual meeting at the Fair Grounds. Hon. W. C. Flagg, of Madison 
County, Rev. B. B. Hamilton, of White Hall, and Hon. eloseph Morton, 
of Morgan County, were the speakers of the day. The death of Dr. J. 

B. Samuel was reported. We make the following extract from the 
minutes of tlie Secretary: "The special committee appointed for the 
purpose reported the names of the following persons present who were 
seventy years of age and over: 

^'•Ninety and over. — Edward Flatt, 96; Squire Kinkaid, 90; Mrs. 
Medusa Piper, 90. 

" Eighty and over. — Capt. Richard Robley, 84 ; Benj. Drummond, 83 ; 
John W. Huitt, 84; John Painter, 82; Cyrus Tolman, 81 ; Mrs. Dr. B. 

C. Wood, 80 ; Daniel Kirby, 80. 

'-''Seventy and over. — Capt. Wm. B. Pegram, 79; Amos McPheron, 
79; John Wagoner, 79; Dr. B. C. Wood, 78; Mrs. Capt. W. B. Pegram, 
77; Anthony P. Potts, 76; Mrs. Julia Brace, 76 ; Andrew Kelly, 76; 
Jonas Ward, 75; Capt. E. L. Cooper, 75; Joseph Morton, 75; Alfred 
Hinton, 75; Gen. Jacob Fry, 75; Nathaniel Miner, 74; Wm. Kennedy, 
74; R. R. Nichols, 74; Christopher Dodgson, 73; Isham Linder, 73; 
Abraham Bowman, 73; J. H. Weisner, 72; Martin Bowman, 71; 
William Thomason, 71; John V. Dee, 71; Philip Gore, 70; Newton 
Cloud, 70 ; David Pierson, 70 ; Mrs. Matilda Robley, L. D. Morris, Mrs. 
Gen. Fry, Daniel Nail, J. E. Cooper, Enos Grandy, Wm. Parker, Wm. 
B. Pankey, Archibald Lee, Dr. G. B. Mason, John Benear, Rev. G. W. 
Reynolds, George Liles, Edward Prather, Maria Prather, Andrew Pinker- 
ton, Eliza Nutting, Naomi Edwards, Benj. Smith, and Mrs. E. M. Smith. 
* * * Edward Flatt, 96, was the oldest man present and is probably 
the oldest man in Greene County. Mrs. Scates, of Carrollton, is reported 
at 114 years of age, and is likely the oldest person in the State." 

In 1876 the annual address was delivered by Rev. B. B. Hamilton, 



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HISTOKY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



of White Hall. On this occasion a handsome bouquet was presented to 
the venerable John W. Huitt, on behalf of a lady present, in honor of 
the fact that he was the first man to settle in Greene County now living. 
Rev. Mr. Hamilton also favored the association with an address on the 
occasion of its sixth annual reunion, in 1877. On this occasion the death 
of the following old settlers was noticed : Anthony Potts, aged 78 years ; 
Edward Flatt, 89; David M. Woodson, 71 ; Wm. C. Rainey, 79; William 
Webb, 85 ; Mrs. David Wooley, 81 ; Mrs. Mary Ann Waltrip, 52 ; Mrs. 
Elizabeth Pinckard, 80, and James Hall. 

Major N. M. Knapp, of Winchester, addressed the society in 1878. 
The obituary record for the year included the names of Mrs. Eliza 
Vosseller, aged 69; Mrs. Sarah Gregory, 45; J. W. Gregory, 49; Joseph 
Cox, 77; Mrs. Sarah Crist, 56; Sarah Waltrip, 72; Wm. Griffin, 73. 

Since the death of Samuel Thomas, Judge Alfred Hinton has held 
the office of President of the association. Dr. C. Armstrong, H. L. Clay, 
and Ed. Miner have been the only Secretaries. The Old Settlers' meet- 
ings are, to a large portion of the better class of citizens of the county, 
one of the most interesting occasions of the year. Next to the fair, 
nothing draws together a larger number of the substantial people of the 
county, and the exercises do much to remind the rising generation of 
the hardships their parents suffered and of the gratitude and honor due 
the aged. 

The following list of those who came to this county very early is 
not offered as being complete or nearly so. Neither do the dates profess 
absolute accuracy. They are simply some of the names I have come 
across with the dates I have found attached to them. 

List of Early Settlers in Greene County. 



NAMES. 

Aultrim, Joseph 

Allen, William 

Allen, John.. 

Allen, Thomas 

Armstrong, John 

Allen, Zachariah 

Allen, Elizabeth 

Allen, Benny 

Was born in South Carolina in 1792. 

Allen, Geo. W 

Askins, Mrs. Margaret.. 

Allen, W. S. G 

Andrew, Jacob 

Andrews, Wm. W 

Allen, James-- _- 

Andrews, N.J ; 

Armstrong, C, M.D 

Ashlock,W. M 

Admire, Thos. S... 

Allen, Alonzo 

Anderson, Thos. K 

Amos, Mary T 

Amos, J. H 



YEAR. 

^833 
1819 
1819 
1823 
1832 
1819 
1819 
1818 

1832 
1834 
1837 
^835 
1835 
1835 
1836 
1849 
1828 
1839 
1837 
1839 
1830 

1839 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Allen, Jesse 1819 

Allen, E. W 1832 

Banning, Alexander 1828 

Banning, Benoni 1828 

Blaney, 1821 

Brown, W. J 1820 

Brown, John 1828 

Brown, J. C 1823 

Brown, P. M 1830 

Brown, Fayette 182S 

Barr, Rev. Hugh-- 1835 

Butcher, Elihu 1829 

Bostic, Manoah 1834 

Blair, Wm 1834 

Burgess, Mr 1835 

Booker, R. M 1835 

Brush, Lucretia -. .. 1823 

Bedel, Lavinia.. 1823 

Boring, H 1829 

Bell, Francis 1819 

Booth, John 1835 

Brace, J. E 182S 



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317 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Brazzleton, - 182 1 

Burt, Martin 1821 

Bell, F. M .- 1819 

Benear, J. L .-. 1835 

Boggess, Madison 1825 

Bains, Sol. 181 9 

Bowman, Jacob 1820 

Bosnian, |os 1820 

Back, Wm 1822 

Black, D.-.. 1822 

Black, T 1822 

Bowman, A 1820 

Bowman, Martin 1820 

Brace, T. W 1828 

Brace, C. W 1828 

Bangs, Oliver 1820 

Broadmarkle, J. B. 1839 

Bowman, Daniel 1831 

Burroughs, Wm. P 1831 

Batty, Wm j 836 

Broadmarkle, Henry 1839 

Benear, Wm. H... 1834 

Bradshaw, John 1830 

Bradshaw, Perry 1830 

Berry, Wm. T 1835 

Bushnell, L. S. 1838 

Black, Caroline 1821 

Black, Henry. 1835 

Black, John W 1831 

Black, Mahala.- 1834 

Black, Martha E 1835 

Black, Wm. A... 1835 

Brace, Mrs. Mary 1833 

Bridges, F. M 1834 

Bradley, Absalom 1837 

Bowman, Mrs. Harriet 1S22 

Bowman, Mary. 1833 

Bowman, Emily 1837 

Bowman, Samuel 1842 

Ballinger, J. F 1839 

Bu truss, Geo. L 1835 

Burruss, J. C 1847 

Brown, Basil _ 1839 

Beebe, A 1836 

Bechdoldr, Henry 1 838 

Barnett, Geo 1837 

Bradshaw, Wm. M 1830 

Brannan, Thos 1831 

Bridges, J. E 1832 

Barrow, Alfred 1834 

Beebe, Milo 1836 

Bishop, James 1830 

Brown, P. A. 1839 

Burroughs, D. W 1837 

G 



NAMES. YEAR, 

Boring, N. A 1839 

Brown, R. W 1838 

Brown, Mrs. Louisa 1836 

Castleberry, John 1825 

Courtney, Mr 1828 

Courtney, Robinson . 1828 

Gulp, Samuel.. 1835 

Cannedy, James 1829 

Chambers, Mr 1831 

Cooper, Dr. M. A 1834 

Caldwell, W. J... 1834 

Coonrood, G. W 1829 

Cooper, Eli 1835 

Clendenen, H. P.. 1819 

Coonrood, Stephen 1 829 

Culter, Wm 1827 

Crane, Wm 1822 

Cannedy, John 1830 

Gushing, Sam'l D ^833 

Caldwell, Jas 1818 

Crane, Thos 1818 

Cheek, Willis 1821 

Cooper, John 1821 

Chenney, Elisha 1830 

Carroll, Mr 1822- 

Chenney, Moses 1828 

Coonrood, Thos 1830 

Costly, Mrs. Elizabeth 1825 

Coates, L 1 834 

CoUister, G. W.. 1836 

Chinn, Wm. D... 1825 

Coates, John S 1837 

Carter, L. E 1820 

Carter, Mrs. Sarah 1827 

Clark, J. C 1833 

Coonrood, Jefferson 1829 

Corrington, N. W 1833 

Cory, O. P 1833 

Carr, Joseph L 1834 

Christy, Geo 1839 

Cannedy, W. H - 1829 

Culver, B.G... 1831 

Cato,W. M 1835 

Carrice, Silas 1828 

Crabtree, B. 1831 

Crist, David. 1833 

Cameron, S. P 1836 

Cannedy, Houston J 836 

Cannedy, Geo. W 1829 

Cannedy, Asa J 1829 

Cannedy. A. J 1838 

Collins, W. M 1831 

Cooper, W. T 1836 



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HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Colin, Thos., Gov 1819 

Carlin, Gen. Wm. P., U.S. A 1829 

Corrington, S. F 1857 

Carlin, Thos. J - 1827 

Clough, John.. 1850 

Cameron, Jos. T. 1838 

Cunningham, A. M 1841 

Curtis, Luman ..^ 1 840 

Drummond, B . 1819 

Drake, Ben 1830 

Drake, H.... 1828 

Doyle, T 1830 

Davis, Thos 1834 

Dulaney, M 1830 

Dodgson, Christopher . 1821 

Dennis, Mr 1835 

Dee, John V 182 1 

Davis, Dr. C. A 1832 

Dryd-n, W. S. M 1833 

Doyle, John, Sen 1829 

Drum, John. 1821 

Davidson, Elis 1829 

Davidson, Jno 1829 

Davidson Mrs 1 834 

Drum, Silas- 1829 

Doyle, Robt. L 1842 

Doyle, John, Jr 1834 

Doyle, Thos 1830 

Davis, Geo. W 1839 

Davis, W. R 1835 

Dodgson, Mrs. Jane . 1828 

Dowdall, H. E 1830 

Davis, Arthur 1837 

Dayton, Harvey — 1833 

Davidson, A. J 1832 

Davis, Asbury.. 1837 

Dovel,J. M - 1829 

Driver, Greene 1832 

Drum, Wm . 1825 

Drum, Miles 1833 

Dowdall, James — 1831 

Dixon, H. J 1829 

Dixon, Hiram 1835 

Evans, John 1820 

Evans, John, Jr 1821 

Edwards, Eri.. 1821 

Edwards, David... 1 1821 

Edwards, Joel.. 182 1 

Eldred, Silas 1820 

Eldred, Mrs. Ruth 1820 

Eldred, Elon A 1842 

Eldred, L. E 1828 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Eldred, Chas. H 1836 

Eldred, Elon 1821 

Eldred, Ward.. i8eo 

Eldred, J. B 1821 

Eldred, Wm 1821 

Etter, Henry 1828 

Etter, Peter 1828 

English, W. C 1829 

Eldred, J J 1829 

Evans, Geo. L 1 83 1 

Edwards, E. J. 1836 

Ellis, Wm. H._ 1838 

Edwards, O L 1829 

P^nslow, J. B 1 83 1 

Edwards, B. F... 1836 

Enslow, T. J 1837 

Eldred, Jehoshaphat 1837 

Flatt, Ed - 1 83 1 

Floyd, John 1830 

Fry, Gen. Jacob 1818 

Finley, Thomas 1821 

Finley, John 1821 

Fair, Absalom 1828 

Finley, Howard 1828 

Finley, William 1835 

Felter, Peter 1834 

Was born in New York State, Oct 19, 1819. 

Furgeson,J. E 1837 

Fry, Julia .-- 1834 

Fuller, Gilbert .• 1840 

Flatt, Jesse. -. 1820 

Flatt, Ranson 1820 

Flatt, J - 1820 

Finley, Alson 1823 

Field, A. J. R... 1832 

Fry, James 1 843 

Flatt, Clarissa Clark 1827 

Floyd, Mrs. Mary 1820 

Friend, C 1830 

Felter, Wm. W 1836 

Fry, James B. (U. S. Army) 1827 

Gard, Rev... 1821 

Grimes, Wm.. 1828 

Gerish, Joseph 1831 

Griffin, Wm 1820 

Goodrich, Heman 1818 

Griswold, A... 1820 

Gardiner, C. J., Sr 1821 

Goode, Ezekiel 1828 

Grizzle, Joel 1829 

Grizzle, Herod 1829 

Griswold, Edwin 1830 



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319 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Goode, Wm. B.. 1829 

Griffith,Silas D.... 1837 

Gamble, John 1829 

Guthrie, Milton.. 1832 

Guthrie, Catharine H 1832 

Guthrie, Julia E 1834 

Guthrie, James N 1836 

Guthrie, John W 1838 

Gullett, Wm. D 1851 

Griffin, Thorrit 1 835 

Geery, Abram 1838 

Gropp, S.--.- 1838 

Gregory, J. W _ 1829 

Gregory, A. B 1829 

Grisvvold, H. A 1 829 

Griswold, L. P.. 1833 

Greene, S. F 1820 

Gardiner, J. B 1824 

Gardiner, S. G __ 1820 

Grandy, Enos 1833 

Greene, J. R 1822 

Gardiner, C. J.,Jr 1833 

Herrick, Rev. Henry 1830 

Hinton, J. H 1835 

Hardcastle, W. C 1824 

Heater, Sol - 1820 

Hardcastle, John 1824 

Higbee, Samuel 1835 

Hank Thomas - 1818 

Hill, R. B.. 1835 

Headrick, Anderson 18 18 

Headrick, Michael 1818 

Howard, Jordan 1826 

Hutchins, Gideon 1831 

Hicks, Vine.- 1820 

Henderson, James -.. 1819 

Hand, Jeremiah.. 1827 

Hopping, Abigail T 1831 

Hodges, Chas. D 1833 

Hinton, Abner 1818 

Huitt, John W... 1823 

Hobson, Robert 1822 

Hobson, Thomas 1822 

Hobson, Richard 1820 

Hubbard, Ansell.. 1820 

Hill, Isaac 1819 

Headd, Mr 1821 

Handlin, Wm 1830 

Hobson, Peter. 1822 

Hodges, Edmund 1844 

Was born in Texas in 1820. 

Hartsook, Joseph 1837 

Hardtner, Dr. John.. 1820 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Hobson, P. J -. 1825 

Hobson, Mrs. Mary.. 1829 

Huitt, W. L 1831 

Huitt, J.J 1833 

Hinton, J. M 1835 

Hinton, A. C... 1835 

Halbirt, W. L... 1838 

Halbert, A. F 1829 

Halbert, H. C..._ 1835 

Hudson, W. H 1838 

Hudson, David B 1828 

Hart, Aaron 1824 

Husted, E. M 1836 

Hardwick, Geo. W 1830 

Herring, Abram.. 1832 

Husted, E. A 1836 

Hahn, David 1829 

Hicks, Mrs. Lorena 1831 

Hicks, C. -. 1825 

Henderson, S. M 1826 

Hopper, John S. C 1837 

Hinton, Alfred 1819 

Hodges, E. M 1826 

Hutchins, Elkanah 1831 

Huitt, R. B 1823 

Irwin, James 1832 

Jackson, Mr 1832 

Jayen, Henry 1835 

Johnson, Joel. i8i8 

Jackson, Shade 1820 

Jackson, Robert 1820 

Judy, Samuel 1828 

Johnson, Ewin 1834 

Jereney, Rev. Elisha 

Jackson, Amos J 1829 

Jackson, L. J 1829 

Johnson, David 1835 

Jackson, Amos 1832 

Johnson, A. J. 1826 

Johnson, T. M 1839 

Jones, John 1839 

Johnesee, S. W 1837 

King, J. H... 1830 

King, Lucien 1839 

Keller, John G 1828 

King, John 1821 

King, Ben.. 1835 

Kendall, Nat 1831 

Kinkaid, Wm 1818 

Kelly, Andrew 1829 

Kinkaid, James 1823 



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HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



NAMES. YEAR. 

King, Alexander 1821 

Kinkaid, Andrew 182 1 

Keel, Richard T 1828 

Keel, Richard R -- 1828 

Kinkaid, W. L 1834 

Keach, John R 1 833 

Kergher, C 1846 

Kaser, John 1845 

Kaser, Lucy 1839 

Kelly, J. C 1829 

King, Jas. G... - 1821 

Kinser, Wm 1827 

Kinser, Michael 1835 

Kelly, M.F.. ..- 1839 

King, Chas.. .- 1842 

Lakin, Alex 1827 

Lewis, Wm _ 1831 

Logan, Alex... 1835 

Lee, Adam.. -- 1835 

Lakin, Jordan .. 1827 

Linder, Isham, Sr 1821 

Lee, Obadiah 1828 

Lee, Morris 1831 

Lynn, A. W 1835 

Linder, J 1821 

Lee, Samuel 1820 

Lewis, John - 1828 

-Link, Christian 1823 

Leonard, Cornelia H 1 83 1 

Lippincott, Rev. Thos 1832 

Lorton, Robt 18 18 

Lee, Eli - 1829 

Lorton, Robt 1822 

Lorton, H. U 1826 

Long, John.. 1829 

Lakin, L. R 1847 

Lemen, Elizabeth. 1835 

Linder, John M. 1835 

Linder, Isham, Jr 1837 

Landiss, Wm. H 1827 

Lisles,A. H.,. 1837 

Linder, Johnson 1827 

McCracken, W. A _ 1840 

Martin Josiah... 1828 

Mayberry, Wm. M. — 1837 

Meek, J. M 1823 

McNail, Jno. A 1827 

McBride,S.T -. 1823 

Mitchell, J. G 1838 

Morrow, M 1838 

Morton, Mr 1832 

Metcalf, Jas — 1834 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Morfoot, D 1 82 1 

Morfoot, J. F 1821 

McPheron, Amos 1830 

Morrow, T. A 1828 

Marmon, J. H 1835 

Morris, M 1826 

Marmon, Wm. ,. 1832 

Miller, David 1826 

Morrow, Wm 1823 

Morrow, Jesse 1819 

Mitchell, N. L. -. 1835 

Mitchell, A. K 1835 

Miller, Francis 1822 

McAdaras, L i836' 

Mason, Josiah 1831 

Miller, James 1826 

McConathy, Perry 1839 

Martin, Saml 1828 

McCracken, Mrs. M 1837 

Melvin, T. E 1830- 

McCauts, C. H 1823 

Mclntyre, Thos. A 1834 

Morris, Maroel 1829 

Martin, James 1828 

Norton, E. A - 1823 

Norris, Henry 1829 

Norton, Lucius S 1843 

Nulton, Col. J. B.... 1841 

Nettles, Wm 1840 

Nash, H. P 1838 

Overby, L 1829 

Osborn, B. F 1 830 

Odel, Reuben 1828 

Odd, Wm... 1825 

Ogle, Josiah.. 1831 

Odom, Wm. W 1835 

Ozbun, B. F - 1834 

Parker, Jesse - 1826 

Pankey, W. B 1820 

Pinkerton, Andrew — 1820 

Pere, Hiram 1829 

Potts, Wm 1822 

Pinkerton, David 1820 

Pinkerton, Jas 1820 

Purnell, Jimmy 1820 

Piper, Thos 1828 

Pegram, W. B 1835 

Pegram, G... 1835 

Painter, Fannie _ 1823 

Portwood, Page — 1828 

Potts, Anthony 1821 

Pierson, David 1821 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



321 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Pigott, Rev. Joseph 1820 

Pigott, Rev. Isaac N 1820 

Peck, Rev. J. M 1820 

Prather, Edward 1828 

Prentiss, Amos 1832 

Page, Elizabeth.- 1831 

Page, Reuben, 183 1 

Piper, J. W 1837 

Powell, J. G. F 1839 

Pegram, Alvan 1839 

Pegram, W. H 1836 

Pruitt, Wm... 1830 

Pinkerton, Jas. H... 1822 

Pinkerton, W. R 1827 

Pinkerton, J. G 1830 

Prather, Wm . 1825 

Parks, Major J. C. C 1826 

Parker, H. L 1836 

Pope, J. L 1835 

Parker, Wm. P 1835 

Perry, Col. N. M 1836 

Perry, A. T 1836 

Perry, J. M... 1837 

Parker, Thos. L. 1837 

Pope, Saml 1835 

Quigley Chas 1826 

Rives, Rev. J 1834 

Rainey, Major 1831 

Reno, Aaron 1828 

Roberts, Joseph 1834 

Rattan, Thos... 1819 

Reader, Levi . 1819 

Robinson, Alexander .. 1832 

Robley, R 1821 

Rives, J. H _ 1834 

Roodhouse, John 1830 

Roodhouse, Benj.?. . 1830 

Roodhouse, Peter 1 830 

Reynolds, Levi 182 1 

Rawlings, Jas -- 1826 

Rawlings, Rev. Rhoderic. 1825 

Ruyle, John _.. 1829 

Risby 1831 

Rafferty John C... 1835 

Rafferty, Wm. M 1836 

Robinson, R. G 1837 

Russell, S. G 1828 

Russell, John 1828 

Russell, Laura Ann 1821 

Robinson, Wm. B 1837 

Reynolds, Rev. G. W 1836 

Rhobards, Jesse.. 1834 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Robley, Vilroy 1827 

Robley, Mrs. C 1833 

Robley, Charles 1822 

Robley, George B 1821 

Roodhouse, J. D 1831 

Rawlings, John T 1836 

Ridings, Jesse 1835 

Reeve, J. B 1834 

Reynolds, Joseph C 1829 

Reynolds, W. C- 1831 

Rountree, V. K 1831 

Scoggins, J. H ^838 

Stout, Martin 1832 

Scoggings, C. J 1828 

Stringer, Wm.. 1835 

Stone, James 1827 

Short, Cyntha A 1832 

Short, J. H... 1839 

Scroggs, Mr 1829 

Shepherd, Orphy 1832 

Stephens, Moses 

Swinney, Wm.. 1828 

Sample, Mr. 1835 

Spruance, Saml... 1835 

ShuU, Alfred L 1 833 

Shelton, Elisha 1830 

Stubblefield, H. L 1830 

Stoddard, J. L... 1830 

Seeley, A. S 1822 

Smith, Ben _ 1818 

Samuels, Dr 1832 

Stubblefield, F. L.... 1827 

Smitherman, L. T 1832 

Stevens, Ruleff 1823 

Smith, Rev. Aaron 

Skidmore, John 1821 

Samms, Davidson 1821 

Sharp, Thos 

Smith, Wm 1828 

Scott, B. T... 1828 

Stringer, W. W. 1835 

Was born in Kentucky, April 6, 1807. 

Stevens, Clark 1828 

Sheffield, G. W. T... 1830 

Scandarett, Chas. L. Jr 1838 

Stubblefield, G. A 1825 

Stubblefield, Jas. H 1825 

Stout, John 1826 

Strang, Wm. H 1839 

Simpson, J.F 1834 

Scandarett, W. T 1836 

Sanders, C. H. 1836 

Spencer, John 1837 



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HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Sweetin, Wm. L 1839 

Spencer, Henry R 1 833 

Short, Wm 1831 

Seeley, R. G 1836 

Seeley, Anthony S 1823 

Smith, Benj 1821 

Short, Wm. S 1832 

Short, R. A - 1 835 

Short, F. L 1837 

Strickland, J. N -- 1829 

Scott, Benj _ 1832 

Short, T. T - 1829 

Smith, J. P. - - - - - 1834 

Stephens, C 1 829 

Thompson, D. A... 1833 

Tunison, Hy. Sr 1835 

Tunison, Jacob 1835 

Thomas, J.I - - 1 8 1 8 

Teaney, Dan 1835 

Thomas, Sam,._ 1818 

Tunison, H 1835 

Tunnell, Luther 1818 

Tunnell, Colin 1819 

Tunnell, Calvin . . 1818 

Thaxton, Billy 1820 

Throcmorton, Dr 1829 

Taylor, Isaac 1820 

Taylor, John 1820 

Taylor, Ambrose 1820 

Teagarden, Henry 182 1 

Tucker, John A -. 1843 

^Yas born in Claiborne Co., East 
Tennessee, July 22, 1820. 

Turner, Miriam 

Thaxton, Doctor 1819 

Thomas, Mary A 1819 

Thomas, Nancy 1821 

Thomas Eliza J 1823 

Thomas, Elizabeth A 1825 

Thomas, Lewis H 1827 

Thomas, S. R.. 1829 

Thomas, Gilla Ann 1831 

Thomas, Matilda A 1833 

Thomas, Catharine M 1838 

Thomas, Wm. D .. 1835 

Thomas, Mrs. Elizabeth 1818 

Thomas, Mrs. Ann 1821 

Taylor, Hubbard 1835 

Taylor, Geo 1837 

Tunison, Isaac C. . . - . 1 838 

Taylor, John A 1822 

Thompson, James 1825 

Twitchell, J. S 1837 



NAMES. 

Tolman, W. O 

Trimble, Harvey 

Thomasson, Wm 

Underwood, Wm... 

Vigus, T. W 

Vandeveer, T 

Vanmeter, Jas 

Vanmeter, Amasa... 
Valentine, Ichabod. 
Vanarsdale, Peter... 
Valentine, James... 
Vangiezen, James.. . 

Vinyard, G. W 

Varble, C. H 

Varble, Nancy J 

Varble James 

Vandeveer, Wm 

Vensel, Joseph 

Wooley, N. C 

Weisner, J. PI 

Wood, Dr. B. C 

Walthrop, Wm. G.. 

Whiteside, L. F 

Whitlock, J. C 

Whitlock. R. C 

Waller, John H 

Wright David ....... 

Woodson, D. M 

Walthrop, M ., 

Whitlock, J. M , 

Worcester, L. E 

Ward, Jonas 

Wright, George 

Wooley E... 

Woodman, Elijah . . . 

Welch, 

Whittaker, Robt 

Wright, John 

Weaver, Greene 

Wood, Isaac. 

Wood, Alfred 

Wiggins, Sandy 

Wylder, Wiley 

Willard, Julius A 

Williams, David J... 

Wright, A. J 

Wright, Thos 

Williams, G. L 

Williams, John G... 

Winn, Geo. W 

Ward, John P 



HISTORY .OF GREENE COUNTY. 



323 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Ward. Mrs. Hester 1827 

Wood, A. B... 1831 

Witt, Dicy... 183 1 

Waltrip, James 1828 

Wyatt, J. W 1824 

Walker, Jas. F 1838 

Wood, Sarah 1 830 

Whiteman, Maria J 1827 

Wood, James A 1835 

Wells, Wm. D... 1834 

Wells, Mrs. Sarah 1830 

Wylder, Samuel 1 830 



NAMES. YEAR. 

Waller, John H 1833 

Waggoner, John 1S39 

Washburn, J. M. P 1836 

Williams, John T 1836 

Whitlock, Tarlton 1829 

Witt, Randolph 1829 

White, Balaam 1833 

White, Ira 1837 

Ware, James 1829 

Young, Jacob. 1829 

Yates, Wm 1842 



The Agricultural and Mechanical Association. 

The Greene County Agricultural and Mechanical Association was 
instituted April 15, 1854. Its first officers were Luman Curtius, President ; 
J. C. Winters, Vice-President ; A. W. Bridges, Treasurer, and F. P. 
Vedder, Secretary. 

The following were chosen members of the General Committee: 
From Carrollton Precinct, Samuel Thomas and Jacob Bowman ; White 
Hall Precinct, L. E. Worcester, B. Baldwin ; Northwestern Precinct, L. 
J. Patterson, A. J. Whiteside; Walkerville Precinct, A. Sweeten, Michael 
Kinser; Bluffdale Precinct, William Halbert, J. W. Calvin ; Woodville, 
T. W. Vigus, W. L. Greene ; Kane Precinct, Samuel Longstreet, David 
Thompson; Eastern Precinct, J. H. Van Arsdale, Geo. L. BurrUss; 
Greenfield Precinct, W. H. Ellis, I, R. Ostrom ; Fayette Precinct, John 
Rives, Martin Thorpe ; Athensville Precinct, Thomas J. Short, Benjamin 
King ; Mineral Spring Precinct, Perry McConathy, James D. Martin. 
For the County, Elon Eldred and Wm. Black. 

The first fair was held October 12, 1854, on the farm of J. E. Brace, 
Esq., just northwest of the town of Carrollton. This fair seems to have 
been in every way a brilliant success, and some said, as has been remarked 
more recently of other displays, that the show of fast and fine horses 
was superior to that at the State fair. The following complete list of 
premiums will prove very interesting, as nearly all the names of the suc- 
cessful competitors will be recognized as belonging to promiijent citizens 
of the present day : 

Class I. — Cattle. 

To Jeremiah Turpin, best bull, Film ore, 3 years old, 1st premium, silver cup. 

and diploma. 
Anthony Potts, 2d best bull, 4 years old, 2d premium, silver cup. 
Eri Edwards, best bull, 2 years old, 1st premium, silver cup and diploma. 
James J. Eldred, 2d best bull, 2 years old, 2d premium, silver cup. 
Silas Eldred, best bull, 1 year old, 1st premium, $4 and diploma. 
Henry Tunison, 2d best bull, 1 year old, 2d premium, $4. 
Jonas Ward, best cow, 6 years old, 1st premium, silver cup and diploma. 
^Jeremiah Turpin, 2d best cow, 4 years old, 2d premium, silver cup. 
James W. Gregory, best heifer, 2 years old, 1st premium, silver cup and 

diploma. 



S24 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Elon Eldred, 2d best heifer, 2 years old, 2d premium, silver cup. 

Elijah Dee, best heifer, 1 year old, 1st premium, $4 and diploma. 

Eri Edwards, 2d best heifer, 1 year old, 2d premium, $-1. 

Elon Eldred, best bull calf, 1st premium, $o. 

R. N. Neece, 2d best bull calf, 2d premium, $2. 

J. Turpin, best heifer calf, premium $o. 

Elon Eldred, 2d best heifer calf, $2. 

James J. Eldred, best working oxen, diploma. 

Elijah Dee, best fat heifer, diploma. 

Class II. — Horses and Mules. 

E. H. Chorn, best stallion, 8 years old, 1st premium, silver cup and 

diploma. 
Wm. Crane, 2d best stallion, 7 years old, 2d premium, silver cup. 
J. H. Waller, best brood mare, 9 years old, diploma. 
Michael Kinser, best stallion, 3 years old, 1st premium, silver cup and 

diploma. 
Anthony Potts, best stallion, 2 3'ears old, 1st premium, silver cup and 

diploma. 
Wm. O. Greaves, 2d best stallion, 2 years old, 2d premium, $3. 
Anthony Potts, best stallion, 1 year old, 1st premium, 14. 
A. Minsterman, 2d best stallion, 1 year old, 2d premium, $2. 
J. P. Henderson, best filly, 3 years old, 1st premium, silver cup and 

diploma. 
Jeremiah Turpin, 2d best filly, 3 years old, 2d premium, $4. 
Daniel Morfoot, best filly, 2 years old, 1st premium, silver cup. 
Peter M. Brown, 2d best filly, 2 years old, "2d premium, $3. 
Milton Williams, best filly, 1 year old, 1st premium, $4. 
Lemuel Jackson, 2d best filly, 1 year old, 2d premium, $2. 
Benj. Roodhouse, best draught horse, 5 years old, premium $4. 
Same, best gelding, 7 years old, premium $4. 
J. E. Brace, best single mare, 4 years old, premium $4. 
A. S. Seely, best matched horses, 6 years old, premium $4. 
Felix Morris, best saddle horse, gaited, 5 years old, premium $4. 
Peter Roodhouse, best single horse in harness, 4 years old, premium $4. 
Henry Spencer, best sucking colt, 1st premium, silver cup. 
William Black, 2d best sucking colt, 2d premium, $4. 
E. B. Eldred, 3d best sucking colt, 3d premium, $3. 
L. H. Thomas, best jack, 3 years old, premium silver cup and diploma. 
Geo. L. Burruss, best jack, 2 years old, premium |4. 
Same, best jack, 1 year old, diploma. 
Hiram Keach, best jennett, 3 years old, diploma. 
Same, best jennett, 2 years old, diploma. 
L. H. Thomas, best jennett, 1 year old, diploma. 
Wm. Cannedy, best pair mules, 2 years old, $4. 
E. W. Johnson, best single mule, $2. 

Class III. — No. 1. Sheep. 

Jas. W. Gregory, best fine buck, premium f2 and diploma. 
Same, best fine ewe, premium $2. 

Jeremiah Turpin, best coarse buck, premium $2 and diploma. 
Same, best coarse ewe, premium ^2. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 325 



iVo. 2. Sivine. 



French N. Hazle, best boar 1^ year old, 1st premium, $2 and diploma. 

Wm. Black, 2d best boar, 1 year old, 2d premium, $2. 

Elon Eldred, best breeding sow, 1 year old, premium $2 and diploma. 

Same, 2d best breeding sow, 2 years old, 2d premium, 82, 

Same, best lot pigs, 6 months old, Is^t premium, f 8. 

J. E. Brace, 2d best lot pigs, 6 months old, premium $2. 

Samuel Longstreet, best pair pigs, 6 months old, premium diploma. 

Class IV.— iVo. 1. Poultry. 
J. E. Brace, best pair chickens, premium -Si and diploma. 

No. 2. Cheese and Butter. 

Jas. J. Eldred, best cheese, premium !|3 and diploma. 
David Black, best lot butter, made in June, premium $2 and diploma. 
Alfred Hubbard, best lot butter, made any time, premium $2 and diploma. 
Jas. B. Samuel, 2d best lot butter, made any time, 2d premium, 82. 
David Black, 3d best lot butter, made any time, 3d premium, $1. 

Class V. — G-rain, Vegetables., and Fruits. No. 1. 

Samuel Longstreet, best sample pure white corn, diploma. 
Jesse Ridings, best lot yellow corn, premium -f 1. 
Samuel Longstreet, best half-barrel j^ellow corn, diploma. 
David Black, best bushel Timothy seed, premium $1 
Samuel Thomas, best bushel clover seed, premium $1. 
David Black, best sample white wheat, diploma. 
Same, best sample red wheat, 81. 
Price Lovelace, best sample flour corn, 81. 

No.± Fruit. 

Samuel Longstreet, best winter apples, 1st premium, 81.25. 
Jas. D. Martin, 2d best winter apples, 2d premium, 75 cents. 
Jacob Bowman, best fall apples, premium diploma. 

No. 3. Vegetables. 

Drury Overbey, best lot white turnips, diploma. 
Samuel Longstreet, best lot sweet potatoes, 50 cents. 

Class VI. — Household Manufactures, Boots and Shoes. 

No. 1 

Mrs. John J. Thomas, best ten yards woolen flannel, premium 50 cents. 
Mrs. William Potts, best double carpet coverlet, 1st premium, 81 and 

diploma. 
Mrs. Benj. Baldwin, 2d best double carpet coverlet, 2d premium, 81. 
Mrs. J. Thomas, best single carpet coverlet, premium 50 cents. 
Mrs. E. Morfoot, best pair woolen knit stockings, 1st premium, 81 and 

diploma. 
Mrs. John T. Williams, 2d best pair woolen knit stockings, 2d premium, 

50 cents. 



826 HISTORY OF greenp: county. 

No. 2. 

Frederick Cook, best pair boots, diploma. 

Class VII. 

Benj. Roodhouse, best carriage, diploma. 
John Long, best bedstead, diploma. 

Class VIII. — Articles not Enumerated. 
Dr. John Hardtner, best set teeth, diploma. 
Mrs. Luman Curtius, best jar preserved peaches, diploma. 
Joseph Coats, best barrel flour, diploma. 
Misses Pierson, best embroidery, diploma. 
Same, best crab apple jelly, diploma. 
Mrs. J. B. Eldred, best single coverlet, premium $1, 
Mrs. David Dodgson, best quilt, $1. 
Samuel Longstreet, best cherry wine, diploma. 

Our Agricultural Society now numbers over two hundred and thirty 
members, and is rapidly increasing in numbers and interest. We shall 
largely extend our list of premiums for the next year, especially for the 
ladies. 

N. B. All the above premiums will be paid in silverware, or agri- 
cultural books, on the first Monday of December next, at the annual 
meeting of the Society, to be holden at the Court House in Carrollton, at 
which time officers are to be elected for the ensuing year, and transact 
such other business as shall be considered necessary. A general attendance 
is most earnestly solicited. Luman Cuktius, President., 

F. P. Vedder, Secretary. 

Since the organization of the Association the various Presidents have 
been David M. Woodson, George L. Burruss, Joseph Ballinger, who held 
the position from 1858 to 1865 inclusive, Jacob Bowman, who presided 
for five years, B. F. Baldwin, E. M. Husted, L. S. Eldred. Benjamin 
Roodhouse, who was president for two years, and George W. Davis, 
vrho is now (1879) serving his second term. The Secretaries have been 
F. P. Vedder, L. S. Norton, Dr. C. Armstrong, L. F. Wheeler, Henry 
Bonfoy, George W. Davis, Isaac Powell, W. W. Beaty, N. J. Andrews. 
George W. Davis held the offices ten years, W. W. Beaty three years,, 
and Dr. Armstrong, Henry Bonfoy and N. J. Andrews, each two years. A. 
W. Bridges, Jordan Howard, J. E. Brace, W. L. Greene, Robert Pierson, 
N. J. Andrews, D. D. Pierson, each have held the office of Treasurer, 
J. E. Brace for ten years, and several of the otliers for more than one 
year. 

The second fair was held on tlie grounds which the one hundred and 
sixty stockholders had purchased, south of the village of Carrollton, near 
the present site of the public school building. This was securely fenced 
and supplied with stalls and other conveniences, and served the purposes 
for which it was designed, until becoming too small, in 1860, the present 
large and beautiful park owned by the Association was bought, and the 
improvements moved thither. The first financial statement of the con- 
dition of the Association on the records is found in the year 1856. It is 



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327 



as follows: Receipts from fair, $950.15; paid for premiums, $500.00 ; 
expenses, $45.95; total, $545.95 ; balance on hand, $404.20. 

During the early fairs the premiums consisted almost entirely of 
silverware, and we frequently find in the Treasurer's report a list of 
silverware left on hand after the premiums had all been paid, and in one 
instance a valued officer is voted a five dollar cup as a mark of appreciation 
of his faithfulness. During successive years the receipts were as follows : 
1857, $1,338.15; 1858, $1,615.34; 1859, $1,882.85; 1860, $2,025.82; 
and so on, the expenses increasing in the same or a greater ratio. In 
1866, the present commodious amphitheater was built. In 1872, the 
name of the Association was changed to " Greene County Agricultural 
Board." During the war, and for some time after, the fairs did not pay 
expenses, and the result was that in 1874, the Board found itself saddled 
with a debt of over $6,000. In order that this might be paid off and the 
prosperity of the fairs insured, in the Autumn of that year a resolution 
was passed to form a new corporation, and D. M. Woodson, J. W. Gregory, 
G. L. Burruss, J. H. Rives, S. F. Greene, L. F. Wheeler, and John Kaser, 
were appointed incorporators. License was issued February 27, 1875» 
authorizing G. W. Davis, J. F. Ballinger. L. S. Eldred, G. L. Burruss, N. 
J. Andrews, J. H. Rives, and George W. Witt, as commissioners to open 
books of subscription to the capital stock of the Greene County Agricul- 
tural and Mechanical Association. The following persons at once 
subscribed for the number of shares set opposite their names, at fifty 
dollars per share, and a charter was issued by the Secretary of State, 
bearing date March 26, 1875 : 



NAMES. SHARES. 

J. E. Ferguson.. i 

S. F. Greene 2 

Sharon Bros 2 

Benjamin Roodhouse i 

William M. Maberry. 2 

McFarland & Robinson i 

J. E. Brace i 

L. F. Wheeler i 

T. W. Brace i 

J. T. Cameron i 

Jno. I. Thomas 2 

B B. Bartholomew ...... 2 

J. B. Eldred 2 

J.S.Hunt I 

E. A. Eldred 1 

J. K. Farrelly 1 

John Kaser 2 

Wright & Laning i 

Peter Hobson.. i 

Geo. W. Davis i 

J. Eldred 2 

N. J. Andrews 2 

Vilroy Robley.. i 

Daniel Morfoot-- i 

R. C. Bradley 2 

F. M. FishbaMc 2 



NAMES. SHARES- 

William Black 2 

H. C. Withers..... i 

Thos. Black i 

Jas. Cullimore i 

\V. D. Thomas 2 

David Wright. i 

C. H. Eldred 2 

Pierson's Bank 3 

L.S.Eldred 2 

W. W. Beaty..-.. i 

Thomas E. Evans. 2 

Samuel Bowman i 

A. J. Tunnell i 

J. H. Rives 2 

D. M.Woodson 2 

Geo. L. Burruss 2 

Thos. J. Carlin - i 

Geo. Meister. i 

John C. Burruss i 

Harry Burruss. r 

Luraan Curtius . i 

J. F. Ballenger 2 

B. F. Baldwin 2 

L. S. Bushnell... r 

W.B.Robinson- 2 

W. W. Ashlock.. 2 



S28 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

NAMES. SHARES. | NAMES. SHARES. 

Geo. Ashlock i | John Rhodes 2 

J. W. Gregory 2 | J. D. Tunison 

A.B.Gregory 2 ^" "^ 

Peter Roodhouse 2 

Henry 'J'unison .... i 

E. V. Baldwin 2 

J.H.Baldwin 2 

John North . i 

Jos. Rickart 2 

Jesse Riding i 

C. J. McCollister& M. North i 

Edgar Griswold _ i 

J ames Morrow i 

J. H. Stubblefield 2 

E. A. Giller 2 

C. VV. Brace 2 

These subscriptions readily raised the six thousand dollars required, 
and the old indebtedness was paid off. The capital stock was afterward 
increased |2,000, bringing it to |8,000, the greater part of which was soon 
subscribed. The new society took possession of the property of the old, 
and a more prosperous era began. The recent fairs of the Association 
have been in an eminent degree successful, and a very bright future seems 
to be before the Association. 



Geo. Tunison . 

L. P. Griswold 

Geo. W. Witt 

A. J. Rives 

Willis Brooks 

Martin Thorpe 

Keeley & Davis.. . , 

E. M. Husted 

Jesse Robards 

Winn & Bros 

Jacob Bowman. .. 

Wm. Eglehoff 

A. M. Cunningham, 



CARROLLTON. 

CarroUton, the county seat of Greene County, is one of the wealth- 
iest and most flourishing towns in Central Illinois. The circumstances 
attending its origin have been already stated. Probably the first settler 
within what are now the corporation limits was Governor Thomas Carlin, 
who camped under a large tree near the present residence of Mrs. Wil- 
liam Carlin, and chose the prairie on which he then stood as his home. 
This was in 1818, and during the latter part of that year, or early the 
next, Mr. Carlin, with his mother and step-father, came north of the 
Macoupin and built a cabin in the southern part of the present town. 
There were then but a very few cabins north of the creek, probably not 
over half a dozen or a dozen. Samuel Thomas had made an improvement 
in a beautiful grove near the site of the present Thomas homestead. 
Michael Headrick, Abram Sells, and one or two others, had built cabins 
near the present residence of David Wright, Esq., and there were a few 
log huts a short distance east. Very early in 1821, occurred the land sale 
at Edwardsville, when this territory came into the possession of the 
settlers. Immediately thereafter the county was organized, the seat of 
justice established on the land of Mr. Carlin, and the name of CarroUton 
given to it. Settlers at once came in very rapidly. General Jacob Fry 
built a cabin near the former site of the St. James Hotel. Thomas Rat- 
tan erected a log structure on the lot now occupied by Marmon's building, 
on the northeast corner of the Square, where for a long time he kept a 
tavern. A more modern building succeeded this, also used as an inn, and 
for a long time known as the " Jack Traveler." Samuel Lee, the first 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 329 

County Clerk, built a temporary clerk's office on the west side of the 
Square, and this was soon followed by the first Court House. The early 
county buildings have been described in the history of the county. The 
first frame bnildinir in the town was probably a dwelling house on the 
east side of the Square, built by Cyrus Tolman and Charles Greg'ory, 
both afterward very prominent men in the county. The first brick edifice 
in the town was also said to have been erected on the east side, near the 
present location of ('harles Weimer's tobacco store. For a year or twa 
the little town grew steadily. The county was then a large one, and the 
transaction of county business made quite a number of buildings and 
people a necessity at the county seat. William A. Tunnell writes as fol- 
lows of the town when it was only a year or two old : "The land upon 
which Carrollton is situated belonged to the Hon, Thomas Carlin. 
Concerning the beauty of the spot before the hand of man had changed 
its appearance I am not prepared to speak, but freely express the opinion 
that it would have suffered in a comparison with Mount Pleasant. When 
I first saw the place it contained a few small houses, the first of wliich 
was probably built by the Hon. Thomas Rattan for a tavern. It stood 
north of the east side of the Square, and was erected not far from the 
year 1821. How long this building occupied tliat spot, or whether it was- 
the same that was afterward called the ' Old Jack Traveler,' or ' Jack 
Tavern,' I am not prepared to decide, but since the days of the 'Old Jack 
Traveler' another building has occupied the spot and passed away, to- 
make room for one which will probably continue there for many years. 
A little farther west, perhaps half way along the north side of the 
Square, stood a neat little frame with a porch or portico in front, which 
was, at an early day, the residence and office of Samuel Lee, Esq., Clerk 
of the Circuit and County Courts, County Recorder, Justice of the Peace» 
etc., etc., a man very much esteemed. He died some thirty-five years aga 
(in 1825), and was the first, or about the first, person interred in the 
Carrollton burying ground. On the Avest side of the Square, very near 
tlie residence of D)-. Hardtner, stood the Court House, a long two-story 
building, with one end to the Square. There was nothing very attractive 
about its appearance. It was simply a ])lain wooden building, rather 
dingy in appearance. West of the Court House, occupying the ground 
now used for the same purpose, stood the little hewed log jail, in which 
prisoners were kept by the aid of a guaid or suffered to escape, as seemed 
most conducive to tlie general welfare. On the south side of the Square 
was the residence and store of John Evans, Jr. Further east, across the 
next street, stood a small frame, which was used for some kind of traffic, 
the exact nature of which I have forgotten ; and just east of it was the 
residence of Jacob Fiy, Esq., well and favorably known in the annals of 
Greene County, as an efficient, intelligent and faithful officer and good 
citizen. On the east side of the Square, at the north end, was the store 
of John Skidmoie, an active, restless little man, who was everywhere, 
knew everybod}^ and kept himself not oidy busy, but always in a hurry. 
His storehouse was a small IVanie building, that occupied the spot for sev- 
eral years. Skidmore, or ' Skid,' as he was familiarl}^ called, kept a small 
stock of inferior goods, such as all merchants kept at that day, and such 
as the necessities of the people compelled them to buy, including an as- 
sortment of pure liquors, to render the stock complete. 



330 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

"I think it was at 'Skid's' store where the inimitable Willis Clieek 
was said to have treated his friends and himself through the long hours 
of one whole night, paying for the liquor with a raccoon skin, which, as 
often as 'Skid' threw it behind the door and went to draw the whisky 
from a barrel, would mysteriously resume its place in Willis' pouch, where 
it remained snugly until another drink was wanted. Just across the 
street from Skidmore's, about where the public well is situated, was the 
whipping-post, where those covetous individuals who took clandestine 
possession of other people's property, received from the hands of the 
Sheriff the panacea applied in those days for the healing of such moral 
distempers. The patient's hands were confined to the top and his feet to 
the bottom of the post with ropes, the shoulders denuded and a ' deter- 
mination to the surface ' — as the doctors express it — induced by an appli- 
cation of rawhide or hickory. To witness such an operation is revolting 
to the finer feelings of humanity. Imagine a man thus pinioned hand 
and foot, striving to bury his face between his extended arms, his shoul- 
ders laid bare to the lash. The Sheriff coolly takes up a long ' cowhide,' 
as hard as a ribbed and twisted iron wire, raises it above his head and 
brings it down upon the poor fellow's bare shoulders, as an assistant 
standing by, deliberately calls out ' one ! ' The operation is repeated in 
the coolest, most formal manner, at intervals of about one second — the 
assistant continuing to call at each blow, ' two,' ' three,' etc., up to fifteen 
or twenty, according to the sentence of the court. All this time a circle 
of eager men and boys are crowding as near as possible, pulling each 
other back, to see him writhe and endeavor to free himself from the 
torture." 

It is also related of the Willis Cheek spoken of in this extract that 
he once went to Mr. Skidmore and asked to be trusted for a small quan- 
tity of powder and shot which he wished to ■ purchase. This accommo- 
dation the merchant refused, and Willis went away quite angry. As he 
passed out, however, he managed to purloin a coon skin lying behind the 
door. After several hours he returned and asked Mr. Skidmore if he 
would buy a coon skin. An affirmative answer was quickly given, and 
the impecunious hunter received his ammunition. As he made his exit 
he turned and tauntingly shouted at the merchant, " Refuse to trust me 
again, will you? I just got that skin from liehind your door," 

The residence of Samuel Lee spoken of by Mr. Tunnell, became in 
after years a very famous house. It was used for dwelling, drug store, 
harness shop, and for othei- purposes, and was altered and repaired times 
without number. In 1877, it was torn down to make room for the Rus- 
sell building, on which occasion the Carroll ton Patriot contained the 
following in relation to it : 

" The old building, which this week has been demolished to make 
room for the erection of the Sol. Russell block, was one of the most 
ancient in the city, and was in many respects historical. It, or portions 
of it, have been standing considerably over half a century. John Dee, 
Esq., came to this country in 1821. He spent the first winter under the 
bluffs, and in 1822 came to this place. Isham Linder, Sr., and John 
Huitt were also here at that time. When Mr. Dee arrived here, to the 
best of his recollection, part of the old buildiug was up, and occupied by- 
John W. Skidmore. Skidmore was the first merchant who ever sold ffoods 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 331 

in Carrollton. His store was a little building on Sharon's corner. With 
Skidmore was boarding Samuel Lee, who afterward married Skidmore's 
sister-in-law, and occupied the same house. Mr. Lee built an addition to 
the house, which is probably the main part of that destroyed this week ; 
this was built in 1825, or 1826. 'Squire Lee, as he was called, was a very 
important personage. He was the first Recorder, Circuit Clerk, and 
County Clerk the county ever had. He filled these offices, and perhaps 
others, at one and the same time. He began the building of the struct- 
ure which is now Judge Hodges' elegant mansion. He died in 1829. 
Soon after the house was occupied by Climpson (or possibly Clements). 
He had the contract for carrying the mail from St. Louis to this place, and 
ran a stage coach. His wife died in 1832, of cholera. She was the first 
victim, in this region, of that scourge, which ravaged with dreadful 
effect the next Summer. Some time after this, the house was occupied 
by Wm. E. Ryan, who kept a boarding house. The building for a long 
time had a very sinister reputation, and was known as the haunted house. 
Mysterious voices, unearthly quakings and portentous appearances, 
seemed to the citizens of that day to make it certain beyond a doubt that 
unhappy spirits reigned supreme Avithin its walls. Family after family 
moved bravely into the house, only to depart very suddenly, and not at 
all bravely, soon after. At one time Hiram Keach, Ike Warmoth (father 
of the ex-Governor of Louisiana), and Josephus Huitt, three of the 
pluckiest young men in the settlement, undertook to defy the ghostly 
visitants. They entered the building, and boldly called upon the spirits 
to show themselves, but were soon ignominously put to flight by the 
supernatural rumblings and quakings which followed. The fact that a 
large tree whose branches rested on the roof, grew beside the house, is 
believed to explain the phenomena." The following relation from Dr. 
John Headrick, of Winfield, Kansas, will be read with a great deal of 
interest. Dr. Headrick is very familiar with the early history of this city : 

The Haunted House. 

"Cities, once proud and populous, have now disappeared, and with 
them the haunted house, which was, in many respects, historical. J. W. 
Skidmore was the first merchant who ever sold goods in Carrollton. His 
store was a little building on Sharon's corner. With Skidmore was 
boarding Samuel Lee, who afterward married Miss Faust, Skidmore's 
sister-in-law. She, after Lee's death, married General Edward Baker, 
who was killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff during the rebellion. Skid- 
more built the haunted house on the north side of the Square. Lee 
afterward lived in it, and built an addition to it. The original building 
contained two rooms — one occupied by the famil}-, and the other used as 
a kitchen. Lee's addition was built in 1825, or 1826. It was placed in 
front of the old part, and contained a parlor and bedroom, with a door 
leading from the bedroom through the middle room into the kitchen. 

" Lee was an important personage. He was the first Recorder, Cir- 
cuit Clerk, County Clerk, and Justice of the Peace the county ever had. 
He began the building of the structure which is now the residence of 
Judge Hodges; Moses Stevens Avas the architect who finished it in 1830 
or 1832. Mr. Clements was the first occupant of the haunted house, 
after Mrs. Lee removed to her new home. His wife died of cholera in 



332 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

the Fall of 1832, and was the first victim of the scourge that ravaged 
the county the next Summer. Tlie house was never occupied by Ryan 
for a boarding-house. General James Turney lived in the house for some 
time, and he and his brave family withstood the mysterious voices and 
unearthly quakings without finding out whence they came. Mrs. Clorinda 
Rattan, the daughter of Thomas Rattan, was one of the watchers 
for the night at the death of the GeneraFs child. The corpse was laid in 
the bedroom. During the night the watchers heard a noise. Fearing a 
cat, they hastened to the corpse, and were astonished to see the appari- 
tion of a child flit across the room and apparently escape through a pane 
of glass. Standing in the door of the bedroom, the supernatural rum- 
blings could be heard, first in the distance, but always settling down and 
terminating in the northeast corner of the bedroom. It is very difficult 
to describe a noise with pen or pencil. The following will, however, 
give some idea of these mysterious sounds : sit yourself on a chair upon 
a carpeted floor; take off your boot; raise your foot and let it fall 
lightly, your heel striking the floor. Repeat, making a little more noise, 
and again, with still more violence. Wait five or ten seconds, and 
repeat again. Three knocks, or thumps (using the phrase of Dr. 
Cowden), constituted the noise universally heard when standing in the 
door of the bedroom. The first appearance ever witnessed was a small 
child, which was seen to make its exit through an auger hole in the 
kitchen door. Dr. Cowden was a horse trader. He was a brave man; 
he feared neither ghosts, man, nor that which passed into the swine 
which ran down the mountain. While he occupied the house, his wife 
one night awakened him and said she could not sleep for the noise. He 
cried out, ' Let the d — d tiling thump!' Instantly a light as bright as 
the noonday sun shone out over them, and illumined a square of the 
ceiling as large as the bed. The room beyond was black as night. He 
never cursed it again. The fact that many and large trees, whose 
branches rested on the liouse, stood near, does not explain the phenomena. 
General James Turney, Captain Noah Fry, Lindsay H. English, with 
others, cut away all the branches near the house, removed the hog pen, 
and nailed fast all the loose boards ; but without effect on the noises. 
Hiram Keach, Ike Warmoth, Joseph Iluitt and many others, who were 
noted men in their day, watched for years to find a cause. Tliere are 
but few men who now live that know the cause to which these strange 
phenomena were attributed. Perhaps none except myself. If so, it will 
never be known. That unhappy spirits reigned within the walls of the 
haunted house is beyond a doubt. J. HEADRICK. 

" We give the above from the pen of a gentleman well known in this 
County, on the authority of its writer. It is an interesting narrative." 

In 1826 Judge Wm. Thomas came through this region on his way 
from Kentucky to Jacksonville. He afterward published in the Jackson- 
ville Journal the following account of that part of his trip which lay 
through this County : 

"•From Alton I came to CarroUton, taking breakfast at John 
Williams'. From CarroUton I came to Jacksonville, taking dinner 
at Judge Mark's, now ^Llnchester, then called 'Burnt Haystacks.' I 
reached Jacksonville on the 12th of October, about eight o'clock at night. 




ANGELINA UNDERWOOD 
CARROLLTON. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 333 

I put up at David Tefft's, who occupied a double frame one story building 
as a tavern on the east side of the Square, where I remained about a 
week, when, through the influence of Dr. Ero Chandler, I obtained 
boarding with Mr. Henry Robley, a farmer and blacksmith, over a mile 
east of the court house, and entirely out of town. From Carrollton to 
Edwardsville via Belleville, the country was beautiful, the land apparently 
rich, but thinly settled, with but few good houses or improved farms. 
From Edwardsville to Alton the road passed over a wooded and broken 
country, thin land, and but few farms. From Alton to Carrollton after 
passing Piasa Creek, and getting on the prairie, the country was level, 
though sufficiently undulating for agricultural purposes. To Macoupin 
Creek and from there to Carrollton the road passes over a timbered and 
poor country, with but two or three small farms and one small brick 
house. Between Carrollton and Apple Creek the timber, undergrowth, 
and vegetation indicated deep, rich soil, equal to any that I had ever 
seen. At Carrollton I put up at a tavern kept by Mr. Harrison, south of 
the Square, in a small story and a half building. I went to a grocery store 
to purchase some cigars, when I found twenty or thirty men, (whom, I 
was told, were called Macoupinites,) drinking, carousing, cursing, swear- 
ing, singing obscene songs, and telling stories on each other. They were 
enjoying themselves to the fullest. One of them, who appeared to be 
sober and quiet, after asking me where I was from and where I was 
going, said, 'you are too smart-looking to be in this crowd, and I advise 
you to leave before the boys notice you ; they are a wild set.' I thanked 
him for his advice and returned to the tavern. 

'' This sober man I met some twenty years afterward at Springfield 
as a member of the Legislature, suffering under a violent attack of con 
gestive fever, of which he died. I sent after and procured a doctor fo 
him and wrote his will. 

" A few days before I reached Carrollton, there had been a general 
or regimental muster, at which all the militia of the county were required 
to attend for purposes of drill or training, and this had brought together 
the Macoupinites and others of like character. Many of them remained 
in Carrollton during the night after the muster, and not being able or 
willing to procure quarters in houses, spent the night in drinking, carous- 
ing, singing, fighting, and in mischief. They caught one man (Mike 
Dodd,) cut off a part of one of his ears, and nailed it on the door of the 
blacksmith shop, where it still remained. They shaved the mane and 
tail of Mr. Carroll's fine saddle horse, one of the best and finest-looking 
horses that I ever saw ; they changed signs from house to house, removed 
gates, pulled down fences, and removed buckets from wells." 

Three years later, Pres. J. M. Sturtevant, of Illinois College, passed 
through the town, and says of it that it was a cluster of log houses. 

The first church erected in Carrollton was used b}^ the Baptist 
denomination. It stood a little out of town at that day, to the south- 
east. The pastor of this church for several years was one Aaron Smith, 
mentioned elsewhere, a Revolutionary pensioner. He was shot at Eutaw 
Springs, crawled into a clump of bushes, lay three days in a helpless 
condition, and was found by means of the flies that hovered around him. 
He resided a mile and a half southwest from Carrollton for a few years, 
and afterward moved north of Apple Creek. After some time, 
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334 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

with his aged wife who had been blind for several years, he went to 
Arkansas, where they both died at a good old age. 

Wliile the materials for the building of the Court House in Carroll- 
ton were lying scattered around, and just before the building was erected, 
the celebrated Lorenzo Dow visited the place, and preached to the people 
two or three nights. Soon it became noised abroad that he was preaching 
in town, and on one dark, drizzling day the people came pouring in from 
the country, on foot, on horseback, and in wagons to hear him, as it was 
understood he had an appointment for that day, which, however, proved 
to be incorrect. But, unwilling to be disappointed in their expectation 
of hearing him, they besieged him with such pressing importunities that 
he consented to preach if they would procure a house for the occasion. 
The brick house on the north side of the public square, at the west cor- 
ner, was then erected and roofed, the carpenters were engaged in finish- 
ing the inside work, when a committee waited upon them, and prevailed 
on them to move their work-benches and tools, clear up the shavings, 
and put the house in order for the occasion. It was, however, insufficient 
to afford room for as many as wished to hear the preacher. 

One who was present thus describes the scene : " Dow, who had 
stopped at a tavern some distance south of the east side of the Square, 
started to walk to the place designated, accompanied by some thirty or 
forty persons, men, women, boys and girls. His form was bent, and he 
walked with a staff, his long hair, parted at the top of the head, hung 
down his back to the waist, his long beard hung down his bosom ; his 
step was slow and somewhat feeble, and his countenance grave and mys- 
terious. On arriving at the south side of the Square a slight sprinkle of 
rain began to fall, and fears were probably entertained that seats would 
be difficult to obtain at the house where the sermon was to be delivered, 
and the men and boys of the little company ran to the house to obtain 
seats, in advance of the crowd, leaving the good old man almost deserted, 
to find his way the best he could. He moved slowly along, as if uncon- 
scious of the rain, and the movement-^ of those whose curiosity had in- 
duced them to accompany him, but to desert him, until arriving at the 
point near the middle of the Square, where the materials for the Court 
House were collected. Then mounting ' a shingle block,' with the re- 
mark, ' It is written, the first shall be last, and the last first,' he com- 
menced preaching. Those who had reached the house were not able, at 
first, to account for the strange turn matters had taken, and when, at 
length, they began to understand that Dow was actually engaged in his 
sermon, they ran out of the house, and made such a rush for the Court 
House yard as could be equaled only by a drove of wild cattle; some 
were swearing, but the majority laughing, and making demonstrations of 
merriment. The discourse continued about an hour. It was exceedingly 
concise and pointed; in grammatical construction it was singularly pure, 
and admitted of no misconstruction. Utterly devoid of any attempt at 
ornament, it was yet strong and forcible, and seemed to flow as smoothly 
and easily as the ideas passed through the brain, without the least effort 
of the organs of speech. It was simply thinking aloud, and in a manner 
so simple, and chaste, and beautiful, as to reach the understanding of the 
meanest capacity. What the subject was I have entirely forgotten. I 
was captivated by the artless beauty of his language, which, if my judg- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 335 

ment was then correct, contrasted very favorably with his written produc- 
tions which I have since read. But, being at that day very young, it is 
probable that I appreciated those things too highl3\ But first impressions 
effect much in biasing the judgment in after years, and it is difficult for 
me, after a lapse of more than thirty years, to think of Lorenzo Dow's 
discourse on that day at Carrollton as being anything less than the most 
beautiful I ever heard." 

The history of Carrollton is for several years almost identical with 
that of the county, and will be found in the county history proper. 

In 1832, the new town was very seriously afflicted with cholera. A 
stage line was running to St. Louis at that time, and there was also 
frequent communication with the city by means of the boats on the 
Illinois River. By these means the germs of the disease were imported 
into the town, and although it contained but 300 inhabitants, more than 
30 died from the scourge. Nearly ever}^ adult in the village was either 
ill or fully occupied in the care of the sick. Business was neglected. 
Those who lived in the country were in constant fear lest they might be 
stricken down with the plague, and hardly dared venture outside of ther 
doors. Grass grew in the streets of Carrollton, and the town wore a 
funereal aspect. It was in this year that Hon. D. M. Woodson arrived in 
the town. He says that there were then residing in the place four lawyers, 
General James Turney, afterward Attorney Genei'al of the State, the 
father of Mrs. Col. Fry, Judge Alfred W. Cavarly, Edward D. Baker, who 
subsequently became General Baker, the hero of Ball's Bluff, and Charles 
D. Hodges, afterward Circuit Judge, State Senator, etc., and still living 
and practicing his profession in the town. Judge Cavarly then ranked 
with General Turney as one of the ablest lawyers in the State. He was 
for some time a member of the State Legislature, and was one of the 
leading men of that body. Of physicians there were Dr. James B. 
Samuel, who lived a spotless life, respected by all, and died only a few 
years ago. Dr. O. B. Heaton, a man of considerable worth, and Dr. B. C. 
Wood, who many years ago retired from practice to enter the sacred desk, 
and who still remains waiting for the summons to enter into his rest. 
Rev. Thos. Lippincott was one of the early Presbyterian ministers. He 
was a very able man, and the father of General Charles Lippincott, ex- 
Auditor of the State. In 1842 the town, contained sufficient business to 
warrant the publication of a paper, which was begun that year. A copy 
of one of the earliest issues of this sheet, the People's Advocate, is still 
preserved, and from it we can learn something as to the business of the 
town. The paper contains almost nothing in the way of news, gossip or 
comment of a local a[)plication, but in its advertising columns is found 
the following names: S. R. Perry and William Perry were blacksmiths, 
John Headrick kept a general store and advertised quite freely. Dr. J. 
French Simpson kept a drug store, A. W. Cavarly and D. M. Woodson 
were attorne^^s, Hiram Reach was a hai'ness maker, R. Pecare owned a 
drug and grocery store, and John Evans advertised his steam mill. 

Mr. Evans' mill was situated south of the village near the site of the 
old wooden mill. Immediately south of it was one otlier grist mill, but 
both have since been desLro^'ed, as has also the woolen factory, which 
afterward took their places. Ten years later, and there is evidence of a 
very marked improvement. During 1852, Dr. John Headrick built a 



336 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

capacious brick hotel on the we«t side of the Square, the building now- 
owned b}^ J. T. Cameron. George Wright, Esq., erected a substantial two- 
story brick building on the north side of the Square. Carrollton contained 
four hotels. C. D. Hodges (afterward Judge) had become partner of D. 
M. Woodson, R. L. Doyle was a practicing attorney, C. M. Smith sold 
dry goods ; Reno, Dodge & Simpson were druggists, Mrs. A. J. James, 
milliner: George W. Williams, blacksmith ; David Hartwell, contractor 
and builder, and John Wright, tailor. James Reno, who during this year 
was a partner of Dr. J. F. Simpson was the father of Lieutenant Marcus 
Reno, who was so prominently before the public in connection with the 
engagement with the Indians in which General Custer lost his life. 

The next year, John Fitch, of Vermont, began the publication of a 
paper, The Greene County Banner^ in the town. It was Democratic in 
politics, and quite successful for a few years, but it eventually died. 
During this year Carrollton first received the benefits of the telegraph. 
A wire was put ujd about this time between Alton and Jacksonville. Mr. 
Fitch was an operator, and the citizens of the town subscribed the money 
necessary to purchase instruments, etc., to make a connection with the 
line. A few years after, Mr. Fitch went away and took with him the 
instruments. Subsequently the wire was broken or taken down, and the 
town was not magnetically connected with the world until after the 
opening of the C. & A. Railroad. 

In the issue of the Carrollton G-azette for October 18, 1851, we find 
the following statement of the condition of the town at that time : 

" Carrollton has not over eight hundred inhabitants, and there are 
four churches, and besides these, there are five ministers living in the 
town, and men of no ordinary abilities. Each of these denominations 
has regular meetings every Sabbath. So much for the moral character 
of Carrollton. In regard to her literary character, we can boast of three 
excellent schools, all in successful operation, and a large academy now in 
progress of building, soon to be completed. We have also two printing 
offices, both doing a smashing business ; also, a telegraph office, doing a 
fine business. We have eight dry goods stores, two drug and fancy 
stores, one family grocery, one bakery, three taverns, and one private 
boarding house ; one tin and stove store, three boot and shoe makers, six 
blacksmith and wagon shops, two gunsmiths, two jewelers, two house and 
sign painters, two saddle and harness makers, two lumber yards, and 
twelve carpenters ; one hat store ; two carding machines, one propelled 
by steam, with saw attached; one cooper shop, foui) tailor shops, and 
one clothing store ; a large number of stone and brick masons, brick 
makers and plasterers, four lawyers and the district judge; two cabinet 
shops, eight doctors, one dentist (and a good one at that) ; a Masonic 
lodge building owned by the fraternity; a Sons of Temperance hall, a 
fine brick building, owned by the Order, and one hundred and fifty Sons 
of Temperance, and the Grand Scribe, a section of the Cadets of Tem- 
perance, numbering between forty and fifty, and no groggeries ; a first- 
class brass band, and a regular set of amateurs." 

Before a grist mill was built within the limits of the town, the 
inhabitants went to Beman's mill, on Apple Creek, or to what is now 
Erisman's mill, near the Macoupin, for their flour. Probably the first 
mill built in Carrollton was Smith's mill, which stood south of the 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY, 337 

location of the woolen mills. Soon after, John Evans built another steam 
mill very near. Both were burned. Mr. Evans' mill was destroyed in 
1847, when the loss was estimated at $20,000, with an insurance of $10,000. 
In 1853, Germaine & Wright erected the capacious mill now owned by 
David Pierson, Esq. 

In 1854, an open market house stood in the Court House Park, just 
south of the Court House, and was a great convenience to the town. 

A census taken in 1855 showed that the town contained 549 males, 
540 females — total, 1,089. The value of manufactured articles is given 
at $60,000. The city now contains about 3,000 inhabitants, and its size 
is constantly increasing. 

In 1830, P. N. Rampey was post master, and the office was kept in the 
Court House. He was followed by Charles Lancaster, who afterward 
was sent to the penitentiary. The next incumbent was James Reno, 
who, as druggist, landlord, post master, etc., occupied a very prominent 
position in the town for many years. Next came Alfred Hinton, who 
served for several years, and after him Robert F. Clark received the ap- 
pointment. Mr. Clark did not care to fill the position and resigned with- 
in a week. This was in April, 1852. Richard B. Hill was appointed, 
and fulfilled the duties of the office until July, 1853, when he was suc- 
ceeded by Ralph W. Kay. In December, 1854, Marshall Dulaney received 
the appointment, and held the office for seven years. His successors have 
been T. D. Price, S. P. Ohr, James Cox, F. B. Roberts, George W. Wil- 
liams, who was postmaster for 13 years, until February, 1879, when he 
was succeeded by Charles Lynn, the present incumbent. 

Carrollton was incorporated as a town at an early date, which I have 
not succeeded in ascertaining. Early in 1847, this cliarter was repealed 
and the town re-incorporated in 1849. In 1848, the officers of the Board 
were, Chester Gajdord, President, and Giles H. Turner, Clerk. July 6, 
1849, an election was held, which resulted in the choice of the following 
officers : President, C. A. Davis ; Trustees, Jordan Howard, A. W. 
Lynn, C. P. Heaton. Alfred Hinton, and J. E. Walker, each received 
29 votes, and therefore neither was chosen. A new election was ordered, 
at which Alfred Hinton received a clear majority, and was declared the 
fifth Trustee, F. P. Vedder was made Clerk, Z. A. Morrow, Constable, 
Chester Gay lord, David Pierson and V. F. Williams, Assessors, and John 
Hardtner, Supervisor. The officers for succeeding years were as fol- 
lows : 

1850 — President^ C, A. Davis. Trustees, Jordan Howard, A. W. 
Lynn, Alfred Hinton, J. E. Walker. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. Constable^ 
Z. A. Morrow, 

1851 — President, Cliester Gaylord. Trustees, Wm. P. Marmon, 
Clark M. Smith, Richard B. Hill, John C. Miller. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. 
Constable, Z. A. Morrow. 

1852 — President, J. K. Sharon. Trustees, Z. A. Morrow, William 
Winn, Lyman F. Wheeler, R. F. Clark. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. Constable, 
J. N. Tunstall. 

In August L. F. Wheeler resigned, and his place was filled by V. F. 
Williams. In January, 1853, Z. A. Morrow resigned, and Paul AVriglit 
was chosen in his stead. 

1853 — President, Wm. P. Barr. Trustees, David Pierson, Clinton 



338 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Armstrong, Jacob Headlie, and Jordan Howard. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. 
Constable, Zachariali A. Morrow. 

1854 — President, Wm. P. Barr. Trustees, David Pierson, Clinton 
Armstrong, Jacob Headlie, and Jordan Howard. Clei'h F. P. Vedder. 
Constable, Z. A. Morrow. 

1855 — Presidetit, Martin Bowman. Trustees, Charles B. Hubbell, 
John Long, James F. Simpson, and Wm. Winn. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. 
Town Constable, Z. A. Morrow. 

1856 — President, Martin Bowman. Trustees, John Long, Wm. 
Winn, Jordan Howard, and Lyman F. Wheeler. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. 
Town Constable, Augustus C. Pegram, in October Samuel Smith, in April 
Wm. M. Neece. 

1S51— President, Wm. P. Barr. Trustees, Joel G. Reed, Paul Wright, 
John Kaser, and John Cullimore. Clerk, F. P. Vedder. Constable, Ly- 
man F. Wheeler. 

ISSS— President, Titus W. Vigus. Trustees, Robert F. Clark, David 
Pierson, Lyman F. Wheeler, and John M. Woodson. Clerk, John M. 
Woodson. Constable, John C. Carlin. 

1859 — President, Hiram Keach. Trustees, Alexander W. Lynn, 
George B. Price, Martin Bowman, and Francis P. Vedder. Clerk, F. P. 
Vedder. Constable, Joseph S. Hackney. 

1860 — President, Z. A. Morrow. Trustees, C. P. Clemmons, Alex- 
ander Bowman, Conrad Kergher, and Wm. A. Davis. Clerk, Wm. A. 
Davis. Constable, F. B. Roberts. 

1861 — President, Woodson Cocke. Trustees, William Withers, J. 
C. Kelly, John Rainey, and Wm. R. Davis. Clerk, Henry C. Withers. 
Constable, J. C. Hackney. 

1862 — President, Woodson Cocke. Trustees, Thomas H. Boyd, 
James Legg, Valentine Villinger, and William Withers. Clerk, Henry 
C. Withers. 

From this date until 1867, when Carrollton was incorporated as a 
city, the records can not be found. Since the city organization the fol- 
ing have been the officers : 

1867 — Ifayor, William L. Greene. C^erA;, Asa Potter. Aldermen: 
1st ward, James P. Morrow ; 2d ward, Joseph K. Sharon ; 3d ward, John 
R. Crandall ; 4tli ward, Richard C. Robinson. 

1868 — Mayor, William L. Greene. Clerk. George W. Davis. Alder- 
men: 1st ward, Joseph T. Cameron; 2d ward, Henry L. Johnson; 3d 
ward, Frederick Schaffer ; 4th ward, Thomas Scott, Jr. 

1869 — Mayor, William L. Greene. Clerk, George W. Davis. Alder- 
men: 1st ward, Joseph T. Cameron (held over) ; id ward, Adam Gimmy ; 
3d ward, Joel G. Reed ; 4th ward, Thomas Scott, Jr. 

1870 — Mayor, Andrew M. Cunningham. Clerk, Stephen F. Cor- 
rington. Aldermen: 1st ward, Thomas S. Moore; 2d ward, John 
Rainey ; 3d ward, Frederick Schaffer ; 4th ward, George L. Williams. 

1871 — Mayor, Andrew M. Cunningham. Clerk, Stephen F. Cor- 
lington. Aldermen: 1st ward, Henry C. Sieverling (resigned Aug. 14,. 
1871); 2d ward, John Rainey ; 3d ward, Frederick Schaffer (held over), 
resigned Aug. 14, 1871; 4th ward, George L. Williams; 1st ward (to 
fill vacancy), John G. Williams, elected Sept. 13, 1871 ; 3d ward (to fill 
vacancy), William Scruby, elected Sept. 13, 1871. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 339 

1%12— Mayor, Robert H. Davis. Cleric, Stephen F. Corrington. 
Aldermen: 1st ward, Robert Pierson ; 2d ward, Albert G. Burr; 3d 
ward, Jay C. White ; 4th ward, George L. Williams. 

1873 — Mayor, Jolm Clough. ' Clerk, Stephen F. (3orrington. 
Aldermen : 1st ward, David Pierson ; 2d ward, James M. Davis, M. D. ; 
3d ward, George Baltz ; 4th ward, John Long. 

1874 — Mayor, William R. Davis. Clerk, Stephen F. Corrington. 
Aldermen: 1st ward, James E. Furgeson ; 2d ward, Thomas Hussey ; 
3d ward, Thomas Scruby ; 4th ward, Clinton Armstrong, M. D. 

1875 — Mayor, Thomas Scott, Jr. Clerk, Stephen F. Corrington. 
Aldermen: 1st ward, Robert S.Evans; 2d ward, Jacob S. Hunt; 3d 
ward, Joseph Ober ; 4th ward. Dr. Edward B. Hobson. 

1876 — Mayor, John Clough. Clerk, Stephen F. Corrington. 
Aldermen : 1st ward, J. E. Eldred ; 2d ward. Dr. James M. Davis ; 
3d ward, Fred Schaffer ; 4th ward, N. J. Andrews. 

1877 — Mayor, R. H. Davis. Clerk, Stephen F. Corrington. Alder- 
men : 1st ward, J. E. Furgeson; 2d ward, Wm. M. Fry; 3d ward, Geo. 
Baltz; 4th ward. Dr. E. B. Hobson. 

\m9>— Mayor, L. F. Wheeler. Clerk, Stephen F. Corrington. 
Aldermen : 1st ward, James I. Johnson ; 2d ward, W. W. Samuel ; 3d 
ward, George Baltz ; 4th ward, Isham Linder, Jr. 

In 1862 a fine brick building was erected in the southern part of the 
city and fitted with steam power and ample machinery for the purpose of 
manufacturing woolen goods. For several years it was successfully oper- 
ated, and the reputation of the goods from the Carrollton woolen mills 
was wide spread and excellent. But in 1871 the building mysteriously 
caught fire and was destroyed, occasioning a very heavy loss to the com- 
pan}^ and an almost irreparable loss to the city. 

The Carrollton cemetery is one of the most beautiful to be found in 
this part of the State. It is ornamented with trees and shrubs and is 
well taken care of. A number of elegant and costly monuments add to 
its beauty and preserve the memory of the departed. The following is 
a list of the deceased soldiers whose bodies lie buried in its consecrated 
soil : 

Of the War of 1812.- — Samuel Thomas, Joel Johnson, Rev. 
Isaac Land is. 

Of the Black Hawk War : — James Williams, William Ray, Christo- 
pher Dodgson,Wm. Carlin, M. J. Lyman. 

Of the Mexican War: — Capt. Noah Fry, 1st Lieut. Wm. C. Rainey, 
A. McDaniels, 2d Lieut. S. S. Chester, Larkin Gilleland. 

Of the Rehcllion .•— Melford Ray, Capt. Clifford, Mark Sandford, 
Sergt. F. B. Roberts, Michael Scott, George W. Scott, F. P. Vedder, 
Munroe Perry. 

Carrollton Public Schools. 

It is impossible to determine who was the first school master in Car- 
rollton or where his school was located. 

" Past is all his fame. The very spot 
Where once he triumphed, is forgot." 

The old brick building now standing at the south-west corner of the 
Public Square was used for a long time for school purposes. The first 
public school in Carrollton was opened in the Fall of 1850 in what now 



340 HISTORY OF GREEN P: COUNTY. 

forms the north wing- of the old school house. The teacher was a Mr. 
Bartle, now a Presbyterian minister. Mr. Bartle's strong anti-slavery 
views got him into trouble, and led to his discharge. In the Fall of 1851 
the school opened in cliarge of Prof. John Russell, assisted by Mr. Henry 
Bonfoy, with Miss E. J. Gunning in charge of the female department. 
That the notion of a free school at that time was by no means that of a 
school for primary instruction appears from the following standing adver- 
tisement in the Carrollton Gazette during that Fall and Winter: 

"CARROLLTON SCHOOLS. 

*' John Russell, A.M., Principal. Henry Bonfoy, Assistant. 

The directors of this institution are happy to announce to the citizens 
of school district No. 2, and to the public generally, that they have so far 
completed their arrangements as to be able to accommodate at least 200 
pupils, and that the school will be open for their reception in January 
next. 

" They would also state that they are just finishing a very extensive 
building, which for commodious and comf()rtal)le arrangements will vie 
with au}^ of a similar character in the western country. 

" They have secured the services of Prof. John Russell as principal, 
and of Henry Bonfoy as assistant teacher. Of the former it is unnecessary 
to speak, as the reputation of Prof. Russell, both as an accomplished 
scholar and successful teacher is known and acknowledged, not only in 
this community, but throughout the South and West. And to the citizens 
of the immediate vicinity the superior qualifications of Mr. Bonfoy as an 
instructor of youth are equally well known and appreciated. 

" From a knowledge of the principles upon which these gentlemen 
will conduct the school, the directors think they may assure the public 
that the instruction imparted will be thorough and practical in its nature. 

"■The followiug constitutes a list of the branches which will be taught 
and the amount of tuition charged therefor per quarter: 

"Orthography, Reading, Writing, .... 11.00 

^ Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, 

History of the U. S., 2.00 

" Natural Philosophy, Political Economy, Chem- 
istry, Geology, Algebra, Rhetoric, Physiology, 
etc., 3.00 

" Latin, Greek, French, Geometry, Surveying, 4.00 

" To secure admission, tuition must invariably be paid in advance. 
Patrons residing in the district will receive the benefit of the school fund. 

" A competent female teacher will be engaged for the ensuing year. 

" Applications to be made to the undersigned. 

" Z. A. Morrow, J 

" C. A. Davis, > Directors.'^ 

" Carrollton, Dec. 13, 1851. " L. W. Link, ) 

The new school building referred to in the above was completed and 
dedicated on the third of January 1852. The old school room formed an 
ell on the south side of the new front, which consisted of two rooms on 
the ground floor and one above. 



342 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

The CaiTollton Gazette of Jan. 10, 1852, contains the following 
account of the " Dedication " : 

" On Saturday night last, our splendid public school edifice was 
dedicated. A very large audience was in attendance and listened to the 
performance Avith evident gratification. 

" The Carrollton Brass Band performed, and it is needless to say, in 
good style. The band have spared no pains to render themselves first-rate 
performers, and richly merit the high reputation the}' sustain both at home 
and abroad. Besides this, a gentleman and lady who came to town for 
the purpose of giving concerts, sang and performed on this occasion. 

" An address was delivered by Judge Woodson, which held the atten- 
tion of the audience enchained. If sound principles and enlightened 
views, combined with elegant language and impressive style of speaking, 
entitle any one to the claims of eloquence, the address on that occasion 
may be termed eloquent. 

" We hesitate not to say that every citizen present looked around him 
with profound gratification that our town can boast of such a structure, 
devoted to the cause of education." 

The school continued in charge of Prof. Russell during the remain- 
der of that year, when he was succeeded by Henry Bonfoy. It does not 
appear that at this time there existed what we now call a graded school. 
The plan seemed to be modeled after the old academy system, with a 
female department, but those who lived within the district received the 
benefit of tiie school fund. The tax books show that it was not until the 
year 1855 that the school tax was regularly levied. In that year, Mr. 
David G. Peabody was employed as principal with a salary of six hun- 
dred dollars. He organized the school upon the graded basis, and the 
enrollment for this year was two hundred and twenty. He was assisted 
by his sister. Miss H. G. Peabody. Was re-employed, and served six 
months of the following year. In 1855, assistant teachers were paid 
$300 a year ; in 1856, $350 a year; and in 1857 they received $400 per 
annum. In the Fall of 1857, Charles K. Gilchrist was employed and 
served two years. He is now -Judge Gilchrist, of Utah. 

From this time on there was a change of principals nearly every 
year, no one serving longer than two years. Dr. Bulkley, now of Shurt- 
leff College, taught a very large and well advanced high school for two 
winters. He had three assistants, and received a salary of $650. 

The names of Alfred Harvey, for the past eiglit years Superintendent 
of Schools at Paris, Edgar Co., 111., and President for the ensuing year 
of the Illinois State Teachers' Association ; of Francis W. Parker, now 
Superintendent of Schools at Quincy, Mass., and of many others, dear to 
the memory of those who profited by their instruction, proves that the 
schools were, some of the time at least, in earnest and capable hands. 
But it was impossible to have a systematic organization when the prin- 
cipal and most of the assistant teachers were changed every year. 

At last the school building became inadequate to the wants of the 
people, and, after a vast amount of discussion, it was voted to build a 
new school house. The Board of Directors, George W. Davis, Thomas 
Boyd, and Rev. E. L. Craig, pushed the matter forward with vigor, and 
during the Summer and Fall of 1870 the elegant and commodious school 
building was erected, which now forms the most striking object in the 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 343 

town to the eye of the passing traveler. The building is of brick, faced 
with stone, three stories in height with a basement. The upper story is a 
Mansard, and the whole is set off by a square tower which rises from the 
center of the building in front, eighty feet from the ground. It is finished 
inside with alternate walnut and ash panels, oak floors, hard-finish walls, 
is well provided with blackboards, and is seated with Andrews' latest stjde 
of school desks. The original cost of the building, including the furnace, 
was $44,000. Here then was a new departure. Now, for the first time 
in the history of the Carrollton schools, was it possible to organize a 
thoroughly graded school. The crowded condition of the old schools, 
with only three rooms, made any scientific classification impossible. The 
Directors were ably seconded by the Principal, Mr. Joseph Dobbin, then 
serving his second year. In the first week of January, 1871, Mr. Dobbin 
transferred the pupils to the new building and proceeded to organize and 
grade the school. To do this with a school of several hundred children 
is a very difficult task. That Mr. Dobbin succeeded in bringing order out 
of chaos there is no question. He was ably assisted in the high school by 
Miss S. Alice Judd, now teacher of German in the Decatur, 111., High 
School, and in the lower grades by Miss Mary Pike, now principal of the 
Fourth Ward School in the city of Bloomington ; by Miss Anna Pike ; 
Miss Delia Schenck, now Mrs. Charles Smith, of Kansas; Miss H. G. 
Peabody, and Miss Nannie Price. 

The school was under rigid discipline, and by the end of the year 
was in fine working order. What had before been done in a disconnected 
and aimless kind of a way, particularly in high school studies, he system- 
atized. A course of study was marked out, and a strict record was kept 
of each pupil's advancement. Mr. Dobbin resigned at the close of the 
year, and Mr. W. H. Wilson was elected to succeed him. He was a gen- 
tleman of fine attainments, but his stay was so short that he did little 
more than make a beginning. When, in the Fall of 1872, the High 
School was organized, under charge of Mr. E. A. Doolittle, very few of 
the old pupils entered school, so that it was necessary to begin at the 
foundation again. Mr. Doolittle was assisted in the High School by 
Miss Hattie E. Dunn, for the past five years Principal of the High 
School in the city of Bloomington, 111. Miss Dunn was a graduate 
of the State Normal, and had taught with distinguished success in the 
high schools of Bloomington and Springfield, 111., before coming to Car- 
rollton. 

Finding that the High School was composed of young men and 
women whose intelligence demanded instruction of a higher grade than 
arithmetic and geography, a course of study was gradually developed, 
covering four years, although at first only two years of the course were 
"c^presented by classes. This course of study has been adhered to ever 
since, and with the close of the year 1879, five classes, including thirty- 
four young ladies and gentlemen, will have completed it. 

High School Course of Study — First Year — First Term : Reading, 
Arithmetic, Grammar, United States History, Latin or German. Second 
Term : Reading, Arithmetic, Grammar, United States History, Latin or 
German. Third Term : Reading, Arithmetic, Grammar, Constitution, 
Latin or German. 

Second Year — First Term : Algebra, Analysis, Physical Geography, 



344 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

History, Latin or German. Second Term : Algebra, Composition, Phys- 
ical Geography and Physiology, History, Latin or German. Third Term: 
Algebra, Composition, Physiology, History, Latin or German. 

Third Year — First Term : Algebra, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, 
Latin or German. Second Term : Algebra, Geometry, Natural Philoso- 
phy and Botany, Latin or German. Third Term : Arithmetic, Rhetoric, 
Botany, Latin or German. 

Fourth Year — First Terra : English Literature, Zoology, Chemistry, 
Latin or German. Second Term : English Literature, Zoology, Chem- 
istry and Astronomy, Latin or German. Third Term : Elocution, Civil 
Government, Astronomy, Latin or German. 

In this course of stud}^ the Latin and German are optional, and those 
who take the languages omit equivalent English studies. 

Graduates of High School — Class of 1875: Lizzie J. Andrews, Ger- 
man and Latin ; Maria F. Hazle, German and Latin; Laura Hazle, Ger- 
man and Latin ; Mollie G. Jackson, English. Class of 1876 : Hattie B. 
Bonfoy, Latin ; Henry B. Bull, English ; Rosa M. Corrington, German 
and English ; Mary H. Clark, English ; Annie Marie Davis, Latin ; Jen- 
nie May Simpson, English. Class of 1877 : Nellie E. Bonfoy, German 
and English ; Addie M. Black, English ; Fannie J. Eldred, English, Hat- 
tie H. Jackson, German and English; James F. Lavery, English; Sarah F. 
Stanley, German and English. Class of 1878: Clara Belle Abrams, Ger- 
man and English ; Ada Halbert, English ; Harry R. Heaton, German and 
Latin ; Flora Belle Kennedy, English ; Laura Belle McPheron, English ; 
Henry T. Rain'fey, English ; Bertha Vivell, German and Latin ; Calvin 
White, English ; Mollie J. Williams, German and Latin. Class of 
1879 : Mattie Andrews, German and Latin ; Julia Brace, English ; Ella 
Davis, German and Latin ; Cornelia Davis, German and Latin ; Ethel 
Fales, German and Latin ; Lou Robinson, English ; Mamie Smith, 
Latin ; Delia Sutton, English ; Nannie Wright, English. Total number of 
graduates, 34. 

At the present writing, Mr. Doolittle is in charge of the school, hav- 
ing, with the expiration of the present term, served seven years. During 
this time he has been very ably assisted both in the High School and in 
the lower departments, while the Board of Education have done every- 
thing in their power to raise the standard of the school. 

During the year ending in June, 1873, Miss Hattie E. Dunn assisted 
in the High School, a graduate of the Illinois State Normal School. 
Since that time the position has been filled by the following gentlemen 
and ladies : 

1873-74 — Thomas Worthington, A. B., Cornell University, New 
York. 

1874-75 — Herbert T. Root, A. B., Princeton College, New Jersey. 

1875-76 — John Worthington, A. B., Cornell University, New York. 

1876-78 — Miss Lillian E. DeGarmo, State Normal University. 

1878-79— Miss Flora Fuller, State Normal University. 

In 1876 a board of education, consisting of six members, was elected 
instead of the old board of three directors. The following is a list of 
the members since its organization : 

Ex-memhers : — C. Armstrong, M.D., term expired 1877 ; C. Kergher, 
term expired 1877 ; J. C. White, term expired 1878 ; Geo. L. Williams, 
term expired 1878. 



HISTOEY OF GEEENE COUNTY. 



345 



Present members: — A. G. Burr, term expires 1879; S. A. Vedder^ 
term expires 1879 ; J. P. Morrow, term expires 1880 ; E. B. Hobson, 
term expires 1880 ; Liiman Curtius, term expires 1881 ; A. M. Cunning- 
ham, term expires 1881. 

Officers of tlie Board : — Hon. A. G. Burr, president ; S. F. Corring- 
ton, M.A., secretary. 

Striding Committees, 1878-9: — J. P. Morrow, A. M. Cunningham, 
School House, etc. ; E. B. Hobson, S. A. Vedder, Visitation, etc. ; A. G. 
Burr, Luman Curtius, Finance. 

The following is a list of the teachers employed at the present time : 

LENGTH OF 
WHERE EDUCATED. SERVICE. 

111. State Norma] 7 years. 

" " I year. 

Vermont 14 years. 

St. Louis Normal I year. 

Monticello. i year. 

Almira College I year. 

South. 111. Normal School 3 years. 

New York 7 years. 



NAMES. 


SALARY. 


Mr. E. A. Doolittle 


$1200 


Miss Flora Fuller _ 


5CO 


Miss H.G. Peabody 


500 


Miss R. E. Harris 


450 


Miss Emma Tunnell . 


450 


Mrs. Emily Doolittle 


4^0 


Miss Mollie E. Payne 


450 


Miss A. M. Fenner 


500 



The statistical report for the year beginning September 3, 1877, and 
closing June 6, 1878, was as follows : 

Statistics. — No census has been taken since October, 1875. Popula- 
tion of school district, estimated 2,500; number of males under twenty- 
one, 549 ; number of females under twentj^-one, 528 ; total number of 
children, 1,087; number of males between six and twenty-one, 325; 
number of females between six and twenty-one, 843; total number 
between six and twenty-one, 668 ; total number of different pupils 
enrolled, 503; greatest enrollment in any month, 410; least enrollment 
in any month, 350 ; average monthl}'- enrollment, 374 ; average daily 
attendance, 331 ; percentage of attendance upon average enrollment, 88^. 

Summary of the entire School. — High School Department: males^ 
35; females, 46 — total, 81. Grammar Department: males, 81 ; females, 
46 — total, 127. Intermediate Department: males, 71; females, 62 — 
total, 133., Primary Department: males, 75; females, 86 — total, 162. 
Total number enrolled : males, 263; females, 240 — total, 503. 

TABLE SHOWING COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR SIX YEARS: 



Whole number of pupils enrolled 

Greatest enrollment in any month . 

Least enrollment in aiy month 

Average monthly enrollment 

Average daily attendance 

Percentage of attendance « 

Number of tardinesses ... 

Average number enrolled for each grade. 
Average daily attendance for each grade. 



'72-'3- 


■73-4 


'74-'5- 


•75-6. 


•76-7 


428 


448 


459 


492 


417 


371 


362 


309 


399 


323 


3' '5 


2S7 


313 


309 


277 


337 


342 


355 


370 


314 


278 


302 


312 


302 


267 


82 


88 


88 


80 


Si 


1604 


931 


1330 


1672 


1273 


48 


49 


51 


46 


39 


40 


43 


45 


3« 


32 



503 
410 
350 

374 
331 



53-5 
47 



Table showing the cost of tuition per pupil for the current year, 
ending June 6, 1878: Salaries of teachers from September, 1877, to 
June, 1878, 14,265.00 ; cost per pupil on the whole number' enrolled, 
$8.47; cost per pupil on the average enrollment, $11.40 ; cost per pupil 
on the daily attendance, $12.88. 



346 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Cost of Tuition in High School. — Deducting one third of the Prin- 
cipal's salary for other duties, and $260 received for tuition, the total 
cost for instruction in this grade for the year is |1,080. Total number 
enrolled, 81 ; average number enrolled, 70 ; average daily attendance, 
65. Cost per pupil on whole number enrolled, $13.33 ; cost per pupil on 
average enrollment, $15.43 ; cost per pupil on average daily attendance, 
$16.51. 

Expenditures for the year ending June G, 1878. — Teachers' salaries, 
$4,265; janitor, $315; clerk, $50 — total salaries, $4,630. Incidentals, 
$187.50; insurance, five years, $218.67; fuel, $171.76; repairs, $142.60; 
printing, $28. Total running expenses, $5,378.53. • Besides this was 
paid on April 1, 1878, the second payment, upon the bonded debt, 
$5,000 ; interest upon bonded debt, $3,730.70 ; treasurer's commissions, 
$213.62— total paid upon indebtedness, $8,943.62. Total expenditures, 
$14,322.15. 

On the 1st of April, 1879, will be made the third payment upon the 
bonded debt, leaving the debt of the district $25,000. This is to be 
extinguished in five annual payments. 

Terms of Tuition. — Non-resident pupils are required to present to the 
Principal, upon entering school, a receipt for the tuition of that terra, 
signed by the Secretary of the Board. The rates of tuition are as 
follows: For the Fall term, 15 weeks — High School, $10 ; lower grades, 
$8. For the Winter term, 12 weeks: High School, $7.50 ; lower grades, 
$3. For the Spring term, 12 weeks : High School, $7.50; lower grades, $6. 
Total for the year : High School, $25 ; lower grades, $20. 

School Cabinet of Natural History. — During the past two or three 
years, Mr. Doolittle has been engaged in collecting and arranging a 
museum of natural history. Mr. Forbes, Curator of the State Museum, 
contributed some valuable alcoholic specimens, and also a number of bird 
skins and a fine assortment of insects. A large number of Indian relics 
and of minerals liave been contributed by various parties. On Thanks- 
giving Night, 1878, the young people of the town, with the teachers and 
pupils, gave an entertainment, with the proceeds of which were pur- 
chased a fine collection of mounted birds and animals, over one hundred 
in number, prepared by Mr. Merrill, of Winchester, 111. To this Mr. 
Doolittle has added a number of birds and bird-skins for class use. The 
whole collection is arranged in handsome cases, in an unoccupied room 
on the first floor of the building. The birds and insects are all natives 
of Greene Count}^ and represent nearly every family. 

Catalogue of the School Cabinet of Natural History : 

BIRDS. 



ORDER PASSERES. 
LATIN NAME. ENGLISH NAME. 

Turdus Migratorius, Robin 

Harporhynchus Rufus, Brown Thrush 

SialiaSialis Blue Bird 

Parus Montanus,-Mountain Chickadee 

Parus Atricapillus, Black- capped 

Chickadee 

Sitta Carolinensis, White-bellied 

Nuthatch 



LATIN NAME. ENGLISH NAME. 

Eremophila Alpestris,.. Horned 

Lark, 5 ? * 
Protonotaria Citrea, . . Prothonotary 

Warbler 

Deudroeca Coronata, Yellow- 

rumped Warbler 
Pyranga Rubra, --Scarlet Tanager, 3 ? 

Vireo Olivaceus, Red-eyed Vireo 

Collurio Ludovicianus, White- 

rumped Shrike 
*Male and female. 



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347 



Latin Name. English Name. 
Coturniculus Passerimus, Yellow- 
winged Sparrow 

Spizella Monticola, True Sparrow 

Spizella Pusilla, Field Sparrow 

Spizella Socialis, Chippy Sparrow 

Zonotrichia Albicollis, White- 
throated Sparrow 
Euspiza Americana,. .Black-throated 

Bunting 
Goniaphea Ludoviciana, Rose- 
breasted Grosbeak 

Cardinalis Virginianus, Cardinal 

Grosbeak 

Junco Hyemalis, Snow Bird 

Pipilo Erythropthalmus, Marsh Robin $ 

Galeoscoptes Carolinensis, Cat 

Bird, $ ? 

Chrysomitris Tristis, Goldfinch 

Quiscalus Purpureas,. .Crow-Black- 
bird, 5 ? 
Agelaeus Phoeniceus, ..Red-winged 

Blackbird, 3 ? 

Icterus Baltimore, Baltimore Oriole 

Sturnella Magna, Meadow Lark 

Cyanospiza Cyanea, Indigo Bird 

Molothrus Ater, Cow Bird 

Cyanurus Cristatus, Blue Jay 

Corvus Americanus, Crow 

Tyrannus Carolinensis, King Bird 

Myiarchus Crinitus,. .Great-crested 

Fly-catcher 
LophophanesBicolor. Tufted Titmouse 

ORDER PICARIAE. 

Chordeiles Virginianus,.. Night Hawk 

Chaetura Pelagica, Chimney Swift 

Trochilus Colubris, Humming Bird 

Colaptes Auratus, Yellow Hammer 

Melanerpes Erythrocephalus,. .Red- 
headed Woodpecker 
Picus Pubescens, _ . Downy Woodpecker 

Picus Villosus, Hairy Woodpecker 

Hylotomus Pileatus, . Pileated Wood- 
pecker 

Ceryle Alcyon, Belted Kingfisher 

Coccygus Americanus . . Yellow-billed 
Cuckoo 

ORDER RAPTORES. 

Nyctea Scandiaca, Snowy Owl 

Otus Vulgaris. Var. Wilsonianus,. . 

Long-eared Owl 

Scops Asio,.- ...Screech Owl 

Aquila Chrysaetus, Grey Eagle 

Pandion Haliaetus, Osprey 



Latin Name. English Name. 

Nauclerus Furcatus, . . Swallow-tailed 

Kite 

Accipiter Cooperi, Cooper's Hawk 

Buteo Borealis, Red-tailed Hawk 

Archibuteo Lagopus, Black Hawk 

FalcoColumbarius, Pigeon Hawk 

Falco Sparverius, Sparrow Hawk 

ORDER LIMICOLAE 

Tringa Maculata, . . Pectoral Sandpiper 

Gallinago Wilsoni, Wilson's Snipe 

Philolula Minor,. American Woodcock 

Totanus Solitarius, Solitary Tatler 

Limosa Hudsonica, Godwit 

Aegialitis Vociferus, Kildeer Plover 

Tringa Maculata, Jack Snipe 

ORDER GALLINAE. 

Pavo Cristatus, Peacock 

CupidoniaCupido, Prairie Chicken, 5 ? 

Bonasa Umbellus, .. Pheasant, $ ? 

Ortyx Virginianus, Quail 

ORDER LAMELLIROSTRES. 

Cygnus Americanus, -.American Swan 

Anas Boschas, Mallard Duck, 5 $ 

Dafila Acuta, Sprig-tail Duck, $ 

Querquedula Discors, ..Blue-winged 

Teal, $ ? 
Nettion Carolinensis,. Green-winged 

Teal, 3 ? 
Spatula Clypeata, Spoon-billed 

Duck, $ ? 

Aix Sponza, Wood Duck, 3 ? 

Bucephala Clangula, . . Golden-eyed 

Duck, $ 

Lophodytes Cucullatus, Hooded 

Merganser, $ 

Mergus Merganser, Fish Duck, 3 

Bucephala Albeola, Butter-ball 

Duck, 3 ? 
.Cinnamon Duck, 3 

ORDER HERODIONES. 

Botaurus Mugitans, Bittern 

Herodias Egretta, White Heron 

Nyctherodius Violaceus,.. .Yellow- 
crowned Night Heron 
Nyctiardea Grisea, ..Black-crowned 

Night Heron 
Butorides Virescens, Green Heron 

ORDER ALECTORIDiE. 

Rallus Virginianus, Virginia Rail 

Porzana Carolina,.. Carolina Rail, ? 3 
Rallus Longirostris, Clapper Rail 



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HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



Latin Name. English Name. 
Porphyris Martinica, Gallinule 

ORDER LONGIPENNES. 

Larus Delawarensis,. .Ring-billed Gull 

ORDER PYGOPODES. 

Colymbus Torquatus, Great Northern 

Loon 
Podilymbus Podiceps, Diedapper, or 

Grebe 
MAMMALIA. 

Lynx Rufus, American Wild Cat 

Putorus Ermineus, ..Common Weasel 

Putorius Lutreolus, Common Mink 

Cariacus Virginianus,.- Antlers of 

Virginia Deer 
Vespertilio Subulatus,. Little Brown 

Bat 

Scalops Aquaticus, Common Mole 

Sciuropterus Volans,.. Flying Squirrel 

Sciurus Cinereus, Fox Squirrel 

Lepus Sylvaticus, Gray Rabbit 

Bos Americanus, .Buffalo Calf 

REPTILES. 

Tropidonotus Grahami, . . Graham's 

Snake 
Eutaenia Sirtalis,.. Common Garter 

Snake 

Liopeltis Vernalis, Green Snake 

Eumeces Fasciatus, ..Blue-tailed 

Lizard 

Sceloporus Undulatus, . Swift 

Ophibolus Doliatus, Milk Snake 

Bascanium Constrictor, ..Black Snake 
Heterodon Platyrhinus, . . Spreading 

Adder 
BATRACHIANS. 

Bufo Lentiginosus, American Toad 

Hyla Versicolor, Tree Toad 

Chorophilus Triseriatus, Tree Frog 

Amblistoma Tigrinum, . . Tiger Sala- 
mander 
Sperlerpes Longicaudus,.Cave Sala- 
mander 
FISHES. 

Esox Salmoneus, Little Pickerel 

Luxilus Cornutus, Silverside 

Catostomus Commersonii, Sucker 

DorysomaCepedianum,- Hickory Shad 
Semotilus Corporalis, ..Common Chub 

Amiurus Catus, Cat Fish 

Pomotis Auritus, Sun Fish 



INSECTS. 

SUB-ORDER HYMENOPTERA. 

Latin Name. English Name. 

Bombus Pennsylvanicus,Z>^^. ] Bumble 

B. /irginicus, Fad f Bees 

Pohstes ) ^ -.^r 

T5 ,- ^ TT ■ u-T r --Common Wasps 
Pohstes Variabilis ) ^ 

Vespa Maculata, Z Paper Wasp 

Ichneumon. 

Cimbex Saw-Fly 

SUB-ORDER LEPIDOPTERA. 

Danais Archippus, Cram. Archippus 

Butterfly 
Colias Caesonia,6'/(7//.. Yellow Butterfly 

Colias Philodice, Godart Yellow 

Butterfly 
Catocala Paleogama, Grote. 
Macrosila Carolina,. Tobacco-worm 

Moth 
Deilephila Lineata, /^a^.. .Morning 

Sphinx 
Agrotis Telifera, Z^^?;-;-.. .Cut-Worm 

Moth 
Limochores Cernes, B. 6^ Z. 
Papilio Turnus,Z/««..Turnus Butterfly 
Homoptera Edusa, Dr. 
Homoptera Lunata, Dr. 
Drasteria Erectha, Guen. 
Leucania Extrania, 6^/^^«.. . Army 

Worm Moth 
Hsematopsis Grataria, Fab. 
Mamistra Trifolii, Z"jr/. 
Eustrolia Carneola, Guen. 
Limenitis Ursula, Fab. 
Platysamia Cecropia, Z. . . American 

Silkworm Moth 
Argynnis Aphrodite, Fabr...K^\\xo- 

dite Butterfly 
Grapta Interrogationis, Doubl. 

Vanessa Antiopa, Linn Vanessa 

Butterfly 
Dryocampa Imperialis, Harr.-.lm- 

perial Moth 

SUB-ORDER DIPTERA. 

Trupanea Vertebrata, Say. 

Musca Vomitoria, Linn. Meat Fly 

Musca Domestica, Linn.. Common 

House Fly 

Tabanus Lineola, Fa/ir Lined 

Horse Fly 
Crane Fly. 

SUB-ORDER COLEOPTERA. 
Cincindelidae, or Tiger-Beetle Family. 

Cincindela 12-Guttata, Deg. 



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349 



Latin Name. English Name. 

Carabidae, or Predaceotis Ground Beetle Fa?nily. 

Harpalus Pennsylvanicus, Deg. 
H. Caliginosus, Fab. 
Scarites Subterraneus, Fab. 
Evarthrus Colussus, Lee. 

Dytiscidae, or Water Beetle Family. 
Coptotomus Interrogatus, Fab. 
Acilius Ornaticollis, Aube. 

Gyrinidae, or Whirligig Beetle Family. 
Gyrinus Picipes, Aube. 
Dineutus Assimilus, Aube. 

Hydroplnlidae or Water Beetles. 

Hydrophilus Triangularis, Say. 

\Silphidae or Carrion Beetle Family. 

Silpha Lapponica, Hbst. 
S. Truncata, Say. 
Necrophorus Marginatus, Fab. 

Dermestidae ot Skin Beetle Family. 

Dermestes Lardarius, Z.. Bacon Beetle 

Eurotylidae. 

Megalodacne Fasciata, Fab. 
Cyrtotriplax Unicolor, Say. 

Lucanidae or Horn-Bug Family. 
Passalus Cornutus, Fab. 
Lucanus Elaphus. 
Lucanus Dama Stag Beetle 

Scarabaeidae or Scarabaeian Family. 

Canthon Laevis, Dr. Tumble Bug 

Phanaeus Carnifex, L. 

Bolbocerus Farctus, Fab. 

Ligyrus Relictus, Say. 

Euryomia Sepulchralis, Fab. 

Pelidnota Punctata, Z. 

Testegoptera Lanceolata, Say. 

Anomala Binotata, Gyll. 

Cotalpa Lanigera, Z. Goldsmith Beetle 

Trox. 

Geotrupes, .Earth-Boring Beetle 

BuprestidcE or Bitprestian Family. 

Chrysobothris Femorata, Lee. 
Acm^dera Puchella, LLbst. 

Elateiidce or Spring Beetle Family. 

Melanotus Communis, GyH. 
Alaus Oculatus, Z. 
Melanactes Piceus, L>eg. 

Lampyridce or Fire Fly Family. 
Photuris Pennsylvanica, Deg. 

Telef>ho7'idcB. 

Chauliognathus Pennsylvanicus, Deg. 

Cerambycidce or Capricorn Beetle Family. 

Clytus Robiniae, Forst Locust 

Tree Borer 
I 



Latin Name. English Name. 

Orthosoma Brunneum, F'orst. 
Tetraopes Tetraophthalmus, Forst. 
Typocerus Velutinus, Oliv. 

Ckrysomelidce or Chrysomela Family. 
Chrysomela Multipunctata, Say. 

C. Exclamationis, Fab. 
Chrysochus Auratus, Fab. 
Lachnosterna Fusca, Froch. 
Diabrotica Vittatta, Fab. . . Striped 

Squash Bug 

D. Longicornis, Say. 
Doryphora lo-Lineata, Say Colo- 
rado Potato Beetle 

Cassida Aurichalcea, Fab. . .Helmet 

Beetle 

Tenebricnida or Meal WormFamily. 
Nyctobates Pennsylvanica, Deg. 
Eleodes Obsoleta, Say. 

Meloida or Blistering Beetle Fa?nily. 

Macrobasis Segmentata, Say. 
M. Immaculata, Say. 
Epicauta Pennsylvanica, Z>^^o-.. Black 
Potato Bug 

Curculionidae or Weevil Family. 
Ithycerus Noveboracensis, Forst. 
Sphenophorus Cariosus, Oliv. 
Ohryastes Vittatus, Say. 

Coccinellidae or Lady Bug Family. 
C. Novemnotata, LLarr. 

SUB-ORDER HEMIPTERA. 

Zaitha Fuminea, Say Scorpion Bug 

Euschistus Serva, Say. ._. Doctor Bug 

Anasa Tristis, Deg. Squash Bug 

Notonecta Undulata, ■5'(?>'.. Water 

Boatman 
Ceresa Bubalus, Fab. .Buffalo Tree- 
hopper 
Phymata Erosa, Fab. 

Calocorus Rapidus, Say Plant Bug 

Stictocephala Inermis, Fab. 
Brachytropis Calcarata, Fab. 
Ischnodemus Falicus, Say. 
Enchenopa Binotata, Say. 

Lygus Lineolaiis, Beauv Plant Bug 

Cicada Caniculari3,Zrarr. Male ) «" 
Female \ J:^^ 
" " Chrysalis ) ^^ 

Cosmopepla Carnifex, Fab. 

SUB-ORDER ORTHOPTERA. 

CEcanthus Niveus, Serv. White Cricket 
Phaneroptera Curvicauda, Burnt. 

Katy-Did 



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Latin Name. English Name. 

Cyrtophyllus Concavus, Scudd. 

Katy-Did 
Oedipoda Carolina, ^^/-z'.. Quaker 

Grasshopper 
O. Squalls, Uhler. 
O. Phaenicoptera, Germ. 
Tomonotus Xantoptherus. 
Caloptenus Femur-Rubrum, Burm. 
Pezotettix. 

SUB-ORDER NEUROPTERA. 

Libellula Semifasciata, Dragon Fly 

L. Trimaculata, De G. 

Aeschna, Dragon Fly 

Corydalis Cornuta, Linn. 

CRUSTACEA. 

ORDER DECAPODA. 

Sub-Order Brachyura. 
Gelasimus Pugnax, Sm. .Fiddler Crab 

Cancer Irrorratus, Say Rock Crab 

Carcinus Granulatus, Say. Grum Crab.? 

Sub-Order Anomoui'a. 

Hippa Talpoida, Say Sand Bug 

Eupagurus Longicarpus, Say. Hermit 

Crab 

E. Pubescens, Kroy.Hairy Hermit Crab 
Sub-Order Macroura. 

Cambarus Immunis, Hag River 

Crawfish, 6 

Cambarus Immunis, Hag River 

Crawfish, $ 

C. Acutus, Gir. - -. 5 

C. Gracilis, ^//«^/)'.. .-. 3 ? 

Hippolyte Spina, Sow. 

Palaemonetes Vulgaris, .Sa^y. .Com- 
mon Prawn 

Palaemon Ohionis, Sm. ..Fresh 

Water Shrimp 

Crangon Boreas, Phipps. 

ORDER TETRADECAPODA. 
Sub-Order Amphipoda. 

Gammarus Ornatus, Edw. 
Caprella Robusta, St. 

ORDER ENTOMOSTRACA. 
Sub-Order Cirripedia. 

Lepas Fascicularis, El. &= Sol. 

Goose Barnacle 
Balanus, Sp. Acorn Barnacle 



Trilobite. 



Stib -Order Trilobita. 



MOLLUSKS. 



ORDER GASTEROPODA. 

Latin Name. English Name. 

Buccinum Undatum, L Whelk 

Dentalium Striolatum, 6"/. .Tooth Shell 
Acmaea Testudinalis, .^///.f//.. .Limpet 

ORDER LAMELLIBRANCHIATA. 

Astarte Undata. 

ORDER BRACHIOPODA. 

Terebratula Septentrionalis, Couth. 

Lamp Shells 

ORDER TUNICATA. 

Ascidea Callosa, St. Sea Squirt 

Cynthia Pyriformis, Eath...'&ea. Peach 
Boltenia Rubra, St. 

RADIATES. 

ORDER HOLOTHURIOIDEA. 

PentactaFrondosa,yrt^^'-.Sea Cucumber 

ORDER ECHINOIDEA. 

Strongylocentrotos Droebachiensis, 

Muell Green Sea Urchin 

Ditto, without the animal. 
Ditto, without the spines. 
Echinarachnius Parma, 6^/-(?y. . Cake- 
Urchin 

ORDER ASTERIOIDEA. 

Asterias Vulgarias, St.., Purple Star- Fish 

ORDER OPHIURIDIA. 

Ophiopholis Aculeata, Z... Brittle Star 
Astrophyton Agassizii, 6"/. -Basket Fish 

ORDER HYDROIDEA. 

Parypha Crocea, Aq. ..Hydroid Polyp 
Pocillopora Caespitosa, Z>a«c?, . Aca- 

lephian Coral 

ORDER ACTINARIA. 

Metridium Marginatum, Ed7ei...Se^ 

Anemone 

ORDER MADREPORARIA. 

Madrepora Prolifera,. Madrepore Coral 
Dendrophyllia, Red Coral 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 351 



The Churches. 



The Presbyterian Church — From a sermon preached July, 1876, by 
Rev. S. H. Hyde. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the place 
we now occupy was uninhabited by man. It was the hunting ground of 
the aborigines of the country. A few years later there might have been 
found, at wide intervals in the edges of the timber, the log cabins of the 
hardy pioneers of civilization. Then followed a few others, whd located 
at wide distances on the prairie. 

In 1818, when the State was admitted to the Union, the settlers in 
this region were few and widely scattered. When the land sales took 
place in 1820 and '21 a great tide of immigration poured in, and the cabins 
of the settlers began to dot the prairie in every direction. In 1821 Mr. 
Carlin, afterward first Governor of the State, offered this plat of ground 
as the county seat of Greene County, and his offer was accepted and the 
new town named Carrollton. To meet the necessities of the county busi- 
ness a court house was soon erected, which is described as being a mere 
shell of a thing. But the demands of the newly settled country called 
as loudly for the church as for the state, and here in this newly built 
Court House Avas organized the First Presbyterian Church of Greene 
County, as it was called. 

It appears that on the last day of April, 1823, the Rev. Oren Catlin 
and the Rev, Daniel G. Sprague met at the house of Mr. Zechariah Allen 
several persons who desired to be organized as a Presbyterian church. 
After two such meetings of conference upon this subject all those inter- 
ested met with these ministers at the Court House in Carrollton, May 
4, 1823. There, after religious solemnities, the}" presented the following 
modest and dignified avowal of their purpose saying, " In order to enjoy 
the benefits of the ordinances of religion and means of grace, to main- 
tain divine and public worship, live more to the glory of God and to pro- 
mote each other's growth in grace and spiritual comfort, we the under- 
signed mutually unite together in church relation and covenant, known 
by the name of the First Presbyterian Church in Greene County." A 
solemn covenant was added and signed by Zechariah Allen, Elizabeth 
Allen, Ruleff Stevens, Elizabeth Stevens, Anthony Potts, John Allen, 
Polly Allen, Thos. Allen, Margery Allen, William Morrow, Jean Morrow, 
John Dee, Frances Bell, Elizabeth Bell, William Allen, Sally Allen, 
Christian Link, Fanny Painter, Lucretia Brush, Lavinia Bedel, and Lucy 
Thomas. 

To serve as ruling elders in this church Messrs. Zechariah Allen, 
Ruleff Stevens, Anthony Potts and John Allen were chosen and duly set 
apart to the duties of this office. 

Thus organized this cliurch became an active center of religious 
light and life among the people. By its elevating and holy purpose, by its 
living faith, by its fellowship in Christian work and worship, by its 
ordinances of divine service, it entered into the forces that were giving 
form, feature and spirit to the growing community. It was the leaven 
cast into the gathering mass of humanity, and of humanity struggling 
with the hard problems of a new and wild country. As a matter of 
course its own being and prosperity were involved in those struggles. 
The church took share with all other things in the privations of the situ- 



352 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

ation. It went long without a shelter that could be called its own. Min- 
isters were few and itinerating. Regular Sabbath services were not 
practicable, yet the church held on its way, having services as frequently 
as circumstances would permit, sometimes here in the Court House or in 
the old blacksmith shop near the north-west corner of the village, some- 
times north of Apple Creek, where a large part of the members resided, 
and where in 1827 a sacramental meeting was held at which there were 
additions to the membership. Thus the church went on undisturbed by 
any remarkable event for a period of eight years. In addition to the 
ministers instrumental in its organization it was served occasionally dur- 
ing this time by Rev. John Brich, Rev. John M. Ellis, Rev. Mr. Hawley, 
Rev. Henry Herrick and Rev. Solomon Hardy. In the year 1831 a change 
took place. Population had increased, Carrollton had become more im- 
portant as a social and business center, while it would seem that owing 
to the preponderance of members north of Apple Creek that region was 
made rather the center of the operations of the church. In these cir- 
cumstances the desire arose among those residing in Carrollton for a 
separate organization here that would more intimately care for the wants 
of this field. Accordingly at a meeting of the Presbytery of Illinois held 
in this place in July 23, 1831, a petition for such organization was pre- 
sented to that body signed by Anthony Potts, Joseph Gerrish, Elizabeth 
Gerrish, Cornelia H. Leonard, Elizabeth Page, Abigail T. Hopping, 
Miriam Turner, Sarah Lee, Reuben Page, Morris Lee, Julius A. Willard 
and Almyra C. Willard, which upon full and fair consideration was 
granted, and these persons were duly organized under the name of the 
Carrollton Presbyterian Church. At the same time a form of admission, 
consisting of an address, confession of faith and covenant, was adopted 
of a very thorough going character. Those uniting to form this church 
were evidently firm believers in full and clearly defined statements of 
doctrine in harmony with the Westminster confession and of positive cov- 
enant obligations according to the Form of Government and Book of 
Discipline as adopted by the Presbyterian Church in the United States. 
In one particular they went be3'0nd most church covenants, that I have 
seen, for they incorporated in theirs a pledge of total abstinence from 
all intoxicating liquors as beverages, showing themselves to have been 
quite in advance of their times on this subject. 

As Ruling Elders they chose Messrs. Julius A. Willard, Joseph 
Gerrish and Anthony Potts. This organization was effected under the 
ministry of Rev. Henry Herrick. The records immediately subsequent 
show that the work of the church was carried forward with order and 
energ3\ Notable among the things resolved on was the commemoration 
of the Lord's Supper monthly, to be preceded always by two evening 
meetings, a regular monthly meeting of the session, and the propound- 
ing of candidates for membership from the pulpit two weeks previous to 
communion. 

In May, 1832, Rev. Elisha Jenney took Rev. Mr. Herrick's place 
as stated supply of the pulpit, preaching and doing the work of a 
pastor until July. In that month as the record states " a protracted 
meeting was appointed to commence on the 18th, which continued by 
the assistance of Rev. Thomas Lippincott, through Sabbath the 29th, a 
term of eleven days, and the Lord was pleased to bless this special means- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 353 

of grace to the salvation of some souls, it is hoped about fifty." At the 
close of this meeting Rev. Thos. Lippincott, upon invitation, became the 
stated supply of the church, and there seems to have been reason for 
great encouragement. The church was greatly revived ; very consider- 
able accessions were made to their membership so that they were in a 
fine condition to extend their influence. Under this impulse they had 
procured a lot and were hoping to build a house of worship on it the 
following Spring. But their prosperity was the signal for stirring up 
€vil influences against them. Let me give you their own statement of 
the facts in a letter addressed to the Rev. Absalom Peters, secretary of 
the American Home Missionary Society. The}^ say " we engaged Mr. 
Lippincott to supply us, hoping we should be able to furnish much of his 
support, but party influence crept in and, aided by strong prejudice 
against Eastern emigrants (of whom the church was then largely com- 
posed), and against Presbyterianism, drew away many to the Baptist and 
Campbellite churches, and some who had pledged their word to assist 
liberally in supporting Mr. Lippincott." This earnest and hopeful church 
found it difficult to make the desired progress in the midst of these 
adverse influences. The purpose to build a house of worship could not 
get itself fulfilled at the time hoped, and was postponed several years. 
The church went on, however, doing their best, worshiping in what is 
called the old blacksmith shop, near the northwest corner of the Square, 
sustaining their Sabbath schools and their meetings, and receiving at 
successive seasons of communion valuable accessions to their number ; 
the whole number so received from the organization in 1831 to the close 
of Mr. Lippincott's labors in the Spring of 1835, was sixty-eight, of 
whom thirty-one were received upon certificate and thirty-seven upon 
the profession of their faith. Early in 1834 ten persons were dismissed 
from the church in order that they might organize a Presbyterian Church 
in South Greene, now Jersey County. One Elder, Mr. Gerrish, went 
with them ; another Elder, Mr. Willard, removed to Alton. These re- 
movals weakened the church no little, especially in view of the severe 
losses suffered the previous year from the ravages of the cholera, and 
they were followed by the removal of the two remaining Elders. Happily 
the organization was preserved and the elderships filled by the election 
and ordination of Samuel D. Cushing, Alfred L. Shull, and John Evans. 
After the departure of Rev. Thos. Lippincott in the Spring of 1835, 
Rev. Hugh Barr accepted an invitation to become the stated supply of 
the church. His labors extended over a period of ten years, and like 
those of his predecessors, they were made arduous by the oppositions of 
prejudice and party spirit ; by the heterogeneous and unmalleable charac- 
ter of the population, by the spread of deism in certain quarters of the 
community, and by that supreme devotion to temporal interests too com- 
mon in a country to which the ]3eople have come to better their earthly 
fortunes. 

He preached not only here at stated times but in all the region round 
about as opportunity was afforded, with free will rendering service to 
many a destitute flock out on the prairies. 

In 1837, assisted by Dr. Gideon Blackburn in conjunction with the 
Baptist Church, a protracted meeting was held in the Baptist Meeting 
House, which resulted in the accession of eleven souls to the church. 



854 HISTORY OF GREENE COCTNTY. 

But, sad to saj, the harmony of the co-operating denominations was 
broken, and we find this church going by itself to worship in a small 
brick building on the southwest corner of the Square. About this time 
Elders ShuU and Gushing having removed, Mr. J. H. Hinton and Mr. 
Peter Vanarsdale were chosen and inducted into the eldership. And 
not long after the purpose to erect a house of worship was revived and 
the work having been determined upon Mr. J. H. Hinton Mr. Peter 
Vanarsdale and Mr. George Wright were appointed a building com- 
mittee. They took the work in hand. Though times were hard, and 
money scarce, and subscriptions were paid in work and wood and farm 
produce and live stock, they found in Messrs. Lynn and Wright con- 
tractors, who would receive such pay and so the work was carried 
through successfull}^ at a cost of about $2,600 and they were thus en- 
abled to dedicate to God, free of debt, a very commodious house of wor- 
ship. 

Early in 1842, Rev. Mr. Barr, assisted by Rev. Dr. James Gallaher, 
conducted a protracted meeting, at which time the Holy Spirit was 
poured out in a remarkable manner. The whole community is said to 
have been deeply moved ; as one result there was an accession of some 
fifty persons to the church on the profession of their faith. At this 
time Mr. Wm. Yates, Lucius Norton and Robert L. Doyle were chosen 
to the eldership of the church. Some three years after this in 1845, Rev. 
Mr. Barr concluded his labors with the church, leaving them with a very 
comfortable house of worship and increased in number by the addition 
of 103 communicants, 39 by certificate from the other churches and 64 
on the profession of their faith. -Strange to say the following six years 
mark a i:)eriod of apath}^ and partial disorganization. But ten persons 
were received into the membership, much of the time they were without 
the regular preaching of the word, having been supplied only about two 
years by Rev. James Dunn. By reason of death and removals the elder- 
ship became vacant, an attempt appears to have been made to change the 
polity of the church and make it Congregational ; much disorder and lack 
of discipline and dissatisfaction ensued, wasting the vital forces of the 
church and dishonoring the Lord. At last it was deemed necessary to 
invoke the aid of the Presbytery and accordingly the Presbytery of 
Illinois convened in this place Feb. 25, 1850, and re-organized the church 
throughout, enrolling those only who chose freely to subscribe the cove- 
nant anew and act in harmony with the Presbyterian faith and order. 
Thus the church was started again with thirty-one enrolled communi- 
cants. Messrs. Alexander W. Lynn, Robert F. Clark, C. Armstrong, 
M. D. and J. H. Wilson, were chosen and ordained Elders, Rev. E. 
Jenney supplied the pulpit for one year, during which time nine persons 
were added to the church. He was succeeded by Rev. J. G. Rankin, 
wlio ministered unto the church in faithfulness and acceptability for the 
following ten years. These were years of quiet, well ordered and 
patient work, blessed in 1854 and 1857 with gracious revivals and 
awakenings, in which the church was built up in spirit and in numbers, 
receiving 61 additional members, rising to the position of self support 
and independence not hitherto fully realized. They even undertook 
something additional to their ordinary church work. 

Feeling the need of better educational facilities than were then 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 355 

afforded in this place, and realizing, according to all the traditions of this 
church, that sound learning is the handmaid of religion, under the lead- 
ership of Rev. Mr. Rankin, their minister, the}^ projected, and with the 
aid of a number of benevolent persons not members of this church, they 
erected the adjacent academy building, at an expense of over $2,800, 
making it the property of the church, and placing it under the control 
and management of a board of directors, consisting of the trustees of the 
church and three persons, chosen by the subscribers to the building, of 
which board the minister in charge is understood to be ex-ofificio chair- 
man. 

It was during the ministry of Mr. Rankin, also, that a parsonage was 
purchased, valued at |1,000. Altogether those ten years were fruitful of 
increased strength and courage. They testify richly of the presence and 
blessing of God. A little before Mr. Rankin departed, Mr. A. C. Hin- 
ton was chosen and ordained an elder in the church, and not long there- 
after Rev. Morgan L. Wood became the stated supply, and minis- 
tered unto them in all holy things until the Summer of 1864. The times 
were peculiarly trying. The whole country was struggling in the throes 
of a mighty civil war. Rebellion had risen with portentous power, 
and threatened the destruction of the Union and the overthrow of free 
government. All the people were agitated and excited, and spirit of strife 
was high and bitter. In the midst of these scenes there were conversions 
and additions to the church to the number of nineteen. 

Rev. Mr. Wood having been compelled to desist from preaching by 
the failure of his voice, you extended a call to your present pastor, S. H. 
Hyde, and he entered upon the work of his ministry among you Novem- 
ber 13, 1864. At the very beginning of our work together, the need of a 
new house of worship was confessed, but war prices ruled in labor and 
material, and the undertaking was postponed. In 1866 it was felt that 
we could delay no longer, and the initial steps were entered upon. The 
chief labor in soliciting subscriptions devolved by common consent on 
Elder Robert Clark, of blessed memory, and many of you know with 
what signal success he prosecuted it. George Wright, C. Armstrong, 
M.D., and Lyman Wheeler were appointed building committee, and 
the contract was let to Engleman Gatchell. As a happy result this 
pleasant and beautiful house in which we are now gathered, was erected 
and furnished at a cost of 811,000, and, unincumbered by debt, joyfully 
dedicated on the 18th of March, 1868, to the worship of the Triune Je- 
hovah. Nor is this all. They have added improvements to the parson- 
age to the value of $1,500, during this pastorate, thas evincing their care 
for the Lord's servants, and further proving their devotion to his cause. 
This gives us the sum total of the property set apart and held sacred to 
the work and worship of God by the church not less than $16,000. 

In 1869 we were signally blest. The spirit was poured out abund- 
antly. All the churches shared in the baptism. The whole community 
was solemnized and moved. So great was the work that we called Rev. 
Dr. G. S. King and Rev. W. L. Tarbet to our aid, for whose timely and 
efficient labors we can never cease to be grateful. As the immediate 
fruit of the awakening, forty-three persons made profession of faith, and 
united with the church, at one communion. On subsequent occasions 
others were added. During the entire eleven years there have been re- 



356 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

ceived to the communion of the church one hundred and twenty-six per- 
sons, of whom forty-six were received upon certificate and eighty upon 
the profession of their faith. But time forbids me to enlarge. Yet suffer 
a single remark to explain the fact that the church, Avhile receiving con- 
tinual accessions, has yet remained comparatively small in numbers. The 
church has been from the first continually depleted by the migratory hab- 
its of the people. Four hundred and eight persons have been received 
into this church since 1831. Forty of these have died here, while two 
hundred and eight3^-one have sought other places of residence, leaving 
but eightv-seven communicants on the ground. 

In 1870, A. H. Smith, M.D., and G. W. Davis were added to the 
eldership, Mr. A. Lynn having resigned. A most important department 
of our church work has not passed in review for want of suitable knowl- 
edge of the facts of its history — the Sabbath school. But I am able to 
state that this grand agency for good has from the very first been main- 
tained in connection with the church as an indispensable auxiliary, as 
indeed an essential part of its being and well being, and among those who 
have had charge of the work as superintendents are known to have been 
Mr. Geo. Wright, Mr. A. H. Hinton, Rev. J. G. Rankin, Rev. M. L. 
Wood, Mr. A. C. Hinton, Mr. G. W. Davis, and the present pastor. A 
church holding as this does that the children of believers in a very true 
sense belong to her can not fail to provide for their religious instruction 
without the violation of solemn covenant obligations. It were well if we 
were more thoroughly alive to this work. 

The Baptist Church. — From a sermon preached April 29, 1877, by 
Rev. Dr. J. Bulkley. Fifty years ago, in the village of Carrollton, 111., 
then a little insignificant village, six persons looking out upon the future 
of this great valley, believed that loyalty to Christ demanded that they 
organize a church founded alone upon the Word of God — their rule of 
faith and discipline, the scriptures of the Old and New Testament. Hence 
we have this record: "At a meeting held at the house of Justus Rider, 
in the town of Carrollton, preparatory to the constitution of a church 
on the 28th day day of April, 1827, we, whose names are hereunto 
subscribed, agree to be constituted into a church, founded on the scrip- 
tures of the Old and New Testaments, believing these to contain sufficient 
rules of church faith and practice, and to be known b}' the name of the 
Baptist Church of Christ in Carrollton." This document has subscribed 
to it the following names : Sears Crane (then a Baptist minister), Anna 
Crane, his wife, Abraham Bowman, Mary Bowman, his wife, Mrs. Eliza- 
beth Rider and Miss Phebe Harris — six — two men and four women. Some 
of these had been previously excluded from an Anti-mission Baptist 
Church near Carrollton for holding and advocating missionary views. 
Let me pause a moment and look at our surroundings. The population 
of the United States was about 12,000,000. Illinois at the last census in 
1820 had 5,520, and in 1830, 157,445 inhabitants. All north of this point 
was a desolate wilderness. Only nine years before had settlements been 
made north of the Macoupin. The capital of the State was at Vandalia, and 
remained there till 1839, twelve years later. The Indians were numerous 
and troublesome farther nortli,and these hostilities to the settlers culmin- 
ated in the Black Hawk. War in 1832, five years after the church was 
organized. Peoria was unsettled by Americans, till two years later, 1823 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 357 

{^See Reynolds' Life and Times, page 235). Greene County was formed 
in 1821, six years before. Sangamon, in 1823, four years before. Adams, 
Oalhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, 
Schuyler, and Warren in 1824 and 1825, north and west of the Illinois 
River, but the population was very sparse. In fact, Henry, Mercer, and 
Peoria were established by law, but not organized until the inhabitants 
reached a certain number. Chicago and St. Louis were insignificant 
villages. In fact Chicago only existed as Fort Dearborn. The town 
itself was not organized till August, 1833, six years after, when the 
number of voters was twenty-eight, and St. Louis contained 6,000 or 7,000 
inhabitants. Two years before, in 1825, the first passenger railroad in the 
world was opened. 

The Baptists of Illinois, were the first protestants of any denomina- 
tion to enter the field, beginning their labors with the Rev. James Smith, 
a, Baptist minister from Kentucky, who in 1787 visited the sparse settle- 
, ments in what is now Monroe County. The first Baptist Church was 
■constituted at New Design, Monroe County, by Rev. David Badgley, 
May 28, 1796, of 28 members. The first association was formed in 
1807, tlie Illinois Union of 5 churches, 4 ministers, 62 members. In 
1809, the controversy on the slavery question produced a division. The 
Lemens and their associates withdrew and formed a separate organization. 
They took the name of " Baptized Churches of Christ, Friends to 
Humanity." With this body the Carrollton Church subsequently united, 
I have a cop}^ of their minutes for 1827. They then had three associa- 
tions, two in Illinois the South District, and the North District, and one 
in Missouri. In 1829, they report 488 members in Illinois, and 104 in 
Missouri, and 23 preachers in Illinois. 

They were the only body of real Missionary Baptists in the State of 
Illinois, although the Illinois Association in 1818 introduced and approved 
of foreign and domestic missions, and an organization for missions and edu- 
cational purposes was. recommended for spreading the gospel and pro- 
moting common schools in the western parts of America both among the 
Whites and Indians. But I must not stop longer here. In 1829, the 
North District Association, held its session at Henderson's Creek, now 
White Hall. Elijah Dodson preached the opening sermon, John G. 
Lofton, was chosen ]\Ioderator and Aaron Hicks, Clerk. This church 
reported 8 members. 

I now return to my narrative. The minutes of the second meeting 
of this church to which is attached the name of Gorham Holmes, as 
Clerk, pro-tem, are a sample of brevity^ and are almost in the exact words 
of the minutes of more subsequent meetings " Fourth Saturday in May, 
1827, Church met and after worship proceeded to business: 1st, Chose 
Bro. Crane, Moderator ; 2nd, The brethren all in peace ; 3rd, Bro. Bow- 
man, chosen Clerk. Dismissed by prayer " The next record is the 
Fourth Saturday in March, 1828 — " Church met — all in peace, Bro. Elijah 
Dodson presented iiis letter, also letter of Sister Dodson and were re- 
ceived into full fellowship, church dismissed by praj^er." 

Fourth Saturday in June, 1830, "Church met — all in peace, Bro. 
Elijah Dodson requested letters of dismission for himself and Sister 
Dodson, which were granted accordingly — Dismissed by prayer." The 
next record is in August, 1831. The next record is in July, 1832. You 



358 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

can readily see from the extreme meagerness of the minutes how exceed- 
ing difdcult, nay, how necessarily impossible it must be to obtain any- 
thing like a correct knowledge of the history of the church at this early 
day. Approximation is all that you ought to expect. Let us mention 
then the officers of the church with their term of service : 1st Pastors 
Elijah Dodson, from March, 1828, if not from the very organization of 
the church, till June, 1830. Different supplies till May, 1834. Alvin 
Bailey, from May, 1834, to March, 1840, nearly six years ; except from 
January, 1836, to July, 1836, when Amos Dodge seems to have supplied 
the church. Supplies till Sept. 25, 1840, Wm. H. Briggs supply from 
Sept. 25, 1840, to Jan. 1. 1841, one half the time, a little over three 
months ; Jacob Bower, one-fourth of the time, from March, 1841, to Nov., 
1841, eight months. Elijah Dodson, March, 1842 to March, 1843, one 
year, one-fourth of the time. Wm. H. Briggs, June, 1843 to July, 1845, 
two years ; Porter Clay, Aug., 1845 to 1846, one year ; J.N. Tolman, 
Jan., 1847 to March, 1851, four years ; W. F. Bovakin, Aug., 1850 to Aug., 
1852; E. J. Palmer, supply till March, 1853 ;" A. Baily,\March, 1853 to 
March, 1855, two years ; J. Bulkley, Sept., 1855 to April, 1864, eight and 
one-half years ; N. Kinne, June, 1864 to Feb., 1866 ; James M. Stiffler 
and others supply till Jan., 1868, nearly two years ; W. D. Clark, Jan., 
1868 to Jan., 1870, two years ; R. F. Parshall, April, 1870 to Oct., 1871, 
one and a half years; H. A. Guild, called June, 1872, resigned, Feb., 1874; J. 
C. Bonham, Oct., 1875 to April, 1876; Elijah Dodson and Alvin Bailey 
have each been twice pastor. The shortest pastorate was that of J. C. 
Bonham, six months. The longest, J. Bulkley, eight and one-half years. 
Whole number of pastors, fifteen. Average length of pastorates, a frac- 
tion over two and one-half years. 

Clerks. — A. Bowman, May, 1827, to June, 1834, seven years; Justus 
Rider, June, 1834, to Feb., 1840, six years ; J. O. Graves, March, 1840, 
to Feb., 1853, thirteen years; T. G. Shannon, Feb., 1853, to March, 
1856, three years; Martin Bowman, March, 1856, to Aug., 1857, one 
year; J. F. Simpson, Aug., 1857, to April, 1868, eleven years; S. J. 
Piatt, Aug., 1858, to March, 1869, seven months; Henry Smitli, Oct., 
1869, to March, 1871, re-elected for three years ; Hannah G. Peabody, 
July, 1873, to Oct., 1875, two years and three months; David Pierson, 
Oct., 1875, present incumbent. 

Deacons. — A. Bowman and J. Rider, elected in June, 1834 ; D. 
Pierson, elected July, 1846; R. Hobson, elected Nov., 1847; May, 1848, 
A. Bowman and J. O. Graves resigned ; June, 1848, A. Bowman and J. O. 
Graves re-elected and Warren Fales elected ; W. Fales and R. Hobson 
were ordained by Rev. J. N. Tolman, Saturday before fourth Sabbath of 
July, 1848 ; Thos. Hobson elected Feb., 1853, and in March following 
ordained by Rev. A. Baily ; Nov., 1853, R. B. Hill and Z. A. Morrow elected 
at church meeting and ordained Sunday following; Aug. 23, 1862, Thos. 
Black elected ; Jan., 1869, R. Hobson, having returned to Carrollton, 
requested to resume the duties of deacon. March 5, 1871, by vote of the 
church, all church offices were vacated. March 6, 1871, A. D. Bull was 
elected deacon for one year; J. C. White for two years; J. Tunstall for 
three years; J. S. Vedder for four years; Robert Pierson for five years; 
Thomas Hobson for six years ; B'rederick Schaffer for seven years. April 
10, 1871, these deacons, except Robert Pierson, who declined to serve, 



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were installed, R. F. Parshall, pastor, B. B. Hamilton, W. D. Clark, D. 
S. Starr and C. A. Worley officiating. Feb. 24, 1872, J. S. Vedder 
resigned ; March, 1872, A. D. Bull's term of office expired by liraitive- 
ness ; Aug. 24, 1872, A. D. Bull was re-elected for seven years, and R. 
G. Robinson elected to fill a vacancy, made, I presume, by the resignation 
of Frederick Schaffer ; March 7, 1874, a vacancy was disclosed, by the 
refusal of A. D. Bull to serve, other vacancies had occurred, and the 
following were elected : R. Hobson, Z. A. Morrow, W. B. Robinson, J. 
C. White; at this time, March 7, 1874, the Board of Deacons consisted 
of Thomas Hobson, Robert Hobson, Thomas Black, Frederick Schaffer, 
J. C. White, Z. A. Morrow, and Wm. B. Robinson , Thomas Black's 
term expired and he was re-elected. 

Trustees. — The first trustees, as far as I can ascertain, were elected 
in Jan., 1837, to serve one year until their successors were elected. J. O. 
Graves, J. Rider, and David Pierson were chosen ; they served ten 
years. March, 1847, J. E. Walker, D. Piei'son, and Robert Hobson were 
chosen ; Nov., 1853, R. Hobson and J. E. Walker resigned ; Thomas 
Hobson and Z. A. Morrow were elected in their stead. It is eighteen 
years before another election is recorded. March 6, 1871, D. Pierson, 
Thomas Hobson, Z. A. Morrow, W. W. Beaty, and J. S. Vedder were 
elected for three years; March 7, 1874, John Long, R. G. Robinson, Z. 
A. Morrow, Geo. W. Rumrili, and J. C. Tunnell for three years. May 
20, 1874, the trustees borrowed 11,000 at ten per cent for one year, and 
gave a mortgage or deed of trust on the church propei-ty. March 7, 
1877, Thomas Black, R. G. Robinson, Robert Pierson, Wm. G. Robinson, 
and Henry Smith were elected for three years. 

Treasurers — J. O. Graves, elected near 1839, three years ; D. Pier- 
son, elected near 1842, twenty-nine years ; James Cullimore, elected near 
1871, six years. 

Salaries Paid to Pastors — It may not be uninteresting to note 
the progress in this direction. In 1838, A. Bailey was paid at the rate of 
$200 a year for one-half his time, with a pledge that the church would 
pay him t^500 for his entire time in 1839. David Pierson and George Pe- 
gram were appointed to raise the money. For 1839, paid him -$250 for 
one-half of his time. In July, 1844, William H. Briggs Avas offered $100 
for one-quarter of his time one year, provided he would live in Carrollton 
and take one-half of it in produce. I think he must have refused the 
offer, because two weeks later the church agreed to raise a " reasotiable 
portion for his support" — I quote from the record — and he accepted. 
In 1845, Porter Clay agreed to preach one-quarter of his time Saturday 
and Sunday, and an additional one-quarter Sunday, if the church would 
clothe him and defray his expenses. In December he announced his inten- 
tion to give his entire time to Carrollton and vicinity. He was a brother 
of the statesman, Henry Clay. In 1847, J. N. Tolman was given $200 
and board. The money to be paid as fast as collected from subscriptions. 
In 1849, the finance committee reported that for the previous eighteen 
months they had paid Brother Tolman $219.14; voted to add $200 within 
six months. In December, 1849, the church agreed to pay him $250 sal- 
ary for his entire time, salary to be paid in quarterlv installments, and 
$50 more if possible. July, 1850, W. T. Boyakin, $400 ; October, 1852, 
Alvin Bailey, $500 ; April, 1855, J. Bulkley, $600, subsequent raised to 



360 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



September, 1866, ao-reed to pay Rev. Stiffler, for supply, $600; Sep- 
tember, 1867, offered O. B. Stone $1,800, offer decline.d ; January, 1868, 
W. D. Clark, $1,500; January, 1872, H. A. Guild, $1,500 and expenses 
of moving ; June, 1875, J. C. Bonham, $2,000. Since that time they 
have been supplied by John E. Roberts, for which they pay at the rate of 
$520 per year. 

We pass now to review the several pastorates, and note results. In 
March, 1828, Rev. Elijah Dodson and wife joined by letter, the first re- 
corded addition to the church. There is no record irom this date till 
June, 1830, when E. Dodson and wife were dismissed. Hence I conclude 
that this was a pastorate of two years. From this time till May, 1834, 
the beginning of Rev. A. Rally's pastorate, there is no record of pastoral 
service. A large amount of labor, however, must have been performed, 
because the church enjoyed a good degree of spiritual prosperity. Dur- 
ing this period the following persons were received into the church : 
August, 1831, Wm. H. Rider, by letter; August. 1832, Hannah Crane, 
by letter; same date received for baptism, Wm. Vauglin, Mary Vaughn, 
Sarepta Crane, Maria Crane, Margaret Kinney and Rebecca Johnson — 6 ; 
Sept., 1832, Justus Rider, Peter M. Brown, Crissa Cornelius, Cynthia Cor- 
nelius, and Zoe Rowland were received~for baptism — 5; Oct., 1832, David 
Pierson, Eliza J. Pierson and Clarinda Pierson (Collins), were received for 
baptism — 3; Dec, 1832, Jas. Bowman, Jacob Bowman, Aseneth Brown 
and Hannah Link were received. In 1833, Mary Bowman by experience, 
having been previously baptized, March, 1833, Michael Bowser, Mary 
Vinby, diaries and Frances McFadden ; hence the six oldest members of 
the church now belonging to it are David Pierson, Eliza Pierson, Clarinda 
Pierson Collins, Jacob Bowman, Aseneth i5rown and Frances McFadden. 
Brothers and sisters, honor them, they will not remain with you long. 
Alvin Baily's pastorate. May, 1831 to March, 1840, whole number bap- 
tized, 58 ; among these perhaps I may name Judge A. W. Caverly, 
Edmund D. Sweet, Gilbert Sweet, Alexander B. Marian, Geo. Pegram, A. 
Hubbard, Maria H. Hill, who gave her experience at the water and 
others ; whole number received by letter, 23, including Rev. A. Baily 
a,nd wife, Heman Goodrich, Rev. Amos Dodge and wife, J. O. Graves 
and wife, Chas. Scandrett and wife, N. M. Perrv, wife and daughter. Dr. 
Sage and wife, Mrs. Courtney Hill : whole number received by experi- 
ence having been previously baptized, 7 ; dismissed by letters, 11, in- 
cluding Rev. Amos Dodge and wife, Wm. H. Rider ; whole number ex- 
cluded, 5, including one twice ; restored, 1. The whole number had 
there been no deaths during these years, ought to be at the close of Bro. 
Baily's administration, March, 1840, 106 ; instead of that the minutes of 
the Association, Sept. 6, 1839, show only 85. 

The period of greatest prosperity was during the year 1837 and 1838, 
immediately after Carrollton had been terribly scourged by cholera — 
when there were 39 received by baptism and a large number by letter. 
The year of greatest declension was 1839 ; a considerable portion of the 
year was given to discipline, and hence not a baptism is recorded. At the 
close of the year 1839 the minutes of the Association show the member- 
ship to be 85, including two ordained ministers, Alvin Bailey and Sears 
Crane, and two licentiates, Chas. Scandrett and James Osgood. 

In the Summer of 1837 the cholera raged fearfully in Carrollton. 



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This was followed by the extensive revival of 1838, one of the most 
precious in the entire history of the churcli. The pastor was aided in 
the work by Rev. Joel Sweet and Rev. Moses Lemen. W. H. Briggs and 
interregnum, from March, 1840, to March, 1841. Joined by letter, 3; 
restored, 1; dismissed, 4; excluded, 1. Jacob Bower, to November, 
1841 ; 3, dismissed. Elijah Dodson's pastorate one year, to March, 1843 : 
Dismissed, 3; received by letter, 4; received by experience, 1, Mr. 
Hubbard, from the Presbj^terian ; restored, 1. Wm. H. Briggs' pastorate 
two years, from June, 1843, to June, 1845 : baptisms, 4; received by letter, 
2 ; excluded, 3 ; dismissed 3. July following two were received by letter, 
which brings us to the Association in 1845 — the statistics of the church as 
gathered from the minutes of the Association are as follows : Five received 
by letter and 4 dismissed ; whole number, 85 ; no increase in six years. 
Porter Clay, August, 1845 to 1846: received by letter, 2, including 
Porter Clay ; dismissed, 3; excluded for long absence, 22 ; whole number, 
62. J. N. Tolman, January, 1847 to March, 1851, four years : received by 
baptism, 7, including Albert Crane, Mary and Sarah Pierson ; by letter, 
7, including J. N. Tolman, the pastor; by experience and former baptism, 
2, including John Russell ; dismissed, 9, including N. M. Perry and family; 
excluded, 6 ; restored,' 5. Died on November, 1850, Bro. Tolman, the 
only death recorded or mentioned in the body of the minutes. Whole 
number reported to the Association in September previous, 61. In March, 

1851, when Bro. Tolman left, the whole number was 59, three less than 
when he began his pastorate. W. F. Boyakin, August, 1851 to August, 

1852, one year, between the resignation of Bro. TolAan and the settlement 
of Bro. Boyakin in the Spring of 1851, a protracted meeting was held from 
March 6 to March 22, conducted by Justus Bulkley, resulting in the 
baptism of seven, including R. B. Hill, subsequently one of the deacons, 
and the restoration of one, Alex. Hoard. During the Summer 5 were 
dismissed, 3 baptized, and 3, including W. F. Boyakin, joined by letter, 
making the number at the beginning of his pastorate 67. 

In January, 1852, at a prayer meeting, after general discussion of the 
subject, it was decided to hold a protracted meeting. A committee was 
appointed to secure ministerial aid for the pastor. This committee con- 
sisted of R. B. Hill, J. O. Graves, and D. Pierson. Bros. Terrj^ Morton, 
Chilton, and J. Teasdale, labored with the pastor. Bro. Teasdale spent 
two weeks. About this time Bro. Teasdale left, J. Bulkley came to the 
aid of the pastor. The pastor was soon taken with something like 
inflammatory sore eyes, and for five weeks was confined to his room, 
leaving all responsibility of conducting the meeting entirely in the hands 
of J. Bulkley. The revival was most extensive and precious. As the 
result of it, forty-nine were added b}^ baptism, including Z. A. Morrow, 
wife and children, Joseph Pierson, T. G. Shannon, Jane Simpson, T. Hob- 
son and wife. Nine were added by letter, two restored, nine added by 
experience and formal baptism, including J. F. Simpson, making the 
additions during the pastorate of Bro. Boyakin, seventy-two ; dismissed, 
three. Hence the church, from the Association in September, 1851, to 
the Association in 1852, increased from 64 to 129. E. J. Palmer 
supplied the church from August, 1852, to March, 1853. Baptized, 
one ; dismissed, eleven ; leaving the number at the commencement 
of A. Baily's pastorate, March, 1853, 119. Alvin Baily, March, 1853, 



362 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

to March, 1855. A very good degree of religious prosperity was 
enjoyed during his pastorate. A very interesting series of religious 
meetings resulted in a large ingathering. During his pastorate, nine 
were received by letter, twenty-eight by baptism, three by restoration, 
three by experience and formal baptism ; nineteen were dismissed, includ- 
ing R. Hobson and wife, Alex. Hoard and wife ; J. E. Walker and wife, 
who removed to Virden, 111.; and thirteen were excluded ; three had 
died. Between this and tlie following September, fifteen were dismissed 
by letter and joined by letter, leaving the number, September, 1855, 121. 

Rev. Justus Bulkley, Sept., 1855, to Sept., 1864, eight and a half 
years. During his pastorate several revivals were enjoyed, which 
increased very considerably the strength of the church. Whole number 
of baptisms, 139 ; received by letter, thirtj^-three ; by experience and for- 
mer baptism, fourteen ; restored, four; excluded, seventeen ; died, twelve ; 
dismissed by letter, forty ; whole number of members in the church at 
his resignation, 233, a gain of 112. During these seasons of revival the 
pastor was aided by D. W. French, B. B. Hamilton, Joel Terry, H. T. 
Chilton, Niles Kinne, L. C. Carr, and others. 

Niles Kinne, June, 1864, to February, 1866, one and two third years. 
Received by baptism, four ; by letter, thirteen ; dismissed by letter, 
twenty-one; excluded, twelve; died, twelve ; to Association, three 
more dismissed, leaving the number at the Association reduced from 233 
to 196. 

James and William Stiffler, and others, till January, 1868, nearly two 
years. Three were a^ed by baptism, seven by letter, one by experience 
and former baptism, twelve were dismissed, leaving the membership 195. 
I ought to say here, that in different interregnums Joel Terry, B. B. 
Hamilton, and H. T. Chilton frequently supplied. 

W. D. Clark, January, 1868, to January, 1870, two _7ears. During 
the pastorate of Bro. Clark the church enjoyed unusual spiritual pros- 
perity. The church increased from 195 to 264. Received by baptism, 
sixty-nine ; by letter, thirteen ; by experience and former baptism, three ; 
by restoration, four ; dismissed, twenty-five ; excluded, four ; died, four ; 
whole number, 264. 

R. F. Parshall, April, 1870, to Oct. 1871, one and a half years. During 
the pastorate of Bro. Parshall another very extensive and precious 
revival increased the membership from 264 to 317. Fifty-one were 
added by baptism ; eleven by letter, including his own family ; four by 
experience and former baptism, two died, leaving the number as before 
stated, 317. 

H. A. Guild, called in June, 1872, resigned February, 1874. Between 
the pastorates of R. F. Parshall and H. A. Guild seventeen were dis- 
missed by letter, leaving the number at the beginning of Bro. Guild's 
pastorate, 300. During his pastorate sixteen were added by baptism, 
one by experience and former baptism, thirty-two were dismissed, and 
five had died, leaving the number 280, while the minutes of the Associa- 
tion show but 235. I can only account for the large discrepancy by 
supposing a revision of names, and the erasure of a large number. The 
church was without a pastor until October, 1875. In June, 1874, the 
list of members was revised and further reduced to 232. Since that 
time, including the pastorate of J. C. Bonham for six months from 



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October, 1875, to April, 1876, seven joined by letter; nineteen dismissed 
by letter, four of the number registered June 28, 1874 ; one dead, leaving 
the present membership about 216. Rev. J. E. Roberts, son-in-law of 
Dr. J. Bulkley, was installed pastor of the church in the Summer of 1878, 
and is the present incumbent. 

Up to September, 1874, the entire additions to the church, as gotten 
from the minutes of the Association, are as follows: By baptism, 498; 
by letter, 164 ; restored, 27 ; by experience and former baptism, 27 ; 
total, 716. Dimminution by exclusion, 101 ; by death, 52 ; by dismissal, 
257 ; total, 410. You see by these statistics, that of all baptised, one in 
five have been excluded, and of the whole number received, from all 
sources, one in seven. The exclusions are just about double the deaths. 

Benevolence of the Church. — The church from the very first 
arraigned herself on the side of active beneficence. She has given her 
sympathies, praj^ers, co-operative and financial support to all the denom- 
inational benevolent organizations of the day and the age. Resolution 
after resolution has been passed, advising these benevolent organizations, 
or rather, vote after vote in some shape sanctioning them. During all 
the anti-mission discussion and excitement of former days, I have yet to 
learn that in a single instance, did ever a delegate from this church to 
the Association, by word or vote or sympathy, oppose our appropriate 
benevolent Church work in Sunday Schools, Bible and tract societies, 
home and foreign missions, and ministerial education. As a sample, I 
may refer to the years 1856 and 1857. In the former year, in addition to 
giving her pastor a good support (I know because I speak from experi- 
ence), she paid for benevolent outside work, $173.60, and in 185 (", -1477.10. 
In the year 1857, the Carrollton Association, as shown by the report of 
the treasurer, in addition to pastoral support, raised and paid out 
82,459.34. She has ever given earnest and unwavering support to min- 
isterial education and to Shurtleff College. She has deeply sympathized 
with our young men, who, amid great discouragements, are pursuing a 
course of study for the pulpit. She fully believes that our ministry to 
influence the popular mind must be cultivated, disciplined, trained; 
hence, she has ever been more than willing that they should very early 
in their course of study stand in this desk, and, as well as they were 
able, hold forth the word of life, and she has prayed for them. When, 
a few years since, an effort was made to endow the chair of church his- 
tory in Shurtleff College, three of her members gave $1,000 each, one 
gave $500, and others carried the entire amount up to $4,100, and all 
felt the better for it. Greenville and Chicago Universities have not been 
forgotten in her benefactions. 

Houses of Worship. — In May, 1834, the church first held meetings in 
their new house of worship. 

In January, 1835, the church met in the brick meeting room. 

In March, 1852, during the administration of W. F. Boyakin, a com- 
mittee, consisting of A. W. Cavarly, Thomas Hobson, John Headrick, 
and Messrs. Alfred Hinton and Francis P. Vedder, was appointed to in- 
quire into the expediency of erecting a new house of worship. In April, 
24th, they submitted a report, through Judge Cavarly, chairman, recom- 
mending that the church be built of brick and rock, with a basement 
story— the building to be QQ by 42, and, with lot, to cost $5,000. To 



364 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

carry out the purposes contemplated in the report, a building committee 
was appointed, consisting of David Pierson, Thomas Hobson, John 
Headrick, A. W. Cavarly, and Z. A. Morrow. In time the committee 
reported $2,700 raised and the rock and brick contracted for. In July, 
1852, the trustees were instructed to sell to the highest bidder the south 
side of the lot, purchased for the site of the house, subsequently sold to 
Lyman Wheeler for $501. The old church was also sold to advantage, 
to P. M. Brown for $410. It subsequently passed into the hands of the 
Cumberland Presbyterians. The new house was dedicated Jan. 6, 1856, 
D. P. French preaching the sermon. 

In March, 1857, the church passed the following resolution : 
Whereas, the church has been dedicated to the worship of God, there- 
fore, be it resolved that it can not be used for any other purpose without 
violating the covenant made at the dedication. I am afraid it has some- 
times been used for other purposes. 

I see to-day families occuping the same pews they occupied in 1857, 
tweny years ago and I presume they will occupy them till they are borne 
to the city of the dead. 

Ministers. — Twenty ordained and four licensed ministers have at dif- 
ferent times made their homes in this church : S. Crane, Elijah Dodson, A. 
Bailv, Amos Dodge, Wm. H. Briggs, Porter Clay, J. N. Tolman, W. I. 
Boyakin, J. C. Harney, J. Bulkley, R. C. Vinle, R. S. Cole, Niles Kinne, Z. 
Whitney, T. C. Elliott, W. D. Clark, Wm. B. Hill, R. F. Parshall, H. 
A. Guild, J. C. Bonham. The four licentiates were Charles Scandrett, 
J. Osgood, John Russell and J. B. Jackson. This church has sent forth 
three young men into the ministry ; J. B. Jackson, Daniel Wise and J. B. 
English. Persons first received for baptism, and by letter, excepting Elijah 
Dodson and wife, who joined by letter in March, 1828, Wm. H. Rider, 
was the first person that joined by letter in August, 1831, Hannah 
Crane the second, August, 1832. By baptism, Wm. and Mary Vaughn, 
Serepta Crane, Morris Crane, Margaret Kinney, Rebecca Johnson, 
August, 1<S32 ; September, 1832, for baptism, Justus Rider, (sub- 
sequently expelled) Peter M. Brown, (subsequently expelled) Crissa 
Cornelius, Cynthia Cornelius and Zoe Rowland ; October, 1832, David 
Pierson, Eliza J. Pierson and Clarinda Pierson (Collins). 

The Dead. — While the minutes of the church mention only a single 
death, the wife of J. N. Tolman, from the records of the Association 
we learn that more than fifty have been reported from this church, and 
probably nearly as many more, from the 358 who have been dismissed 
and excluded have closed their earthly labors. Of the original six, all 
are gone. Rev. Sears Crane and Phebe Harris I never knew, the others 
I remember well ; I formed the acquaintance of Mrs. Rider at Woodburn, 
I well remember when I first began to preach in CarroUton, the feelings 
of awe akin to reverence awakened as Abraham Bowman, senior dea- 
con, was accustomed to sit almost exactly in front of me, with locks 
silvered with the frosts of more than seventy Winters. With every 
expression of his countenance indicating imperturbable gravity and firm- 
ness, as much as to say, " Young man, if you do not preach the truth to- 
day, you may never expect my approval to enter that pulpit again," and 
then, as I descended from the pulpit the severity of his expression would 
relax, and with all the kindness and tenderness imaginable he would take 



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my hand, thank me for the words spoken, and express the deepest inter- 
est in my future welfare. At that time our churches were filled with 
men, as stern, as firm, as unyielding, as kind, as tender, as considerate, 
as Abraham Bowman. And Mother Crane, living till 1871, long after 
the last of her associates had crossed the river, always in her place, 
dressed in black, as if in deep sorrow, quiet, unpretending, unostentatious, 
gentle, genial, appreciative, devoted — she was here all through my pas- 
torate, leaving us occasionally for a season to visit loved ones at Virden. 
I must not stop to speak of Sister Montague, Sister Thompson, Sister 
Sue Rowland, Sister Fishback, Sister Morrow, Sister Thos. Black, Sister 
Thos. Hobson, Sister Lindey English, Sister Dodge, Sister Harriet Bow- 
man, Sister M. Hill, of Bro. Richard Tucker, Chas. McFadden, A. 
Pinkerton, Chas. Green, B. A. Green, Jos. Pierson, Warren Fales and 
wife, J. O. Graves and wife, N. M. Perry and wife, R. B. Hill, A. W. 
Cavalry, Jno. Russell, Jas. Cullimore, Elijah Dodson, Amos Dodge and 
Alvin Bailey. " They rest from tlieir labors and their works do follow 
them." Honored while living. Remembered with interest and affection. 
We believe their immortality is blessed and glorious. 

The Methodist Church — The early history of Methodism in Carroll- 
ton and its immediate vicinity is somewhat obscure, owing to the loss of 
the church records. Indeed much valuable history of every new country 
is lost in the same way, or b}^ making no recorded account of its events, 
trusting merely to memory. The pioneers finally die or move to other 
sections of the country, and thus the means of information are lost. In 
the year 1821 the Dodgson family came from Yorkshire, England, and 
settled some two and a half miles north of Carrollton. John Dodgson^ 
the father of this noted and worthy family, was a Wesleyan Methodist in 
England, and soon after coming to this country, in about 1822 or 1823, a. 
society was organized called the Hopewell Class. This was the first 
organization of Methodists in Greene County. The first preaching place 
was at Mr. Jackson's, a little north of where Benjamin Roodhouse now 
lives, and occupied at that time by John Dodgson, already referred to. 
This society in a few years built a brick church a little north of Daniel 
Morfoot's, which continued a preaching place for many years. The first 
organization of the M. E. Church in Carrollton, of which there is any 
record, was in 1832. This was included in what was called Apple Circuit. 
John Van Cleve, who died a few years ago, was preacher in charge, 
assisted by Levi Springer. At this time (1879) there are but two living 
who were members of this society at that time, viz., Chas. Stout and 
Veranda, his wife. These live at Palmer, in Christian County. Promi- 
nent among the other early members might be mentioned M. P. Taylor, 
who was leader of this class, Ansel Hubbard, the father of old Mrs. 
Keeley, old Mr. Landiss, father of W. H. Landiss and several other child- 
ren, the first wife of the late venerable Dr. Samuel, who soon afterwards 
also became a member of this society, and Thomas Short, who was so 
long and favorably known in Greene County, and who died some two 
years ago. The Rev. B. C. Wood, universally loved and respected, to- 
gether with his wife, liave long been members of this society. The church 
first worshiped in the Court House and afterward held its meetings in a 
school house which stood on the east side of the Square, about where 
Loomis & Villinger's jewelry store now stands. In 1836 a brick church 
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S6Q HISTORy OF GREENE COUNTY. 

l)uilding was erected on the present site. This was an awkward, ungainly- 
building and afterward was torn down to make room for the present 
sanctuary, which was erected in 1850-51. Among those who have been 
stationed here as preachers are, Rev. Messrs. Wm. H. Asians, J. Van 
Cleve, I. Phelps, Jesse Hail, David Corey, Norman Allen, B. Randall, J. 

C. Houts, Richard Bird, S. Svveney, Carpenter, W. D. R. Trotter, J. S. 
Akers, J. B. Uorrington, E. Corrington, Wm. Wilson, J. Anderson, E. 
Gentry, Newton Cloud, Wm. R. JPowers, A. M. Pitcher, Robt. Clark. 
The latter gentleman resigned March, 1879, and the church is now with- 
out a pastor. 

The Christian Church — The Christian Church in Carrollton was 
organized in the year 1832, under the rainistery of Elder B. W. Stone, 
and consisted of about 120 members. The congregation in its infancy 
enjoyed the ministrations of Elders Stone, Hevvit, Osborn, Elly, Challen, 
Graham and others, and for a time prospered. But from dissension, 
deaths, removals and other causes a coldness ensued, and the church in 
the beginning of 1841 had ceased to meet. In December of this year, 
under the labors of Elders B. W. Stone, John T. Jones and D. P. Hen- 
derson, a reorganization was effected, with about twenty-eight members. 

D. W. Kennett was elected elder and W. R. Montague and J. H. Mar- 
mon, deacons. Since then the church has had a regular ministry the 
greater part of the time, among whom may be mentioned Elders E. V. 
Rice, E. L. Craig, John Harris, John McPherson, J. A. Berry and others. 
The present membership is about sixty. Elders, A. Hinton, J. H. Under- 
wood ; deacons, L. Hensler, Thos. Hough, J. V. Dee. 

The Catholic Church — The Catholic Church of St. John the Apostle 
was organized in 18G0, with but few members. Among those who are 
still living may be mentioned the Carniodys, McMahons, Turneys, 
Luneens, Flemings, McDonoughs, Brooks, Kalahers and others. The 
present very substantial brick edifice was erected in 1864, and is by this 
time much too small for tlie grown and growing congregation. It is the 
intention to enlarge it as soon as possible. Since the building of the 
church the parish has been frequently visited by the Bishop of Alton, to 
whose diocese it belongs, and he has confirmed about 400 children. The 
parochial residence was erected under Rev. Father Macken, and the 
parochial school, numbering 100 children, was organized and opened un- 
der the present incumbent. Rev. F'ather Saner. Among the rectors who 
have administered the parish are Fathers Klein, Macken, Recouvreur and 
Sauer. The number of communicants at present is 700 with over 200 
children. The parish consists chiefly of Irish Catholics from County 
Clare, Ireland. There are about 35 or 40 German Catholics. About one- 
half are well-to-do in earthly things — the other half are poor, though 
generous. The parish embraces only Carrollton and the region within 
six or seven miles. There are also congregations in Roodhouse, Rock- 
bridge and Greenfield. The present trustees of St. John's Church are 
Thomas Luneen and Hermann Geers. 

Secret Societies. 

Carrollton contains the following secret societies : 

Masonic. — Carrollton Lodge, No. 50, A. F. & A. M., was instituted 
October 5, 1848, witli the following charter members : Henry Dusenberry, 
Edward A. Darcy, David M. Woodson, Isaac Daniels, R. S. HoUenbecjk, 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 367 

E. Van Horn, D. B. Stith, Jas. B. Samuels. Dr. J. B. Samuels was the 
the first W. M. The lodge was orginally called Fletcher Lodge No. 50, 
but this was afterward changed to Carrollton Lodge No. 60. The fol- 
lowing are its present officers: Geo. W. Davis, W. M.; Jos. T. Cameron, 
S. W.; Adam Gimmy, J. W.; W. H. H. Newbold, Treasurer ; John C. 
Woolford, Secretary ; F. P. Green, S. D.; Thos. J. Pinkerton, J. D.; 
Jas. L. Fasnacht, S. S.: Lewis Hensler, J. S.; M. L. Reed, Tyler. 

Carrollton Chapter, No. 77, R. A. M., was organized October 6, 1865, 
with the following charter members: Jas. W. English, Jas. B. Samuel, 
Wm. R. Davis, Jas. W. Gregory, Jas. P. Morrow, Jas. M. Wilcox, Jno. 
D. Baird, R. G. Robinson, Wm. L. Greene, J. B. Eldred, Joel G. Reed, 
Morgan L. Wood, Clinton Armstrong, Leonard E. Eldred, W. P. Bur- 
roughs, Jas. M. Davis, M. L. Robinson, Paul Wright, Edwin Wooley, A. 
C. Reno. The present officers are : Henry C. Withers, M. E. H. P.; Jos. 
T. Cameron, E. K.; Wm. W. Beaty, E. S.; Jerome B. Nulton, C. of H.; 
Charles W. Keeley, P. S.; Adam Gimmv, R. A. C; John C. Woolford, 
M. of 3d v.; Wm. H. H. Newbold, M." of 2d V.; Henry C. Sieverling, 
M. of 1st v.; Joel G. Reed, Treasurer; William L. Orr, Secretary; Rev. 
B. B. Hamilton, Chaplain ; Marquis L. Reed, Tyler. 

Five years later, October 6, 1870, was formed, Carrollton Council, 
No. 48, R. & S. M., with John Hill, H. C. Withers, Abe Gottgetreu, C. W. 
Keeley, A. H. Smith, W. W. Beaty, John C. Woolford, J. P. Morrow, 
J. B. Nulton, J. W. English, W. H. Perry, W. L. Orr, as charter mem- 
bers. 

The date of the charter of Hugh de Payens Commandery, No. 29, 
Knights Templar, is November 16, 1878, and the following took part in 
the organization : Henry C. Withers, Frank Winfield, Allen Marshall, 
Jas. W. English, Geo. W. Davis, J. B. Nulton, Jas. S. Vedder, Wm. L. 
Orr, Wm. L. Greene. The present officers are : Jerom.e B. Nulton, E. 
C: John Hill, Generalissimo ; Leander R. Lakin, Capt. Gen.; George 
W. Davis, Prelate ; Charles W. Keeley, S. W.; William W. Beaty, J. 
W.; Jam£s P. Morrow, Treasurer; William L. Orr, Recorder; H. C. 
Sieverling, St'd Bearer ; T. G. Jefferies, Sr'd Bearer ; W. H. H. Newbold, 
Warder; M. L. Reed, Capt. of Guards. 

Indepe7ident Order of Odd Fellows. — Carrollton Lodge, No. 342, 
I. O. O. F., was instituted January 31, 1867, with the following charter 
members ; J. M. Russell, McDonald Gee, J. T. Adams, W. S. Tandy, 
J. J. Parish, T. G. Jeffries, James W. Montague, James O. Pope, Ben 
Shetterly, John Cox. The present officers are: J. I. Johnson, N. G.; S. 
O. Smith, V. G.; J. H. Stout, Sr., Treasurer ; S. F. Corrington, Secre- 
tary. 

Knights of Honor. — Olympic Lodge, No. 913, was organized Feb- 
urary 25, 1878. The lodge is growing and has a very good membership. 
The following are the present officers : E. A. Dooliitle, D.; Ed. Miner, 
P. D.; B. C. Hodges, V. D.; C. H. Weagley, A. D.; Clement L. Clapp, 
R.; C. Kergher, t.; W. L. Armstrong, F. R.; O. B. Hardcastle, G.; C. E. 
Russell, C; J. T. Johnson, Gn.; James Lavery, S. 



368 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



The Press. 

The G-azette. — The Carrollton Gazette, a forty-eight column paper, 

was established in June, 1846, by 
George B. Price, who is still a mem- 
ber of the publishing firm, though 
retired from active participation in 
business. Since 1856 Mr. T. D. Price 
has been prominently connected with 
the office, and in 1870 took his place 
at the head of this sterling paper. 
The Gazette uses the only steam 
power press in the county — a Chicago 
Taylor cylinder — and has four job 
presses. The office is finely fitted up 
lor doing good work, and is one of the 
st country offices in the State. 
The Gazette was originally a Whig 
ii|r__, i I i««o .Rt 11 wliiiiiiiU If \ i^nper, and in 1856 advocated the 

Ifl iiSld I Pm Bi^ ^^ Fremont. After this it 

llli w, fli'TLliHUIIllPilllliiiiliiiii I l)eeame conservatively Democratic in 

its views, never fiery, but calm and 
outspoken. For several years the 
Gazette was edited by H. L. Clay. 
In 1875 he took charge of the Illinois- 
Courier, at Jacksonville, owned by 
T. D. Price & Co. (T. D. Price, G. 
E. Doying, H. L. Chiy, and iM. N. Price.) 

The Carrollton Patriot. — When the struggle between the friends and 
the enemies of slavery was waxing hot, in the days when the Republican 
Party was yet very young, those who were opposed to the administration 
and who gave their adherence to the new party, felt the need of a county 
paper that would represent them. Accordingly, in 1858, the Carrollton 
__^ _ gt . Press was established, with S. P. Ohr as 

editor. When the war broke out Mr. 
Ohr enlisted and went South, at the 
head of a company from this county. 
At this time there was a Union League 
in the county, and under its influence 
and by its contributions the Press was 
revived under the name of the Carroll- 
ton Patriot, with Elder Craig as its 
editor. He was followed, after some 
time, by Mr. Wm. B. Fairchild, who 
was one of the ablest editors who ever 
practiced his profession in this county. 
Afterward it suffered a decline in the 
hands of Lee, Lusk & Piatt and others, 
until, in 1873, Miner & Lindley, of 
Jerseyville, bought the paper. Mr. 
Miner's ability as a writer and his genial 
temper gave the paper a decided lift upward, and when Clement L. Clapp 





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bought tlie office, in September, 1875, he found little difficulty in still 
farther improving it. Of late its growth has been rapid, and the Patriot 
now boasts of being the "Newsiest, Promptest, Fullest." The large job 
office attached is one of the most successful in this part of the State. 

In 1866 Hon. H. C. Withers began the publication of a live, 
trenchant Democratic sheet, called the Carrollton Democrat. Its career 
was brillant but brief, and the office was sold and removed in 1867. 

The Library. 

The Carrollton Library Association was organized in 1873, with the 
following officers : President, H. C. Withers ; Secretary, Dr. E. B. Hob- 
son ; Treasurer, L. S. Eldred ; Finance Committee, Hon. A. G. Burr, R. 

0. Robinson and Dr. E. B. Hobson. The library now occupies a very 
neat room over the Carrollton Bank, and has a collection of several hun- 
dred well selected books. The following are the life members : Mrs. 
Geo. Wright, G. Siddall Wright, Arthur Wright, J. M. Roodhouse, John 
Jones, Uen Linder, W. W. Beaty, B. Roodhouse, J. T. Crow, Milby 
Smith, E. A. Doolittle, H. C. Withers, Isham Linder, Jr., John Kaser, 
Jas. P. Morrow, Spencer Smith, J. C. Hardcastle, Geo. L. Burruss, W. 
B. Robinson, C. C. Furgeson, H. D. Burruss, Thos. Scott, Jr., C. L. 
Clapp, W. H. Newbolt, A. G. Burr, Mrs. Fannie Sharon, Miss Emily 
Bowman, E. B. Hobson, Chas. D. Hodges, Miss Hattie E. Hodges, L. S. 
Bushnell, Geo. L. Williams, Thos. D. Price, Henry N. Price, Fred. F. 
Vedder, Jas. W. English, Chas. McAninch, Ed. Miner, Mrs. Ed. Miner, 
S. F. Corrington. 

Fire Department. 

In 1878 the City Council purchased for $600 a fine hook and ladder 
truck Avith Babcock extinguishers, ladders, leather buckets, etc., and 
thereupon the Carrollton Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 was organized. 
The following is a list of its officers and members: 

President, James P. Morrow. Vice-President, Henry Smith. Cap- 
tain, Mark L. Reed. Foreman, John G. F. Powell. Assistant Foreman, 
Adam Gimm^^ Secretary, William Lavery. Treasuer, Harry S. Moore. 
Steward, William Sinclair. Tillerman, William L. Orr. Wm. L. Arm- 
strong, Wm. W. Beaty, Joseph A. Binker, S. A. Black, George Debolt, 
William Eglehoff, Thomas E. Evans, O. B. Hardcastle, Louis N. Hensler, 
B. C. Hodges, George Hussey, Thomas C. Hussey, E. D. Johnson, James 

1. Johnson, L. R. Lakin, I. M. Linder, C. S. Luthy, James R. Lynn, 
Samuel H. McAninch, Joseph Milnes, J. P. Moore, W. H. Newbold, T. 
J. Pinkerton, John A. Platner, L. W. Reed, F. M. Roberts, J. M. Rood- 
house, W. W. Samuel, Edward Smith, G. F. Smith, Joseph B. Stone, 
Henry Teason, O. T. Vedder, Chas. A. Weimer, J. C. Woolford, B. F. 
Wooster, H. W. Wright. 

The attorneys of Carrollton are Judge C. D. Hodges, James W. 
English, Henry C. Withers, James R. Ward, E. P. Gilson, John C. F. 
Gardner, H. T. Root, Thomas Henshaw and Wm, B. Lynn. 

The practicing physicians are Doctors C. Armstrong, J. T. Crow, J. 
M. Davis, C. P. Clemmons, W. D. Turner, H. C. McFall, W. O. Lang- 
don, G. W. Lasher, J. C. Lindsay. The dentists are Dr. J. E. Brecht 
and Dr. A. D. Bull. 



370 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY 



Military. 



In September, 1877, a company was organized in Carrollton under 
the State militia law, which is known as The Carrollton Guards, Company 

B, Fifteenth Battalion, I. N. G. The following is a roster of its officers 
and men at the organization : 

Roster :. — Captain, George L. Williams, age 42. Lieutenants : John 
Scruby, 1st Lieutenant, age 33 ; James L. Fasnacht, 2d Lieutenant, age 
30. Sergeants : William Sinclair, 1st Sergeant, age 40 ; Montford F. 
Tully, age 34 ; Walter B. Kelly, age 41 ; Robert Lyman, age 39 ; Joseph 
A. Binker, age 48. Corporals : John L. Postlewait, age 34 ; Samuel 
Garrett, age 34 ; John Simpson, age 42 ; Calvin S. Bayless, age 31 ; 
Henry Teason, age 29 ; Alexander H. Johns, age 27 ; Henry Barnett, 
age 21 ; Charles Burton, age 38. Musicians: William Bailey, age 19 ; 
Frank Warren, age 34. Privates : Wm. H. Brown, age 18 ; Henry B. 
Bull, age 19; Charles W. Boggess, age 20; Jacob M. Bowman, age 21 ; 
Edward Buchanan, age 20 ; Charles Ballow, age 29 ; A. Leslie Burruss, 
age 21 ; George W. Band}', age 24 ; Thomas Chandler, age 45 ; George 
W. Cook, age 28 ; George W. Dacus, age 23 ; M. Eugene Drum, age 22; 
Wm. H. Dulaney, age 32; Robert A. Erisman, age 18; Oscar B. 
Edwards, age 41 ; Orren Fuller, age 27 ; John B. Feaster, age 21 ; John 
F. Foust, age 38 ; Hugh B. Green, age 19 ; George F. Graham, age 27 ; 
Thomas Hazle, age 24 ; Robert Hobson, Jr., age 19 ; William C. Kelly, 
age 19 ; Charles W. Kelly, age 19 ; John Killarney, age 20 ; Richard J. 
Lovett, age 21 ; Isaac Landiss, age 22 ; Michael E. McMahon, age 22 ; 
Francis M. Maupin, age 20 ; Alonzo R. Nichols, age 22 ; Howard B. 
Nelson, age 23 ; Frank Prant, age 23 ; Lafe F. Robbins, age 22 ; Henry 
T. Scott, age 22; George W. Scott, age 19; Alonzo Stone, age 19; 
Sebastian Smith, age 22 ; John Stout, Jr., age 19 ; Charles Scruby, age 
22 ; Thomas Taylor, age 23 ; George Taylor, age 18 ; Robert D. Under- 
wood, age 19; William Vigus, age 29; John A. Walker, age 24; John 
Walker, age 21 ; Elmer Williams, age 19. 

County Officers. 

As Carrollton is the county seat a list of the county officers properly 
belongs here. They are : 

Circuit Judge, Hon. A. G. Burr. States Attorney, J. R. Ward. 
Sheriff, John Jones ; deputies, T. E. Evans, J. G. Powell, and Thomas 
McGown. Circuit Clerk, J. Henry Short ; deputy, Fieldon Roberts. 
County Judge, Hon. L. E. Worcester. Cqunty Cierk, Lee R. Lakin ; 
deputies, Ed. Miner and A. Connole. Assessor and Treasurer, W. D. 
Gullett ; deputies, N. J. Andrews, L. J. Patterson, James L. Patterson, 

C. J. Crist, Stephen Cannedy, James Sullivan, Lucien King, J. B. Pegram, 
A. F. Halbert, Isaac Powell and F. M. Hatler. County Commissioners, 
Wm. M. Morrow, Wm. M. Mayberry, Singleton F. Greene. School 
Superintendent, David F. King. County Surveyor, Jay C. White. Cor- 
oner, Anderson Headrick. County Physician, J F. Simpson, M.D. 
Public Administrator, S. F. Corrington. Master in Chancery, S. F. Cor- 
rington. Representative, Frank M. Bridges. 



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371 



Business Interests. 

The Carrollton Machine Shop and Foundry. One of the most extensive 
manufacturing establishments in the county is J. C. Burruss' machine 
shop and foundry, at Carrollton. This institution has grown from a small 
cross-road blacksmith shop to such proportions that it requires for its ac- 
commodation the spacious brick block represented on this page, beside 
the large, two-story iron covered warehouse in the rear, not here exhib- 
ited. In 1850, William W. and R. B. Winn established themselves as 
gunsmiths, in Carrollton. Little by little they added lathes, drills, plan- 
ing machines, etc., to their machinery, and extended their limits until 




CARROLLTON MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY. 



when, in 1877, they sold out to J. C. Burruss, their machine shop and 
foundry was a credit to the town. Very soon after the sale was consum- 
mated, the wooden buildings in which the machinery was housed were 
burned to the ground. Mr. Burruss was not at all discouraged by this ill 
fortune at the outset of his business experience, and at once commenced 
to put up a temporary shelter for his machinery and workmen, on the site 
of the ruins. New tools and appliances were purchased, and the work 
of the establishment went on as before. Here the heavy iron front for 
Russell's building, and 16,000 pounds of castings for the Burruss' building, 
were made, and other difficult work executed. 

Meantime, Mr. Burruss formed a partnership with G. R. Valentine, 
of Pennsylvania, and the style of the firm became Burruss & Valentine. 
The new firm at once purchased the lots at the southwest corner of the 
Public Square, and commenced the erection of the buildings now occu- 
pied by the concern. These were completed, and the various departments 
occupied about January 1, 1878. Since that time the business has rapidly 
increased in all branches of manufacturing, until about twenty men are 
now employed during the greater part of the year. In August, 1878, 



372 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Valentine retired from the concern, disposing of liis interest to his part- 
ner. 

The machine shop joins the business office and salesrooms, and con- 
tains lathes, planing machine, polishing wheels, drills, and all the tools 
and machinery required to build or repair an engine, or any kind of ma- 
chinery or tool. In this room is the large thirty-horse-power engine, 
which drives all the machinery in the block. 

In the rear of the machine shop is the brass and iron foundry, which 
is constantly employed in casting machinery, hollow ware, aquaria, house 
fronts, etc., etc. 

Next to the machine shops are the blacksmiths' forges, and beyond 
these, the woodworkers' room. Here are lathes, circular saws, planer, 
and a full complement of tools. This department of the manufactory 
can turn out every variety of wood work in the most satisfactory man- 
ner. There is, also, in the building, a gunsmith's and general repair 
shop. 

The products of this establishment, although it is yet in its infancy, 
find a market in many distant points. Over $1,000 worth of farm wag- 
ons were manufactured and sold during the first year of its occupancy of 
the new buildings, beside quantities of spring wagons, plows, stalk cut- 
ters, and other farm machinery. The sales of reapers, mowers, harvest- 
ing machines, self-binders, farming implements, pumps, hardware, etc., 
are also very large, and customers are thereby drawn to the city from a 
considerable distance. 

Mr. Burruss, who is the proprietor of this hive of industry, gives it 
his constant personal attention. He is himself a thorough, practical me- 
chanic, and has under him skilled workmen in each department. None 
but the most perfect and thorough work is allowed to go out of the estab- 
lishment. 

Mr. Burruss is a member of one of the oldest and most worthy fam- 
ilies in the county, and as such his success is a matter of congratulation 
to the whole community. 

One of the most attractive mercantile establishments in the city is 
Loomis & Villinger's jewelry store, of the interior of which the accom- 
panying cut is a representation. This elegant establishment is situated 
on the east side of the Square, and is always filled with a beautiful display 
of goods. Mr. Vallentine Villinger established the business at this loca- 
tion in 1854. In 1863 Mr. B. Villinger of the present firm bought out 
his uncle above mentioned, and conducted the business alone for ten 
years. In 1873, Mr. L. W. Loomis entered into partnership with Mr. 
Villinger, and the firm has been thus constituted ever since. In this 
establishment may always be found a large and complete assortment of 
silverware, tea sets, ice pitchers, castors, tea and coffee pots, and all those 
beautiful pieces of table furniture which delight the heart of the house- 
wife. There are also two long show-cases filled with jewelry of every pat- 
tern, material and price, from roll plate to solid gold, or the most elegant 
diamond set, as well as coral, celluloid, and all the novelties of the day, 
beside the reserve stock contained in the two ponderous safes which stand 
at either end of the store. It is a conceded fact that no similar establish- 
ment in this part of the State contains a larger stock of gold and silver 
watches and reliable clocks than Loomis & Villinsrer's. And in sfold, cameo 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 



373 



or diamond rings, and the thousand and one articles pertaining to such 
a house, their assortment is complete. Loomis & Villinger make a specialty 
of manufacturing microscopes, telescopes, spy-glasses, and other optical 
or electria instruments, and are agents for first class pianos and organs, 
samples of which they have constantly on hand. 




LOOMIS & VILLINGER'S JEWELRY STORE. 

This one of the old established houses of the county, and has hosts 
of friends. It has done a successful business for a quarter of a century, 
and its facilities and the richness and variety of the goods have been 
constantly increasing. 

The Carrollton Tile Works were incorporated in 1878, with C. W. 
Keeley, as President ; W. L. Barnett, Secretary ; and G. W. Davis, Trea- 
surer. Soon after, Mr. Barnett bought out his partners, and the erection 
of buildings near the depot was pushed rapidly forward. The establish- 
ment is fitted with the best machinery, a powerful steam engine, and a 
full corps of workmen. Large quantities of tile are manufactured, find 
a rapid sale, and are pronounced equal to the best. 

The Underwood Spring Bed Factory is one of the institutions of the 
town. The bed is the invention of Mrs. Wm. Underwood of this city, 
and is conceded to be the best in the market. 

Banks. — In 1855, David Pierson started a private bank, at first in his 
store, but, 1860, removed to the fine brick building erected especially 
for its accommodation. This was tlie pioneer bank of the county. In 
1874, Mr. Pierson's sons, Messrs. Robert, and David D., became partners in 
the concern, and the style of the firm became David Pierson & Sons, 
bankers, and the institution was known far and wide as Pierson's 
Exchange Bank. During the panics of 1857 and 1872, when nearly 
every bank in the State was closed, this institution never refused to 
meet a just demand. In 1878, David Pierson, Esq., wished to retire 



374 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

from business on account of his advanced age, and the Greene County 
National Bank was organized to succeed the old institution. By its 
promptness and reliability it has been of great service to the community, 
and is regarded as perfectly secure. The following are its officers : John 
I. Thomas, President ; David D. Pierson, Vice President ; Robert Pierson, 
Cashier; Oman Pierson, Assistant Cashier: John I. Thomas, Albert 
Gregor}^, David D. Pierson, Daniel Morfoot, Dr. James M. Davis, Oman 
Pierson, H. W. Wright, Directors. Paid up capital, $100,000. 

In 1867, John Long and Frank Vivell combined their capital and 
opened a bank under the name of John Long & Co. This firm has 
ample capital, and has the reputation of doing a safe, careful business. 
The bank occupies a commodious building on the east side of the Square. 

The Carrollton Bank was organized in 1877, with the following 
officers : Benj. Roodhouse, President ; John Kaser, Vice President ; 
"W. W. Beaty, Cashier ; J. M. Roodhouse, Assistant Cashier. Early in 
1878, the bank took possession of the elegant new building, erected 
especially for its use on the north side of the Square by Judge C. D. 
Hodges. Soon after, W. W. Beaty resigned his position as cashier, and sold 
his stock to Mr. C. H. Hodges. Mr. John M. Roodhouse became cashier, 
and E. B, Hobson assistant cashier. This institution is doing a good 
business, and has the confidence of the community. Its directors are : 
Benjamin Roodhouse, David Wright, Jeduthun B. Eldred, John Kaser, 
and Charles H. Hodges. 

There are besides, two steam mills, one steam elevator, one grain 
warehouse, seven wagon factories, six blacksmith shops, one cigar factory, 
one broom factory, two photograph galleries, one nursery, one sign 
painter, three hotels, two livery stables, two harness shops, four dry 
goods, eight grocery, three hardware, two tobacco, two furniture, three 
drug and four boot and shoe stores, one bakery, five milliner and dressmak- 
ing establishments, two merchant tailors, one dyer, two jewelers, two 
meat markets, two book and stationery stores, two barber shops, two 
private billiard halls, one horse dealer. A heavier business is done here 
than in any other town in the county, and the largest and finest stocks 
of goods displayed. 

GREENFIELD. 

The greater part of the following sketch of Greenfield was con- 
densed from Prof. R. E. Wilder's very able historical address, delivered 
July 4, 1876 : 

Up to 1820, so far as I can learn, no permanent settlement had been 
made within the corporate limits of Greenfield ; but during the Summer 
of this year, Stephen Hand, son of Jeremiah Hand, and the first husband 
of the present Mrs. Edmondson. then a young and single man anticipat- 
ing, we may suppose, his future necessities in this direction, began a 
house on the site where Wm. H. Wylder's now is, on the south side of 
the Public Square ; but for reasons not known, perhaps like the man in 
the parable, " not being able to finish," he sold out his unfinished home 
and the entire premises in the Fall of that year to James Cannedy, better 
known as the late Esq. Cannedy, who had settled on the Philips farm in 
the Spring of this same year and made one crop. Mr. C. finished this 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 375 

dwelling and became installed in it with his little family just in season to 
escape the violence of " the Big Snow-storm," which began December of 
this year, thus laying an undisputed claim of being the first resident of 
our town. 

Living here and making a small crop of corn in the Summer of '30, 
and on the south side of town in '31 ; Mr. Cannedy returned to Tennessee 
in the Fall of this latter year, selling out to Geo. W. Allen, Esq., the 
future projector and proprietor of the place, who in the following March 
moved his family from his farm on the other side of Apple Creek, and 
took formal possession of the premises. 

In this connection it may be remarked, that Mr. C. came here in 
what most would regard now, as very straightened circumstances, having 
only a bank of $2 to draw from, which he completely exhausted on the 
first night of his arrival here, to pay for a tolerably sized porker, rendered 
necessary for the immediate supply of his family. Although he had made 
three good crops of corn on the few acres he planted, yet finding the 
facilities for replenishing his pocket very limited, coupled with his ex- 
periences in passing through two northern winters of unwonted severity, 
he determined to set his face toward his old Tennessee home. Accord- 
ingly, in the early Spring of '32, loading his family and what few articles 
of furniture he had left, into his little ox-cart, he trudged his weary way 
back to the sunny Soutli, arriving in season to put a few acres in cultiva- 
tion, whose soil would scarcely produce " black-eyed peas " — appearing 
to him all the poorer in contrast with the prolific soil he found here. 
Finding that he would have to choose between starvation upon the worn- 
out lands of his native State, or the inconveniences incident to all set- 
tlers here in early times, he wisely selected the latter alternative and 
returned and made his first crop here in 1834, where he continued to 
reside till his recent decease at his late residence some three miles south 
of town. 

Returning from this digression, Mr. Allen was joined in a few weeks 
by his brother-in-law, the Rev. Amos Prentice, who, leaving the circuit 
he had ridden for some two or three years, now associated himself with 
Mr. A. in the dry goods business, carried on in a store built on the site 
of the present Odd Fellows and Masonic Hall, at the same time dis- 
charging the duties of a local preacher for the two 3^ears during which 
the partnership? continued. The store thus occupied was built by Mr. 
Allen — who shortly afterwards appended a two-story dwelling house in 
which he continued to reside for a considerable time. 

We are now brought to 1834, when Wm. Caldwell and family arrived 
and occupied for a time a house on the northwest corner of the Square ; 
but soon after built and moved to that now owned by Mr. Sailor, where 
he died some years since. Wm. P. Burroughs, also the same year, moved 
from west of White Hall, and located on his farm some four miles north- 
west of town. At the same time likewise, Samuel B. Culp, now the 
Rev. S. B. Culp, pastor of the Hickory Grove Church, came here and 
opened a tailor's shop — he and the late Dr. M. A. Cooper occupying a 
room over Allen's store for their respective callings ; but greater induce- 
ments were held out to him to remove to Rivesville, which he did the 
next year, but whether his anticipations were realized or not, I am unable 
to say. Certain it is, however, he obtained some military promotion, as 



S76 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

he officiated as major of the militia in this end of the county for some 
years after his removal to Rivesville. 

The people at and around this point hitherto experienced no little 
inconvenience in not having any connection v^ith the outside world by 
means of a stated mail. Such connection was a desideratum. How 
to secure it, was a question of no small moment to these isolated, mail- 
less new settlers. Their nearest post-office, at this time, was Carrollton, 
whither they Avere obliged to send weekly some one, in order to reach 
such mail matter as the post-office there might furnish them. To remedy 
this inconvenience it was suggested that a town be laid out and a post- 
office established here, if possible ; for, it should be borne in mind, that, 
at this time, nothing in the shape of a town had any existence here — the 
few settlements already made being those merely of people in the open 
country. 

The suggestion for a town and post-office, therefore, was no sooner 
made than acted upon and carried into practical operation by one of the 
most enterprising residents at this point, Geo. Washington Allen, Esq., 
who, during this year, 1835, laid out a plat of fifty-four lots, to be 
remodeled in 1836 and the number of lots increased to 208, when it was 
formally christened Greenfield by that early apostle of the Methodist 
faith here, the Rev. James B. Carrington, living then, as a local preacher, 
on a farm northeast of town, better known now as the Cole place. From 
this period, then, dates our separate existence as a town. 

The lots thus laid off, were offered for sale at low figures ; but, like 
many other paper towns that had a temporary existence at that day, there 
were few applicants, and still fewer purchasers who paid any thing but 
pledges, never to be redeemed. The consequence was, a very slow ad- 
vance of the future (to those then living here) city. Yet the great end 
of securing increased mail facilities was early realized. 

Through the persistent efforts of Mr. Allen in getting up numerously 
signed petitions to the Post Office Department at Washington, though, 
vigorously opposed by other rival claimants, he succeeded in getting the 
first mail route through this point from Jacksonville to Alton, and a post 
office located here — himself being appointed the first incumbent, which 
he continued to be for seventeen years — and a Mr. Conley, or, as claimed 
by others, a Mr. Twitchell, the first mail carrier. 

Thus was our infant town brought into early and uninterrupted con- 
tact with the outlying world, to be operated upon by such influences, for 
good or evil, as such connection is wont to generate — an advantage, how- 
ever, far more higlily appreciated by our early friends than by us who are 
almost surfeited with both mail, railroad and telegraphic communication. 

Not long after the above route was established, another was laid out, 
thereby furnishing a cross mail from Carrollton to Carlinville — " Uncle 
David Miller " doing the honors of the first mail carrier. 

The Winter of 1835-0, brought to our little hamlet some three or 
four, who have figured somewhat conspicuously in its subsequent history; 
for which reason, therefore, a brief notice of these, in this connection, 
may not be inappropriate. 

Benjamin King, Esq., then a young man, stands first on the list of 
those arriving here in the Fall of 1835, from " Old Kentuck." Fortun- 
ately for Esq. Allen, he came just in season to fill a vacancy in his store 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 377 

as clerk. Though not possessing a large share of what the Latin boys 
term suaviter in modo, he came well furnished with that sterling integrity 
which never fails to inspire confidence, and commands the respect of all 
customers. It is no marvel, then, that Mr. Allen retained him in his em- 
ploy till summoned to go the way of all mankind — a term of two years, 
when Mr. and Mrs. King retired to the farm they now occupy — he, to 
discharge the manifold duties, in church and state, which a confiding 
public imposed upon him ; and she, to meet the responsibilities appro- 
priate to her sex, with no disposition to press " woman's rights " beyond 
that circle. 

Up to this period, though other points had enough and to spare^ 
Greenfield and vicinity had no resident physician in their own right, and 
were under the necessity, therefore, when one was needed, of sending to 
CarroUton — Dr. Throcmorton, resident there, being their nearest. It was 
therefore, a matter of no little interest when, at this time, the late Dr. 
Martin A. Cooper, then a young unmarried man, arrived here from Ten- 
nessee and proposed to make this his future home, provided there should 
be sufficient encouragement given him to do so. This he promptly re- 
ceived ; and amongst other encouragements furnished, the people here 
generally took hold and aided him in erecting a small cabin, 12x14, on 
the site now occupied by Mr. E. Boulton's residence, to be succeeded by 
a more commodious structure two years after, now known as the " Pursley 
house," occupied at present by Mr. Joseph Dalby. 

The cabin completed, the doctor returns to Tennessee, but soon 
makes his appearance here with a bird for his cage. Installed now in his 
new home, with some one to preside over and superintend his domestic 
affairs, the doctor himself "swings around no mean circle," embracing 
as it did, Rockbridge, Witt's Mill, Hickory Grove, Athensville, Scott- 
ville, Barr's Store, Fayette and Rivesville. With such a territory to look 
after, the doctor seems to have been fully equal to the situation ; as for 
many years no competitor thought it worth while to disturb him in the 
quiet occupancy of his little principality ; and when at length Drs. Met- 
calf, Mayfield and Rice, each made an attempt in this direction, it was 
only to retire from the field successively and leave him an undisturbed 
occupant of it. Nor was it till the arrival of Drs. Ledbrook and Finch in 
1850 and 1852, that he divided, permanently, the medical practice with 
any one. 

With such opportunities most of his profession would have amassed 
a princely fortune ; but though regarded as well read in his profession, 
he was equally thought a miserable financier — doing a large amount of 
practice gratuitously, not to be charged, and a still larger amount to be 
charged and never collected. Kind in his disposition and sympathizing 
in feelings, he made many friends and but a single formidable enemy 
through his long career. 

Another notable personage, who, during a sojourn here of seventeen 
years failed not to leave his impress upon persons and things, was Richard 
Marshall Booker, the A. T. Stewart of our little New York. Arriving 
here indirectly from Kentucky, with his family in the Fall of 1835, like 
most who can find nothing else to do, he played the pedagogue for three 
months, in the first house ever built here for that purpose, situated upon 
the rising ground between Valentine Caswell's and the Rives' place. 



378 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

This, however, satisfied all his aspirations in that direction. Indeed, like 
most who instruct, he seems to have designed it as a stepping stone to 
something that would pay ; for he belonged to that family the first article 
in whose creed is that any thing worthy of their attention must pay. Ac- 
cordingly, in the Spring of the following year, having only the proceeds 
of his Winter's work in the school room in ready cash, he borrowed $300 
from a near relative ; and this, supplemented by the endorsement of his 
early friend, George W. Allen, to the amount of $1000, abundantly suf- 
ficed to install him in a new store, built for that purpose by the late Robt. 
H. Maxfield on the site of the Star Clothing House of our time, filled with 
all that was needed to meet the moderate demands of the surrounding 
communities of that day. Prosperous in business, he soon became a 
formidable rival of his endorsing friend, and maintained a fierce and suc- 
cessful war in trade, not only with him but with all who dared to come in 
competition with him in his line of business. 

Aiming to become the millionaire of this meridian, he left no means 
untried to accomplish his purpose; and so successful was he in this, that, 
after prosecuting his business for some seventeen years with that iron in- 
domitable energy which knows no failure, after a brief illness of one week, 
he passed from our midst on the 24th of February, 1853, leaving his 
family the snug little fortune of 160,000, to be mostly spent however in 
less than half the time he was acquiring it — thus furnishing an instructive 
lesson of what a well-directed energy, when coupled with an intelligent 
economy, will accomplish ; and an equally instructive one, of the su- 
preme folly of him, who pursues wealth as the great purpose of his life. 

Not so scrupulous as many in his business transactions, his energy, 
enterprise and public spirit did much toward directing the trade of this 
portion of the county to this point, and also of furnishing it with educa- 
tional facilities not enjoyed by our neighboring towns. Though somewhat 
unique in his mental structure, he had many of those properties which 
enter into the comi)Osition of a good and useful citizen. 

The late Fielding L. Stubblefield, who first located on what is now 
known as the Than Hall farm, where he remained for a few years, secured, 
through Mr. Allen, the farm where his widow now resides and took pos- 
session of it in 1835, or, according to otlier authorities, in 1838, where he 
continued to reside till his decease in 1875. 

Iseph Atterberry in '37 or '38, built a small cabin where the Green- 
field Hotel, alias Bart's Hotel, now is ; and, after a year or so, trans- 
ferred it to Geo. W. Allen, through whom William Brown obtained it, 
only to occupy it for a short term, when he, in turn, sold out to the late 
William A. Secor, who, moving back the cabin for an ell, put up a larger 
structure in front, in which he continued to live for many years, when, 
in '57-8, he employed Messrs. Drake & Stock, at an expense of 13,000, to 
transform it into the central structure of the present hotel. This was 
further improved in '75, and transferred by the Secor heirs to B. B. Bar- 
tholomew. By the addition of a large ell and various other improve- 
ments, it has been rendered abundantly adequate to meet all our present 
necessities in this direction, and thus supplied a desideratum long felt in 
our community. 

June of 1838 has been rendered memorable for the most terrible and 
destructive hail storm ever witnessed in the entire history of this region, 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 379 

both for the violence with which it came and the size of the stones pre- 
cipitated. As indubitable proof of this, it is related that the most sub- 
stantial barn hereabouts, on what is known as the French farm, then 
owned by Michael Buchanan Esq., had its roof entirely broken in, cattle 
were greatly injured, swine, sheep and hens without number were 
killed, and many other injuries done by the sudden descent of these 
aerial missiles ; six of wdiich weighed the next day seven pounds two 
ounces; while others were found by N. Dickerman and D. Edwards to 
be seventeen and eighteen inches in circumference — the whole closing 
up by rendering all the windows in our then little 'burg, in the direction 
in which the storm came, entirely lightless. It is now generally conceded 
that no storm of any form has ever made its appearance here, which 
for the time being, was so terrific and appalling as the Great Hail Storm 
of 1838. 

In February following this avalanche from the heavens, Joseph Hart- 
sook, our first carpenter and cabinet-maker, originally from Virginia, 
makes his appearance here, with his family, and occupies for a season, a 
small residence on the northwest corner of the public square. To him 
are we indebted as the architect of many of the first structures in our 
slowly rising town, though aided in this work by Capt. George Berthlet, 
who operated with him successively as apprentice and journeyman. To 
furnish himself with lumber he constructs the first whip-saw machine 
ever run in this place, locating it on the site of Philip Bauer's shoe shop, 
which did good service in this direction for a considerable time. About 
the first dwelling Mr. H. erected was one for Dr. M. A. Cooper, the next 
year after his arrival here, 1840, now known as the " Pursley house." 

Having thus started off the town in the way of improvement, he 
yields the sceptre of his profession to Messrs. Woolley, Speaks and 
Heaton, who were his immediate successors in this vocation, and, for the 
future, devotes his energies, practically at least, to law and politics, in 
both of which he seems to have attained a considerable celebrity. Though 
having many of the peculiarities common to his race, he possesses many 
of the virtues which characterize the good neighbor and useful citizen. 

The next year, 1841, is noted in our annals as the one which fur- 
nished our town its first house of public worship. Hitherto our earl}'- 
friends had experienced no little inconvenience in this particular — hav- 
ing no fixed place in which to conduct this service, but alternating be- 
tween the private residences of George H. Cowden, George W. Allen 
and Joel Edwards, and the first log school house in the north part of 
town. During this year, however, this was remedied by the erection of 
what is now known as " The Old Methodist Church," upon a lot of 
ground donated for this purpose by George W. Allen, where it still 
stands as " God's first temple " here — a monument of the interest of our 
early fathers in this holy service. Limited in means at that early day, 
and having few of the facilities for such a purpose which we now have, 
all contributed, " as God had prospered them," of what each had — some 
giving lumber, some brick, some hardware, a few money, but more the 
labor of their hands. Thus, under the supervision of Ichabod Valen- 
tine, as master workman, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Guthrie Secor, 
this modest structure went speedily up, and was opened for divine service 
during the winter of this year, when the venerable Dr. B. C. Wood, of 



380 HISTOUY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Carrollton, preached the first sermon in it — a funeral discourse of Samuel 
Capps, who died upon his farm near Palmyra at that time, and was 
brought for interment to the burial ground at Rubicon. 

Furnished with a church building, our Methodist friends concen- 
trated their scattered forces at this point, wlien the " Society " here had 
a membership rising of fifty. Here they domiciled till this, their early 
home, no longer met their increased necessities, when, in 1856, it gave 
place to their present brick edifice, to be noticed more at large in its 
proper connection. 

In 18-4:2, Capt. Josiah Caswell, originally a Green Mountaineer, 
located on the farm now occupied by Thomas Ford, north of James 
Allen's — a farm first entered by Mr. Charles Stout, the father of Mrs. 
Ephraim Barnett, in 1835, who transferred it to the Rev. Henry Stubble- 
field, from whom Capt. C. obtained it, to be transferred in turn after an 
interval of about eight years, to the Rev. William Nelson, in 1850. Leav- 
ing this, he resided some five or six years on a place southeast of town, 
where, having improved the Sulphur Spring property, he remained there 
till his decease on September 24, 1872, in the eighty-first year of his age, 
leaving behind him the priceless record of a good citizen, a devoted 
patriot and an humble Christian. 

The next accession to our population was in 1841, when Norman C. 
Woolley, James Hall and Isaac R. Ostrom arrived here, the last locating 
upon land half a mile west of town, known as the John Pickett place, 
and owned at present by James Allen. But not confining his attention 
to farming exclusively, he soon erected the first circular saw-mill ever 
run here, where the garden of the Rives' place now is — a valuable ac- 
cession to the machinery then in operation at this point, furnishing as it 
did, a sufficiency of all the lumber that could be manufactured here, to 
meet the existing necessities in this direction. 

Superadded to this, Messrs. Joseph Hartsook and Edwin Johnson 
put in operation during this same year, 1845, a turning lathe, and the first 
one too — a machine for the manufacture of bedsteads, etc., etc. Under 
the operation of these increased facilities for manufacture, our rather 
sluggish village wore the appearance of greater vitality. But the latter 
firm did not run their machine long ; for, within this same 3'ear they 
transferred their interest in it to Messrs. William Speaks and N. C. 
Woolley, who, as remarked above, succeeded Mr. Hartsook as carpenters 
and cabinet-makers, and who turned it to great practical utility in the 
prosecution of their business in these directions. As evidence of this, it 
may here be stated, that, besides doing a great variety of other work, 
the new firm built, or aided in building, most of the structures that went 
up here from 1846 to 1852 — notably among which were Sheffield's first 
residence, the earl}^ palace of the town, Booker's house, F. J. Stock's, 
Wilhite's frame store, as also Edwin Woolley's old home, the Temperance 
Hall, the Methodist second parsonage, now occupied by Mr. Eckman, 
Mr. Wahl's residence, the old Seminary, S. P. Cameron's and D. S. Wil- 
son's residences, the Union Church alias the Town Hall, and Professor 
Wilder's dwelling — most of these being erected in the interval above re- 
ferred to. After continuing a few years, this firm dissolved, each going 
in the direction of his inclination and interests. As we have seen above, 
each had in 1848, provided himself a house : Speaks, the D. S. Wilson 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 381 

house, and Woolley, the one where Mr. Fisher now lives. As yet, Mr. 
W. had remained in the condition of "single blessedness ; " but Sarah 
had been vibrating between "Father Speaks'," on Apple Creek, and her 
brother William's here for some three or four years ; and he is not the 
man to allow so favorable an opportunity to pass unimproved ; more 
especially as always " having an eye to the main chance," he observed in 
her a fixed determination to see where " the shortening " was to come 
from. So in January of this year, we find the happy pair snugly in- 
stalled in their own cabin of two rooms ; one 14x14, and only three sides 
to it, with a puncheon floor ; the other 16x16, serving the varied pur- 
poses of sitting-room, dining-room, sleeping-room and parlor — all to be 
improved and enlarged, however, as circumstances should permit, until, 
in about 1850, it assumed the convenient and commodious form it now pre- 
sents. The turning lathe of the firm falling into his possession, he trans- 
ferred it from near Ostrom's corner, to what has long been known as 
" The Curiosity Shop and Headquarters " establishment, south of his 
dwelling — a structure he there erected for its reception, for a cabinet and 
carpenter's shop, a furniture store, a hardware house, and for every other 
imaginable business. Here, too, could be found every namable article of 
human industry. Indeed, after all creation itself had been ransacked in 
vain for any given article, it has long since passed into a maxim : "You 
will find it at Norman's." 

Here he plied his varied vocations through many a long and weari- 
some year, with that tireless industry and such marked success as, in 
1872, became tangible in the shape of that commodious and well con- 
structed brick on the south side of the Public Square, where he now con- 
ducts his hardware trade, well filled with every thing usually found in 
that department of business ; and in 1872, in the form of our second 
palatial residence on College Street, where his family now dwells — hav- 
ing improved and made very passable for this purpose about the most in- 
eligible lot within the limits of the corporation, for which, it is thought, 
he is richly entitled to a vote of thanks by the Common Council of the 
city. 

Here we leave our neighbor with the single remark, that his career 
forcibly illustrates what well-directed industry will achieve, and more 
especially when practiced by one of the most inveterate Yankees. 

Robert McKnight was, confessedly, the first here who " worked in 
coals and fashioned with hammers," followed by Messrs. Renshaw, Wilkin- 
son and others ; yet Mr. Henry Cress seems to have been the first to deal 
effective blows in the service of His Vulcanic Majesty, and to have been most 
successful in this department of honorable and useful industry. Arriving 
here in August, 1846, he plies his vocation in connection with G. H. Kin- 
kaid, who had come the preceding January, in a shop upon the site of 
Scott Jones' paint shop, on the northwest corner of the South Public 
Square, till January, 1847, when they removed to their new shop, erected 
during this interval, now owned and carried on by our fellow citizen J. B. 
Broadmarkle — to be succeeded, at the old stand, by Messrs. Holiiday and 
G. W. Drake. Continuing in company some two years, Mr. Kinkaid, 
thought he saw more money and less dirt behind the counter, retired to 
the dry goods business, between which and the anvil he alternated for 
many years, realizing, however, only the latter portion of his dreara^ 
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382 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

As compensating for this disappointment, however, he had married Miss 
Martha Pursley and had settled down in a dwelling built by himself and 
now owned and occupied by Mr. Smith, southwest of the Methodist 
Church, where he continued to enjoy the sweets of domestic bliss for a 
considerable time. 

Mr. Cress, on the contrary, with more penetration, it is thought, and 
with that practical sagacity for which he is still justly distinguished, per- 
ceiving the dollars to be near the anvil, continued the business at the old 
stand, taking in as partner Ephriam Barnett, who had served out his ap- 
prenticeship under the old firm. For ten long years they continued to 
do a successful business, in their own chosen calling, when the company 
was dissolved by the death of Mr. Barnett. Continuing the business till 
the condition of his eyes necessitated a change, Mr. C. exchanged the 
labors of the shop for those of the husbandman ; in which he, bringing 
the same perseverance to bear, seems to have been equally successful, 
though laboring under some disadvantages not necessarily connected with 
the vocation of farmer. ' 

On retiring from the shop, Mr. Cress left the premises in the hands 
of John B. Broadmarkle, who has shown by its successful management 
for many years, the evident impress of his master, and who has also 
coupled with it a good assortment of general hardware goods — whereby 
he can now accommodate the community in whatever they need in both 
these departments of useful industry. 

Michael Buchanan, Esq., was cotemporaneous with Mr. Cress here, 
having made his first appearance here in 1846, residing for a year or two in 
our " first hotel." This property, which was located on the site of the 
present Masonic Hall, he bought for $400, and sold to the Rev. William 
Saxton. Here our clerical friend did the honors of landlord for some years, 
keeping a generous table, with a good supply of old fashioned Meth- 
odist good cheer for all guests who patronized " The Saxton House." 
But finding, at length, that hotel life was neither so profitable nor pleas- 
ant as had been supposed, he retired to a farm some two miles east of 
town, leaving his town residence vacant, or occupied, with interruption, 
for some time, when, at length, it was burned to ashes, leaving the entire 
corner it occupied bare for the erection of the brick block built there- 
upon in the years 1867-68, known as the Odd Fellows and Masonic 
Hall, with commodious business rooms in the basement story. 

Having disposed of his town property as above. Esquire B. returned 
to his farm, where he remained a year or two, when he sold it out to Mr. 
John French, and returned to town in 1851, during which year, he built 
for himself what is now known as the second Methodist parsonage, and 
occupied at present by the Rev. J. W. Eckman. Having lived here for a 
few years he exchanged it for the " old parsonage," receiving the differ- 
ence, with which he built the residence now owned and occupied by 
Benjamin Drake, on the north border of town. Here he continued to 
reside till he passed from our midst — a worthy citizen, an honest man, 
and, better than all, an humble Christain. 

Passing over the years 1847-48, as furnishing nothing of special inter- 
est, we are brought to 1849, when Thomas Ford settled in the open 
prairie northwest of town, where he now resides. Limited in means and 
force, at first, his advance was not rapid ; but, as these both increased, he 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 6G6 

has now for a quarter of a century been showing our community what a 
genuine English farmer can accomplish, even under untoward circum- 
stances, viz: buy and pay for a good-sized farm every year, and have 
pocket change enough left for spending money at Christmas. 

In 1850, David Liles, Esq., made his advent here ; and, beside dis- 
charging the duties of magistrate, he has followed a goodly variety of 
vocations in the general and local, and general politics in particular, dis- 
pensing the gospel of Democracy at his headquarters to all the faithful 
without charge. 

The Rev. Dunlajj arrived here in 1849 or 1850, and purchased what 
is now known as the " Hardin land," including the lot on which Bauer's 
shoe-shop stands, most of which lies east and northeast of town. This, 
however, was soon sold to M. Buchanan, who, in turn, transferred it to 
the Hardin family soon after for a merely nominal sum, it being consid- 
ered then of little value. But, as illustrating the rise of such unsightly 
land in our midst since that time, it may here be stated that this same 
tract has recently changed hands, at figures varying from $100 to $200 
per acre. It may also be noted here that, in 1851, Messrs. Speaks & Hall 
bought 84 acres immediately east of town for $2.50 per acre, which now 
is selling for upwards of $100. 

The house now owned and occupied b}^ Ed. Boulton, was built at 
this time by H. Cress, as a residence for himself. 

During the same year Lemuel Stubblefield purchased of Geo. H. 
Cowder the farm at present owned by Milton and Harvey, sen., and 
located thereupon at once. 

In this and the following year, 1852, the first Institute of Instruc- 
tion, better known as "The Old Seminary," was erected upon the site 
it now occupies, through the energy and public spirit of the friends of 
education in our midst, prominent among whom were Richard M. Booker, 
N. C. Woolley, Geo. W. Allen, Wm. A.'Secor, Geo. T. W. Sheffield, and 
others. This was built by voluntary subscription throughout the com- 
munity at a cost of near $2,500, though the contract with Messrs. Speaks 
& Kinkaid was only $2,200, the contractors losing by the operation. This 
institute was opened for students in the Fall of 1852, by the writer of 
this sketch, and continued under his supervision till the introduction of 
the public school system of Illinois — a term of five years, as a private 
institution, when it was taken possession of by the district school direc- 
tors, and run in their interest till it was substantially run down — a very 
questionable use, it is thought, of an institution built by private funds, 
and destined to have no connection with the public school system of the 
State. 

Contemporaneously with the erection of the institute of instruction, 
was the building of what has, till recently, been known as " The Union 
Church," but now called "■ The Town Hall." This was built by the 
community at large, and deeded jointly to a small Baptist church organ- 
ized about two years before, and a Cumberland Presbyterian church, 
which came into being soon after the completion of this church edifice. 
Occupying it as circumstances seemed to favor, both for the worship of 
God and a great variety of other purposes for which it was never de- 
signed, for near twenty years, the house became very much dilapidated ; 
these organizations ceased to be, as living churches, and the building 



384 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

passed through their hands to those of a stock company for the meagre 
sum of $500 — having cost about $2,000 — Mr. Lawrie, the contractor, 
losing heavily in his contract of construction for 111, 200 — its whole his- 
tory furnishing an instructive illustration of the folly of building company 
churches, and the greater folly of making them a gratuity to any church 
organization. 

During the year 1853-54, it became increasingly evident that the 
first church built here in 1841 (Methodist), would no longer meet the 
necessities of those for whom it was erected, being neither sufficiently 
convenient nor commodious to meet the altered condition of the com- 
munity here. Accordingly, early in 1855, a plan was put on foot to 
build one which would both, better represent the advanced condition of 
our community in this direction, and, at the same time, meet the existing 
and prospective wants of those immediately interested. A structure 
costing $3,000 was supposed sufficient to " fill the bill '' for this purpose. 
This amount was readily raised by subscription through the entire com- 
munity — all classes contributing to aid in the good work. But the work 
was far from being completed when a small error of $3,000 was discov- 
ered in what the structure would actually cost before completion ! ! f 
This necessitated another subscription — which, however, was far from 
being as successful as the first — thus leaving a heavy balance for the 
trustees to shoulder — a load they continued to carry till they finally 
threw off, themselves, the self-imposed burden. But though thus re- 
lieved from debt, and costing double the first estimate, it has failed to 
answer the expectations it had raised, for it has always seemed to be 
afflicted with some chronic ailment, which has only yielded to treatment 
by expending $3,000 more, to bring it to the sound, and, it is hoped,- 
healthy condition which it gives every external indication at present of 
having at last reached. Our friends worshiping there, are to be con- 
gratulated, therefore, after such long and unpleasant experiences, that 
they now have it " all right." 

Greenfield had hitherto experienced the manifold evils of isolation, 
the potent cause of its tardy growth and want of general prosperity. 
Whilst compelled to witness the inspiring influence of the railroad upon 
the advance and rapid increase of neighboring towns, she was equally 
forced to see herself languish from want of connection with the outside 
world by means of this arterial communicatio'n with the centers of ac- 
tivity ; and such she saw was destined to be her condition until such 
connection should be established. 

It may well, therefore, be conceived with what interest a proposition 
for the construction of a railroad from St. Louis, through this place to 
Rock Island, would be received by the community generally. This 
interest soon took shape in such action as rolled up a subscription of 
$100,000 in this part of the county in a very short period. With such a 
subscription, the road was speedily put under contract in many of its 
jjarts. The ground was first broken in 1857. At first it made compara- 
tively slow advance ; but during this and the following year, a goodly 
portion of it was graded and ready for the ties. Here, however, it 
was arrested. Owing to the great stringencj' in financial affiiirs through 
the country generally, and especially this being coupled, soon after, with 
the advent of the great Rebellion in 1861, it remained in undisturbed 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 385 

slumber till the year 1869, when it woke from its long repose greatly- 
invigorated. From this period it went forward with great rapidity to an 
early completion. To this point it was so far finished that, in February 
of the following year, the first train greeted our hearing with its hoarse, 
but, to us, delightful music. We hailed its approach somewhat as we 
should an express coach from another planet. We were married to the 
outlying world by an indissoluble tie. By this we were placed upon the 
platform of progress enjoyed by others but denied to us. 

From this period, therefore, dates the advance of our modest little 
home, until, under the inspiring influence of this mighty engine of power 
and progress, it presents the fair proportions, inviting comeliness, and 
healthful vigor we behold at this hour, giving cheerful promise that, in 
the maturity of its manhood, it is destined to become one of the most 
eligible suburbs of her who sits as Queen upon "The Father of Waters." 

Our road has since been purchased by the Chicago, Burlington & 
Quincy Co., who " run " it in connection with theirs — thus furnishing us 
with a direct route to the Mistress of the Lakes — a desideratum long felt 
here. 

In 1859 the first Presbyterian Church was organized here by the Rev. 
George C. Wood, of Jacksonville, who, for a brief period, was its stated 
supply, Hiram B. Ellis, Esq. and R. E. Wilder being its first ruling 
elders; the former continuing such till his death, the latter holding the 
same position to the present time. 

During the rebellion little transpired here requiring a notice in this 
brief sketch, except what was immediately connected with it, and will be 
noticed under the head of Patriotism in its proper place. 

Passing on, therefore, to the year 1868, we record the erection of 
what is now known as the Greenfield Academy, now in its 36th session 
— a strictly private institution, moderately patronized till quite recently. 

Our first banking house was established here Dec. 16, 1870, by 
Skilling, Sheffield & Co., being operated under the Odd Fellows' Hall 
till the construction of its present brick quarters, on the northeast 
corner of the public square. Within the last two years, the firm first 
conducting it has been changed, since which period it has been engineered 
and owned by Sheffield & Co. It is regarded as doing a fair, safe, and 
reliable business, with accommodating officers, and meeting all the busi- 
ness requirements of our community. 

From the organization of the Presbyterian Church, in 1859, it had 
no place of worship of its own, and was obliged to make use of other 
buildings as circumstances should allow, especially the Academy, where 
it continued to worship for some two or three years. But in 1872, being 
generously aided by the community at large, it erected a very commodious 
and convenient brick edifice in the center of town, having a basement 
room above ground, for all the purposes of social worship, Sabbath 
schools, etc., and a very pleasant audience room in the second story for 
Sabbath service, both of which are now finished off in modern style, and 
furnish facilities for all church purposes, not inferior to those enjoyed by 
any communion in this, or any of the surrounding towns. 

Religious Denominations. 

We shall speak first of the Methodists, as those who were the early 
pioneers of the Church at this point — a remark that will apply to them 



386 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

with peculiar force in respect to most of the first settlements of our en- 
tire countr}^, thus manifesting to advantage their aggressive tendency, 
their self-denial, and their conformity to the Great Commission of their 
Master. 

The first forms of worship here were those of this Communion. 
Conspicuous among these were Geo. W. Allen, Geo. A. Cowden, and 
Joel Edwards, at whose residences public worship on the Sabbath was 
conducted by the early Apostles of this faith, both local and those ap- 
pointed by Conference. 

Some four years before regular circuit preaching was enjoyed here, 
or even local, in 1828, the Illinois District and Apple Creek Circuit em- 
braced this point, with Peter Cartwright as presiding elder, and Isaac 
Scarrett and I. T. Johnson as " circuit riders." The next year L. Bogart 
and I. French were on the circuit ; but the next year, 1830, the district 
being changed to Sangamon, James Bankston appears to have been the 
first regular preacher here, though others, both circuit and local, paid 
occasional visits to this point for some time before this. In 1831 Wm. 
D. Trotter and Wm. Haskins rode this circuit; but in 1832 John Van- 
cleve and Levi Springer succeeded them. During these four years Peter 
Cartwright continued presiding elder ; but the district and circuit being 
changed to Carrollton, Simon Peter succeeded him in this capacity in 
1833, with John Vancleve and William Petney as circuit riders. In 1834 
A. E. Piielps and C. B. N. McCabe, were placed on the circuit ; and in 
1835, Jessie Hale alone. In 1836, the district being again changed to 
Lebanon, M. S. Taylor succeeded Simon Peter as presiding elder, with D. 
Cory and N. Allen on the circuit. Chas. Holliday in 1837 followed Elder 
Taylor as presiding elder — Elijah Corrington being on the circuit this 
year, with A. Bird with him a portion of the year. The district being 
changed to Alton and the circuit to Apple Creek in 1838, Wm. Cham- 
bers rode the circuit this year ; but the circuit being changed back to 
Carrollton next year, 1839, J. B. Corrington was again placed on the 
circuit. In 1840, the Alton gave place to the Illinois District, when Peter 
Cartwright became again elder, with Wm. Wilson on the circuit during 
this and the following year. 

Hitherto they had continued to worship, not like the Jews, in 
tabernacles, but wherever temporary accommodations were furnished 
them ; but about this time, they built "an house of God," as before inti- 
mated. They now took a more distinctive form, introducing that peculiar 
system of church machinery which had been employed elsewhere with 
such successful results, and which constitutes the grand secret of their 
whole past history. 

Being almost the exclusive occupants of the territory, here and for 
a large circuit around this point, they propagated, without let or hindrance, 
that form of religious faith known amongst theologians as Arminian. 
Hence its prevalence at this day. They organized and built churches at 
various points in a circle embracing a large extent of country around us, 
upon which conference was wont to place one or two of the traveling 
brotherhood who should dispense the Word of Life as often as their 
limited opportunities should allow. Thus has it continued, with slight 
modifications, to the present time ; and, though other forms of religious 
doctrine have since intervened, which always attends the advance and 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 387 

march of higher grades of civilization and intelligence, this denomination 
is still largely in the ascendant, with encouraging prospects of a bright 
future. 

As connected with the foregoing, it may not be out of place here to 
state that, along with the regular " circuit riders," we have always been 
favored with what is known among Methodists as "local preachers." 
Among the earlier of these were the Revs. J. B. Corrington, Wm. H. 
Askins, Amos Prentice, Henry Davidson, and others ; among the latter. 
Revs. Dr. Ledbrook, Wm. Saxton, Wm. Batty, and the Rev. James Rives. 
As this latter was a permanent resident here for many years, and filled a 
somewhat conspicuous place both in his church relations and in community, 
a brief notice of him, in this connection, may not be inappropriate. 

A native of North Carolina, he removed from that State to Southern 
Kentucky in 1826, coming the whole distance in a one-horse cart with his 
wife and one cliild, our present Judge Rives. Here he labored on the 
plantations of Bros. Taylor, who were wealthy planters, for some seven 
years, during which time, b}' economy and persevering industry, he made 
enough, though paying more quarterage than either of his opulent 
employers with their fifty servants each, to purchase one hundred and sixty 
acres of land at Rivesville, to which he removed with his family in 1834. 
Not confining himself exclusively to the cultivation of his farm, he very 
soon embarked into merchandising — a calling to which he was an entire 
stranger. But, with an aptitude peculiar to himself, he readily accommo- 
dated himself to his new vocation, as shown in the fact that, although at 
first he had to obtain credit of the Pegrams of Carrollton, he very soon 
had means and credit to purcliase all he needed for his locality, at other 
points. Continuing upon his farm and in the merchandise business till 
the Spring of 1851, when he lost his wife, he sold out to his eldest son, 
and in the Autumn of that year, moved to town, purchasing the residence 
now owned by Uncle Jesse Keeley. Here he resumed his former mer- 
cantile business, forming partnerships successively with Wm. Tunnell, 
Abraham Miller, and James B. Carter. 

But he lost no time in relieving the tedium of single life by marrying 
in 1852, Mrs. Julia Boyd, of Adams Count}', 111. — a lady who came as 
near meeting the description of a virtuous woman, given by Solomon in 
xxxi. of Proverbs, as the best of her sisters. 

He did not, however, confine himself exclusively to mercantile pur- 
suits; for soon after coming to town, he purchased of Thomas Lofton the 
farm immediately north of town, comprising ninety acres — a farm originally 
entered by Rev. Wesley Meldrum, giving fifteen dollars per acre, on which 
he erected, in the Fall and Winter of 1852, the residence he continued to 
occupy till his death. Some years before this, however, he had retired 
from all connection with mercantile pursuits — devoting his whole energies 
to farming on a large scale — believing this a far more lucrative vocation 
than selling tapes and ribbons. In this belief he was not mistaken; 
for, prosecuting it with an indomitable energy, he became the Strawn 
of our county — adding farm after farm, till, at last they numbered 
some half dozen. All these he superintended in person, at the same time 
meeting his appointments almost every Sabbath, as had been his wont for 
years, while discharging multiplied other duties growing out of his various 
relations in life. But this was too much, even for his robust constitution. 



388 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

The tension of both mind and body was more than they could endure, 
and, suddenly, one Sabbath morning, July 8, 1866, the silver cord of life 
was loosed and the golden bowl broken, and James Rives passed from our 
midst, leaving an example worthy of imitation of a man of tireless 
energy in all the activities of life, at the same time that he kept steadily 
in view the great interests that lie beyond. His widow survived him till 
March, 1875, when she too, of whom the world was not worthy, "was 
not, for God took her," 

The Baptists. — This denomination appears next in the order of time. As 
a communion, they do not seem to have figured largely under this meridian 
nor in our immediate neighborhood. The late Rev. Stephen Coonrod who 
died in Dec, 1872, at his home north of town, appears among the first cler- 
gymen of this denomination, though there were others at points somewhat 
distant from this. Among these were Rev. Charles Kitchens, Rev. Thos. 
Lee and Rev. M. Browning who ministered, for a longer or shorter period, 
to the Hickory Grove Church, as also have Revs. H. H. Witt and S. B. 
Calp. Upon moving from this place to his farm in 1829, Mr. Coonrod 
became pastor of the little Baptist Church here, and continued to sustain 
that relation till his death — a long pastorate of 48 years. During half of 
this time, he had also, at the same time, charge of a church on Taylor's 
Prairie, and one near Athensville. At these and other points, he minis- 
tered through his entire ministerial life — at the same time carrying on 
his farm for the maintainance of a numerous family. At first, for some 
four or five years, like the Methodists, he held public service in private 
dwellings — his own, Thomas Finley's and others; but, as has been 
stated before, a small log church, erected in 1834 on the southwest corner 
of the present graveyard north of town, served as a place of public wor- 
ship for about thirty years, when it gave place to a more imposing struc- 
ture, built in the north part of town in 1855. 

For many years Mr. C belonged to what is known as the Regular 
Baptists and Apple Creek Association ; but his theology being tinctured 
too highly with Calvinism, for many of his brethren, a separation took 
place — the seceders being termed Wittites, but retaining the old family 
name ; while he and his followers were known as United Baptists, who 
formed a new Association called Concord. These are understood to 
represent the Hyper-Calvinistic School while the former are regarded as 
representing a more liberal phase of theology. 

Another family of this denomination came into existence here in 
about the year 1850, known as " The Missionary Baptists." For 
their benefit the community had built and deeded to them in 1852 one 
half of what has been known as the Union Church — when Rev. H! T. 
Chilton became their first pastor, succeeded by others at different inter- 
vals. But, after maintaining a sickly existence for some twenty years, it 
" went the way of all the earth," selling out its claim to the building for 
the trifle of |250. 

This denomination in none of its branches, though long in existence 
here, it seems to have attained much of the strength and prestige it 
has at other points ; — the philosophy of which is left to others to explain. 

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church. — A few of this branch of the 
church were organized here in, or about the year 1852. To them, as 
before stated, was deeded one half of what has been known since, as 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 389 

*' The Union Church." Here they commenced their first operations, with 
the Rev. Wm. Bell as their stated preacher, and Wm. A. Secor and Maj. 
Geo. Shackelford, as their first elders — the former acting in that capacity 
till his decease in 1863 — a faithful church official, a worthy citizen and 
of unquestioned piety ; — the latter, only till his removal to Girard, where 
he died some years after. 

The church, however, continued its operations for many years, hav- 
ing different individuals to conduct their service. Among these may 
be mentioned the Revs. Daniel Bell, Lorance, Viney, etc.; but, keeping 
up public service only portion of the time, it did not seem to prosper as 
to make much progress ; and from this and a variety of other causes, like 
its Baptist comrade, after a struggling existence of some twenty years, it 
virtually ceased to be. 

The Presbyterian Church. — Little, in addition to what has already 
been said in regard to this communion, need be stated in this place. Suf- 
fice it to say, that it had no corporate existence here, till the year 1859, 
when its first organization took place. Since this period, its progress has 
been moderate — there having been few located here of that denomina- 
tional family, and those few not having had the facilities requisite, till 
quite recently, to enable them to prosecute the appropriate work of a 
church organization. Now, however, with a new and commodious house 
of worship centrally situated, with a wide field for cultivation here, and 
with a favoring Providence to second their judicious efforts, it may be 
reasonable to suppose that they may yet attain to such prosperity as to be 
a power for good in their chosen field of labor. Hitherto they have had, 
as their clerical force, only what are termed stated supplies — the vener- 
able Rev. Joseph I. Gray, now of this place, being the only permanently 
settled Presbyterian clergj^men in this entire section of country. When 
working, devoted and efficient pastorates are enjoyed, better results may 
be reasonably anticipated. 

Other Denominations. — This community, like most others, have 
always had some belonging to other divisions of the Christian household, 
than those spoken of above ; and such continues to be the case : South- 
ern Methodists, Episcopalians, Unitarians, Universalists, Reformers, 
Catholics etc., etc.; but, few in number, and lacking in that interest so 
essential to success in this, as in all other enterprises, they have never 
attained to any tangible existence here, but have lost, to a great extent, 
their individuality among those who have ; or have relapsed into that 
larger class generally spoken of as " The World." 

/ Temperance. 

In the earlier history of our community, there seems to have been no 
organized effort to resist the incroachments of the monster Intemperance. 
Our first settlers, however, do not appear to have been much annoyed 
by his presence in their midst. Frequently, as in most early settle- 
ments, an Irish wake or spree was indulged in occasionally, by those 
few whose appetites ran in that direction, only to be rebuked, however, 
by the greater number who were always found in the ranks of the tem- 
perance army. 

With the advance of time and the increase of numbers, however, it 
became necessary to adopt some systematic plan to hold in check the 



390 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

insidious approaches of this prolific parent of all evils, Intemperance. 
Accordingly, as early as the year IS-IS, July 5th, a Division (109) of 
the Sons of Temperance was organized here, with twenty-six charter 
members. Two years after in 1850, such was its prosperity, that it was 
enabled to erect what has long been known as " The Temperance Hall " 
on the northwest corner of the public square, a two story structure, at a 
cost of nearly -$1,000. It prosecuted after this, its appropriate work for 
some five years, having numbered on its roll during this period about 200 
members. Then, however, in 1855, the order of Good Templars being 
organized here, its prosperity began to wane and continued to do so, till 
1857, when its members numbered only eleven. Whereupon, it was 
decided to suspend all operations and go into liquidation ; as its 
indebtedness had so increased as to make it quite burdensome for so small 
a number; and as the new organization contemplated laboring in the 
same field and that, too, with better prospects of success. This was 
speedily done and its effects distributed — the Odd Fellows obtaining 
their Bible, and the Good Templars, the regalia, wardrobe, &c. 

This latter organization, though prosperous for a time, and useful as 
furnishing a visible protest in the community against the indulgence and 
traffic in ardent spirits, seems, for some reason, to have been short lived 
and to have left few items of importance requiring notice in this connec- 
tion. After its disappearance, as a living organization it has had no lineal 
descendent in the same good work here; and the people at large have 
been contented with resolving themselves into " a committee of the 
whole " to resist the inroads of the hosts of Bacchus. In this they have 
been so far successful, as to have kept alive a healthy public sentiment 
upon this subject. The iniquitous practice of drinking is frowned upon by 
the better class of the community ; the traffic is quite effectively check- 
mated by bringing the civil law to bear upon the guilty head of him, 
who, in open defiance of a decided public sentiment, would still prosecute 
his infernal business under the shades of night and the darkness of the 
pit. 

AVith a sleepless vigilance over the ballot-box the friends of temper- 
ance have hitherto kept this emissary of Tophet at bay ; and, though not 
entirely free from this curse of curses, can challenge a comparison with 
any other point in the State in regard to their temperance record. 

Education. 

Our early friends were not unmindful of this important factor as a 
prime element in every well ordered community. As substantial evidence 
of this, we find them building a log college, even before erecting altars- 
to the God they worshiped. This tliey did in about 1854 immediately 
north of Valentine Caswell's residence upon the rising ground between 
this and the Rives farm. George A. Cowden prefers a valid claim to the 
honor of first wielding the scepter of the pedagogue within our Corpora- 
tion. Mrs. Jonathan Spencer, (nee Eliza Wilson) now of Rock Island, 
111., had also an opportunity of exercising " woman's rights " in the same 
direction. But Miss Matilda Worden, who presided here for three suc- 
cessive sessions, seems to have had more reputation than any other 
incumbent. This was owing to a great extent on account of her belief 
in, and practice of Solomon's doctrine in the management of the stub- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 391 

born urchin : " Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul 
spare for his crying." Should any one be inclined to dispute her claim 
in this direction, however, our neighbor Frank Miller, may be called to 
the witness stand, and he will give solid testimony that this " Yankee 
School marm " was a firm believer in the virtue of hickory. This model 
structure continued, for a number of years, to meet the requirements of 
this community for all school purposes. At length, however, being left open 
and unoccujiied, as such buildings are wont to be, an irresi3onsible mover 
took possession of it for one night, during which it was fired and burnt to 
ashes — leaving the family houseless, and the people here destitute of any 
place wherein "to teach the young idea how to shoot." 

This calamity, however, did not befall it until it had done excellent 
and varied service in other and closely allied directions ; for in it the first 
lyceum was inaugurated where, we may suppose. Dr. Cooper, Geo. W. 
Allen, Esq., Revs. Saml. Culp and Wesley Meldrum and the redoubtable 
Booker displayed fervid and, perhaps, Ciceronian eloquence in the discus- 
sion of the stirring themes of that day. Here, too, was organized our first 
Sabbath School, that riglit arm of the church, engineered by Geo. W. 
Allen, ever found in the front of every enterprise promising good to his 
fellows ; who could be seen, after the performance of his duties at 
school, returning home with the sum total of his Sabbath school library 
inclosed in his pocket handkerchief. 

Here, likewise, for want of more commodious quarters, the minister 
at the altar proclaimed the grand truths of Inspiration to attentive 
auditors — a noble supplement to the purpose for which the structure 
was at first erected. 

To remedy the misfortune which had thus happened to them, our 
friends pressed into service other buildings : — among which may be 
noticed the store-room now occupied by John Dryden. Here a Mr. 
Dickerman, a nephew of Nelson, and Ira B. Pickett, Esq., instructed 
many of our present resident citizens, among whom may be mentioned, 
Jefferson Coonrod, L. O. Edwards, Wm. Cannedy, Esq., G. T. W. Shef- 
field and others. Thus a " subscription school " was kept up in some 
form here and there as circumstances favored, till 1844, when quite a 
comfortable house was erected on the tract of land now occupied by the 
palatial Fifth Avenue residence of our neighbor, J. H. Gray. Here schools 
were taught by different individuals as the necessities of the community 
required, for some half dozen years, when the increased necessities and 
advancing public spirit on the subject of education required enlarged 
accommodations for this purpose. An appeal to the public was made in 
1851, with this end in view, and a prompt response, in the shape of 
$2,000 or more, was the result. With this amount somewhat increased, 
what is now known as "The Old Seminary " was erected in this and the 
following year, and opened for the reception of students in the Fall of the 
latter. This proved a success and placed us on a vantage ground on the 
subject of education not enjoyed by our neighbors. For five years this 
continued to be a private Institution, when, on the introduction of the 
Public School System of this State, it was submerged in that, and virtu- 
ally taken for public purposes — being converted into a district school. 
Thus it was used for some seventeen years (and pretty well used up too,) 
when it was neither suitable, nor would meet the wants of a largely in- 
creased population. 



392 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

At present one of the most attractive features in Greenfield society- 
is her educational facilities. To say that Greenfield public schools can 
compare most favorably with those of other cities and towns, is stating a 
fact well authenticated. The buildings are situated on a high hill in the 
eastern part of the town, long bridges span the deep ravines and make 
the approach easy, and the yards are never muddy. On the east, one 
overlooks the lowlands of the Rubicon; on the north, the public highway 
trailing up the valley below ; on the west and south, the town in general 
— all tending to make the scene beautiful in Summer and picturesque in 
Winter. The buildings are two in number, each of Ijrick. One of them, 
two stories high, was of sufiicient capacity until the year 1874, when 
more room was demanded. In that year a new building was erected, con- 
sisting of two stories and basement, and fully equipped with the neces- 
sary school furniture, an elegant organ, paintings for the walls, etc., etc. 
The rooms are all commodious, ventilated by the most perfect system and 
warmed by furnaces, which have stood the test when outside the mercury- 
stood 15° below zero. The building cost about $10,000. The school 
consists of six departments ; first and second primary, first and second 
intermediate, grammar and high school. The enrollment has constantly- 
increased, that of last year (1878) being 373, 38 of whom were non-resi- 
dents. The present superintendent, H. H. Montgomery, has filled that 
station for four years, and is making earnest effort to add a new depart- 
ment, in which drawing, penmanship and book-keeping will be made a 
specialty. This measure bids fair to succeed and will be the third depart- 
ment added under his administration. 

The High School — The high school was inaugurated in the Fall of 
1875, in response to the call of many who preferred that the full prepar- 
atory course of college be completed at home. The course arranged 
includes, in mathematics, trigonometry (plane and spherical) completed ; 
in languages, reading of Virgil ; in sciences, astronomy, chemistry and 
such others as are usually called for in examination for State certificates. 
Each year the course is completed by a class of about ten, to whom the 
board and superintendent give a diploma. The board consists of direc- 
tors chosen as required by law. They maintain a nine months school 
each year, pay their superintendent $125 per month, the other teachers 
^SO, 840, 140 $40 and $40 respectively. The present board consists of J. 
B. Broadmarkle, Dr. W. C. Day and S. P. Cameron, energetic men and 
vigilant in the interests of the school. The tuition of non-resident 
pupils, for high school, is $21 a year. Last year $360 were realized thus, 
a.nd this year it will amount to about $400. 

From the foregoing statements, it will readily be seen that both 
those who early planted themselves here, and those who have succeeded 
them, have ever evinced considerable interest upon this most important 
subject — all of which furnishes cheerful promise that it will continue to 
be emphasized by their descendants, who thereby shall be trained to an 
intelligent discharge of their duties as citizens of this Great Republic, 
especially that growing out of their relation to the ballot-box. 

Learned Professions. 

Although all the professions have been represented here from an 
early day, except that of law, yet not in great numbers, nor by many who 
have been especially distinguished in theology, medicine, law, or literature. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 393 

Ministers. — The first churches were ministered to by such men as the 
exigencies of the times could furnish : plain practical expounders of 
God's truth, having none of the advantages of those times within college 
walls and theological seminaries, but not wanting in those higher adorn- 
ments acquired only in the school of their Divine Master. Hence, though 
comparatively unlettered, they did effectual service in His spiritual vine- 
yard. 

Among those of greater celebrity than others may be mentioned the 
Rev. Peter Cartwright, who, both as preacher and Presiding Elder, had 
not only a sectional, but a national reputation. Of great eccentricity of 
character and not polished in his rhetoric, yet, in his better days, he was 
a son of thunder in the desk, moving the crowd that hung upon his lips 
by his sturdy logic and thrilling pathos. 

Others, more oi- less representative men in the denominations they 
represented, might be noticed, did space permit. Suffice it to say that 
most of them have been useful in their spheres of labor. 

Physicians. — At first medicine was not represented here at all — em- 
bracing a period of ten or more years; but, in the Winter of 1835-6 
Tennessee sent us a surplus one in the person of the late Dr. M. A. 
Cooper. For a considerable time he was the sole representative of his 
profession here. As the population increased and necessities required, 
however, others followed ; among whom may be noticed, Drs. Metcalf,, 
Maxfield, Holliday, Rice, Finch and Ledbrook, all of whom had located 
here by 1850 : since which latter period Messrs. Jayne, Dunn, Cash, J. S. 
Cooper, Hill, Culver, Chapman, Day, Jarvis, Mongomery and Stout, have 
filled or are filling the post of physician for a longer or shorter term. Dr. 
Finch is, at this writing, the oldest son of ^Esculapius here — having 
been a practitioner something like a quarter of a century. Whether he 
has restored as many to health and life as the god he represents, or not 
certain it is, that Jupiter's thunderbolts have not as yet reached him ; 
but he bids fair to do a good deal of heavy work yet in the service of the 
Master he has so faithfully and so long served. 

Lawyers. — Whether the brotherhood of this profession have had fears 
that the " woe " pronounced against them with so much emphasis, would 
be experienced in the event of any attempt to locate in our midst, we 
will not attempt to say ; but certain it is, that the whole fraternity have 
been wont "to shy around" us and fix their location elsewhere. The 
only exception to this is in the case of Messrs. Ward and Johnson, who 
have been rather timidly approaching us in that direction for some time ; 
and from the extreme modesty of their advent here, it is at least among 
the possibilities of the future that they may yet succeed in effecting a 
permanent lodgment, and thus become the first of the sons of Solon and 
Lycurgus to instruct the present generation in the intricacies of our State 
and national jurisprudence. Success to them. 

Teachers. — For some years the vocation of the public instructor of 
the young, has been justly regarded as constituting the fourth of the 
learned professions though not recognized here to any considerable 
extent, owing probably, among other causes, to the fact, that most of 
those who have acted in that capacity here, have been rather a nomadic 
brotherhood, making their calling rather a kind of stepping stone to 
something else, than a profession to be followed through life ; and to the 



394 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

additional fact that not sufficient inducement, in the way of compensa- 
tion, has been offered to justify permanent engagement in this direction. 
Wlien these obstacles shall be removed, it is to be hoped that our schools 
of all grades will become more efficient; and certain it is, that the pro- 
fession of the devoted teachers will thereby be greatly ennobled. 

Newspapers. 

The first newspaper ever started in Greenfield was the Crreenjield 
Independent, by Morton & Pickett, in the Spring of 1869. These gentle- 
men had apparently sufficient encouragement, and the business ran along 
smoothly when Morton collected the greater part of the outstanding 
debts, borrowed considerable sums on the good name of the Independent, 
and left for parts unknown. He has not been heard from since. W. T. 
Pickett, his partner, he left with the press and office and the company's 
indebtedness to settle. At this the Independent ceased. Mr. Pickett 
still continued in the office and published senii-spasmodically a very spicy 
sheet called the Comet ; this only lasted a few months. In the Spring of 
1870 the outfit was sold to one A. G. Meacham, a gentleman of 
literary tastes and some knowledge of journalism, who almost immedi- 
ately took into partnership with himself a most excellent practical printer, 
named Milton, and the Locomotive was started under the firm name of 
Meacham & Milton. The paper was conducted very acceptable by these 
gentlemen until they dissolved, and Meacham jeft. Milton started a 
branch paper at Brighton and another at Winchester. Afterward W. T. 
Pickett became a partner of Mr. Milton in the Locomotive, and the paper 
was for a time issued twice a week. Later the subscription list and good 
will was sold to Mr. C. H. Johnson, at that time the publisher of the 
White Hall Register. This transfer occurred in the year 1874. At the 
time of the starting of the Brighton and Winchester papers the press was 
moved to Brighton, and no newspaper was printed in Greenfield until 
Walker brought a press and general outfit from Carlinville, in the Spring 
of 1875, and began the publication of the Crreenjield News. This was 
decidedly a spicy, independent sheet, but like the others was of short 
life. The office was left in the hands of his sureties, and remained idle 
some months, when Byron Orr and another,' John Walker, leased the office 
and began the publication of the Greenfield Dispatch. Walker was only 
identified with the Dispatch a few days, when he turned over his interest 
to Orr. The latter continued its publication a few months and sold out 
to W. T. Pickett, one of the original owners of the Independent. Mr. 
Pickett continued the publication of the Dispatch until May 12, 1877, with 
not very encouraging prospects ahead, and finally sold his interest to Mr. 
Farris, who at that time was publishing the Greene Counts/ Democrat, at 
WhiteHall, Ills. After this the office remained idle until July 7, 1877, 
when Mr. R. D. Suddeth leased it and started the paper known as the 
Greene County Republican, and continued its publication until March 
23, 1878, when the Greenfield Printing Company purchased and took 
possession of the entire outfit and began the publication of the Greenfield 
Weekly Argus, with W. W. Haven as editor and manager, which, consid- 
ering the numerous changes and failures in Greenfield journalism during 
the past ten years, is an eminent success. On tiie 1st of January, 1879, 
the Argus claimed over 500 bona fide subscribers. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 395 



Patriotic Record. 



That our citizens have always been wont to listen to and obey the 
call of their country in the hour of her peril will clearly appear from the 
fact, that we have been represented in all the wars in which she has en- 
gaged since she commenced her existence as an independent nation. 

Beginning with the war of 1812, the names of the late CajDt. Josiah 
Caswell, Sr. and Jr., and Isaac Barton, Sr., appear as prominent among 
those who participated in that struggle. 

In the war with Mexico in 1818 ; Harvey Middleton, Richard D. Gill 
and Milton G. Smith took part under Gen. Scott in his heroic march 
from Vera Cruz to the City of the Montezumas. 

But it was in the war of the Rebellion that our patriotism appears to 
the best advantage. When a call was made for volunteers in the very 
beginning of the war, our citizens responded with an alacrity truly com- 
mendable. All classes vied with each other in making up a full com- 
pany, and the priest at the altar, the Rev. T. J. Bryant, laying aside his 
sacred calling, went forth as its commanding officer, early to return, how- 
ever, with honorable scars in the service of his country. 

This was followed, at different intervals, by the other companies 
made up of volunteers in and around this point commanded by Capt. 
Jackson Drennan, Capt. Geo. H. English and Rev. Benj. Newman respec- 
tively. These did valiant service on the field of battle, as the number 
that fell and the scars received eloquently testifj^ The case of Wm. H. 
Davidson the younger son of " Aunt Margaret," may be mentioned as of 
peculiar interest: — Enlisting in May 1861, he returned home sick in 
October of the same year, to be nursed by mother and sister through the 
following Winter. No sooner had he fully recovered, than he returned 
to the army and was in the battle of Shiloh ; he performed his duty in 
that terrible engagement in helping to drive the enemy from the field, 
when a fatal ball sped its way to his heart, causing him to expire in a 
few moments. 

Many others sacrificed their lives upon the altar of their country's 
good, among whom may be mentioned, J. L. Abbot, Lieut. J. M. Mat- 
lock, N. B. and Thos. Kemper, brothers of Mrs. Wm. Haven, etc., etc. 
Of the many who lived to return home, may be noticed W. G. Secor, 
Abram Belknap, John Roach and his two sons Wm. and David, Alex- 
ander Hall, Josiah Caswell, Jr., John D. Caswell, A. G. Kinkead, Jas. 
Boring and Isaac Barton, Jr., the two last of whom' learned something of 
the terrible horrors of Andersonville, that plague-spot upon modern 
civilization, which should and doubtless will consign its originators to im- 
perishable infamy. 

Although it can not be said that all of the four companions belonged 
to this point, yet the patriotism that inspired the movement of send- 
ing them to the field of operations, had its home here ; and therefore we 
are justly entitled to a very large share of tlie credit of so doing. Such 
being the case, it may well be questioned whether another place in the 
Union, of the same magnitude, can be found so fully represented as Green- 
field, 111., or whose patriotism was more conspicuously displayed in the 
dark hours of its country's extremity. Thus may it ever be; and if, 
in coming years. Rebellion shall show its hideous head again, may it be 



396 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

found that others, in still greater numbers, prompted by the example 
thus furnished, will go forth to the field of conflict and drive the fiendish 
monster " to his own place." 

SOCIETIES. 

The following are the present officers of the various secret societies 
of the place : 

Knights of the Red Cross of Home and Constantine. — J. W. Hutchin- 
son, Sovereign ; E. A. Belknap, Viceroy ; W. H. Ellis, Sen. General ; W. 
C. Day, Jun. General; W. P. Burroughs, Treasurer; W. P. Ennis, 
Recorder ; W. A. Saylor, Prefect ; Saml. Dixon, Herald ; J. H. Gray, 
High Prelate ; F. M. Hatler, Standard Bearer ; W. L. Kincaid, Sentinel. 

A. F. cj- A. M.— J. W. Hutchinson, W. M. ; E. A. Belknap, S. W. ; 
E. B. Short, J. W. ; W. P. Burroughs, Treas. ; E. Woolley, Sec. ; W. A. 
Saylor, Sen. Deacon ; J. T. Hallaway, Jun. Deacon ; H. H. Montgomery^ 
Sen. Steward ; F. M. Hatler, Jun. Steward; H. C. Myers, Tyler; D. H. 
Weisner, Chaplain. 

/. 0. 0. F.—Renry Cress, N. G. ; W. L. Finley, V. G. ; J. A. Drake, 
R. S. ; John Wahl, Sr., Treasurer. 

Knights of Honor. — W. M. Ward, Dictator; J. M. Cooper, Past 
Dictator ; J. W. Piper, Vice Dictator ; Milus Drum, Assistant Dictator ; 
H. F. Martin, Reporter; P. G. Mook, Financial Reporter; O. R. South- 
worth, Treasurer ; Thos. Doyle, Guide ; John Heiner, Guardian ; S. M. 
Wilhite, Sentinel ; B. F. Piper, Chaplain. 

THE GREENFIELD CORNET BAND 

Was organized February 9, 1815. Its members are: E. M. Middleton, 
E6 Cornet ; Ed. N. McPherson, E6 Cornet ; David Clark, E^> Cornet ; 
Elmer Middleton, B5 Cornet ; Charles King, B6 Cornet ; E. P. Metcalf, 
E6 Alto ; M. D. Powell, E6 Alto ; Ebert Metcalf, B5 Tenor ; Elmer 
Rives, B6 Tenor ; William Kincaid, Baritone ; A. J. Dixon, E/^ Bass ; 
Robert Storer, Drum and Cymbals. From the time of organization the 
band has been under instruction of E. M. Middleton, rendering classical 
music of difficult grade. 

WHITE HALL. 

White Hall, one' of the most flourishing towns in Southern Illinois, 
whose tile, sewer pipe and pottery finds its way all over the Union, was 
founded by David Barrow, on the 12th day of January, 1832, The town 
plat, which was recorded March 9, 1832, in the presence of J. J. Cavell, 
a justice of the peace, reveals the fact that White Hall was laid out on 
the southeast corner of section 35, in township 12, north of range 12 
west. The plat was surveyed by Jeremiah Smith, Deputy Surveyor of 
Greene County, and contained forty-eight lots and four streets, known as 
West street. East street. Main street, and Church street. 

There have since been the following additions to the town, viz: L. 
E. Worcester's first and second additions in 1860 and 1863 respectively; 
I.D. Vedder's addition in 1864; Bates' in 1873; A. F. Vedder's in 1873; 
Ayers' first, second and third additions. Culver's, Israel's, Milne's, Davis 
and Carr's first and second, and Drummond's. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 397 

The first settlements in township 12, r. 12, in which White Hall is sit- 
uated, were probably made about the year 1820. About that time came 
Charles Kitchen, afterward a Baptist minister, Lewis Roberts, John 
Thompson, and others. The next year we hear of the arrival of Absa- 
lom Frames and William Hudson. 

In 1830, David Barrow, who laid out the town of White Hall two 
years later, built a brick residence, which stood but a short distance from 
the present location of the house of W. B. Thaxton, Esq. The widow 
HoUiday, who came from Virginia, was one of the first j)ioneers, and oc- 
cupied a log cabin on the site of Hon. L. T. Whiteside's residence. 

As early as 1831, James Allen and Beverly Holliday were living on 
the present site of White Hall, the former of whom was the proprietor of 
a tavern, which was the only public house between Carrollton and Jack- 
sonville, except one near Manchester, or Burnt Ha}' Stack Spring, as it 
was called in those days. Mr. Holliday lived south of James Allen, in a 
small log cabin. He was the first post master and first merchant, and his 
dwelling was his place of business. It is related of him that he carried the 
mail in his hat, and when asked for letters would quietly doff his chapeau^ 
and from its cavernous depths draw forth the musty looking missive desired. 
The mail route ran from Jacksonville to Alton, and thence to Springfield, 
and was known as the Springfield and St. Louis stage route. Mr. Holli- 
day was also a mill owner, having erected, in 1833, a carding mill, which 
was first run by foot power, steam being subsequently introduced. Near 
the same time Elijah Lot, the first magistrate, occupied the building now 
inhabited by Dr. Steere. He was the second post master of the neigh- 
borhood, and was an important man in the settlement. 

A short time later David Hodge, who had for some time kept a small 
store, the first between Carrollton and Jacksonville, on Apple Creek 
prairie, some two miles west, moved his building into the new settlement- 
He took into partnership with him his sons, and so Hodge & Sons became 
the second merchants in White Hall. Mr. Hodge is described as a pro- 
gressive business man, who took a deep interest in everything affecting 
the public. His store was a small frame structure. He was the first man 
married in the county, so far as can be learned from the records. The 
next accession to the business firms of the place was Joshua Simonds, 
and after him came the firm of Jarboe & Hodge, who failed in business 
after three or four years. This firm rented the first roomy store room 
ever built in the town. The first commodious residence in said to have 
been erected by Nathan Kendall. Mr. Kendall owned a grist and saw 
mill some miles east of town. 

As early as 1834, William Holliday, a native of Kentucky, was prac- 
ticing medicine in the new town. He was the first physician who resided 
within its limits. A few years later Dr. S. H. Culver, who still resides in 
White Hall, began to minister to the diseased. 

In 1835, Samuel Higbee came to White Hall and opened a wagon 
shop. The next year he entered into partnership with William Carr, 
who did the iron work, while Mr. Higbee continued to shape the wooden 
portion of the wagons manufactured by the firm. Vincent Higbee, also 
a wagon maker, came from Kentucky not far from this time, but did not 
work at his trade. He opened a hotel, and prospered. 

Calvin Hagar, a native of Vermont, settled about the year 1835, and 



398 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

built a small business house, where he dealt in dry goods, groceries, boots 
and shoes. His store was just north of the old Baptist Church, on the 
lot now occupied by Mytinger & Husted's building. Asbury Davis, who 
has since been prominently identified with the town as a mercliant, was 
then a clerk for Mr. Hagar. When the latter died his industrious and 
aspiring clerk succeeded to the business. He soon built up a good trade, 
displaying rare tact and ability as a merchant. 

From the statement of Wm. Cotter who settled in White Hall in 
1832, and who is now living in the house built by him in 1835, I learn 
that as early as 1835, Michael Baker built a kiln and burnt stoneware in 
this vicinity. He was in business several years, and moved to Scott 
County, where he died. 

Among other old merchants of the town were Hogan & Goodcup, in 
business in 1836. Ayers & Hogan in 1837. Josephus Akins, and Black- 
well & Halliday, at an earlier date. 

White Hall was incorporated by act of legislature as a town in 1836. 
Among the officers then elected, Archibald Clark and Chester Swallow 
are remembered. The town then contained less than fifty voters. In 
1838, a new charter was obtained with larger grants, and in 1869 the 
legislature adopted the charter under which the town government now 
exists. At that time Samuel Higbee was elected President, and P. 
Brantzel, W. B. Harper, S. Villinger, J. Smith, and G. S. Vosseller were 
chosen Trustees. For many years there has been a constant warfare in 
the town between the friends of license and those opposed to the legalized 
sale of intoxicating drinks. At present the latter are in the ascendency, 
and the present town board is strongly temperance, and consists of Presi- 
dent J. S. Judd, Trustees, Gilbert S. Vosseller, Milton C. Purdy, Joseph 
Rickart, Daniel Culbertson, and John T. McGuire. 

In 1836, L. E. Worcester, afterward county judge and member of 
the State Senate, arrived from Vermont. He taught school for a while 
at Grafton, on the Mississippi River, and afterward near White Hall. He 
also acted as clerk and salesman for Chester Swallow, at that time a 
prominent citizen of the place, who also emigrated from Vermont. 

Aaron Reno also kept a dry goods store on Main Street, which was 
destroyed by fire in after years. He was a man of excellent judgment, 
and was one of the leading merchants of the town for many years. 'Squire 
Archie, who never occupied an official position, but acquired that title 
in some unknown way, was another prominent figure of the past. He 
was a farmer, and lived in what is now Potts' addition to White Hall. 
He is supposed to have been the only owner of a cotton gin in this section 
of the State. 

Among the clergymen of those days was the Rev. George Henderson, 
who was from Pennsylvania. His wife was a daughter of Gov. Hazlitt 
of that State. Mr. Henderson was a thorough going, wide-awake man, 
.and held many religious meetings among the early settlers ; Dr. Culver 
also frequently preached during those early days when the churches were 
built of logs and the pews of puncheons. Aaron Smith was another 
very noted pioneer preacher — one of the first to break the Bread of 
Life in the county. Fuller notice of Ijjm will be found in the chapter 
on the Baptists of the county. 

It is related that about 1840, when the Mormons had srained consid- 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 399 

erable strength in Illinois and Missouri, and before they had been driven 
from the State, a disciple of that faith held forth in the first school house 
erected, in the western portion of the town. Quite a large congregation 
had gathered to listen to his platitudes, but he failed to interest his audi- 
tors. Young Jackson, afterward Dr. Jackson, a well known physician, 
and Samuel Higbee undertook to arouse some enthusiasm. They accord- 
ingly set up the cry of fire and started for the door with the congrega- 
tion at their heels, followed by the minister, who, discovering the alarm to 
be false, resumed his discourse. Soon the alarm of fire was again heard, 
but the preacher now comprehending the joke refused to be alarmed, 
whereat the young disturbers of the peace sang out, " Here he is !" 
'' Catch him !" " Don't let him go !" " Let me at him !" etc., until, 
thoroughly frightened, the apostle of the new religion fled precipitously. 
He was last seen making his way across the prairie to a more hospitable 
community. 

The first school house was erected on what is now Carrollton street, 
.and the first teacher, in the recollection of Mr. Asbury Davis, was a Mr. 
Barton. About this time also the Methodists partially erected a frame 
building for religious purposes. This was never finished and afterward 
served as a dwelling. It was at one time used as a school house. 

The first lawyer in the town was D. Lambert, who came from Jack- 
sonville. 

Henry Fitch, a native of New York, now residing in California, and 
one of the projectors of the Union Pacific Railroad, kept a small store in 
the new town. He subsequently sold out to Dr. Drish, who was for a 
long time identified with the interests of White Hall. Goodcup & Mallard 
were also engaged in business here before 1840. A man named 
Hale opened the first harness shop, near where now stands the Masonic 
Hall. He transacted a moderate business for several years. 

Before 1840 the town contained from 30 to 45 buildings, mostly 
frame, and some 300 inhabitants. Its growth was very rapid, and the 
place had acquired considerable commercial importance as a village as 
early as 1837. The wagon manufactories of which, as we have seen, 
Messrs. Carr & Higbee were the pioneers, considerably contributed to this 
end. 

Ross B. Hughes formerly kept the hotel now owned and occupied by 
Mrs. Mary Amos, and known as the White Hall House. John Munger 
was proprietor of a livery stable in the building erected by Judd Perry 
and now occupied by Grimes & Powell. 

Near where Wm. McAvoy now lives stood a two story frame build- 
ing, built by members of the Methodist Church, and originally intended 
for a seminary, but afterward consecrated to religious worship. 

Smith & Kendall built a grist-mill, about 1856. It is still standing 
and is occupied by Welch & Ruckel. This firm have thoroughly re- 
paired and refitted it, introduced new machinery of their own invention, 
and manufacture a grade of flour which is equal to the best. They are 
doing a large business. Bates & Halliday afterward constructed a grist- 
mill, which was destroyed by fire about 1861, and never rebuilt. Colonel 
Charles Gregory built the first saw-mill and Bates & Daggett operated it. 

Late in 1871 the town was visited by a very severe conflagration, 
which swept away the greater part of the most valuable buildings in the 



400 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

place. The following are among the merchants who were in business 
then and suffered loss : Asbury Davis, S. D. Chapin, D. Hackney, James 
Israel, George B. Danforth, and others. Since the fire substantial struc- 
tures have been erected by Brantzell Bros., E. C. Clement, A. D. Chapin^ 
Aaron F. Vedder, D. Hackney, Bridges & Worcester, James Israel, John 
Spangenberg, George B. Danforth, Lewis Oswald. 

After the fire, David Pierson, Esq., of Carrollton, erected the 
building now occupied by North, Wales & Co., and known as the 
People's Bank. A stock company, consisting of L. E. Worcester, Simeon 
Ross, and others, erected the handsome structure known as Union Hall. 
This is one of the finest buildings in the county, and is admirably fitted 
up with seats, commodious stage, etc., for the purposes of an opera house. 

White Hall now contains about 1,800 inhabitants, and is one of the 
most active and prosperous towns in the State. There are eight physi- 
cians, Doctors L. A. Brewster, S. H. Culver, A. W. Foreman, H. W. 
Chapman, H. B. Shirley, A. Bowman, E. Thomas Moore, and James F. 
Potts ; one dentist, T. W. Prichett ; two attorneys, Mark Meyerstein 
and Freeman E. Huddle. 

Churches. 

The Baptist Church. — As early as 1823, religious services were held 
in private houses near the present site of White Hall, Aaron Smith, 
Charles Kitchen, Gorham Holmes, and John Davidson, and other Baptist 
ministers officiating. h\ October, 1826, David R. Chance was a preacher 
in this region, and his successors were Alvin Bailey, Calvin Greenleaf, 
Joel Sweet, W. H. Briggs, H. T. Chilton, and B. B. Hamilton, who has 
been pastor of the White Hall church for the past twenty years. In 
1827, the Carrollton Baptist Association was organized near the present 
town of White Hall. The old records of the White Hall Baptist Church 
show that it was organized on the 7th of October, 1826, by Rev. David 
Chance, with the following as its first members: Samuel Rogers, Eliza- 
betli Lee, Sally Hicks, Abigail Daggett, Abraham James, Polly Rogers, 
and Abigail Lee. At this time the following persons were baptised and 
united with the church : Chauncey Lee, Aaron Hicks, and Christian 
Harper. The present church was built in 1838, at at a cost of $1,500. 
The organization now contains fifty members. 

Presbyterian. — The Presbyterians for many years held religious 
services in the old Baptist Church, and were organized as a religious 
body as early as 1829. They united with the Baptists in the erection of 
an edifice, and held joint services in it for a number of years. In 1870 
the church was reorganized, and during the year ground was broken for 
the building of the present commodious house of worship. The early 
ministers of this body can not all be remembered, but the statement is 
made by James Cochran that Rev. George C. Woods and Rev. H. Barr 
frequently preached to the church. The Rev. P. S. Van Nest has been 
the pastor for a number of years, but he resigned the position in March, 
1879, and the church is at present without a head. The present member- 
ship of the church numbers forty. The Sunday School contains 120 
pupils, James Cochran, Superintendent. The church property is valued 
at $10,000, the seating capacity of the building, 300. W. W. Arnold, 
James Cochran, and S. S. Arnold, were the prime movers in the church 
organization. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 401 

Methodists. — The Methodists were a powerful denomination in this 
region, as early in 1831, although their services were held almost exclu- 
sively in private houses or in the open air. In 1832, a meeting house 
was erected on Apple Creek Prairie. It was a small frame building and 
one of the first erected by this denomination in the county. In 1835, this 
religious body constructed a frame church on what is now Carrollton 
Street and for a time the Rev. Van Cleve acted as preacher. The mem- 
bers were some twenty-five in number. In after years Dr. S. H. Culver 
officiated as a local preacher. This building was sold for school purposes 
in 1840, and some thirty years ago a large frame edifice was erected. 
Here the congregation worshiped until the completion of the magnificent 
brick structure on Main Street in 1872. This church has a seating capa- 
city of 400 and cost originally 125,000. Its present estimated value is 
about $15,000. M. W. Everhart was stationed here in 1877 and still re- 
mains. The present membership of the church is 100 and the Sunday 
School contains 150 pupils. The stewards are : Peter Roodhouse, P. J. 
Bates, J. H. Stubblefield, J. N. King, A. M. Henderson, Geo. P. Whar- 
ton and H. Black. Frank Peter is assistant superintendent of the Sun- 
day School. 

Free Methodists. — The Free Methodists built a small church in 1875, 
on Bridgeport Street, now valued at $1,000. Rev. Mr. Manley was 
the first preacher and Rev. J. G. Templeton is the present minister. The 
church has but a small membership but is wide awake and flourishing. 

Schools. 

The White Hall Public School building was erected in 1867, at a cost 
of 122,000. In point of architectural appearance it does not rank with 
some others, but as a solid, substantial structure, it has no superior. The 
building is heated and ventilated on scientific principles. The grades are 
primary, intermediate, grammar and high school. 

School Trustees, T. 12, R. 12— G. S. Vosseller, L. J. Patterson, 
Thomas M. Johnson. Treasurer, L. E. Worcester. Directors White 
Hall, A. W. Foreman, I. D. Vedder, L. A. Brewster. Teachers White 
Hall Schools, J. L. Shearer, principal, Mary Smith, Mrs. T. F. Ladd, 
Dora B. Foreman, Ada Vedder, Sarah Craig, Fannie Adams and Minnie 
Vedder. Janitor, E. K. Shirley. In connection with the school there is 
a well organized lyceum which meets each alternate Thursday night. 
Total number of pupils enrolled, 390. 

Fire Department. 

As early as 1868 a fire department was organized and consisted of a 
hook and ladder company. In 1878 the company was reorganized, with 
twenty members, and is now managed b}- the following officers : L. H. 
Wagoner, Foreman ; D. Boone, Assistant Foreman ; Charles McRea, 2d 
Assistant Foreman ; D. Vorhees, Secretary ; T. O'Gorman, Financial 
Secretary ; Isaac Powell, Treasurer. The company has a hook and lad- 
der truck, buckets and Babcock hose engine. 

The Library. 

The White Hall Library Association was organized in January, 1876, 
by public subscription, and the following officers chosen : Rev. Hugh 
Lamont, President : Dr. A. W. Foreman and E. J. Pearce, Vice-Presidents; 



402 



HISTORY OP GREENE COUNTY. 



Dr. T. W. Prichett, Secretary ; Isaac Powell, Treasurer ; George R. 
Adams, Librarian and J. S. Judd, J. E. Welch, Geo. Hill and George B. 
Danforth, Directors. The library contains some 625 volumes of standard 
works. The present officers are B. B. Hamilton, President ; T. W. 
Prichett, Secretary, F. E. Huddle, Librarian ; A. J. Culver, J. S. Judd, 
J. E. Welch and F. F. Worcester, Directors. 

The Press. 

The White Hall Register is published weekly, on Saturday. It was 
established in 1869 by S. W. Davis, who came from Chicago and conduct- 




OWNED BY HeNKY JoHNSON, AND OCCUI'IED 1!Y THK "WlIITE HaLL REGISTER." 

ed it for one year. The office was then leased by Charles H. Johnson, 
who came on as foreman with Davis, and afterward purchased and en- 
larged the paper. " It is a bold, independent, and trenchant sheet, 
eagerly sought after by friends and foes for what it is either hopedfor 
feared to contain." In 1878 the office was purchased by Henry Johnson 
of Carrollton, who had been for some time its editor. Several local edi- 
tions of the Register are published, called respectively, the Roodhouse 
/Signal, Kane Express and Greenfield Locomotive. 

The WJiite Hall Republican was established in February, 1877, by 
Pearce & Clapp (E. J. Pearce and C. L. Clapp). It is Republican in 
politics, high in its moral tone, bristling with business, has a keen scent 
for news, and claims to represent the best people in the field which it oc- 
cupies. In circulation it has grown beyond the most sanguine expecta- 
tions of its founders, and is almost universally taken in White Hall, be- 
sides having a large subscription list throughout this and adjoining 
counties. This firm also began the publication of the Scott County Arrow 
in September, 1878. This sheet though young is rapidly growing and 
may already be pronounced a success. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 403 

E. J. Pearce, the editor of the Republican^ was born in Crawford 
County, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1839. He worked on a farm until he 
was nineteen years of age, going to school occasionally in the winter, 
paying for his board by "doing chores." Much, however, of his educa- 
tion was obtained without instruction. He commenced teaching school 
in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1858 ; went to West Virginia in 
1859, taught seven months and came to White Hall in 1860. Here he 
taught until August, 1861, when he enlisted in Co. G, 91st Illinois, as a 
private. He was appointed 1st sergeant and afterwards was promoted to 
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant and Captain. He served eight months 
as Assistant Provost Marshal at Vicksburg, as acting Assistant Adjutant 
General of Brigade during the Mobile campaign, 1865, was mustered out 
July, 1865, returned home and resumed teaching. In 1868 he was ap- 
pointed Assistant Assessor of the Internal Revenue, and held other rev- 
enue offices until he resigned at Peoria, 1876. He again taught until, in 
July, 1877, he joined with C. L. Clapp in the publication of the White 
Hall Republican. In September, 1878, the same firm began to issue the 
Scott County Arrow, of both which papers Capt. Pearce acts as editor. 
He is a member of the Republican State Central Committee, and of its 
executive committee. Capt. Pearce married Maggie A. Carr at White 
Hall in 1869. 

The Cemetery. 

On the 16th of February, 1865, Simeon Ross, I. D. Vedder, J. B. 
Gregory, B. G. Culver and L. E. Worcester were constituted a body cor- 
porate and politic by the name and style of the White Hall Cemetery 
Association. They selected the present appropriate location for the 
Cemetery, laid out the grounds and have ornamented them very consider- 
ably. The Cemetery contains a number of very handsome monuments 
and is a credit to the place. The present officers of the Association are 
Simeon Ross, President; G. S. Vosseller,' Secretary ; Joseph Rickart, A. 
B. Gregory, L. E. Worcester, Directors. 

Societies. 

The town contains the following voluntary organizations for mutual 
benefit, other than religious bodies. 

White Hall Lodge, No. 80, A. F. ^ A. Masons, was organized in 1852. 
The Lodge meets monthly on Saturday on or before the full moon in each 
month. The organization now contains 140 members Avith the following 
officers: T. A. Smith, W. M.; I. W. Bernthesel, S. W.; J. H. Winters, 
J. W.; T. W. Prichett, Secretary; I. Powell, Treasurer. 

Benevolent Lodge, No. 227, i. 0. 0. F., was organized in October, 
1859, with the following charter members, John W. Adgate, Peter Parker, 
Daniel C. Banta, Thomas Lakin and Joseph C. Coch. The officers 
were Peter Parker, N. G.; Thomas Lakin, Treasurer ; John W. Adgate, 
R. S.; Daniel C. Banta V. G. Joseph C. Coch, P. G. The lodge meets 
every Monday evening. It contains 72 members with the following 
officers: Geo. Dawson, N. G.; William Harper, V. G.; M. M. Pittinger, 
R. S.; T. A. Smith, P. S.; J. D Adams, Treasurer. 

Orpheus Lodge, No. 1431, Knights of Honor, was instituted March 
5, 1879, with twenty-seven charter members. The officers are F. E. 
Huddle, P. D. and Representative; Dr. A. W. Foreman, D.; John Cul- 



404 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

bertson, V.D. ; E. L. Brown, A. D. ; Geo. W. Trask, C. ; J. E. Welch, 
R. ; A. F. Vedder, F. R. : W. C. Baker, T. ; C. W. Henry, G. ; R. B. 
Winn, Gn. ; E. L. Simons, S. ; F. E. Huddle, G. W. Trask and Samuel 
Culbertson, Trustees. 

Royal Purple Temperance Society^ organized December 24, 1877, by 
E. H. Campbell. Enrolled, 1,200. President, L. A. Brewster ; Secre- 
tar}', M. H. Cronk. Meets at Baptist Church, each Tuesday evening. 
Temperance supper held February 12, 13 and 14, netted -1350.00. 

Business Interests. 

By far the most important business interest of White Hall is her 
manufacture of and trade in the drain tile, fire brick, sewer pipe, terra 
cotta ware and other forms of clay. For much of the following ex- 
hibit of this and other interests of the place I am indebted to the very 
correct and full description of the town contained in the White Hall 
Repuhlican of January 4, 1879, and prepared by its able editor, Capt. E. 
J. Pearce : 

Their proximity to two great railroad lines crossing each other at 
White Hall, and their superiority to all others known in this country or 
in Europe, as shown by the analysis further on, render the fire clay de- 
posits of this neighborhood a source of wealth, the extent of which is 
limited only by manufacturing facilities. The deposit nearest to town is 
owned by Chapin Bros., and is located three-fourths of a mile east of the 
corporation line. Other deposits belong to A. D. Ruckel, Culbertson & 
Smith, Felix Brown, and to the White Hall Fire Clay Works, who own 
an extensive and exceedingly valuable tract of clay and coal land. M. 
C. Purdy owns the first clay bank ever opened here. White Hall is rap- 
idly taking the lead, in the manufacture of stoneware, drain tile, sewer 
pipe, fire brick and terra cotta ware, and these industries must continue 
to grow and prosper. No other place in the Union can compete with the 
quality of clay found here. It is nature's product, and nature has 
bounteously endowed this neighborhood both in the quantity and quality 
of the product. Starting in 18(13 with one small hand-power factory, 
there are now in town two steam-power and one hand-power potteries, 
one hand-power terra cotta factory, one steam-power tile factory, one 
hand-power tile factory, one steam-power tile and brick factory, and one 
steam-power tile, brick, sewer pipe and roofing tile factory. This latter, 
in the perfection of its machinery, is said to be the model of its kind in 
the United States. The tile, sewer pipe and stoneware made at White 
Hall are so greatly superior to those manufactured of other clay that 
dealers who know anything about the White Hall wares will purchase no 
other, hence our manufacturers ship to all points in the West, from Texas 
to Minnesota. 

The following analysis of the White Hall fire clay, made by Dr. 
Weis, of St. Louis, compared with those of the best known fire clays of 
Europe and this country, show the White Hall clays first in point of 
freedom from all deleterious ingredients : 

Stourbridge, Eng. — Silica, 67.34; alumina, 21.01; protoxide of iron, 
2.03 ; alkalies, 1.38 ; water 8.24; 100; percentage of impurities in clay, 
3.41. 

Garnkirk, Scotland — Silica, 53.3 ; alumina, 43.6 ; lime, .6 ; protoxide 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 405 

of iron, 1.8 ; protoxide of manganese, .6; 100 ; percentage of impurities in 
clay, 3.00. 

Woodbridge, New Jersey — Silica, -44.125 ; alumina, 54.375 ; protoxide 
of iron, 1.500; 100; percentage of impurities in clay, 1.50. 

French— Silica, 67.000; alumina, 29.700; lime .900; protoxide of 
iron, 1.400 ; protoxide of manganese, 1.000; 100 ; percentage impurities 
in clay, 3.30. 

White Hall— Silica, 57.90 ; alumina, 31.25 ; protoxide of iron, .25 ; 
protoxide of manganese, .60; water, 10.00; 100; percentage of impuri- 
ties in clay, .85, showing that this clay is the purest known. 

Cheltenham, Mo.— "Silica, 63.75; alumina, 25.00; lime, .25 ; protox- 
ide of iron, 1.25 ; protoxide of manganese, 1.25 ; water, 8.50; 100 ; per- 
centage of impurities, 2.75. 

The White Hall Fire Clay Works manufacture sewer pipe, drain tile, 
fire brick, roofing tile, etc. They employ about eighty men in their 
different departments. They made and sold during the year 1878, about 
5000 tons of finished wares. Their clay and coal banks, taken together, 
are probably the best in the United States. The clays are of two dis- 
tinct kinds, the fire clay which underlies the coal, and is a very superior 
material for fire brick, but is not suitable, and is not used for pipe or tile, 
and potter's clay or pipe clay which is adapted, not only to the making 
of drain pipes of all kinds, but for pottery-ware and every variety of 
terra cotta work. The products of the White Hall Fire Clay Works are 
recognized as the standard of quality wherever known, and it is the pur- 
pose of the company to maintain and increase their good reputation. 
They employ twenty-five teams, use 3,000 tons of coal annually, valued 
at 16,000, and ship 400 car loads of clay products. Estimated value, 
$60,000. 

Augustus Pierce & Co. (Aug. Pierce, F. I. Vedder), also own steam 
power tile works. The business was carried on in 1878 by senior partner 
alone. Mr. Pierce built in 1863 the first potter shop ever erected in 
White Hall — and the entire clay business here has grown out of that 
small beginning. Mr. Pierce had been working at Winchester, in Scott 
County, as a journeyman. During the war, prices for pottery- ware ranged 
exceedingly high, and accordingly Mr. Pierce determined to establish 
himself in the business in some other locality. He had been told that 
farmers living east of White Hall chinked their cabins with clay. He 
made a prospecting trip into Greene County, and, at various points, un- 
earthed small quantities of clay. This was taken to Winchester and 
tested and proved to be a very superior potter's clay. During this year 
Mr. Pierce, with the aid of B. G. Culver, erected suitable works near 
the railroad, and for some four years the firm manufactured stoneware 
exclusively. About twelve years ago D. Culbertson became a partner 
in the concern, and they purchased a hand machine with which they 
made about 50,000 feet the first year. How rapidly the business has 
grown since then ! This firm made in 1878, 450,000 feet of tile, valued 
at about 17,000 ; used 500 cords of wood, valued at $1,500, and 2,000 
bushels of coal. They employ seven workmen and five teams. 

Culbertson & Smith's (D. Culbertson, T. A. Smith), steam power 
factory is located between the C. & A. and C. B. & Q. railroads north of 
Lincoln Street. The partnership was formed 1875. Feet of tile sold 



406 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

1878, 560,000 ; brick sold 1878, 200,000 ; tons of clay used, 2,400 ; tons 
of clay shipped, 1,360 ; value of clay shipped, $1,000 ; value of all clay 
products, $16,000 ; wood used, 1000 cords, value $3,000 ; coal used, value 
$500 ; average number of men employed, 35 ; average number of teams 
employed, 10. They ship to various points in Illinois, Missouri and 
Kansas. The factory was run to its full capacity during the year, and 
all products sold. The senior partner was connected with the first intro- 
duction of the tile business here. This firm expect to largely increase 
their manufacturing facilities this year. 

The value of tile made, in 1878, by John King was $6,500. He used 
$1,000 worth of wood, and employed four hands and four teams. 

Potteries. — Since Augustus Pierce established the first stoneware fac- 
tory in White Hall in 1863, many others have come into existence. In 1865, 
John Ebey built a small frame building for the manufacture of stoneware on 
the present site of the establishment owned by George Hill. After four 
or five years, Mr. Ebe}^ was succeeded by Hubbs & Moon. Subsequently 
Mr. Moon retired, and later Mr. Hubbs formed a partnership with N. H. 
Huggins. In October, 1874, George Hill bought the property and built 
the building he now occupies on Bridgeport and Worcester streets. 

In 186^5, F. C. Garbitt built a pottery north of the C. & A. Railroad 
depot. He was followed by Messrs. Brown, Cogdell & Sax, until 
finally the factory fell into the hands of M. C. Purdy and A. D. Ruckle, 
who were possessed of considerable means, and soon began to manufac- 
ture stoneware on a large scale. They used horse-power at first, but 
afterward put in a steam engine. 

The following is a summary of the potteries now in operation in 
White Hall : 

George Hill, steam power, and new machinery added in 1878. Suc- 
ceeded W. W. Hubbs 1874. Product, 1878, 250,000 gallons; value, 
$20,000. Wood used, 800 cords valued at $2,400. Hands employed, 
twenty-three ; teams, four. Intends to enlarge and build another kiln, 
1879. 

M. C. Purdy, steam power pottery. Gallons of ware made, 1878, 
250,000. Wood used, 500 cords ; value, $1,500. Clay used, 1,000 tons; 
clay shipped (potter's clay), 350 tons ; value, $1,000. Men employed, 
twenty-five ; teams, three. Ships potter's clay to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Sells ware in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas. Sent 75,000 
gallons to Iowa, 1878. Estimated value of clay and clay products, 
$21,000. Owns sixty acres of the best clay land. 

D. C. Banta, commenced October 1, 1878; succeeded L. C. Murphy. 
Product during year: Stoneware, 50,000 gallons, valued at $2,500. 
Wood used, 200 cords ; value, $600. Hands, three ; teams, one. 

Teter, O'Gorman & Co. own a manufactory of terra cotta ware. 
They commenced business in 1878, and employ five hands and six teams. 
They made in 1878, 40,000 pieces, valued at $4,000. 

A."D. Ruckel own twelve and three eighths acres of excellent clay 
land, and shipped 3,000 tons of tile clay in 1878, worth $2,500. 

Banks. — The town contains two banks, which furnish all the con- 
veniences in that direction required. 

People's Bank. — Peter Roodhouse, president; Ed. North, cashier ; H. 
W. Roodhouse, assistant cashier; Jno. North, C. E.Wales, Edward Gris- 



HISTORY or GREENE COUNTY. 407 

wold, Peter Roodhoiise, Ed. North, directors. Established January, 1877. 
Does a general banking business. Represents $300,000. Capital paid up, 
$50,000. 

White Hall Banking Association. — Commenced business January 1, 
1877. Hon. L. E. Worcester, president ; Isaac Powell, cashier ; Richard 
Worcester, assistant cashier ; James Dowdall, A. S. Seeley, L. E. Carter, 
directors. Capital represented, -1300,000. Transacts a general banking 
business. 

The facilities for handling and grading grain in White Hall are very 
good. H. M. Hunt & Co. (H. M. Hunt, Ellis Briggs) formed a partner- 
ship in 1876. They own steam power elevators at White Hall and 
Winchester, and warehouses at Roodhouse, Wrights, Alsey, and Drake. 
Amount of grain handled by this firm in 1878 is half a million bushels. 
They shipped from White Hall 100,000 bushels. 

"Welch & Ruckel are proprietors of the White Hall Mills, partnership 
formed 1878. Flour made during the year, 12,000 barrels ; bushels of 
corn ground, 3,000. They have a very large local trade. Well supplied 
with middlings purifier and other modern machinery. They are also les- 
sees of the Israel Elevator, from which they have shipped some 10,000 
bushels of wheat. 

The town contains, besides these, an iron foundry and machine shop, 
three wagon factories, one marble-yard, one cigar factory, one mattress 
factory, one washing machine factory, one bakery ; thirteen dry goods, 
grocery, drug, or liardware stores ; two jewelry stores, two lumber yards, 
two dealers in implements, two tailors, three boot and shoe makers, two 
harness makers, one flour and feed store, two blacksmiths, three 
live stock dealers, two milliners, one dressmaker, two barbers, two 
butchers, one furniture dealer, one photographer, two hotels, two nurs- 
eries, two insurance agents, etc., etc. 



ROODHOUSE. 

The history of Roodhouse is brief but brilliant. In 1819 or 1820, 
J. Henderson, who was the pioneer in the northern part of the county, is 
supposed to have been one of the first to explore the vicinity of Rood- 
house. The first settlements in the township were made some years 
previous to 1830. In 1832 White Hall was laid out, and this town was 
for man}^ years the trading point for the dwellers in the region where 
Roodhouse is now situated. The vicinity was one of the most fertile in 
the county, the surface of the prairie was rolling and healthful, and the 
inhabitants were intelligent, industrious, and energetic, and contributed 
very largely to the growth of the town of White Hall. When the Jack- 
sonville branch of the Chicago & Alton Railroad was extended as far as 
White Hall, in 1862, a small depot was built, around which Roodhouse 
afterward grew up. John T. Rawlings, who took a prominent part in 
building up the town, thought there should be a depot near its present 
location, and, after some trouble, succeeded in obtaining the permission 
of the railroad company to erect a building on its land. George Wilde- 
bon was the carpenter. In this, the first depot, James Armstrong served 
as agent and telegraph operator, furnishing his own instruments. The 
trains stopped only when flagged. Mr. Armstrong also conducted a 



408 HISTORY OP GREENE COUNTY. 

small trade in lumber, tinware, and family supplies. Subsequently, citi- 
zens of the place being in danger of losing the telegraph office, built a 
depot, which was afterward used as a school house, and now serves as a 
dwelling house. One of the jSrst residences erected in the town was put 
up by Adam Shearer, who was also the first blacksmith of the town. 
He sold liquors at his residence for some time. Soon after James Thomp- 
son obtained a barrel or two of sugar and some coffee, with which he 
opened a grocery store, in an old log hut. He afterward sold out and 
butchered a few beeves. The laying out of a town was already talked 
of, and some surveys made, but nothing definite was as yet done. A 
meeting was held about this time, in Rawlings' warehouse, to consider 
the propriety of building a church or lecture room. A small school 
house, or public building, was erected in consequence. A Sunday 
school was at once organized, the teachers and superintendent coming 
from White Hall. 

Among those who settled in the village daring its infancy, the 
following may be mention€d: Charles Adler, now deceased, built a small 
edifice in which he kept a boot and shoe shop. Simmons & Thompson 
erected a storehouse and transacted a general merchandising business. 
Each member of this firm built a comfortable residence. Adam Shearer 
built an addition to his house, in which he sold groceries. Mr. Shearer 
was also the postmaster for some time. John and William Sitton also 
arrived and built residences. They were both contractors and carpenters 
and put up a number of buildings. John B. Mcintosh was the first 
tailor in the town. He purchased the school house and moved his family 
into it. When the Peter Thompson property was burned down, Norman 
Lange bought the site and built upon it. John T. Rawlings was the 
second postmaster, and was at the same time proprietor of a prosperous 
general business. 

In April, 1866, John Roodhouse, the original owner of the land upon 
which the greater part of the little settlement was built, laid out the 
town named for him. The original plat contained forty lots 66x130 feet, 
and 75x150 feet. Additions have since been made to the town as follows: 
John Roodhouse, three ; William Cobb, three ; Cobb & Mitchell, one ; 
J. C. Cobb, two ; P. J. Sharp, one ; L. E. Worcester, two. Its growth 
for a number of years was very slow. White Hall was but four miles dis- 
tant on the south, and Manchester equally near on the north, and l^eing 
much older towns had every advantage. Still, new comers continued to 
be attracted to the young village. Dr. D. B. Moore opened the first drug 
store. Harmon Wales kept the first hotel, in a building which now con- 
stitutes a part of the Metropolitan Hotel, Wm. Smith, proprietor. The 
Kirkland House was put up soon after, just opposite the depot, by Da- 
vid Kirkland. This building was burned in 1877, whereupon Mr. Kirk- 
land at once erected the commodious and substantial brick structure 
which now occupies the site. 

Beside those mentioned Humphrey Armstrong, Frank Armstrong, 
Charles Savage, William Lorton, John Cole, Mrs. Martha Wallace, L. E. 
Cobb, William H. Barrow, Adam Chapman, Thomas McMahon, James 
Long, Hoff Bi-idges, and Dr. Beach were early settlers. 

In 1871, the Louisiana branch of the Chicago & Alton Railroad, 
which was built to connect the Jacksonville branch with Louisiana, and 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 409 

SO furnish an outlet to the far west, was approaching completion, and the 
question where a connection should be made with the Jacksonville branch 
must be settled. A strong influence with the officers of the road was 
brought to bear in favor of Jacksonville as the place for the junction. 
White Hall, however, was nearer the natural point, and since she had 
secured the crossing of the Chicago & Alton with the Rock Island road, 
now began to consider herself foreordained for a railroad center. Mean- 
while some of the more enterprising spirits at Roodhouse conceived the 
idea that it would be a very nice thing if the junction could be secured 
for that town. The leading men of White Hall laughed at their pre- 
sumption, and ridiculed the idea of an effort to build up a town out on 
the prairie. They considered it a foregone conclusion that White Hall 
was to swallow up all the surrounding villages, and laughed at the idea of 
little Roodhouse overcoming the wealth and influence of White Hall. 
But at a point then known as Dutch Mills, a few miles west of White 
Hall, the work came to a stand still until the location of the junction 
should be decided. The matter was earnestly discussed by leading men 
of the new town, and finally a letter was sent to T. B. Blackstone, pres- 
ident of the road, asking what would be required to secure the junction 
at Roodhouse, and signed by John Roodhouse, John T. Rawlings, J. M. 
Armstrong, and Simmons & Thompson. The following reply in sub- 
stance was received : 

"John Roodhouse and others — Gentleme^i : I have received your 

letter of the , and carefully considered its contents, and ordered a 

survey to be made of the route which you have mentioned, and if found 
as favorable as you seem to think, I will then give what information you 
desire. Respectfully yours, T. B. Blackstone." 

As soon as the survey commenced White Hall became alarmed, and 
sent a delegation to Chicago to turn the current in her favor. Meantime 
a meeting was held in Mr. Rawlings' store at Roodhouse, and a committee 
consisting of John Roodhouse, John T. Rawlings, and E. M. Husted, was 
appointed to go to Chicago to see President Blackstone. In order to 
hasten their arrival they took a hand-car as far as Jacksonville, that they 
might catch an early train from that city. Here they were met by the 
assurance that White Hall had secured the prize, but determined never- 
theless to hasten on to Chicago in the hope it was not too late. An 
interview with President Blackstone developed the cheering fact that if 
the citizens of Roodhouse would secure for the road the right of way 
from the Illinois River to that town and deed to the company ten acres 
for depot grounds, within a week the junction would be made at that 
point. On the return of these gentlemen a subscription paper to secure 
funds for, purchasing the right of wa}^ was at once drawn up. Messrs. 
Roodhouse, Cobb, and J. T. Rawlings, each subscribed $1,000. Messrs. 
Simmons, Husted, Armstrong, and P. A. Rawlings each $500, G. W. 
Thompson, $250, and others like sums. Many persons of very small 
property gave liberally, and the result was that the road was secured. E. 
M. Husted was President and Treasurer of the committee to secure the 
right of way, and conducted this part of the enterprise with great skill. 

As soon as the connection between the two branches of the road was 
made the town improved very rapidly. The railroad company built a 
large and handsome depot, and in many ways contributed to the growth 



410 HISTORY OF greenp: county. 

of the place. Very soon Roodhouse was made the terminus of the Mis- 
souri division, and the round-house and repair shop located here. These 
have brought a large amount of business and population to the town, so 
that its growth has been very rapid. 

The following description of the railroad grounds is taken from the 
Roodhouse Revieiv : 

" There are all told, including repair tracks, about twenty-five 
switches within the corporate limits of the village, all of which are 
necessary to operate and facilitate the movements of trains. There is 
scarcely a silent moment, night or day, as the average number of trains 
(including freight and stock trains, all of which are made up at this point), 
is about twenty-five every twenty-four hours. This immense amount of 
train business is under the superintendence of Mr. T. R. Saltar, the station 
agent, who is also yard-master, with Lew McClure and Barney Greene 
as assistants, under whose able and efficient management this seemingly 
complicated business works with the regularity of clock-work, without a 
hitch or jar, and trains are always dispatched to their destination promptly 
on time. Engine No. 124, called the 'Pony,' is constantly on duty, day 
and night, as switch engine. Her fires have hardly been extinguished 
for nearly two years. She is under the control of Charlie McCabe during 
the day, and Wilson Jones at night, and is never idle to exceed an hour 
at a time. Mr. Slocum has control of the round-house and motive power. 
He recently succeeded Mr. C. A. Swan, Sr., and comes highly recom- 
mended as a polite and affable gentleman as well as a skillful mechanic. 
Every engine before it leaves the round-house is subjected to a rigid 
scrutiny by him and his assistants, and if the smallest defect exists, it is 
detected and remedied at once. 

" The repair shops, situated near the round-house, where all defect- 
ive cars passing through are repaired, are under the control of Mr. Frank 
Shield, an experienced mechanic. He also has charge of the wrecking- 
car, with which he responds promptly day or night when a wreck occurs 
on his division of the road. He is assisted in his duties by Benj. Rush- 
worth, John Harney, and James Graham. 

" While on the subject of the railroad, before closing we will add that 
Roodhouse contains the only round-house and repair shops between 
Bloomington and Louisiana, Mo., that its location at the junction of the 
Louisiana branch makes all the appliances that the company has at this 
place a necessity, and that when the Louisiana branch is extended to 
Kansas City, Roodhouse will then necessarily become a much more im- 
portant point to the company than it now is. It occupies a position 
exactly central between Chicago and Kansas City, the two termini of 
the road, and will of course become the end of runs, and will occupy a 
similar relation to the western branch that Bloomington on the' main line 
does to the Jacksonville branch, which there forms a junction with the 
main line running from St. Louis to Chicago. The St. Louis branch of 
the C. B. & Q. passes one mile west of Roodhouse, crossing the Jackson- 
ville branch of the C. & A. a short distance north of White Hall. 
There isaswitchand shute on the C. B. & Q. one mile west of Roodhouse, 
thus securing to stock shippers, lumber dealers and merchants competing 
rates at all times to both Chicago and St. Louis." 

Soon after Roodhouse received these railroad advantages, the 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 411 

town was incorporated under the State law. The first trustees were 
John Roodhouse, John T. Rawlings, Dr. D. B. Moore, and David Kirk- 
land. Mr. Roodhouse was elected President and Mr. Rawlings Clerk. 
In February, 1876, the town organization was repealed and a village 
organization substituted. The officers of the board, during 1875, were A. 
M. Dill, President, John Dacy, Clerk. In 1876, the first year of village 
organization, the officers were as follows : 

President, E. H. Sawyer. Trustees, John A. Taylor, A. M. Dill, 
Matt. Sterritt, Fred Hudson, John A. Towner. Clerk, James F. Walker. 
Magistrate, George W. Thompson. Street Commissioner ^ James N. 
Sawyer. Constable, Thomas Jones. Attorney, D. C. Mclver. The 
present village officers are President, D. T. Foster. Trustees, Ellis Briggs, 
John A. Taylor, Matt. Sterritt, Peter Dunbar, Fred Hudson. Magistrate, 
G. W. Thompson. Clerk, Thomas R. Saltar. Constables, William T. 
Sitton, Thomas James. 

Among those who have occupied prominent positions in the business 
of the town, since the completion of the Louisiana branch of the rail- 
road, may be mentioned the following : B. Nathan erected a store building 
in 1874, in which he sold notions, stationery, etc., for several years. N. 
H. Clark built a restaurant, which he has operated for some time. Messrs. 
Freeto & Bullard were at the head of an active tinware and stove busi- 
ness for several years. Sawyer & Drennan were for several years in the 
first rank as merchants. They sold dry goods in one building and 
groceries in another. In 1871 Armstrong & George formed a partner- 
ship and dealt in hardware, groceries, and lumber. In 1874 the firm gave 
place to Armstrong & Sharp, which added a stock of dry goods to the 
already large establishment, and a little later opened the first bank the 
village ever contained. In 1876 this firm dissolved, and divided the 
business between the partners. James Armstrong took the lumber and 
building material, selling also wagons, etc. In Feb., 1879, he sold out 
to Bundy & Worcester. George Armstrong became proprietor of the 
grocery, queensware, and hardware department, and P. J. Sharp assumed 
control of the stock of dry goods. 

Gillham & Brother built a good business house in 1875, occupied it 
for a short time, and sold out to Haggard & Lowder. Subsequently 
Haggard sold out to Bradshaw, and the firm became Bradshaw & Lowder, 
and as such sold groceries until a recent date. In 1874, Mr. Watt, of 
Winchester, opened a furniture store, but he sold out to Ed. Sawyer, who 
still transacts a grocery business. In 1875, Briggs & Titus erected a 
fine flouring mill, with elevator attached, and for some time did a very 
large business. November 29, 1877, the building and its contents were 
entirely consumed by fire, inflicting a very severe loss upon its owners 
and upon the town. The loss was $20,000; insurance, $2,000. In 1878, 
Mr. Briggs, of this firm, erected a building to be used as an elevator, and 
connected it by means of an electric telephone with his warehouse in 
White Hall, four miles away. He now handles large quantities of grain. 
(See White Hall.) 

In 1876, Sawyer & Drennan built a fine business block, and soon after 
Peter Dunbar followed their example. 

James Walker owned the first brick kiln, which is now operated by 
W. T. Lowr3\ Wm. Cutler was the first to establish a foundry in the 
town, which he still owns. 



412 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Roodhouse has had a number of newspapers, but only one strictly home 
paper remains. The first venture of this kind was an edition of the 
White Hall Register^ called the Roodhouse Signal, which was printed at 
White Hall. A similar edition of the Carrollton Gazette soon followed, 
called the Roodhouse Headlight. Its publication was discontinued about 
two years ago. Not long after, W. T. Lakin began the publication of the 
Roodhouse Independent in the town. This venture was not well sus- 
tained, and the paper was soon removed to White Hall, where it became 
the Greene County Democrat, and, in other hands, prospered for a time. 
In October, 1877, D. C. Mclver and his son began, in a very small way, 
the publication of the Roodhouse Review. Since that time the paper has 
grown until now it is, with one exception, as large as any paper in the 
county, and seems to enjoy the confidence of the community. In De- 
cember, 1877, J. S. Harper brought a new newspaper outfit to the town, 
and established Harper s Weekly Herald, a temperance paper, which 
throve for a short time, but in about six months died. The office was 
taken to Jerseyville, where it is used in the publication of the Jerseyville 
Exanmier. 

In 1876, the railroad company decided to stop all trains at Roodhouse, 
for meals or lunch. Accordingly, they built, adjoining the depot, a large 
and convenient eating house, which was leased by Captain D. T. Foster, 
of Bloomington. Captain Foster gives the table and the comfort of his 
guests his personal attention, and his eating house is equal to the best on 
any railroad. 

The Roodhouse Bank was organized in October, 1877, and the com- 
pany at once erected the handsome brick building which they now occu- 
py. The officers of the bank are E. M. Husted, President; George W. 
Armstrong and W. H. Barrow, Directors ; T. L. Smith, Cashier. The 
bank does a safe business, and has the confidence of the entire commu- 
nity. 

The first school house in Roodhouse was the building first used as a 
depot. The first building erected especially for school purposes is now 
occupied as a residence by Wm. Jones, baggage master. The present 
brick school house was built in 1877. It is one of the finest edifices for 
the purpose in this section of country. The ground plan is 42^ by 43^ 
feet, basement story 8 feet, first story 11 feet, second story 12 feet, man- 
sard story about 10 feet. There are two rooms besides halls and waiting 
rooms on each floor. The roof is covered with tin except the sides of the 
mansard, which are covered with slate. The whole is surmounted with 
an attractive tower in which the bell is hung. The workmanship is good, 
and the material, consisting principally of stone and brick, first class. The 
site is a beautiful one. in the northwest part of town, and consists of about 
two acres of ground, which slopes gradually from the building in every 
direction, except toward the east. The sewage is admirably arranged, 
the accumulation of water around the building being fully guarded against. 
The board of directors, composed of E. M. Husted, W. H. Barrow, and 
W. Lorton, chose Mr. Husted to superintend the work, and he succeeded 
in erecting a building of which Roodhouse ma}^ well be proud. There are 
three entrances with wide doors. The furnaces used were made by the 
Ruttan Heating and Ventilating Company. The partition between the 
rooms on the second floor consists of wide doors, which by means of 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 413 

weights can be raised, thus making but one room of both, a matter which 
will be very convenient, when public examinations are held. The build- 
ing cost f 5,180. The total expenditures, including grounds, was f 6,000. 
J. F. Walker was the contractor, Fred Husted did the mason and brick 
work and plastering, Sam. Stone the painting, and Freeto & Bullard the 
tin work. The plans were drawn by S. Pfiefenberger, of Alton. 

Lydia Swallow was the first teacher. N. M. McCullough was the 
first principal after the school was graded. The present teachers are H. 
M. Anderson, Principal, assisted by Misses Anna Lemon, Hale and Beene 
Rushworth. Total enrollment 254. Average attendance, February, 
1879, 222. 

The lawyers of the town are J. L. Patterson and D. C. Mclver. They 
have a large and increasing practice. 

Roodhouse contains four church organizations. The Methodist, 
Rev. A. Orr, pastor; the Cumberland Presbyterian, Rev. John Jolly, 
pastor, and the Congregational, Rev. D. K. Shields, pastor, and a Cath- 
olic Church. The secret societies are the following: Knights of 
Pythias, organized October 8, 1877; present officers, D. C. Mclver, C. 
C; E. M. Husted, Jr., K. of R. and S.; membership, 35. Ancient Order 
of United Workmen, organized June 30, 1870; present officers, S. L. 
Strang, P. M. W.; T. R. Saltar, Recorder. 

Roodhouse Union Sunday school was organized in 1867, b}^ J. C. 
Tunison, Superintendent. The first Summer the sessions were held in a 
private school room, with scholars from around the country, as there was 
no town at this time. The school room changed hands, and the school 
was moved to J. T. Rawling's hall, during the Fall of 1868. After two years 
in the hall, on the completion of a new school house, the Sunday school 
was continued through the first Winter session by such workers as Mrs. 
Wm. Thaxton, Mrs. John Roodhouse, Mrs. E. M. Husted, and others as 
teachers, and J. J. Short as Assistant Superintendent, as Mr. Tunison 
was away much of the time. Finally the school was re-organized. J. 
M. Armstrong was elected Superintendent and J. J. Short, Assistant. 
For four 3'ears no special changes were made, except the school increased 
in numbers, and a church organization began to form in connection with 
the school. Mrs. J. P. Drennan moved from Alton, in the meantime, and 
took an active interest. With J. T. Rawlings, John Roodhouse, E. M. 
Husted, James Vangiesen, and J. M. Armstrong to move in the matter, the 
Union church was built, which was the first in the place. A new organ and 
a map were bought, and the school increased to 150 scholars. The library 
consists of 400 volumes, and flOO is annually expended in increasing it. 
At the election of officers, in 1873, C. L. Savage was chosen Superin- 
tendent, J. M. Armstrong, Assistant, W. W. Buckmaster, Secretary, and 
W. W. Jones, Librarian. These officers held their positions for two 
years. In 1875, Mr. Savage resigned, and J. M. Armstrong was chosen 
in his stead, and continues to occupy the position. During this year the 
Congregational church was built, dividing the school and church, taking 
away forty scholars. J. P. Drennan was elected Superintendent, and W. 
Buckmaster, Secretary of the new school. It is now in a very flourishing 
condition, with C. D. Strang, Superintendent, and Perry Sitton, Secretary. 

The rapid and immediate further growth of the town seems assured. 
At this date (April, 1879) the extension of the Missouri branch of the 
N 



414 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

road to Kansas City, is just about to be opened, and a large increase of 
business over the road is confidently expected. The railroad company 
have prospected for water here, and, finding an abundance, it is con- 
fidently expected that the stock yards will soon be located here. It is also 
believed that Roodhouse will be made the end of passenger runs, and 
these advantages can not fail to build up a thriving town. No place in 
the county has brighter prospects. 



KANE. 



There have been in the history of the county two places about a mile 
apart, having the name of Kane. One of these. Old Kane (or Homer as it 
was formerly called) is situated in Township 9, Range 12, and the other, 
New Kane, is in Township 9, Range 11. As a preliminary to a sketch of New 
Kane which is at present the center of trade and activity, some notice of 
the old town should be given. The first settlements ever made in 
Greene County were probably in Township 9, Range 12. Here it was 
that Daniel Allen and his sons Daniel, Jr. and James made improvements 
in 1816, having spent the previous Winter on the Macoupin opposite the 
mouth of Taylor's Creek, in what is now Jersey County. They were 
followed not long after by R. B. Huitt, Rev. C. J. Gardiner and John 
King. Shortly before the year 1830, came Gen. Jacob Fry and James 
Stone. In 1836, a man by the name of Stedman, Alexander Smith, 
Jacob Backus, Enoch Backus, Col. N. M. Perry and others resided near 
Section 36, on which Old Kane is situated. They were a long distance 
from any market, Jerseyville on the south and Carrollton on the north 
were their nearest towns and each was seven or eioht miles away. There 
was a beautiful location for a village on Section 36 and the propriety of 
establishing a new town was often discussed. Col. N. M. Perry, now 
deceased, was prominent in these deliberations, as were also Z. H. 
Adams and a Mr. Brainerd. Col. Perry was the first to settle in the 
town and he sold the first lot. Z. H. Adams built the first store, where 
he sold drugs, groceries, calicoes and all the misellaneous merchandise 
necessary in a new country. Col. Perry erected the second store building 
in the now rapidly growing village. He was a gentleman of great 
activity and occupied a very prominent place in the histor}^ of the county. 
He sold goods in this town for some time and quite successfully until the 
panic forced him to retire from business for a time. He subsequently 
resumed business and continued as a merchant in the place for about 
thirt}^ years. Very soon a dwelling house was built by Samuel Pope and 
he erected the first blacksmith shop. In 1838, the Baptists began the 
erection of a church in the town, which was completed soon after. It is 
still standing, one of the old landmarks of the county. The Methodists 
erected a building later. Although surrounded by some of the richest 
farming lands in the State, there were few natural advantages to assist 
the town to a rapid growth. 

In the Spring of 1856, a company was formed consisting of Col. N. 
M. Perry, Guy C. Richards, W. O. Tohnan, A. W. Tolman and Willis 
Barrow for the purpose of erecting a flouring mill. Myron Cory was the 
superintendent and builder, and the edifice was ready for occupancy in 
the Autumn. Subsequently Col. Perry became sole proprietor and later 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 415 

he sold out to Z. Titus. The present proprietor is Jefferson Bolt. The 
town contains about fifty inhabitants. 

In 1854, when Josiah T. Hunt with Mr. Ollendorf his assistant was 
making the preliminary survey for the railroad, now known as the 
Jacksonville branch of the Chicago and Alton, it was earnestly hoped by 
the citizens of Kane that the road might pass through that town. The 
engineer made every effort to find a feasible route by which this could be 
accomplished, but when he made his report at the completion of his work 
he stated that he regretted exceedingly that it was impracticable. Three 
lines were run, but the nearest of them left Kane a half mile to the west 
and the route finally adopted was still further distant. The road was 
opened from White Hall to Godfrey, January 1, 1865, and in November 
of that year, Tobias Holliday, who owned a tract of land on the railroad, 
laid out a town on the east side of the road which was known until 
the establishment of the post office as Hollidaysburg. Subsequently 
Holliday's addition west of the track was annexed and became the busi- 
ness center of the town. 

Some time after the town was laid out Thomas Boyd, a leading citi- 
zen of CarroUton, of considerable wealth, purchased a tract of land near 
the town which he divided into lots and sold. This is now known as 
Boyd's addition to Kane, and a large number of residences have been 
built upon it. Elder Joel Terry, on his decease, devised to his family a 
farm of 160 acres, part of which lay within the corporation limits of 
Kane. A part of this tract sold at public sale in behalf of the heirs was 
subsequently laid off in lots, and formed that part of the town known as 
Terry's addition. The place soon adopted the name of its older neigh- 
bor, and became known as Kane, or to distinguish it from the original 
bearer of that name. New Kane. 

John Green was one of the first settlers in the young village. J. B. 
Enslow, who had been a farmer in Montgomery County, built the first 
store, in which he opened a stock of groceries. Not long after, Samuel 
Gardiner, who is the present postmaster, moved from the old to the new 
town. He was a harness maker, and followed his calling for some time. 
He afterward embarked in trade, and has sold dry goods and groceries 
for many years. He moved a building which he owned in Old Kane to 
the new town, in which he has ever since sold goods and handled the 
mail of the little city. John I^litch was the first blacksmith in New Kane, 
and Dr. P. Fenity was the first physician. Dr. Fenity had practiced 
some six years in the old town, where he had secured a lucrative business. 
He has proved a very valuable man to the town and has contributed lib- 
erally of his means to further the best interests of the place. None have 
taken a deeper interest in the intellectual and moral concerns of the 
community. Shortly after the new town was laid out Peter and W. M. 
Felter added materially to the appearance of the place by the erection of 
a large brick building, since used as a dry goods and grocery store, and 
now occupied by Dr Albro Allen. Kane now began to feel her import- 
ance. The old town sank into insignificance, and, having vanquished that 
rival, the new town began to reach out for the trade which had hitherto 
gone to Jerseyville and CarroUton. Kane became an important shipping 
point, and grain, cattle and hogs poured in from all parts of the surround- 
ing county. As the town grew in importance the necessity of a suitable 



416 HISTORY OF GEEENE COUNTY. 

house for the promotion of education became apparent, and the motion 
to build was carried with scarcely a dissenting vote. The present build- 
ing has undergone some changes since its erection, and will compare 
favorably with any other school building in the count3^ The first 
teacher in Kane was E. H. Remick, whose services were so highly ap- 
preciated that he was retained in the position for four years. His succes- 
sors have been Rev. H. J. Spears, William Terry, Ward Coombs, James- 
W. Dewel, J. G. Haiiey, John Worthington, Mr. Allen and Miss Alice 
Bridges. 

The first religious services were held in Felter's Hall, but not long 
after the formation of the town a subscription paper was circulated to 
secure funds for the erection of a church. The response was liberal and 
prompt. The building was erected in 1866 especially for the Methodists, 
but was called a Union Church, and was used by various denominations. 
Among the preachers wlio have presided over this flock have been Rev. 
Messrs. Walker, Hoyt, H. J. Spears, Stubblefield, Dewes, Cline, Delicate,. 
Sly, Fobs, Greenlow,Westze, Tomes and N. E. Harmon, who has displayed 
remarkable ability as a revivalist. 

In 1867 and 1868 John E. Van Pelt, a brilliant but erratic man, 
built a very large and complete flouring mill, just east of the railroad, 
at a cost of $32,000, $10,000 of which was subscribed by the citizens of 
the place. The mill did a very large business for a time and Mr. Van 
Pelt seemed to be coining money. In time, however, he became in- 
volved and the mill was sold under a deed of trust. In March, 1869, 
Johnson & Howe assumed control of the institution. Afterward Z. M. 
Titus rented the mill and transacted a good business. His successors 
were L. H. Turner, E. C. Leigh and others. 

In 1873 or 1874 Dr. Casey of Jerseyville and E. C. Leigh organized a. 
bank, with a paid in capital of $5,000, in the building owned by W. W. 
Felter. The firm subsequently erected an edifice solely for their own 
use, in which they carried on business until their failure in 1878. 

Not long after S. F'. Green, a prominent farmer of the vicinity, and 
Enoch Littlefield established a bank under the firm name of Littlefield, 
Green & Co. This institution does a large and increasing business, and 
through the unquestioned integrity of the partners enjoys the confidence 
of the community. 

Messrs. David A. Thompson and T. J. Enslow are largely engaged 
in stock shipping, and Jos. Wendt deals in grain. 

W. P. Parker is the only merchant doing an exclusive grocery busi- 
ness, although J. B. & S. F. Gardiner and Wm. B. Enslow carry a stock 
of such goods. Messrs. John Greene & Co. do a very extensive business 
in dry goods, and have demonstrated their business ability by the erection 
of their present very large and commodious building. Messrs. Gardiner 
also handle dry goods. There are two drug stores in the town, one under 
the control of Mr. Remicke, and the other owned by Wm. B. Enslow. 
Cyrus Morris keeps an assortment of saddlery and hardware: There are 
two hotels, known as the Kane House and the Astor House, and C. N. 
Adams keeps a boarding house. There are besides in the town, one meat 
market, one barber shop, two millinery establishments, a lumber yard 
with a small printing office attached, one notion and cigar store, four 
blacksmith shops, two livery stables. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 417 

The town contains five physicians, Doctors P. Fenity, O. K. Rey- 
nolds, I. S. Hughes, W. L. Burnett, and Albro B. Allen. Joseph S. Carr 
is the only attorney, and Donald Carmichael and J. B. Enslow officiate as 
justices of the peace. 

Kane was incorporated as a town in 1867. The Town Board now 
•consists of Dr. P. Fenity, E. C. Leigh, John T. Williams. 

There are in Kane lodges belonging to the Masonic, Odd Fellows, 
and Knights of Honor organizations. The following sketch of the 
Masonic Lodge was kindly furnished us by Dr. P. Fenity : 

King Solomon's Lodge, No. 197, was instituted at the meeting of 
the Grand Lodge in 1854, and commenced work under dispensation. 
George W. Cory was appointed W. M.; Augustine T. Perry, S. W.; 
James W. Allen, J. W.; Cyrus R. Lake, Treas.; A. H. Smith, Sec. A 
new dispensation was granted by the Grand Lodge in 1855, and the same 
•officers were continued till the meeting of the Grand Lodge in 1856, 
when that body granted them a charter. On. the 12th of November, 
J. B. Samuel, acting as Grand Master, installed the officers of the lodge 
under the charter, viz., George W. Cory, W. M.; A. T. Perry, S. W.; 
J. W. Allen, J. W.; Cyrus R. Lake, Treas.; A. H. Smith, Sec; S. G. 
Gardinei, S. D.; J. B. White, J. D.; E. I. Lovell, Tyler. The present 
•officers are George W. Witt, W. M.; Samuel E. Brown, S. W.; Joseph 
Dressell, J. W.; Lucien King, Treas.; Augustin T. Perry, Sec. 

King Solomon's Lodge moved from Old Kane to New Kane, and oc- 
cupied the upper story of Felter's brick hall, February 26, 1870. In 1875, 
the members with unanimity agreed to build a new hall, which they 
should own and occupy, and which should be free to them and to all those 
who should come after them through all coming time ; and on the 6th of 
January, 1876, dedicated it to God and the Brotherhood, according to the 
solemn and impressive rites of the order, free of debt, at a cost of 
fl,500. 

Mutual Lodge, No. 430, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
was instituted on the 5th of July, 1870. George S. Miles became Past 
•Grand Master by special authority, and subsequently Col. Joseph S. Carr 
was elected Noble Grand of the new lodge, with S. S. Torrey, V. G., M. 
M. Johnson Secretary, R. N. McCIure, Treasurer. Since its organization 
sixty-two members have been admitted into the brotherhood. The meet- 
ings of the lodge are held weekly, and the organization is in a flourishing 
condition. The present officers are: Joseph S. Carr, N. G.; Charles S. 
Smith, V. G.; O. P. Cory, Sec; W. W. Felter, Treas. 

Evergreen Lodge, No. 1,344, Knights of Honor, was organized Jan- 
uary 25, 1879, with the following officers : Joseph S. Carr, D.; Donald 
Carmichael, V. D.; C. E. Neeley, A. D.; Dr. I. S. Hughes, P. D.; A. W. 
Felter, R.; C. M. Carr, F. R.; W. B. Parker, P.; N. E. Harmon, C; 
Horace Lobb, S.; W. Hastings, Gn.; E. C. Leigh, G. There are twenty 
charter members, and the lodge bids fair to attain a rapid and healthy 
growth. 

Kane contains two churches, of the Methodist and Baptist denomi- 
nations respectively. The Baptist Church is presided over by the Rev- 
B. B. Hamilton, of White Hall. Dr. Bulkley, and teachers and gradu- 
ates of Shurtleff College have been its previous ministers. Rev. N. E. 
Harmon is the pastor of the Methodist Church. 



418 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

The Town of Kane was incorporated April 5, 1869. Members of 
first Council were : James B. Gardiner, Samuel G. Gardiner, John B. 
Enslow, Henry D. Field (who was also President of Council). Clerk, 
Jos. S. Carr ; Treasurer, J. H. Felter ; Police Magistrate, W. W. Felter ; 
Constable, Philo Adams. The present town officers are : James B. 
Gardiner (President), Lemuel M. Ohaver, John T. Williams, Peter 
Fenity, Edward C. Leigh. Clerk, A. W. Felter ; Treasurer, E. Little- 
field ; Police Magistrate, Donald Carmichael ; Town Constable, Andrew 
Giles. 

ROCKBRIDGE. 

The town of Rockbridge is situated in the southeast part of the 
county, on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, in what has long 
-been known as Taylor's Prairie, having derived the name from John and 
Ambrose Taylor, who with Benjamin Allen settled here in the year 1819. 
They were the first white men who settled north of the Macoupin Creek 
in this part of the county. 

The first building that was put up was the mill on the creek, now 
known as the Rockbridge Mills. This was built about the year 1826 by 
John Hardcastle and Moses Stephens, and was run by water power. These 
parties sold out to a Mr. Tegard, he to Mr. Andrews, and in the year 1836 it 
came into the possession of John Barnett. In the year 1840, Mr. Barnett 
sold to George D. Randle, who improved it considerably. It was also under 
his influence in the year 1849, that a post-office was established here and 
called Rockbridge. Mr. Randle, who was postmaster, kept the office in 
his residence, a hewed log house, which still stands on the hill near the 
mill, a relic of the town in its infancy. 

The following persons have been postmaster since that time : William 
Gage, W. H. Summers, J. H. Vallentine, and M. R. Blodgett, who is the 
present incumbent. 

The mill was bought by William Gage, G. T. W. Sheffield and I. R. 
Ostrom, about the year 1853. It was this party who put in steam power 
and otherwise improved the mill. Mr. Gage also built a store house 
about this time, into which the post-office was removed. With these 
changes a lively business commenced at the town of Rockbridge. 

The mill was in various hands for the next twenty 3^ears, with G. T. 
W. Sheffield principal owner. When Isaac Bruner came into possession 
he also made large improvements, and is now doing a lively business with 
both grist and saw mill. 

W. H. Summers was successor to Gage & Sheffield in the mercantile 
business. Afterward came Vallentine Bros., Vallentine & Bowman, and 
Vallentine & Son. During the years from 1855 to 1865, there were a few 
houses built a half mile west on the prairie, and some business transacted. 
This neighborhood was familiarly known as Dublin. 

In the year 1870, the Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad 
was constructed, and in the Spring of 1871 a town was laid out on the 
railroad a half mile northwest from the old site, by Sheffield and Hudson. 
This town the railroad company named Sheffield in honor of G. T. W. 
Sheffield, which name it retained until the railroad came into the hands 
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Company, who changed the name 
again to Rockbridge, the name of the post-office never having been altered. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COTJNTY. 419 

Three additions have been made to the town since its first laying out, 
by L. F. Williams, James Vallentine, and Isaac Briiner, respectively. At 
this date, 1879, there are nine business houses in the town, as follows: 
J. H. & J. M. Vallentine, M. R. Blodgett and Kinder & Rives, general 
merchandise; J. Keeley & Co., drugs; William M. Rhoads, groceries; 
John Barnett, harness ; C. H. Weaver, furniture ; Miss Nannie Clark, 
milliner ; Philip Jacobi, blacksmith and agricultural implements ; A. 
Tendic, boots and shoes ; also Wiley More, blacksmith shop ; Nathan 
Dawson, blacksmith shop ; Peter Achenbach, butcher shop ; D. R. Col- 
man, "City Mills;" J. M. Vallentine, dealer in grain and lumber. 
There is one school building, forty feet square, two stories high ; two 
churches. Baptist and Catholic; two halls, the Masonic and the Town 
Hall. There are four religious organizations — Baptist, Presbyterian, 
Methodist, and Catholic. The Baptist Church was organized about 
1837, and was composed of members from the Providence Church. 
Elder Jacob Rhodes, Haycraft, Sturdivalt, took part in the organization 
exercises. The church was then called the Taylor's Creek United Baptist 
Church. About 1842 there occurred a division in the church. Some of 
the members objected to receiving Mrs. Hubbard, a preacher of some 
notoriety, into membership, as she had been baptized in the Mission Bap- 
tist Church. In consequence of this a respectable number of members 
organized a new body, known as the Apple Creek Association of the 
United Baptist Church, in connection with which in 1856, the New Salem 
Church of Rockbridge was organized. With few exceptions, the church 
has remained the same, though now known as the Baptist Church of 
Sheffield, Rev. John Bush, pastor. The Presbyterian Church was organ- 
ized by members of the Walnut Grove Church. Rev. J. R. Armstrong is 
pastor. The elders of the Presbyterian Church are J. H. Van Arsdale, 
R. T. Dawson, and G. M. Kinder. The Methodist Church was organized, 
by removal from Webster School-house, in 1872. The present preacher 
is Rev. J. W. Helmick ; class leader, B. F. Wiley ; steward, C. S. 
Scandrett, Jr. The Catholic Church was organized in 1865. The rector 
in charge is Rev. Father J. D. Metzler. There are three societies, Masonic, 
Knights of Honor, and Temperance. 

Officers of Sheffield Lodge, No. 678, A. F. & A. M., at Rockbridge : 
A. E. Miller, W. M. ; Colin Keating, S. W. ; G. D. Hudson, J. W. ; 
Hirum Dixon, Treas. ; Albert Bowman, Sec. ; James Dowdall„S. Deacon ; 
Jacob Kelley, J. D. ; J. M. Clarke, Ty. ; William Turner, Chap. ^ C. H. 
Weaver, and Wesly McPherson. The Masonic Lodge was constituted 
1871. Charter members: W. M. Rhoades, W. M^; Albert Bowman, 
S. W. ; G. D. Hudson, J. W. ; A. E. Miller, James^-Vallentine, Thomas 
Lawrance, Daniel Bowman, Jessee Robards, John Donnell, J. H. Rives, 
Hirum Dixon, Isaac Vanmeter, Colin Keating, Vilas Dodge, John 
Taylor, B. F. Edwards. 

The officers of the Knights of Honor Lodge, instituted 1878, are W. 
L. Spear, D. ; J. H. Vallentine, V. D. ; M. R. Blodgett, A. D. : H. C. 
Dawson, R.; W. B. Abrams, F. R. ; George M. Kinder, T. ; D. R. Col- 
man, C. ; W. J. Moore, G. ; R. T. Dawson, Gn. ; Geo. Tate, S. 

The Masonic Lodge was instituted in 1871, and has for its officers: 
A. E. Miller, W. M. ; Colin Keating, S. W. ; Geo. D. Hudson, J. W. ; 
Hiram Dixon, T. ; Albert Bowman, Sec'y. ; J. M. Clark, Tyler. 



420 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

The school is now under the chargre of Benj. Wiley and Miss Hattie 
Van Arsdale. 

The Rockbridge Band is a musical organization which owns a fine 
set of instruments and a handsome band wagon. Its members are : 
Geo. D. Hudson, J. H. Vallentine, John Russell, Franklin Taylor, John 
Williams, J. M. Vallentine, Philip Jacobi, J. M. Clark, John Milnes, 
Kennett Williams. 

Dr. A, E. Miller and Dr. E. Wilson are the physicians. William 
M. Rhoads, Baptist minister ; W. L. Spear, notary public ; Edward 
Wooldridge, constable ; G. B. Craine, R. T. Dawson, and C. H. Weaver, 
carpenters and builders ; Robt. Leton, plasterer and mason. 

This town is not incorporated. Its population at this time is 200. It 
is well known for the energy of its business men, who claim that there is 
a greater amount of business dene at this place in proportion to its size, 
than at any other town in the county. 



WILMINGTON. 

Wilmington is situated in Township 12, Range 12, in Northwestern 
Precinct, in the northwestern portion of the county, and was laid out in 
1836, on the 18tli day of May, by Lucius S. Norton, Thomas Groce, 
Thomas Hanks, Young, Henderson, Lane, and Higbee. It is six miles 
from the Illinois River and one and a half miles north of Drake Station, 
on the Louisiana branch of the C.& A.R.R. John Coates (the father of 
eight sons and two daughters, all of whom still live in the county, except 
Chester, who resides in Scott County), was among the early settlers in 
this section, and was one of the largest money lenders in the country. 
He was killed in 1874, by being knocked from the railroad track by an 
engine. 

In 1837 the Baptist Church consisted of John Davidson, James 
McBride, Mashack Browning, William Wells, Jane Wells, William Short, 
Sylvania Carriger, and Joshua Marsh. Rev. Charles Kitchens was pastor, 
and served in that capacity for several years, preaching frequently in the 
private residence of Thomas Groce, which stood on the spot now owned 
and occupied by Dr. G. W. Burns. Gorden Swanson raised the first 
field of corn, and that without a fence, that was grown in this vicinity. 
Ezekiel Marsh and Dr. Joe Garrison were the first school teachers in the 
town, Garrison teaching and practicing medicine alternately. John 
Coates, above mentioned, was the first to sell dry goods, groceries, etc. 
After a season Mr. Coates sold to Isham Cranfil, who, in connection with 
his store, did an extensive business in packing beef and pork, paying for 
beef $1.50 and for pork 11.25 to $1.75 per hundred. He also bought 
grain, all of which he had transported to Alton in wagons. Cranfil sold 
to L. D. Morris, and afterwards removed to Portland, Oregon, where he 
still lives. About the same time, 1836, Peter Gibbon established a 
tannery in the south part of town, where he did a remunerative business, 
shipping his leather to St. Louis, Missouri. He employed several hands, 
and, for that day, made business lively. During the same period, 
Wickliff Post ran a blacksmith shop, and continued in business for 
several years. Ira Clark was another of the business men of that 
period ; he managed a grocery store in a building which still stands, and 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 421 

was erected by Leonard Carriger and Thomas Groce. Mr. Morris, above 
mentioned, did no business, but sold property to L. J. Patterson. In 
1849 Dr. Gosnold lived and practiced here. At this time Delaha sold 
goods for a short season, then removed. Charles Wiggins ran a cooper 
shop from about 1847 to 1849, since which time nothing in that line has 
been done here. Wm. Flemmings preceded Wiggins in the cooper busi- 
ness. We must not forget to mention "The Rising Sun," which was the 
name of the first tavern, and the inscription, we are informed, was 
printed with pokeberry juice. A good -sized and noisy bell swung 
above the building, and many were the pleasant evenings spent by the 
sturdy pioneers, listening to the funny tales told by the jolly landlord, 
Thomas Groce. 

Rev. Slocum H. Culver worked at the cooper's trade, three miles 
southwest, and frequently filled the rude pulpit, in this village, on Sun- 
days. Thomas Groce, who owned a large tract of land, including that 
on which the village stands, sold the tract to George W. Collister and L. 
T. Whitesides. Mr. Collister still owns the land he then bought. White- 
sides sold to John Hicks, who still owns it. The town lots owned by 
Groce were bouglit by Dr. Charles Hardt, who practiced medicine here 
for several years with good success. Dr. Hardt sold to Dr. Burns and 
others, and removed to southwestern Missouri, where he now resides. G. 
W. ColJister is one of our oldest citizens, and in consequence of his skill 
in veterinary surgery, is frequently dubbed doctor. This gentleman was 
also a blacksmith, and plied his vocation from 1840 to 1852, since which 
time his first son, Alfred B. Collister, has done tlie principal part of the 
work turned off at his shop. In 1847 A. J. Whitesides put up a wagon 
shop, and did a paying business for some time, then took C. C. Eaton in 
as a partner, and continued in the same business till 1859, when White- 
sides & Eaton put up a steam saw mill, with stationary boiler. This 
greatly facilitated the erection of buildings, and gave home improvements 
a new send off. This mill was finally sold to a party who took it to 
Glasgow, where it now is. The next saw mill was put up by George W. 
Crayne, who, after a number of years, sold to John Taggart, who subse- 
quently removed the mill to Pike County. About the year 1853 Dr. 
Lucian Higbee located here ; had an extensive practice for several years, 
and was finally drowned in attempting to cross Hurricane Creek, during 
a freshet, near Schutz' Mills. In addition to the blacksmiths already 
mentioned, may be added the names of James Buck, Hiram Williams, A. 
L. Steelman, James Ashlock, Jack Adkins, Loot Wells, Geo. Amos, 
Hank Saunders, A. B. Collister, William and Thomas Taylor, and J. 
Madison Linder. Taylor Bros, began in 1878, and are still at work here. 
Mr. Linder began in 1867, more than twelve years ago ; has done an 
immense business, has a new and roomy shop at the present writing 
(1879), and is known as an excellent smith. Milton Watt, a most 
excellent wagon and buggy maker, located here in 1877, remained one 
season, did considerable work, and then removed to Carrollton. In 
remote ages, saloon keepers flourished here, but lately, finding that their 
customers had forsaken them, they departed, and to-day w^e have a quiet, 
sober, orderly village, with a large per cent, of the inhabitants sporting 
the "blue" and "purple." The doctors who have resided and practiced 
here at different periods are: Messrs. Cruse, Knott, Bowles, Torn, 



422 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

Darley, Morrison, Carter, Linfoot, Burns, and Arnold. G. W. Burns 
came from Pennsylvania, and located here about 1868, and still resides 
and practices here. Dr. J. Arnold, a native Illinoisan, and a young man 
of considerable abilit}^ as a physician, came to this place in the Fall of 
1876, and still remains. It has frequently been said of him, by the older 
physicians, that he is unusually bright and well posted, for one of his age. 

Ministers of the gospel have been Rev. Messrs. A. J. Whitesides, 
Culp, Henry 1^. Johnson, who, by the way, lives in Morgan County, but 
has preached at this point quite regularly for the past twenty-five years, 
Goldsby, Waddle, Curry, Haley, Isham Roberts, and Alexander. Jus- 
tices of the Peace : Cranfil, Carriger, Little, A. J. Whitesides, L. J. 
Patterson, who has also been associate justice, and high sheriff, still lives 
here, and is justice of the peace at present writing, George Cranfil, L. T. 
Whitesides, Josiah Jones, John Jones (present sheriff), C. C. Eaton, and W. 
C. Dandy ; the latter gentleman is also justice of the peace at this writing. 
Lawyers : The first one was James M. Riggs, who now resides three 
miles east, and is an excellent scholar, speaking several languages flu- 
ently, and is an able man in every way; John B. Henderson, present 
judge of Scott County; J. L. Patterson, now located in Roodhouse, and 
doing a flourishing business, and Thomas Henshaw, who studied and 
graduated under the tutorage of Knapp &, Riggs, of Winchester, prac- 
ticed here a few months, and located in Carrollton ; he is now a meml)er 
of the firm of Meyerstein & Henshaw, White Hall, and bids fair to rise 
to a station among the first of his profession. In addition to the school 
teachers mentioned above, we can name Esq. Heaton, Colby Young, J. 
M. Riggs, Price Lovelace, Irvin Wells, Capt. W. H. Ellis, Bristow, Hen- 
derson, Lemons, Jones, A. Thomas, J. L. Patterson, Thomas Henshaw, 
Miss Lucy M. Burr (daughter of Judge A. G. Burr), Miss Lelia J. Hal- 
birt. Park W. Jackson, and T. J. Albert. The latter began here in Octo- 
ber, 1870, and has taught, every Winter, in the village since, besides 
teaching four Spring and Summer terms, making nine years in all, at one 
place, and is still teaching the town school, at present Avriting, 1879. 

The Methodists have an organization numbering some fifteen or 
twenty members, and the Baptists, who hold meetings regularly, have a 
membership of near three hundred. The church house is very large, ca- 
pable of accommodating four or five hundred persons, and frequently a 
greater number crowds in during a revival. The school building was 
erected in 1873, is furnished with forty patent seats, capable of seating 
eighty pupils ; has abundance of blackboard room, well lighted, vestibule 
in front end, furnished with hat hooks, shelves, etc. The yard is beauti- 
fully adorned, and shaded with a grove of thrifty maples, planted l)y W. 
B. Coates, who, at the time was, and still is, director of the school. Our 
people are, and have ever been, remarkable for the interest manifested in 
the educational welfare of the youths of the district. As a rule, they 
have aimed to supply the best talent, regardless of expense. The sched- 
ules for the past several years have contained from seventy to eighty-five 
names, and at present writing the school is in a flourishing condition. As 
stated above, we find it impossible to name, consecutively, the links 
which formed the business of this village, hence we shall content our- 
selves with giving it as we get it. In 1855, J. R. Pruitt and L. T. White- 
sides were the business men of the place. In 1856, Lee Coates and his 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 423 

father, John Coates, engaged in the mercantile business, and for four or 
five years had a good trade. In 1857, W. B. Coates succeeded his father, 
John Coates, became a partner with his brother Lee, thus forming a 
strong and prosperous firm, which continued till 1861, when they dis- 
solved, and Lee continued some time alone, dealing heavily in grain, barge 
building with L. E. Carter, at Grand Pass, etc. About this time, W. B. 
Coates did considerable business as a stock and grain dealer, till in the 
Spring of ISG-l, W. B. Coates went to Montana gold mines, where he re- 
mained four years, bringing back a handsome sum of money. 

October 1, 1869, W. B. Coates embarked in mercantile enterprise, 
which he has constantly and vigorously pursued till the present writing, 
when, as an evidence of his success, we find him carrying a stock of 
goods estimated at $5,000. As a matter of business and accommodation, 
it has been his practice to buy everything that farmers and others had to 
sell, from a pound of butter to 20,000 bushels of wheat. Of all men who 
ever gave customers time and credit for goods, it is but just to say that 
W. B. Coates is the most lenient. About 1857, Morris & Simons sold 
goods here for a short period, and were succeeded by Beal Cotter, in 
1859. In 1860, Aaron Reno & Brother succeeded J. R. Pruitt. In 1865, 
Elihu Yates and James Wilkinson embarked in the dry goods and gro- 
cery business, but not succeeding well, soon retired. About 1866, J. R. 
Pruitt and Philemon Reno formed a dry goods firm, and after a short 
time retired. Edward S. Houghton, also, dealt in boots, shoes, etc., for a 
short time. About the same time Jones, Patterson & Howard formed a 
copartnership, and sold an immense amount of goods, continuing some 
three or four years. In 1869, Philemon Reno dealt in groceries alone. 
About 1873, Isaac Lowenstein went into the grocery and notion business, 
and, succeeding in that, bought a corner lot and put up a spacious and 
modern building, over which Eagle Hall is situated. In this building he 
sold various lines of goods. He was succeeded by B. F. & G. W. Car- 
riger. They were succeeded by Gurley & Doyle, who still occupy and 
do business in the same house. Jacob Anthony sold goods here for a sea- 
son, and was succeeded by Napoleon Gormley. John House, plasterer, 
stone and brick mason, has lived here some twenty-eight years. Adam 
House, carpenter, has been residing here near twenty-three years. John 
Ricks, carpenter, has been here several years. These three mechanics 
do all the work in their line in the neighborhood. 

One of the most interesting and important features in the way of 
public entertainment, instruction, etc., is the Wilmington Literary and 
Polemic Society, organized some fifteen years ago, and is still in active 
operation, holding public debates once a week, when essays, select read- 
ing, dialogues, vocal music, general debate and impromptus, and the read- 
ing of Polemic Journal^ edited by T. J. Albert, are the order of each 
meeting. Speakers at present are : Dr. J. Arnold, J. W. Beal, L. J. 
Patterson, James Code, C. C. Eaton, A. Thomas, and T. J. Albert. Of- 
cers : President, Esqr. Wm. C. Dandy; Vice President, T. J. Albert ; 
Secretary, J. Harvey Powell ; Assistant Secretary, Creighton A. Hen- 
shaw ; Treasurer, J. W. Beal ; Sergeant-at-Arms, L. J. Patterson ; Ed- 
itor, T. J. Albert. The meetings are held in Eagle Hall, and much ben- 
efit has been derived by each active member. The " temperance wave" 
struck this place in the Spring of 1878, and an organization of more than 



424 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

two hundred was formed. The town was incorporated in 1869, under 
the State law, and was organized under the vilhige act in 1875. Town 
Council are : President, George W. Collister ; Clerk, Dr. J. Arnold ; 
Treasurer, W. B. Coates ; J. Madison Linder, John House, C. C. Eaton, 
L. J. Patterson, Thomas Marsh, and A. Thomas being members. Our 
village is surrounded by a beautiful scope of country, with an exceedingly 
fertile soil, enterprising farmers, stock raisers, etc.; and being situated 
within easy reach of the railroad, and not far from the river, and consid- 
ering the facts that we have a daily mail, that old buildings are being- 
replaced by new and better ones, we see nothing to prevent it from, some 
day, becoming a town of commercial and manufacturing importance. 



BLUFFDALE. 

Bluffdale, in Greene County, Illinois, received its name from the 
late John Russell, one of its earliest settlers. It was the third post office 
established in the county. Carrollton with Skidmore, postmaster, was 
the first and White Hall with Holiday as postmaster, was the second, 
then came Bluffdale, with John Russell for postmaster, who gave it its 
present poetic name. This commission bears date November 2, 1829, 
and is signed by W. T. Barry, postmaster-general, and has been held 
continuously by father and son up to the present date. 

The topography of this quaint little region, presents, more than any 
other place that I have seen, a union of all that is most striking and 
peculiar in western landscape. Almost overhanging the homes of the 
settlers are the bluffs, in manj^ places a solid perpendicular wall of Bur- 
lington limestone, rising sometimes to the height of two hundred feet. Im- 
mediately back of this wall and not unfrequently at its very brink, rises a 
series of conical hills from one to two hundred feet higher. During the 
Summer season, these cones are crowned to their very summit with the 
very richest verdure, presenting a fine contrast with the brown, rugged 
cliffs below. 

At Cavendish, in the County of Windsor, on the 31st day of July, 
1793, was born John Russell, Jr., son of John and Lucretia (Preston) 
Russell. His father was an old-fashioned Baptist preacher ; severely Cal- 
vinistic in his belief and puritanical in practice. His mother was revered 
for her piety and good works. He had one brother older than himself 
and one younger, also three sisters, and was the survivor of them all ex- 
cept one. His parents were in moderate pecuniary circumstances and 
could give none of their children any educational advantages, except 
those that were afforded by the common schools. John, however, had a 
thirst for learning which could not be assuaged by any scanty 
draughts of the Pierian spring, and not only without the encouragement, 
but contrary to the advice and wishes of his father, he entered Middle- 
bury College, March 25, 1814. He had already commenced authorship 
as a means of procuring tlie needful funds. His first literary venture 
was " The Authentic History of the Vermont State Prison," a duodec- 
imo volume of ninety-one pages, now exceedingly rare. In the preHra- 
inary " Apology," he says : " It was not the unpardonable vanity of 
becoming an author^ but necessity^ the mother of invention, that produced 
the present work." The only motive for writing tlie " History of Vermont 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 425 

Prison " was the aid that the sale of the copyright would afford the 
author in obtaining a collegiate education. This little volume was pub- 
lished at Windsor, in 1812, by Preston Merrifield, with whom he had 
formerly served an apprenticeship to the business of book-binding. Dur- 
ing the interval between the junior and senior terms he taught school at 
Vergennes, Vt., and while there made a profession of religion by uniting 
with the Baptist Church. Upon his return to college he found himself 
the only Baptist student connected with the institution. He was gradu- 
ated in 1818, and soon after went to Mcintosh County, Ga., where he 
taught school. On the 25th day of October, of that year, he married at 
Whitewater, Ind., Laura Ann Spencer, daughter of Capt. Gideon 
Spencer of Vergennes, Vt. In 1819 he removed to Missouri, then a 
territory, and taught a family school in " Bonhommie Bottom " five years. 
While living at that place, he wrote for the Missourian, a local paper at 
St. Charles, Mo., an anonymous article entitled " The Venomous Worm." 
It resembled Franklin's writings in pithiness, pungency and brevity, and 
immediately attracted almost universal attention. It went the rounds of 
the press, not only in America but also in Europe, where it was trans- 
lated and published in several languages. When Pierpont, the poet, 
compiled his " National Reader," this article was introduced as one of the 
lessons. It also found a place in McGuffey's series of readers. By all 
these means it obtained a very extensive circulation, and exerted a 
powerful influence upon public opinion. 

After closing his engagement at Bonhommie Bottom, he taught a 
year in St. Louis, then a little French town. He taught a high school in 
Vandalia, Ills., and two years in Alton Seminary, now Shurtleff College. 
In 1828 he became the proprietor of a romantic situation in Greene Co., 
Ills., including a perpendicular bluff of limestone several hundred feet 
high, commanding an extensive prospect up and down the Illinois river. 
To these premises he gave the name of Bluffdale, and here was his home 
for the rest of his life, though he was absent sometimes for long spaces 
of time, while employed in teaching. He received license as a preacher 
of the gospel from a Baptist Church at Bluffdale, Feb. 6, 1833, but great 
natural timidity and excessive sensitiveness prevented him from preach- 
ing, except occasionally, and he never received ordination. He was 
principal of Spring Hill Academy, in the parish of East Feliciana, La., 
eight years, during which time he was Superintendant of Public Schools 
in the parish. On his return liome in the Summer of 1843, he found the 
little church to which he belonged sadly scattered by the introduction of 
Universalism. To remedy this state of things, he prepared and preached 
a sermon entitled " The Serpent Uncoiled," which was printed and 
achieved a large degree of popularity. He wrote for the press with un- 
wearied assiduity during the last twenty-five years of his life. For two 
years, 1838 and 1839, he was editor of the Backwoodsman, published at 
Grafton, Ills, (then in Greene Co.), and in 1841 and 1842 he edited the 
Advertiser at Louisville, Ky. After he ceased to be an editor he was an 
incessant contributor. As a writer his language was chaste and classical ; 
his style clear, concise and vigorous, and sometimes highly ornate. His 
mind was naturally inventive and fertile ; his taste pure and exact ; his 
thoughts always appropriate and frequently striking. There was almost 
no style of writing that he did not attempt, or attempting he did not 



426 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

adorn. He was a profound mathematician, and an accomplished linguist, 
reading with fluency Latin, Greek, Spanish, German and Italian. In 
1862 he received the degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of 
Chicago. 

Among the most popular of his many writings are " The Piasa," 
" The Specter Hunter," " Little Granite," " Cahokia," " Claudine 
Lavalle," "The Mormoness," "Alice Wade," "Lame Isaac," and "The 
Drama of Human Life." His intercourse with the world was marked 
by the most childlike gentleness. His simple reliance upon Providence, 
his unshaken faith in the power and efficacy of prayer, marked with a 
ray of divine light his pathway down the rugged ways of life. The poor 
and unfortunate, whatever might be their character, he never turned 
empty from his door away. He was generous almost to a fault, impov- 
erishing himself that he might cast plenty into the laps of those beloved. 
Putting implicit confidence in the integrity of mankind, he was over- 
reached in almost every pecuniar}^ transaction, as careless of worldly 
wealth as be was grasping after the wealth of science. Few men have 
been more ardently devoted to the good of the whole human family, 
more earnestly striving for the liberty and education of all that bear the 
image of God. He died Jan. 21, 1865, aged nearly seventy years, and 
lies buried at the foot of the tall bluffs, in full view of his old home. 



FAYETTE. 

The proprietors of Fayette were Manoah Bostick, James Metcalf 
and William Blair. Mr. Metcalf 's land lay along the county line, as did 
Mr. Bostick's, just south of the former, and Mr. Blair's lay west of Mr. 
Metcalf 'sand north of Mr. Bostick's, so that the two tracts of Messrs. 
Blair and Metcalf joined along the north side of Mr. Bostick's. The 
town was located at this point, Mr. Bostick furnishing the ground for 
one-half and each of the others one-fourth of the town ; several build- 
ings were soon erected in the town of Fayette, among which were three 
brick buildings, of which Mr. Bostick and Mr. Metcalf each built one for 
a store, and Mr. Hall one for a dwelling. Two stores were soon put in 
operation in the place under the style of " Metcalf & Woodson," and 
" Blair & Brother." One of the principal streets of the town passed 
along the dividing line between the land of Mr. Blair and Mr. Metcalf; 
it was soon lined on both sides with small frame houses, and the place be- 
gan to look quite town-like. On the very day that the proprietor of 
Rivesville applied to a machinist for a carding machine to be erected at 
Rivesville, the machinist also received an order from one of the propri- 
etors of Fayette for a carding machine to be put up in that place, in which 
the applicant stated that he wanted the first one that went from the shop. 
These men were all very highly esteemed by those who knew them, and 
were among the first men in point of reputation in our county. Mr. 
Metcalf eventually left the county and resided at or near Alton. Mr. 
Rives removed to Greenfield, where he was well and favorably known by 
nearly every person in the eastern part of Greene County. Mr. Bostick has 
been dead many years. During his residence in Fayette he displayed a 
great amount of business talent, gained the esteem of a large portion 
of the community, served the people of our county in the State Senate, 
much to their satisfaction, and died much lamented. 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 427 

Fayette now contains three stores. Archibald Lee deals in drugs 
and a general variety of goods. He formerly lived in Greenfield. John 
Teaney is postmaster, preacher and dealer in general merchandise. R. 
W. Carr also sells drugs. There are also two blacksmith shops. The 
church building is occupied by both the Baptist and the Christian de- 
nominations. 



WRIGHTSVILLE. 

Wrightsville, a small town on the C. B. & Q. R. R., was laid out 
June 18, 1872, by A. J. Wright. Mr. Wright for some years almost con- 
stituted the town. He built the first residence and first warehouse, 
started the first lumber yard, was the first postmaster, first justice of the 
peace and notary public. The first lot was sold in March, 1873, for $60. 
Mr. Wright has donated building sites to several parties. He was ap- 
pointed the first railroad agent, in 1872. The first blacksmith shop was 
built by William Ickes, which he occupied for a year and a half; H. C. 
Stout was the first carpenter, A. L. Brannan the first wagon maker, Dr. 
John Harris was the first physician, and he was also a clergyman of the 
Christian denomination. Kissinger Bros, first shipped hogs and grain. 
The first marriage was that of George W. Rhodes to Jane Davidson, and 
the first birth was a son to Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield. The vicinity is 
particularly noted for the extra quality of its wheat, of which 40,000 
bushels are annually shipped from Wrightsville depot. 

ATHENSVILLE. 

Sometime previous to 1830, a man named Scroggs from Morgan 
County came into this county and settled very near wliere Athensville 
was afterward located. Others made improvements east of Athensville 
about 1831 or 1832, among whom was Mr. Rigsby. He took possession 
of a place which had previously been occupied by Sandy Wiggins. It 
was about a mile east of the present town. John Ruyle settled two 
miles east of this place about 1831, and near him was a man named 
Jackson. Orphy Shepherd made his home a mile northeast, and Mr. 
Morton settled about the same distance west of Athensville. Not far 
from his cabin were the improvements of Mr. Musgrove and Alexander 
Robinson. Just north was Benoni Banning, who had made an earlier 
settlement near Hickory Grove. 

The first building in Athensville was probably erected in 1832 or 
1833, by Greene Weaver. Mr. Weaver had been sent from Carrollton 
by John Evans with a stock of goods, which he first undertook to sell at 
Mt. Airy. This stock he brought to Athensville with him, at the date 
above mentioned. After a time Mr. John Armstrong, from near Carroll- 
ton became the proprietor, in part at least, and continued the business for 
several years. Hon. Alexander King was for several years a partner of 
Mr. Armstrong and continued with him until the death of the latter 
some fifteen years since. Mr. Armstrong was an Englishman by birth, 
but emigrated to this county during the early history of Greene County. 
He was well acquainted with the early settlers and few men have been 
more generally esteemed by those around them than John Armstrong. 

The town of Athensville was laid out by Greene Weaver in October, 
1834. 



428 HISTORY OF GKEENE COUNTY. 

The Christian denomination erected a church at an early day, in 
which Mr. Weaver, who was a minister of that denomination, took an 
active part. It was used for many years, but when the school house was 
erected the old church was abandoned. The Baptists now hold meetings 
in the hall over. 

The people of that part of Greene County are more inclined to agri- 
cultural pursuits than to town building, and for that reason Athensville 
has not grown to the dimensions of some other towns in the county. 
Nevertheless it is a place of same business. There are three stores in 
the town. John English sells dry goods, etc., and Chas. Mason and W. 
D. Hardcastle keep a general stock. There are besides three blacksmiths 
and one shoemaker. Tilmon S. Patterson is the postmaster and has 
acted in that capacity for some years. Rev. John Johnson is the Baptist 
minister. 



BARROW. 

Barrow is a small village of about one hundred inhabitants, situ- 
ated on the St. Louis branch of the C. B. & Q. railroad in the northern 
part of Greene County. The place was originally laid out by Robert 
Thompson in 1869, as a result of a contract, whereby, the railroad com- 
pany built a side track at this point and agreed to maintain it in return 
for the right of way freely granted through Mr. Thompson's land. The 
next year the first dwelling and first blacksmith shop were built by James 
Ashlock. John Williams erected the first store building and the resi- 
dents in the vicinity, put up a depot costing about $500. 

In 1871, Mr. Thompson sold out his farm and his entire interest in 
the town to Mr. Alfred Barrow, by whom it was again laid out, platted, and 
for whom it was named. Mr. Barrow donated one acre of land for stock- 
pens and two acres for other depot grounds. Very soon Mr. Barrow 
erected a fine residence in the town for himself and several smaller 
buildings for rent. The people united in the erection of a neat and com- 
modious church which is used by the Methodists and by two Baptist 
Churches. There is also a good church building about half a mile south 
of the village. It was during 1871, that the first warehouse was erected 
by Smith, Edwards & Barrow. 

The growth of the town has been very slow, although the richness 
of the soil about it is a guarantee of steady increase ; sevent}^ thousand 
bushels of wheat have been shipped from Barrow during one season. 
The village now contains about twenty-five dwellings, one church, one 
town hall a first class building, one saw and grist mill, one elevator, one 
blacksmith and wagon shop, two stores, one boot and shoe shop, one tile 
factory, one boarding house, etc. Only one or two deaths have occurred 
in the town during its existence. 



NEW PROVIDENCE, 

New Providence, a small place located near the center of Greene 
County, was laid off May 5, 1867, by F. M. Bell, John Bell and Jesse 
S. Allen. The place is often spoken of as Belltown, from the name of 
one of its most enterprising citizens, through whose influence a new 
name was uiven it, and is an old landmark. It was a center of trade 



HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 429 

forty years ago, and was at one time a very ambitious village. Messrs. F. 
M. and John Bell were originally farmers, but subsequently became 
owners of the grist and saw mill built by Thos. Allen very early in the 
history of the county. F. M. Bell was afterward sheriff of the county, 
and Bell Brothers built the new mill. They were succeeded by 
Jesse Allen, and later F. M. Bell and H. Tunison owned the establish- 
ment. The present proprietor is Mr. Thomas Johnson. Mr. Finis Bell 
owns the only saw mill in the place. 

The first store in the place was probably built by the late B. F. 
Baldwin, who sold goods here until he removed to White Hall. The 
postoffice was also in the building and Mr. Baldwin was the first post- 
master. When the C. & A. road was opened the postoffice was removed 
to Berdan. The first church of which we have mention was a frame 
structure, erected for the Presbyterians. The first pastor of this organi- 
zation was Rev. H. Knowles. Rev. R. M. Smith is the present incumbent. 
P. R. McFarland is the blacksmith of the village. New Providence con- 
tains probably nearly one hundred inhabitants, who are distinguished 
for their sobriety, industry and respect for religion. 



WALKERVILLE. 

Walkerville is a small village, of about one hundred inhabitants, situ- 
ated in Township 11, Range 13. It was laid out by John Walker, who was 
one of the early settlers of the county, and who conceived the idea and 
founded the town in 1835. He was the first to settle in the new village. 
'Squire Vinyard erected one of the first residences in the place, Jason C. 
Lewis built the first store, where he subsequently dealt in dry goods and 
groceries. He was appointed the first postmaster. 'Squire Vinyard also 
sold goods, and afterward was placed in charge of the postoffice. He 
sold out his goods toKinser & Brantlett, who became bankrupt and do not 
now live in the place. Their successor was Ezra Swank, who now keeps 
a small store and is the postmaster. 'Squire Vinyard also presides over a 
stock of goods ; and John Painter is the justice of the peace. No church 
building has been erected, but religious services are often held in the 
scliool house. The school building was erected in 1858 or 1859 by Newton 
Cox. Andrew Kelly built the first blacksmith shop and worked in the 
village for a number of years. He was succeeded by his son, Doctor 
Kelly, and the present proprietor is William Brubaker. Walkerville 
was once a flourishing village, and built up rapidly, but like many towns 
not on a railroad was forced into a decline. 



WOODVILLE. 

Woodville a small village, situated in the southwestern part of the 
county, was platted as a village on the 10th of October, 1835, by Amon 
Wood, Seanright Wood and others. Mr. Poindexter built the first 
frame building and opened a small store for the sale of whiskey, which 
flowed perhaps more abundantly than at the present day. Not long 
thereafter George Rice opened a general merchandise store and con- 
ducted a prosperous business ; his successors were Allen Wood and 
John Bronough. Shortly afier the town was laid off, Esquire Wood 
O 



430 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. 

erected a two-story frame building for use as a store, but it was never 
used as such and it is now the property of Dr. M. F. Kelley. About 
1837, Russell Rice erected a small building which was used as a grocery. 
Benjamin Powell built the fourth primitive establishment — a log cabin. 
Henry C. Sieverling was the first blacksmith of the town, and afterwards 
came Andrew Kelley and Thomas Lyle, who built the second shop of the 
kind, and is still a resident of the place. Although the town never 
boasted a drug store, Allen Wood was to some extent a dispenser of drugs 
in this locality. Edward Pegram in 1877, built a substantial brick build- 
ing, where he transacts a successful business in groceries. In 1870, Dr. 
Bruner became a resident of the main village. In 1875, he built a hand- 
some residence east of E. Pegram's store. 

Several attempts have been made to establish a post office at Wood- 
ville. Some twenty years ago, while William L. Greene officiated as 
justice of the peace, William Scott, through the united efforts of Messrs. 
Greene, Harvey Trimble and others, was employed for a short time to 
carry the mail, making one trip per week to CarroUton ; but this was dis- 
continued. Woodville has grown slowly and contains about thirty in- 
habitants. 



BERDAN. 

Berdan, a small town on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, was laid 
out by Kellogg, Olmstead, and Worcester, in September, 1865. It was 
named for Judge James Berdan, of Jacksonville, who occupied a promi- 
nent position in connection with the railroad. The place now contains 
about fifteen houses, and within its limits and in the immediate vicinity 
are the homes of an upright and enterprising class of people. George 
Sleight is postmaster and railroad agent; Joseph Blackshaw is deputy 
postmaster and merchant ; Miss Mattie Lynn is the teacher ; Rev. R. M. 
Smith is pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 



COLUMBIANA. 

Columbiana, a landing place on the Illinois River, was laid out as a 
town in September, 1835, by Solomon Bushnell. A. J. Stone owns a 
warehouse and small store. There are a few houses in the immediate 
vicinity, but no post-office. The place was once quite important, when a 
large portion of all the goods brought into the county came by the river. 
Little business is now done here, save the shipping of grain and cattle 
from the western part of the county. 



JALAPPA. 

The village of Jalappa is situated in Township 9, Range 11, and 
contains about thirty inhabitants. It was originally laid out in August, 
1867, by Fred Sunkel & Bi-o. This village contains a very fine grist mill 
owned by Enoch Littlefield and under the superintendence of J. T. 
Briggs. The only blacksmith shop is owned and occupied by Matthew 
McGlasson the pioneer smith. J. G. Gardiner sells groceries in the only 
store in the place. There was formerly a post office at this place but it 
has been removed. 



GEEENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



ABBREVIATIONS 



Adj Adjutant 

Art Artillery 

Col Colonel 

Cap t Captai n 

Corp Corporal 

Cav Cavalry 

disch discharged 

e enlisted . 

ex expired 

hon honorably 

Inf Infantry 

Inv Invalid 

kid killed 



Lieut Lieutenant 

ni.o mustered out 

mustered date of mus er 

pris prisoner 

pro promoted 

des deserted 

Regt Regiment 

rank date of rank 

re-eni re-enlisted 

Sergt Sergeant 

transf transferred 

vet veteran 



SEVENTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY F. 

PRIVATE. 

White John, e. July 25, '61 

NINTH (Consolidat d.) INFANTRY. 

COMPANY G. 

PRIVATE. 

O'Rieley Thos. e. Feb. g, '64, m. o. July 9/65 
TWELFTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY A. 

PRIVATE. 

Jackson Henry, e. Aug. i, '61, died July 30,'62 

FOURTEENTH INFANTRY. 

Adj. Robert P. McKnight, rank Jan, 20, '62, 
pro. by the Prest. 

COMPANY B. 

RECUUIT. 

Whittemore A. T. e. Sep. 17, '62, died Oct. 
10,' 63 

COMPANY D. 

Capt. Thomas J. Bryant, rank May 3, '61, 

resigned Oct. 5, '62 
Capt. James E. Williams, rank Oct. 5, '62, 

pro. 1st Tenn. Artillery May 29, '63 
Capt. Carlos C. Cox, rank May 29, '63. See 

Co. D. Vet. Battalion 
First Lieut. Robt. P. McKnight, rank May 

3, '61, pro. Adjutant 
First Lieut. James E. Williams, rank Jan. 

20, '62, pro. 
First Lieut. Carlos C. Cox, rank Oct. 5, '62, 

pro. 



First Lieut. Thos. A. Weisner, rank Feb. 26, 

'64. See Co. F, Vet. Battalion 
Second Lieut, James E. Williams, rank May 

3, '61, pro. 
Second Lieut. Carlos C. Cox, rank Jan. 20, 

'62, pro. 
First Sergt. Carlos C. Cox, e. May 25, '61, 

pro. Second Lieut. 
Sergt. William R. Love, e. May 25, '61, disch. 

Jan. 29, '62, disability 
Sergt. Richard D. Bibb, e. May 25, '61 
Corp. Thomas A. Weisner, e. May 25, '61, 

re-enl. as vet. 
Corp. Reuben E. Weisner, e. May 25, '61, 

died Apr. 21, '62, wounds 
Corp. John H. Hogan, e. May 25, '61 
Corp. Robert Jarvis, e. May 25, '61 
Corp. Joseph C. Carroll, e. May 25, '61, re- 
enl. as vet. 
Corp. Thomas A. Millhouse, e. May 25, '6r, 

disch. June 20, '62, disab. 
Corp. William H. Wilson, e. May 25, '61, 

disch. June 28, '62, wounds 

PRIVATES. 

Altune James W. e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Bowman Jacob, e. May 25, '61, died Jan, 

4- '63 
Clark William L. e. May 25, '61 
Cash Cornelius B. e. May 25, '61, des. July 

20, '62 
Cunningham John, e. May 25, '61, disch. July 

ig, '62, wounds 



432 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Culbertson Samuel, e. May 25, '61, disch. May 

13, '62, disab. 
Dunn John, e. May 25, '61, corp. kid. at 

Shiloh April 6, '62 
Davidson George H. e. May 25, '61, died 

April 17, '62, wounds 
Dennis Jasper, e. May 25, '61, disch. Nov. 29, 

'62, disab. 
Davidson William H. e. May 25, '61, kid. at 

Shiloh April 6, '62 
Farmer Almarine, e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Kelly James, e. May 25, '61, died May 14, '62, 

wounds 
Lakin William A. e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Lynch Michael, e. May 25, '61 
Montgomery Joseph N. e. May 25, '61 
Mytinger Benj. F. e. May 25, '61, kid. Shiloh 

April 6, '62 
Mytinger Francis M. e. May 25, '6r, disch. 

April 21, '62, disab. 
McDonald George, e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Melton Isaac N. e. May 25, '61, re-enl, as 

vet. 
Monder Samuel, e. May 25, '61 
Neice James, e. May 25, '61, re-enl, as vet. 
Neice Ellis, e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Patterson Thomas, e. May 25, '61 
Reynolds Elijah S. e. May 25, '61, disch. Jan. 

I, '62, disab. 
Rouen Michael, e. May 25, '61, disch.Oct. 20, 

'63, for promotion 
Short Thomas J. e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Scott Cornelius, e. May 25, '61 
Wilder George B. e. May 25, '61, disch.March 

28, '63, disab. 

Wylder Bluford, e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

Wylder Robert, e. May 25, '61 

Walker Robert, e. May 25, '61, pro. Sergt. 

disch. June 20, '62 
Yeoman Charles, e. May 22, '61, disch. Aug. 

29, '62, disab. 

VETERANS. 

Altune James, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D.Vet. 

Battalion 
Baker David, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D. Vet. 

Battalion 
Baring James M. e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Brown Chas. e. Jan. i, '64. See Co. D. Vet, 

Battalion 



Burton Isaac P. e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Farmer Almarine, e. Jan 5, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Melton IsaacN.e. Jan. i,'64. See Co. D.Vet. 

Battalion 
Neice Ellis C. e. Dec. I4,'63. See Co. D. Vet. 

Battalion 
Neice James, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D. Vet. 

Battalion 
Weisner Thomas A. e. Jan. i, '64, pro. First 

Lieut. 

RECRUITS. 

Bachus Henry E. e. June i, '61 

Baker David, e. June i, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

Baring James M. e. June i, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Brown Charles, e. June i, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Bell John L. e. June i, '61 
Cox Daniel M. e. Sept. 9, '61. Sec Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Cox Henry C. e. Jan. 23, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Conley John, e. March 31, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Carroll Eugene L. e. March 30, '64. See Co. 

D. Vet. Battalion 
Cannon Patrick, e. March 26, '64. See Co. 

D. Vet. Battalion 
Cannedy James H. e. March 31, '64. See Co. 

D. Vet. Battalion 
Durham John, e. March 31, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Evans James J. e. March 28, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Griswold John, e. March 30, '64. See Co. D, 

Vet. Battalion 
Heiner John, e. June i, '61 
Halbert Wm. L. e. Sep. 11, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Hardin Roswell, e. March 27, '64. See Co. 

D. Vet. Battalion 
Hill James L. e. March 31, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Henderson James W. e. March 28, '64. See 

Co. D. Vet. Battalion 
Jeffries John, e. June i, '61 
Mytinger John A. e. Jan. 13, '62, died Feb. 

17, '62 
Neice W. F. e. Feb. 22, '64. See Co. A.Vet. 

Battalion 
Pitman Samuel, e. March 31, '64. See Co.A. 

Vet. Battalion 
Pitman John H. e. March 26, '64. See Co. A» 

Vet. Battalion 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



433 



Pinegar James P. e. March 31, '64. See Co. 

A. Vet. Battalion 
Taylor Chas D. e. March 27, '64. See Co.D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Worcester Alfred J. e. June i, '61 
Watson Walter O. e. Sept. 11, '62, See Co. 

D. Vet. Battalion 
Wylder Geo. B. e. March 21, '64. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 

COMPANY F. 
PRIVATES. 

Court Charles, e. May 25, '61 
Wilson William, e. May 25, '61 

RECRUITS. 

Dawson William H. e. June 4, '61, died 

March 25, '62 
Elson William H. e. Jan. i, '62. See Co. D. 

Vet. Battalion 
Werts Seymour, e. Aug 10, '61. See Co. B. 
Vet. Battalion 

COMPANY H. 
RECRUIT. 

Wright Christopher C. e, Aug. ■!, '61. See 
Co. A, Vet. Battalion 

COMPANY K. 

PRIVATE. 

Wells Lorenzo A. e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. F. 
Vet. Battalion 

RECRUITS. 

Close Wm. D. e. Sept. il, '62. See Co. F. 

Vet. Battalion 
Eldred Julius, e. Sept. 11, '62. See Co. F. 

Vet. Battalion 



VETERAN BATTALION FOURTEENTH 
AND FIFTEENTH INFANTRY. 

Major Carlos C. Cox, rank Aug. i, '64, transf. 
as Major 14th Inf. 

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. 

Com. Sergt. Isaac Melton, e. Jan. i, '64, 
transf. as Com. Sergt. to N. C. S. 14th 
Illinois as revived 

COMPANY A. 

PRIVATE. 

Kilpatrick John A. e. Sept. 11, '62. See Co. 
A. 14th, 111. as revived 

COMPANY B. 

PRIVATES. 

Thompson Geo. W. e. Aug. io,'6i. See Co. B. 

15th Illinois, as revived 
Wirts Seymour S. e. Aug. 10, '61. See Co.B. 

15th Illinois, as revived 

COMPANY D. 
Capt. Carlos C. Cox, rank May 29, '63, pro. 

Major 



Sergt. Joseph C. Carroll, e. Dec. 12, '63. See 

Co. D. 14 Illinois, as revived 
Sergt. David Baker, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Corp. Isaac N. Melton, e. Jan. i, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Corp. Charles Brown, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Corp. Walter O. Watson, e. Sept. ii,'62. See 

Co. D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Corp. James M. Baring, e. Jan. 5, '64. See 

Co. D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Musician Isaac P. Barton, e. Jan. 5, '64. See 

Co. D. 14th Illinois, as revived 



Altune James, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D.i4th 

Illinois, as revived 
Carroll Eugene e. March 30, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Cannedy James H. e. March 31, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Cannon Patrick, e. March 26, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Conley John, e. March 31, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Cox Daniel M. e. Sept. 9, '61. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Cox Henry C. e. Jan. 23, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Dunham John, e. March 31, '64. See Co.D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Evans James J. e. March 28, '64. See Co.D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Elson William H. e. Jan. i, '62. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Farmer Almerine, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Griswold A. e. March 26, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Harden Roswell, e, March 27, '64. See Co.D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Halbert William L. e. Sept. 11, '62. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Henderson James W. e. March 28, '64. See 

Co. D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Hill James S. e. March 31, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Neice James, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. D. 14th 

Illinois, as revived 
Neice Ellis C. e. Dec. 12, '63. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Neice William, e. March 21, 64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 



434 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Pitman Samuel, e. March 31, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Pitman John H, e. March 26, '64. See Co. D. 

14th Illinois, as revived 
Pinegar James P. e. March 31, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Taylor Charles D. e. March 27, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Wylder Geo: B. e. March 31, '64. See Co. 

D. 14th Illinois, as revived 
COMPANY F. 
Capt. Thomas A. Weisner, rank July 20, '64, 

transf. 14th Illinois Inf. 
First Lieut. Thomas A. Weisner, rank Feb. 

26, '64, pro. 
Corp. William D. Close, e. Sept. 11, '62. See 

Co. F. 14th Illinois, as revived 
Corp. Julius Eldred, e. Sept. 11, '62. See 

Co. F. 14th Illinois, as revived 

PRIVATE. 

Wells Alonzo, e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. F. 14th 
Illinois, as revived. 

FOURTEENTH (Re-organized) INFANTRY. 

Major Carlos C. Cox, rank Aug. i, '64, m. o. 
Sept. 16, '65 

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

Com. Sergt. Isaac Melton, e. Jan. i, '64, vet. 
m. o. Sept. 16, '65 

COMPANY A. 

PRIVATE. 

Kilpatrick John A. e. Sept. 11, '62, m, o. June 

I, '65 

COMPANY D, 

Sergt. Joseph C. Carroll, e. Dec. 14, '63, m. o. 

May 30, '65 
Sergt. David Baker, e. Jan. 5, '64, vet. died 

April 18, '65 
Corp. Isaac N. Melton, e. Jan. i, '64, transf. 

N. C. S. Com. Sergt. 
Corp. Charles Brown, e. Jan. i, '64, vet. m. o. 

July 25, '65 
Corp. Walter^O. Watson, e. Sept. 11, '62, m.o. 

May 30, '65 
Corp. James M. Baring, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. 

May 30, '65 
Musician Isaac P. Burton, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. 

May 30, '65' 

PRIVATES. 

Altune James M. e. Jan. 5, '64, vet. m.o. Sept. 
16, '65 



Carroll Eugene, e. March 30, '64. m. o. May 

30, '65 
Cannedy James H. e. March 3i,'64,m. o. May 

30, '65 
Cannon Patrick, e. March 26, '64, recruit, 

supposed m. o. 
Conly John, e. March 31, '64, m. o. May 30, 

'65 
Cox Daniel M. e. Sept. 9, '61, m. o. Sept. 13, 

'65 
Cox Henry C. e. Jan. 23, '64, m. o. June 17, 

'65 
Dunham John, e. March 31, '64, m. o. May 

30, '65 
Evans James J. e. March 28, '64, absent with- 
out leave 
Elson Wm. H. e. Jan. i,'62, transf. ist Mo. 

Light Art. 
Farmer Almerine, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. May 

30, '65 
Griswold John, e. March 30, '64, m. o. May 

30, '65 
Hardin Roswell, e. March 27, '64, m. o. June 

17/65 
Halbert Wm. L. e. Sept. 11, '62, m. o. July 

22, '65 
Henderson James W. e. March 28, '64, m. o. 

May 30, '65 
Hill James S. e. March 31, '64, vet. died Nov. 

30, '64 
Neece James, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. May 30, '65 
Neice Ellis C. e. Dec. I4,'63, m. o. June 17, '65 
Neice William, e. Feb. 22, '64, m. o. May 30, 

'65 
Pitman Samuel, e. March 31, '64, recruit, m. 

o. May 12, '65 
Pitman John H. e. March 26, '64, m. o. May 

30, '65 
Pinegar James P. e. March 31, '64, recruit, 

died May, 25, '64 
Taylor Chas. D. e. March 27, '64, m. o. May 

30, '65 
Wykler Geo. B. e. March 31, '64, m. o. May 

30, '65 

COMPANY F. 
Capt. Thomas A. Weisner, rank July 20, '64, 

hon. disch. as First Lieut. May 15, '65 
Corp. Wm. D. Close, e. Sept. 11, '62, recruit, 

pro. Sergt. 
Corp. Julius Eldred, e. Sept. 11, '62, m. o 

Aug. I, '65 

PRIVATE. 

Wells Lorenzo, e. Jan. 5, '64, vet. m. o. July 
31, '65 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



435 



FIFTEENTH (Re-organized) INFANTRY. 

COMPANY B. 

PRIVATES. 

Thompson Geo. W. e. Aug. ic, '6i, m.o.Sept. 

8, '64 
Wirts Seymour S. e. Aug. 10, '61, m. o. Sept. 

8, '64 

SIXTEENTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY C. 

RECRUITS. 

Kemmis Sam'l, e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. July 8/65 

Proude Mathew, e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. July 8,'65 

COMPANY E. 

RECRUIT. 

Davenport Thos, e. Feb. 4, '65, transf. from 
loist 111. m. o. July 8, '65 



EIGHTEENTH (Re-organized) INFANTRY. 

COMPANY D. 

Corp. J. W. Bleakley, e. March 7, '65, m. o. 
June II, '65 

COMPANY K. 

PRIVATE. 

Bonswell Gallant A. e. March 11, '65, m. o. 
Dec. 16, '65 

COMPANY G. 

Second Lieut. Edward M. Bates, rank Sept. 

21, '65, m. o. Sergt. Dec. 16, '65 
First Sergt. Edwin M. Bates, e. Feb. 27, '65, 

m. o. Dec. 16, '65 
Sergt. William Peter, e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. 

Dec. 16, '65 
Corp. Charles S. Cotter, e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. 

as private Dec. 16, '65 
Corp. Thomas Watson, e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. 

Dec. 16, '65 
Musician Francis V. Close, e. Feb. 22, '65, m. 

o. May 23, '65 

PRIVATES. 

Biehin Francis, e. Feb. 27, '65, m. o. Dec. 

16, '65 
Ely Chas. B. e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. Dec. i6,'65 
Ryan John, e. Jan. 30, '65, des. March 20,'65 
Wells Henry, e. Feb. 27, '65, m. o. Dec.16,'65 



NINETEENTH INFANTRY. 

RECRUIT UNASSIGNED. 

Walbery Bernard, e. Feb. 22, '65 

TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY. 

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

Q. M. Sergt. David C. Barrow, e. June 25, '61, 
m. o. July 7, '64 



COMPANY B. 

PRIVATE. 

Barrow David C. e. June 25, '61, pro. Q. M. 
Sergt. 

TWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY K. 

VETERAN. 

O'Riely Thomas, e. Jan i, '64, tranf. Co. G. 
gth 111. Inf. as consolidated 



TWENTY-EIGHTH (Conso'idated) INFAN- 
TRY. 

COMPANY A. 

RECRUIT. 

Rodgers Alfred, e. Feb. 14, '65, m. o. Feb. 

14, '66 

COMPANY C. 

RECRUIT. 

Allen Isaac, e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Jan. 30, '66 
COMPANY D. 

RECRUIT. 

Wright Benj. F. e. Jan. 18, '65, m. o. Aug. i, 

'65 

COMPANY E. 

RECRUIT. 

Branon Patrick, e. Feb. i, '62 
COMPANY K. 

PRIVATE. 

Quackenbush James, e. March 18, '65, des. 
April I, '65 



TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY K. 

RECRUIT. 

Foils Frank, e. Feb. 3, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65 



THIRTIETH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY I. 

PRIVATE. 

Drake Sam'l, e. Aug. 20, '6 1, disch. Jan. '65 

THIRTY-SECOND INFANTRY. 

Col. Geo. H. English, rank Dec. 30, '64, m.o. 

as Lieut. Col. Sept. 16, '65 
Lieut, Col. Geo. H. English, rank Aug. 14, 

'63, pro. . 
Major Geo. H. English, rank April i2,'62,pro. 
First Asst. Surgeon Jno. J. Gilmer, rank Jan. 

5, '64, m. o. Second Asst. Surgeon, April 

12, '65, term ex. 
Second Asst. Sugeon Jno. J. Gilmer, rank 

Sept. 16, '62, pro. 

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

Com. Sergt. Jno. E. Barnard, e. Jan. 2, '64, 
m. o. Sept. 16, '65 



436 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



COMPANY A. 

PRIVATE. 

Scott Edward D. e. Aug. 27, '61, des. June 
25, '65 

DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUITS. 

Bachus Chas. T. e. Sept. 30, '64, disch. May 

16, '65, disab. 
Gerry John, e. Sept. 30, '64, m. o. June 3, '65 
Melville Henry, e. Sept. 30, '64, m. o. June 

3. '65 
Sessler M. J. M. e. Sept. 30, '64, m. o. Aug. 

ii> '65 
Turk Louis H. e. Sept. 30, '64, m. o. June 

3. '65 

COMPANY B. 

DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUITS. 

Brewer Jno. B. e. Sept. 30, '64, m. o. June 

3. '65 
Galbraith James M. Jr. e. Oct. 24, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 16, '65 

Stewart Russell J. e.'Sept. 30, '64, m.o. June 

3. '65 

COMPANY C. 

VETERANS. 

Osburn Alfred J. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Aug. 8, 

'65 
Ruslien Robt. A. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 

16, '65 

COMPANY D. 
Capt. Geo. H. English, rank Sept. 6, '61, pro. 

Major 
Capt. Dan'l Mcl-ennan, tank April 16, '62, 

resigned Sept. 27, '64 
Capt. Jefferson Dunn, rank Sept. 27, '64, m. 

o. Sept. 16, '65 
First Lieut. Daniel McLennan, rank Sept. 6, 

'61, pro. 
First Lieut. Thomas A. Smith, rank April 8, 

'62, resigned Oct. 15. '64 
P'irst Lieut. Francis M. Walton, rank May 26, 

'65, m. o. Sept. 16, '65 
Second Lieut. Sampson S. Patterson, rank 

Sept. I, '62, com. canceled 
Second Lieut. Jefferson Dunn, rank Sept, i, 

'62, pro. 
Second Lieut. James Gibbons, rank Jan. i,'65, 

m. o. Sept. 16, '65 
Sergt. Thomas A. Smith, e. Aug. 29, '61, pro. 

First Lieut. 
Sergt. Josephus Moore, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. 

July 31, '62 
Sergt. Robert A. Smith, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. 

Sept. 6, '64, term ex. 



Sergt. Sampson S. Patterson, e. Aug. 29, '61, 

disch. Sept. 6, '64, term ex. 
Corp. Jno. A. Reeves, e. Aug. 29, '61, kid. 

Shiloh April 6, '62 
Corp. Richard Tyas, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. 

Sept. 6, '64, term ex. 
Corp. Dwight Reynolds, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Corp. Jno. E. Barnard, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Corp. Richard A. Hall, e Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Corp. Alfred J. Wilder, e. Aug. 29.'6i, transf. 

6th Miss. Inf. for pro. 
Musician Frederick Dick, e. Aug. 29, '6r, re- 
enl. as vet. 
Musician Frank Sackston, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. 

Sept. 6, '64, term ex. 

PRIVATES. 

Allen Francis M. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Barnette Thomas, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Sept. 

6, '64, term ex. 
Boring Henry C. e. Aug. 29, '6r, disch. Sept. 

3, '62, disab. 
Brasher Samuel, e. Aug. 29, '61, kid. Shiloh 

April 6, '62 
Boring Charles W. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Bagwell Thomas, e. Aug. 29, '61, des. Aug. 

ir, '62 
Black James, e. Aug. 29, '61, des. Oct. 4,'6i 
Brown John, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Carlton Richard J. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Cooper Jno. M. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. April 

30, '62 
Carroll Charles, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Clardy Jno. e. Aug. 29, '61, died Memphis 

July 31, '62 
Cole James N. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. April 

30, '63 
Calaway DeWitt C. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Crane Geo. B. e. Aug. 29, '61, transf. Inv. 

Corps Sept. 15, '63 , 

Dunn Jefferson, e. Aug. 29, '61, pro. Second 

Lieut. 
Edwards Samuel D. e. Aug. 29, '61, des. 

March 4, '62 
Gibbins James, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Gearheart Jno. M. e. Aug. 29, '61, m.o. June 

3. '65 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



437 



Heaton Wm. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Sept. 6, 

'64, term ex. 
Hill Andrew J. e. Aug. 29, '61, died Oct. 5, 

'62, wounds 
Jordan Jonathan, e. Aug. 29, '61, died Pitts- 
burg Landing March 25, '62 
Jackson Willis, e. Aug. 29, '61, transf. Inv. 

Corps Sept. 15, '63 
Jackson Daniel S. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Sept. 

6, '64, term ex. 
Jackson Job M, e. Aug. 29, '6r, disch. Sept. 

6, '64, term. ex. 
Keating Edward, e. Aug. 29, '61, kid. Shiloh 

April 6, '62 
Lynch Chas. e. Aug. 29, '61, died Oct. 5, '62, 

wounds 
Lewis Augustus, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Sept. 

6, '64, term ex. 
Lenard John, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Oct. 16, 

'62. disab. 
Lee Peter, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Melvin William H. e. Aug. 29, '61, died Mem- 
phis Aug. 4, '62 
Melton Thos. J. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
McNeil William, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Mefford John, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
McBride Jno G. e. Aug. 29, '6r, kid. Shiloh, 

April 6, '62 
Norris Jno. J. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. April 28, 

'62 
Oar John, e. Nov.20, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Piper Wm. B. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Robbins M. H. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Raney Geo. M. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. March 

4. '63 
Stringer Levi, e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Spradley Newton, e. Aug. 29, '61, died at 

home Sept. 8, '63 
Sanders James M. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Oct. 

26, '62, disab. 
Thomas Chas. R. B. e. Aug. 29, '6r, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Taylor James H. e. Aug. 29, '61, m. o. June 

5/65 
Temple Samuel S. e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Sept. 

6, '64 
Vanmeter Joseph, e. Aug. 29, '61, disch. Feb. 

3. '62 
Wylder Geo. W. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Walton Francis M. e. Aug. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 

VETERANS. 

Allen Francis M. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o, Sept. 
16, '65 as Sergt. 



Brown John, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. July 12, '65 
Boring Chas. W. e. Jan. 2, '64, disch. July i,'65 
Barnard Jno. E. e. Jan. 2, '64, pro. Com. 

Sergt. 
Callaway DeWitt C. e. Jan. 2, '64, died Louis- 
ville, Feb. 25, '65 
Carroll Chas. L. e. Jan. 2,'64, des. July 22,'65 
Dick Frederick, e. Jan. 2, 64. m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 
Gibbons James, e. Jan. 2, '64, pro. Second 

Lieut, from. Sergt. 
Hall Richard A. e. Jan. 2,'64, transf. ist Miss. 

H. A. A. D. 
Lee Peter, e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, '65 
McNeil Wm. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, '65 
Mifford John, e. Jan, 2, '64, des. dishon. disch. 

Sept. 16, '65 
Melton Thos. J. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 as Corp. 
Pickett Wm. T. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 
Piper Wm. B. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. i6,'65 
Rives Stephen, e. Jan. 2, '64, des. June 26, '65 
Robbins M. H. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o, Sept. 16. 

'65 as Sergt. 
Reynolds Dwight, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 

16, -65 
Stringer Levi, e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Sept. i6,'65 
Thomas Chas. R. B. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 

16, '65 as Corp. 
Walton Francis M. e. Jan. 2, '64, pro. First 

Lieut. 
Wylder Geo. W. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 as Corp. 

RECRUITS. 

Barnett Henry R. e. April 27, '64, m. o. Sept. 

16, '65 as Sergt. 
Caapen William P. e. April 27, '64 m. o. Sept. 

16, '65 
Carlton Richard J. re-enl. as vet. 
Clarry Edward, kid. at Shiloh April 6, '62 
Smith Greenville T. e. Aug. i, '62, m.o. June 

25, '65 as Sergt. 

COMPANY E. 
First Lieut. Jno. P. Campbell, rank Sept. 29, 

'62, pro. 
Second Lieut. Jno W. Lee, rank Sept. 29. '62, 

kid. July 7, '64 
Sergt. J. G. Gilmer, e. Sept. 4,'6i, disch. Sept. 

4, '62, disab. 
Corp. Martin Hughes, e. Sept. 4,'6i, wounded 

Shiloh, died April 20, '62 
Corp. Anderson Reaughr, e. Sept. 4, '61, re- 
enl. as vet. 



438 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



PRIVATES. 

Allen William, e. Sept. 4. '61, kid. Shiloh 

April 6, '62 
Allen Vinton, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Atwood Charles, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Barrett Elisha, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Boling Michael, e. Nov. I, '61, des. June 21, '65 
Carroll Patrick, e. Sept. 4, '61, disch. June 25, 

'62, disab. 
Cather Robert, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Cather Wesley, e. Sept. 4, '61, disch. Aug. 30, 

'62, disab. 
Huffman Henry, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Hedrick John B. e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Holmes Isa I. e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Lee Jno. W. e. Sept. 4,'6i, pro. Second Lieut. 
Moore Morris W. e. Sept. 4, '61, des. Aug. 18, 

'62 
Robinet Jno. R. e. Sept. 4, '61, disch. Aug. 20, 

'62, disab. 
Reedy Daniel, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Wills Thos. F. e. Sept. 4, '61, m. o. Jan. 7, '65, 

term ex. 
Williams Edward, e. Sept. 4, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Watson James, e. Sept. 4,'6i, des. Sept. 21, '62 
Watts Theo. N. e. Sept. 4, '61, m. o. June 3, 

'65, term ex. 
Woodman Edwin, e. Nov. I, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

VETERANS. 

Allen Vinton, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, '65 
Atwood Charles, e. Jan. 2, '64, absent sick, m. 

o. of Regt. 
Barrett Elisha, e. Jan. 2, '64, died Marietta, 

Ga. Aug. 7, '64 
Cather Robert, e. Jan. 2,'64, m. o. Sept. i6,'65 
Huffman Henry, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 
Headrick Jno. B. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 
Holmes Isaac, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, '65 
Reedy Daniel, e. Jan. 2,'64, des. April 26, '64 
Woodman E. A. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, 

'65 

RECRUIT. 

Roberts Thomas W. e. Feb. 21, '64, m. o. Sept. 
lb, '65 



THIRTY-THIRD INFANTRY. 

COMPANY L». 

PRIVATES. 

Boring Wm. H. e. Aug. 16, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Campbell Anthony, e. Aug. l6,'6i, disch. Nov. 
5, '61, disab. 



Campbell Samuel, e. Aug. 16, '61, disch. Nov. 
21, '61, disab. 

VETERAN. 

Boring Wm. H. e. Jan. i, '64, disch. Feb. I, 
'65, disab. 

COMPANY H. 

RECRUIT. 

Risley Milton, e. March 8, '62, died Pochan- 
tos, Ark. May 22, '62 

COMPANY I. 

VETERAN. 

Wood Enos W. e. Jan. i, '64 

THIRTY-FOURTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY B. 

DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT. 

Collins Dennis, e. March 22, '64, m. o. July 

12, '65 

COMPANY G, 

PRIVATES. 

Davenport Percy A. e. Aug. 10, '61, kid. Shi- 
loh, April 7, '62 
Middleton Thos. T. e. Aug. 10, '61 

DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT. 

Alexander Samuel, e. March 28, '65, m. o. 
July 12, '65 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 

Callon James, e. March 23, '65 



THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY. 

Colonel William P. Carlin, rank Aug. 15, '61, 
pro. Brig. Gen. March 11, '63 
COMPANY A. 

Capt. Walter E. Carlin, rank Oct. 25, '62, com. 

returned May 6, '63 
First Lieut. Walter E. Carlin, rank April i8, 

'62, resigned March 21, '64 
Second Lieut. Walter E. Carlin, rank Aug. 

15, '61, pro. 

FORTY-NINTH INFANTRY. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 

Jeffrey Chambers, e. March 3, '65, died Camp 
Butler, March 29, '65 



FIFTIETH INFANTRY. 

C03IPANY C. 

PRIVATES. 

Carrico Morris M. e. Sept. 15, '61, died Louis- 
ville, March 26, '62 
Cooper Henry C. e. Sept. 16, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



439 



FIFTY-THIRD INFANTRY. 

COMPANY B. 

PRIVATE. 

Kenneth Fred. A. e. Oct. 28, '61, disch. Oct. 
18, '62, disab. 



FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY A. 

Corp. Myron Wheeler, e. Aug. 5, '61, disch. 
Dec. 25, '65 

PRIVATES. 

Hendryx L. P. e. Aug. 5, '61, died St. Louis, 

April 17, '63 

Hendryx T. e. Oct. 14, '61. des. 

Wheeler Wm. e. Oct. 7, '61. des. 

Wheeler Allen, e. Aug. 18, '61, m. o. Oct. 31, 

'64 

COMPANY G. 

PRIVATE. 

Wheeler Joseph, e. Jan. 23, '64, Corpl. des. 
June 30, '64 



FIFTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY B. 

RECRUIT. 

Winslow Mandeville, e. Dec. 2g, '63, transf. 
Co. B, consol. 

COMPANY B,— (Consolidated.) 

PRIVATE. 

Winslow Mandeville, m, o. April i, '66 



FIFTY-NINTH INFANTRY. 

Lieut. Col. Joshua C. Winters, rank Jan. 23, 

'63, resigned Nov. 12, '63 

Major Joshua C. Winters, rank March i, '62, 

pro. 

COMPANY E. 

RECRUITS. 

Edwards Presley, disch. Aug. '62, disab. 
Jackson Francis M. kid. Perryville, Oct.8,'62 
Ponell Hiram P. m. o. Dec. 8, '65 
Welsh James, died Dec. 10, '63, wounds 

COMPANY G. 

Capt. Joshua C. Winters, rank Aug. 7, '61, 

pro. Major 
Capt. Joseph S. Hackney, rank April I, '62, 

resigned Jan. 27, '63 
Capt. Horace W. Starkey, rank Jan. 28, '63, 

resigned Sept. g, '63 
Capt. Sol. S. Burrows, rank Sept. 9, '63, m, o. 

Jan. 29, '65 
First Lieut. Joseph S. Hackney, rank Aug. 7, 

'61, pro. 
First Lieut. Horace W. Starkey, rank April 

I, '62, pro. 



First Lieut. Hiram Wendt, rank Sept. 9, '63, 

term ex. May i, '65 
First Lieut. Sol. S. Burrows, rank July 30,'63, 

pro. 
Second Lieut. Thomas B. Johnson, rank April 

I, '62, resigned Oct. 6, '63, Inv. Corps 
Second Lieut. Marion H. Walker, rank Dec. 

8, '65, m. o. Sergt. Dec. 8, '65 
First Sergt. Horace W. Starkey, e. Aug. 4,'6l, 

pro. Second Lieut. 
First Sergt. Sol. S. Burrows, pro. First Lieut. 
Sergt. Daniel Potter, e. Aug. 4, '61, private, 

disch. Feb. 24, '64 for disab. 
Sergt. Wm. W. Oaks, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Sergt. Wm. R. March, e. Aug. 4, '61, First 

Sergt. kid. at Chaplin Hills, Oct. 8, '62 
Sergt. Phil. V. Adine, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. 

July 20, '62, disab. 
Corp. James Cade, e. Aug. 4,'6i,kld. Chaplin 

Hills, Ky. Oct 8, '62 
Corp. James H. Day, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. 

Feb. 15, '63, disab. 
Corp. Wm. Hines, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Corp. Holder Grace, e. Aug. 4, '6r, reduced, 

m. o. Sept. 17, '64 
Corp. Chas. H. Cudman, e. Aug. 4, '61, kid. 

Pea Ridge, March 8, '62 
Corp. Henry Griffin, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Corp. fohn C. Wells, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Corp. Aaron S. Davis, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Musician Geo. R. Strickland, e. Aug.4,'61, re- 
enl. as vet. 
Musician Simon Ross, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 



Admire James, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Adnar Andy, e. Aug. 4, '61, m. o. Sept. 17, '64 
Beiterman Henry, e. Aug. 4, '61, m. o. Sept. 

17, '64 
Bee Daniel, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Barber Alfred C. e, Aug. 4, '61, Sergt. kid. 

Stone River Dec. 31, '62 
Burrows Sol. S. e. Aug. 5, '61, pro. Sergt. First 

Sergt. First Lieut. 
Blackburn Calvin, e. Aug. 4, '61, died Otter- 

ville. Mo. Jan. 20, '62 
Barton Andrew, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. Jan. 26, 

'62, disab. 



440 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Bills George, e. Aug. 4, '61, died Louisville 

Nov. 12, '62 
Cornelius Willis A. e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Cummins Wm. e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Cummins Reuben A. e. Aug. 4, '61, Corp.kld. 

Stone River, Dec. 31, '62 
Cather James, e, Aug. 4, '61, m.o. Sept. 17, '64 
Dodson Charles, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Dawson George, e. Aug. 4, '61, transf. Miss. 

M. Brig. Feb. 11, '63 
Davis Wm. P. e. Aug. 4, '61, m. o. Sept. 17, 

'64 
Emley Isaac, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Edwards John, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. Dec. 20, 

'62, disab. 
Flora Jno. D. e. Aug. 4, '61, des. Oct. 24, '62 
Gilbert John, e. Aug. 4,'6i, Corp. transf. Inv. 

corps Sept. 20, '63 
Gering Joseph, e. Aug. 4, '61, kid. Chaplin 

Hill, Oct. 8, '62 
Gibson James, e. Aug. 4, '61, transf. Miss. M. 

Brig. Feb. 11, '63 
Garrison Joseph, e. Aug. 4, '61, died Linn 

Creek, Mo. March, 15, '62 
Henson William, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Hargin Michael, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. April 

13, '63, disab. 
Henson John, e. Aug. 4, '61, died St. Louis, 

April, 2, '62 
Hankins Admo, e. Aug. 4,'6i, died Syracuse, 

Mo. Dec. 20, '61 
Hankins Wm. e. Aug. 4, '61, m. o. Sept. 17, 

'64 
Hankins Frank, e. Aug. 4, '61, died Ozark 

Mts. Nov. 16, '61 
Tre Engle Hart, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. Jan. 16, 

'63, disab. 
Tsoon Richard, e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. Dec. 12, 

'61, disab. 
Keim William, e. Aug. 4,'6i, m. o. Oct. 6,'64 
Lyman Robert, e. Aug. 4, 61, re-enl. as vet. 
Milehouser R. e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. March 9, 

'63, wounds 
McLemmin W. F. e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Medford James, e. Aug. 4, '61, kid. Lookout 

Mt. Nov. 20, '63 
Patterson Robt. e. Aug. 4, '61, transf. Miss. 

M. Brig. Feb. ii, '63 
Ralliff Jno. e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Reed James, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Robertson Joseph E. e. Aug. 4,'6i, transf. ist 

111. Art. May 16, '62 



Swan Mathew, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Suttles Jesse, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Silkwood Wm. e. Aug. 4, '61, disch. April 23, 

'63, disab. 
Simpson John, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Thomas John, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Walker Marion, e. Aug. 4, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Wendt Hiram, e. Aug. 4,'6i, pro. Sergt. First 

Sergt. First Lieut. 

VETERANS. 

Admire Jno. A. e. Nov. 22, '63, m. o. Dec. 8, 

'65, Sergt. 
Cornelius W. A. e. Jan. i, '64, m. o. Dec. 8, 

•65 
Davis Aaron S. e. Nov. 22, '63, disch. April 

3, '65, Sergt. disab. 
Dodson Chas. e. Jan. i, '64, m. o. Dec. 8, '65, 

as Corp. 
Fegar Joseph, e. Nov. 22, '63, des. Dec. 14, '64 
Griffin Henry, e. Jan. 15, '64, died at home 

Feb. 8, '65 
Henson Wm. e. Nov. 22, '63, des July 12, '65 
Hines Wm. e. Nov. 22, '63, Sergt, drowned 

Feb. 7, '64 
Lyman Rob't, e. Jan. i, '64, m. o. Dec. 8, '65 
Lowrance Geo. W. e. Jan. i, '64. m. o. Dec. 

8, '65 
McLemmin W. F. e. Jan. 15, '64, m. o. Dec. 

8, '65 as Sergt. 
Oaks Wm. W. e. Nov. 22/63, disch. Nov. 10, 

'65 as Sergt. disab. 
Powell M. A. e. Jan. 25, '64, des. July 11, '65 
Ratclifif John, e. Jan. i, '64, des. July 16, '65 
Ross Simeon, e. Jan. i, '64, absent sick at m. 

o. of Regt. 
Simpson Jno. e. Nov. 22, 63, Corp. des. June 

15. '65 
Suttles Jesse, e. Jan. i, '64, des. July 11, '65 
Strickland Geo. R. e. Jan. i, '64, m. o. Dec. 

8, '65 
Simpson James, e. Jan. i, '64, transf. Eng. 

corps Aug. 24, '64 
Walker Marion H. e. Jan. i, '64, m. o. Dec. 

8, '65, as First Sergt. Com. Second Lieut. 

but not mustered 
Wells Jno. C. e. Nov. 22,63, m. o. Dec. 8, '65, 

as Corp. 

RECRUITS. 

Admire Wm. P. disch. Dec. 26' 62, wounds 
Buck Joseph, disch. Jan. 10, '62, disab. 
Bain Elam, m. o. June 14, '65 
Champlin Jno. R. e. Feb. 7, '64, died April 

4, '64 
Davis James, des. July 23, '63 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Denham Obdiah, m. o. June 14, '65, as Sergt. 
Denham Woodson, m. o. June 14, '65 
Edwards Isom, disch. April 23, '63, disab. 
Fuller Alfred, transf, Miss. M. Brig. Feb. 11, 

'63 
Fields Harrison L. m. o. June 14, '65 
Ford Thomas, m. o. June 14, '65 
Fegar Joseph, re-enl, as vet. 
Henson Elijah, m. o. June 14, '65 
Henson Sol. disch. April 3, '63, disab. 
Honeycutt H. disch. April 24, '62, disab. 
Herron Wm. L. e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Sept. 21, 

'65 
Keim Wm. died Nashville Nov. 22, '63 
Kendall Frank, disch. Feb. 14, '63, disab. 
Martin Chas. e. March 15, '64, m. o. Dec. 8, 

'65 
McClenning H. J. m. o. June 14, '65 
Myers Francis M. e. March 24,'64, m. o. Aug. 

7. '65 
McDonald Wm. transf. Miss. M. Brig. Feb. 

II. '63 
McClenning James, disch. Oct. 8, '61, disab. 
McClenning Sam'l, disch. July 15, '62, disab. 
Mahlone James, disch. Dec. 12, '62, disab. 
May Davidson, m. o. June 14, '65 
Pow^ell M. A. re-enl. as vet. 
Fruit Abram, m. o. June 14, '65 
Ratcliff Benj. B. disch. Jan. 12, '62, disab. 
Silkwood S. B. m. o. June 14, '65 
Silkwood James, m. o. June 14, '65 
Silkwood Wm. e. March 14, '64, absent sick 

at m. o. of Regt. 
Simpson James, re-enl. as vet. 
Turner Sam'l, e. April i, 65, des. June i, '65 
Winters Francis M. disch. April 3, '63, disab. 
Winters Solon W. m. o. June 14, '65 
Walker Zach T. e. Feb. 7, '65, des. July 10, 

'65 
Walker Jno. W. e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Sept. 20, 

'65 
Hankins Wm. e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Dec. 8, '65 
Powell James, e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Dec. 8, '65 
Powell W. A. e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Sept.27,'65 
Powell W. E. e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Dec. 8, '65 

COMPANY K. 

DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUITS. 

Dickerson Luther, e. Sept. 22, '64, m.o. March 
3. '65 

Downs Jacob, e. Sept. 22, '64, m. o. June 14, 
'65 

Looker William, e, Sept.22,'64, died at Green- 
ville, Ala. April 17, '65 



Reynolds Thos. F. e. Sept. 22, '64, m.o. June 

14, '65 
Wells Phillip, e. Feb. 23, '64 



SIXTY-FIRST INFANTRY. 

HISTORY. 

The Sixty-first Infantry Illinois Volunteers 
was organized at Carrollton, Illinois, by Col- 
onel Jacob Fry. Three full companies were 
mustered Feb. 5, 1862. Feb. 2ist, the regi- 
ment beini^ still incomplete, moved to Benton 
Barracks, Mo. Here a sufficient number of 
recruits joined to make nine full companies. 

March 26, 1862, embarked for Pittsburg 
Landing. On arriving, Maich 30th, were 
assigned to Brigade of Colonel Madison Mil- 
ler, Eighteenth Missouri, Division of Briga- 
dier General B. M. Prentiss. April 6th, 400 
men were formed into line, in time to receive 
the first assault of the enemy, and stood their 
ground for an hour and a quarter, and until 
every other regiment in the division had given 
way, and were then ordered to fall back. 
Upon retiring from this position, the regiment 
was complimented, by General Prentiss for its 
gallant stand. It was then ordered to sup- 
port a battery of the First Missouri Artillery^ 
and at i o'clock p. m. ordered to the support 
of General Hurlbut — coming to his support 
at a very critical moment, and maintaining his 
line until relieved by a fresh regiment, and 
when its ammunition was entirely exhausted, 
when the second line was broken, the regi- 
ment retired in good order, and took up a 
position supporting the siege guns. 

April 7th was in reserve. Loss 80, killed 
wounded, and missing, including three com- 
missioned officers. 

April i8th, was assigned to First Brigade. 
Third Division, Colonel L. F. Ross, Seven- 
teenth iriinois, commanding brigade. 

April 28th, Major Ohr took command of 
the regiment. Colonel Fry being absent. May 
2d, Brigadier General John A. Logan took 
command of the Division, and was succeeded 
May 6th, by Brigadier General Judah. June 
6th, moved to Bethel, Tennessee, Colonel 
Haynie, 48th Illinois, taking command of 
brigade. l6th, moved to Jackson. 17th, was 
in Ross' Brigade, of Logan's (First) Division, 
and moved to Bolivar, Tenn. 

Sept. i6th, 1862, moved via Jackson and 
Corinth, to Brovvnville, Miss., on Memphis 
& Corinth railroad. 



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Returned to Bolivar after the battle of 
luka, September 25th. 

Oct. loth, Brigadier General M. Brayman 
was assigned to the brigade, and Colonel Fry 
to command of post, at Trenton, where, on 
the 20th of December, he was taken prisoner 
by General Forrest, and paroled. 

The brigade remained at Bolivar, General 
Brayman commanding post. Dec. 18, 1862, 
240 men of the regiment proceeded by rail 
to Jackson, and, moving out on the Lexing- 
ton road, under command of Colonel Engle- 
man, with Forty-third Illinois and a detach- 
ment of cavalry, took position at Salem 
Center, and, on the morning of the 19th, 
repulsed the enemy under Forrest, with three 
pieces of artillery, and, on receiving reinforce- 
ments from General Sullivan, pursued the 
enemy some distance, after which returned 
to Bolivar. May 31, the regiment, being in 
the Sixteenth Army Corps, moved via rail to 
Memphis, and embarked for Vicksburg, 
June 3. Arrived at Chickasaw Bayou, June 
4~; accompanied expedition up Yazoo River, 
landing at Satartia ; moved four miles out to 
Mechanicsburg, capturing some prisoners. 
6th, moved to Haines Bluff. June 20, moved 
to Snyder's Bluff. Lieutenant-Colonel Fry 
having resigned. Major Ohr was promoted 
Lieutenant-Colonel. July 17, 1863, moved 
to Black River Bridge; 22d, returned to 
Snyder's Bluff; on 27th, moved to Helena, 
Arkansas. Aug. 13, in Major-General Steele's 
army. Colonel McLain, Forty-third Indiana, 
commanding division, and Colonel Graves, 
Twelfth Michigan, commanding brigade. 
Moved, via Clarendon, Duvall's Bluff, and 
Brownsville, to Little Rock, skirmishing some 
with the enemy after leaving Brownsville, 
and arriving at Little Rock, September 10. 
Remained at Little Rock. March 20, 1864, 
Company K joined the regiment, from Camp 
Butler, Illinois. Regiment mustered out 
September 8, 1865, at Nashville, Tennessee, 
and arrived at Camp Butler, Illinois, for final 
payment and discharge, September 12, 1865. 



SIXTY-FIRST INFANTRY. 

Col. Jacob Fry, rank Nov. i, '61, resigned 

May 14, '63, as Lieut.-Col. 
Major Daniel S. Keeley, rank July 26,'65, m.o. 

Sept. 8, '65 
Adj. Francis M. Mytinger, rank July 31, '65, 

m. o. Sept. 8, '65 



Quartermaster Francis P. Vedder, rank Feb. 

5, '62, absent without leave, dismissed May 

21, '62, loss pay 
Quartermaster William M. Potts, rank Jan. I, 

'63, m. o. April 14, '65, term ex. 
Chaplain Benj. B. Hamilton, rank Oct. 30, 

'62, resigned March 3, '65 

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

Sergt. -Major Chas. H. Ayres, pro. First Lieut. 

Co. A 
Sergl.-Major Wm. Caldwell, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Commissary Sergt. Wm. H. Bonfoy, pro. 

Second Lieut. Co. E 
Commissary Sergt. Thos. F. Pierce, m. o. 

Sept. 8, '65 
Hospital Steward Henry M. Morrison, m. o. 

Feb. 13, '65 

COMPANY A. 
Capt. Wm. H. Armstrong, rank July 11, '65, 

resigned as First Lieut. July 15, '65 
Capt. Green P. Hanks, rank Aug. 2, '65, m. o. 

Sept. 8, '65 
First Lieut. David G. Culver, rank Feb. 5, 

'62, kid. Shiloh, April 6, '62 
First Lieut. Wm. M. Potts, rank Feb. 15, '65, 

pro. Quartermaster 
First Lieut. Wm. H. Armstrong, rank May I, 

'63, pro. 
First Lieut. Chas. H. Ayres, rank Aug. 2, '65, 

m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Second Lieut. Wm. H. Armstrong, rank Feb. 

5, '62, pro. 
Second Lieut. Wm. J. Allen, rank Aug. 2, '65, 

m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
First Sergt. Marshall Potts, e. Dec. 7, '61, 

pro. First Lieut. 
Sergt. Saml. F. Winters, e. Oct. 28, '61, disch. 

Feb. II, '63, disability 
Sergt. Thos. J. Warren, e. Oct. 28, '61, pro. 

First Lieut. Co. D 
Sergt. Henry M. Morrison, e. Dec. 21, '61, 

pro. Hospital Steward 
Sergt. Jno. B. Dodgson, e. Nov. 5, '61, disch. 

June 15, '62, disability 
Corp, Jno. Dinwiddle, e. Oct. 25, '61, private, 

died Memphis, Oct. i8, '63 
Corp. Benj. F. Higbee, e. Oct. 25, '61, died 

Helena, Aug. 18, '63 
Corp. Wm. H. Garrison, e. Nov. 18, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Corp. Thornton T. Crabtree, e. Oct. 25, '61. 

private, absent sick at m. o. of Regt. 
Corp. Edw. Worthington, e. Nov. 4, '61, m. 

o. Feb. 7, '65, as Sergt. 



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443 



Corp. Allen W. Jackson, e. Oct. 28, '61, re- 

enl. as vet. 
Corp. Tyler B. Cochran, e. Nov. 29, '61, died 

St. Louis, May 22, '62 
Musician Morton Campbell, e. Dec. 9, '61, died 

St. Louis, Oct. 16, '63 
Musician Nelson J. Polaski, e. Jan. 3, '62, re- 

enl. as vet. 

PRIVATES. 

Ayres Chas. H. e. Oct. 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Allen Runy, e. Dec. 27, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Ashlock John N. e. Jan. 27, '62, re-enl. as vet. 

wounded 
Ballard Nelson L. e. Dec. 9, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Blankfield Jas. e. Dec. 18, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Crow Stephen, e. Jan. 30, '62, disch. Oct. 19, 

'63, disab. 
Clariday William, e. Jan. 29, '62, died Quincy, 

June 22, '62 
Cookson John, e. Oct. 25, '61, wounded Shi- 

loh, disch. Feb. 6, '63, disab. 
Engle Wm. e. Dec. 6, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Engle Geo. M. D. e. Dec. 21, '61, m. o. Feb. 

7. '65 

Edwards Thos. e. Feb. 3, '62, died Pittsburg 

Landing 
Francis William, e. Feb. 7, '62, died Memphis, 

Sept. 13, '63 
Griswold George, e. Dec. 12, '61, disch. Oct. 

8, '62, disab. 

Garrison Gregory, e. Jan. 2, '62, kid. Shiloh, 

April 6, '62 
Holland John, e. Feb. 5, '62, died St. Louis, 

March 25, '62 
Harrison John S. e. Nov. 5. '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Hager Edw. L. e. Nov. 13, '61, died May 30, 

'62, wounds 
Humphrey James M. e. Nov. 18, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Huffman Wm. e. Dec. 16, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Hanks Green P. e. Dec. 28, '6r, re-enl. as vet. 
Holland Wm. D. e. Feb. I, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Jewell Charles, e. Oct. 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Jones R. e. Dec. 21, '61, kid. Shiloh, April 6,'62 
Lockhart Samuel, e. Dec. 17, '61, disch. Aug. 

7, '62, disab. 
Long Israel, e. Dec. 27, '61, disch. June 21, 

'62, disab. 
Lister Isaiah F. e. Jan. 8, '62, disch. July 23, '62, 

disab. 
Long Franklin, e. Jan. 16, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Mullins John, e. Nov. 5, '61, died Snyder's 

Bluff, Miss. June 28, '63 
Marshall Jno. e. Oct. 28, '61, re-enl. as vet. 



Malone K. H. e. Dec. 17, '61, disch. 
Moore Wm. e. Dec. 10, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Mason Geo. W. e. Nov. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Nichols John, e. Dec. 9, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Overberry Zadoc, e. Nov. 2, '61, des. Feb. 

20, '63 
Pruitt Richard, e. Dec. 30, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Pierce Thos. F. e. Dec. 30, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

wounded 
Polaskin William A. e. Feb. 4, '62, m.o. Feb. 

7. '65 
Romines John, e. Oct. 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Reamer Squire, e. Oct. 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Robbins James A. e. Oct. 31, '61, transf. V. 

R. C. May 15, "64 
Rogers John K. e. Jan. 2, '62, disch. Sept. 4, 

'62, disab. 
Reeday Jno. H. e. Jan. 15, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Rigg Samuel J. e. Feb. 3, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Starkey Leonard M. e. Jan. 20, '62, re-enl. as 

vet. wounded 
Swaggerty Jas. M. e. Nov. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. wounded 
Spalding Lucius C. e. Dec. 9, '61, disch. Jan. 

8, '63, wounds 
Sallow Jacob, e. Dec. 27, '61, died Pittsburg 

Landing 
Wells David W. e. Oct. 25, '61, died Pittsburg 

Landing, April i, '62 
Walker De.inis R. e. Oct. 28, '61, disch. May 

27, '62, disab. 
Woods John, e. Oct. 30, '61, died St. Louis, 

April 10, '62 
Williams Isaac, e. Nov. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Warner Samuel A, e. Dec. 2, '61; disch. Nov. 

8, '62, disab. 
Welch Dennis, e. Dec. 13, '6r, died Corinth, 

Nov. I, '62 
Williams Jas. N. e. Jan. 3, '62, dishon. disch. 

Feb. 17, '64 

VETERANS. 

Ayres Charles H. e. Jan. 5, '64, pro. Sergt. 

Major 
Allen Runy, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Ashlock John A. e. March l, '64, m. o. Aug. 

15, '65, was pris. 
Allen Reuben, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65, 

as Corp. 
Blankfield James, e. Jan. 5, '64, disch. March 

18, '65, wounds 
Ballard Nelson L. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, as Corp. 
Campbell A. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Engle Wm. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 



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GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Fears Sylvester J. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, as Corp. 
Garrison William H. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Hanks Green P. e. Jan. 5, '64, pro. First Sergt. 

then Capt. 
Huffman Wm. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65, 

Sergt. 
Harrison John S. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, First Sergt. 
Holland William D. e, Jan. 5, '64, m.o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Humphrey James M. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 

13, '65, as Corp. 
Jewell Charles, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, as Sergt. 
Moore William, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Mason Geo. W. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 13, 

'65, was pris. 
Marshall John, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. June 28, 

'65, was pris. 
Pierce Thomas F. e. March i, '64, pro. Com. 

Sergt. 
Pruitt Richard, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Polaski Nelson J. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Reamer Squire, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, as Corp, 
Riggs Samuel J. e. March i, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65, Sergt. 
Romines John, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. June 28, 

'65, was pris. 
Siples Josiah, e. March i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65, 

as Sergt. 
Starkey Leonard M. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. June 

28, '65, was pris. 
Williams Isaac, e. March i, '65, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 

RECRUITS. 
Allen John, e. Feb. 10, '62, died St. Louis, 

May 22, '62 
Allen Reuben, e. Feb. 10, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Brown Henry, e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Bonas William L. e. Dec. 11, '63, des. March 

4. '65 
Campbell A. e. Feb. 22, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Clark Wm. m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Fears S. J. e. Feb. 24, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Fettigg Alvis, e. March 25, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Freeman Geo. H. e. Dec. 20, '63, m.o. Sept. 8, 

'65, as Corp. 
Gates Samuel, e. Jan. 2, '64, died Little Rock, 

Sept. 16, '64 



Green Leonard, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Howard Elisha, e. March 21, '64, died Duvall 

Bluff, Dec. 20, '64 
Hutchison William, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Hastings James W. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Jones Francis M. e. Dec. 21, '63, m. o, Sept. 

8, '65 
Kesinger Reuben, e, Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Lee Elisha W. e. Feb. 7, '62, died Quincy, 

May 24, '62 
Marshall John S. e. Nov. 11, '63, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Pinkerton W. H. e. Nov. 26, '63, died Little 

Rock, Feb. 24, '64 
Ryno Geo. W. e. Jan. 18, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Siples Josiah, e. Feb. 20, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Swainey Wm. e. Jan, 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Stockman Henry, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Taylor Hugh R. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Vinson Thos. W. m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Warrimack Riley, e. Dec. 11, '63. m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Warren Robt. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 8,'65 

COMPANY B. 
Capt. Martin J. Mann, rank Feb. 5, '62, re- 
signed April 3, '63 
Capt. Samuel T. Carrico, rank May i, '63,. 

resigned May 29, '65 
Capt. Alfred D. Nash, rank July 13, "65, m. 

o. Sept. 8, '65 
First Lieut. George Chism, rank Feb. 5, '62, 

resigned Oct. 16, '62 
First Lieut. Samuel T. Carrico, rank Oct. i6, 

'62, pro. 
Second Lieut. Samuel T. Carrico, rank Feb. 

5, '62, pro 
Second Lieut. Charles W. Mann, rank Oct. 

16, '62, dishon. dismissed May 26, '63 

PRIVATES. 

Adams Jas. D. e. Nov. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Byrand Geo. C. e. Nov. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Bradley John A. e. Nov. 3, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, 

'65, Corp. 
Bartlett Lewis, e. Nov. 3, '61, died St. Louis, 

March 25, '62 
Bowers Jacob, e. Dec. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Benner John S. e. Dec. 5, '61, disch. July 7, 

'62, disab. 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



445 



Bush Conrad, e. Dec. 5, '61, died Carrollton, 

Feb. 23, '62 
Billbrook Wm. T. e, Jan. 7, '62, disch. May 

10, '62, disab. 
Breine Joseph, e. Feb. 3, '62, died Duvall 

Bluff, Oct. 5, '63 
Crane Robt. H. e. Nov. 3, '61, des. Dec. 26, '62 
Clark Richard L. e. Nov. 3, '61, died White- 
hall, May 20, '62 
Copley John, e. Dec. 28, '61, disch. June 19, 

'62, wounds 
Clark James H. e. Jan. 7, '62, disch. July 9, 

'62, disab. 
Clark Elijah J. e. Jan. 7, '62, died Savannah, 

Tenn. April 20, '62 
Campbell Wm. R. e. Jan. 18, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Covier Paul, e. Jan. 23, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Donnelly James, e. Oct. 28, '61, kid. himself 

accidentally at Bolivar, Tenn. Oct. 21, '62 
Devault Isaac C. e. Nov. 3, '61. re-enl. as vet. 
Donnally John, e. Dec. 18, '61, kid. Gregory's 

Landing, Sept. 5, '64 
English Warren, e. Nov. 7, '61, disch. Nov. 8, 

'62, as Sergt. disab. 
Elmore Wm. e. Nov. 3, '61, disch. Dec. 16, 

'63, wounds. 
Elmore Ralph, e. Nov. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
England James, e. Dec. 9, '61, disch. July 22, 

'62, disab. 
Gamble Martin V. e. Feb. 7, '62, died St. Louis 
Guthery George, e. Feb. 3. '62, m. o. Feb. 7,'65 
Gunn Geo. S. e. Nov. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Gamble Aaron C. e. Nov. 3, '6i, disch. Oct. 2, 

'62, as Sergt. disab. 
Green Jacob, e. Dec. 27, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Hill Jacob M. e. Feb. I, '62. des. Oct. 10, '62 
Hilderbrandt J. e. Nov. 18, '61, transf. V. R. C. 

Sept. 3, '63 
Hill Phillip K. e. Dec. 19, '61, des. May 10, 

'64, second desertion 
Irvin Charles, e. Nov. 20, '61, m. o. Feb. 7. '65 
Johnson Alex. T. e. Nov. 3, '61, disch. Dec. 

10, '62, disability 
Johnson John S. e. Dec. 3, '61, transf. V. R. C. 

Sept. 3, '63 
Jones John, e. Dec. 14, '6r, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Jowidan Wm. T. e. Jan. I, '62, disch. May 7, 

'62, disability 
Johnson Alex. e. Feb. r, '62, died Hender- 
son, Ky. June 7, '62 
King Wm. B., e. Nov. 18, 'Ci, re-enl. as vet. 
Keayton John, e. Nov, 20, '61. re-enl. as vet. 
Kennedy T. W. e. Oct. 4, 'bi, disch. April 25, 

'62, disability 
P 



Kuhn Henry, e. Nov. 30, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Kirkwood Geo. T. e. Feb. 4, '62, dropped as 

des. Jan. 10, '64 
Lawhouse Jno. V. e. Oct. 21, '61, died Du- 

vall's Bluff, Aug. 31, '63 
Laubscher Jacob, e. Nov. 30, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Lorance Jene W. e. Dec. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Matheny Jno. R. e. Oct. 18, '6r, re-enl. as vet. 
Martin Thos. E. e. Oct, 17, '61, disch. Aug. 

2, '62, disability 
Mann Chas. W. e. Nov. 3, '61, pro. First 

Sergt. and Second Lieut. 
Marsh John, e. Dec. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Musselman J. e. Dec. 28, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Marsh Geo. W. e. Jan. 4, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Maier John, e. Jan. 20, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
McClimans J. D. e. Dec. 16, '61, died White- 
hall, May 15, '62 
Nelson Jno. F. e. Dec. Ii, '61, disch. Aug. 8, 

'62, disability 
Ott John, e. Nov. 16, '61, mortally wounded 

Shiloh, April 6, '62 
Pope Wm. M. e. Oct. 28, '61, died St. Louis 

Aug. 8, '62 
Perry Commodore R. e. Nov. 9, '61, disch. 

Oct. 25, '63, disability 
Pennington E. e. Dec. 31, '61, died in Mo. 

Sept. 6, '62 
Rains Thos. B. e. Nov. 3, '61, disch. Sept. 16, 

'62, disability 
Rogers Wm. e. Nov. 3, '6r, re-enl. as vet. 
Reno James, e. Nov. 16, '61, died Bolivar, 

Tenn. May 13, '62 
Reyno Geo. W. e. Jan. 20, '62, disch. Sept. 

i8, '62, disability 
Siller Louis, e. Nov. 30, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Smith Henry, e. Dec. 14, '61, died St. Louis, 

Feb. 27, '62 
Stuber Joseph, e. Dec. 17, '61, died May 

10, '62 
Stailey Jno. W^ e. Jan. 4. '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Stine Tilford T. e. Feb. 4, '62, disch. Oct. 2, 

'62, disability 
Taylor H. W. e. Dec. 9, '61, disch. July 22, 

'62, disability 
Thompson Saml. D. e. Jan. 4, '62, died St. 

Louis, May 12, '62, wounds 
Whitesides Wm. J. e. Dec. 24, '61, disch. Nov, 

8, '62. disab. 
Wear Pleasant M. e. Dec. 24, '6r, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Whitiside Rich. F. e. Jan. 9, '62, 1st Sergt. 

transf. V. R. C. Sept. 3, '63 



446 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Ward Jasper N. e. Jan. 9, '62, re-enl. as vet. 

VETERANS. 

Adams James D. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Bowers Jacob, e. Feb. i, '64, des. April 26, 

•64 
Bryan George C. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. June 28, 

'65, was prisoner 
Campbell Wm. R. e. Feb. i, '64, absent sick 

at m. o. of Regt. 
Covier Paul, e. Feb. i, '64, des. Sept, 26,'64 
Elkinton J. H. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. July 15, 

'65, was prisoner 
Elmore Ralph, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Goodpasture D. J. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65, as Corp. 
Green Jacob, e. Jan. 4, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Gunn George S. e. Feb. i, '64, disch. June 26, 

'65, Sergt. disab. 
King Wm. B. e. Jan. 4, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65, 

as Sergt. 
Keayton John, e. Jan. 4, '64, des. Oct. 18, '64 
Kuhn Henry, e. Feb. i, '64, des. Sept. 26, '64 
Laubscher Jacob, e. Feb. i, '64, died Frank- 
lin, Tenn. May 29, '65 
Lorance Jesse W. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Devault Isaac C. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. July 15, 

'65, 1st Sergt. and prisoner 
March Geo. W. e. Jan. 4, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
March John L. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Matheny John R. e. Feb. i, '64. m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Nash Alfred D. e. Feb. 29, '64, pro. Captain 

July 27, '65 
Rogers Wm. e. Jan. 4, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65, 

Corp. 
Siller Louis, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Stailey Jno. W. e. Jan. 4, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Wear Pleasant M. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65, Corp. 
Ward Jasper N. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, Corp. 

RECRUITS. 
Clark James, e. Feb. 15, '62, disch. Aug. 21, 

'62, disab. 
Elkinton J. H. e. Feb. 21, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Goodpasture D. J. e. Feb. 18, '62, re-enl. as 

vet. 
McMillan Isaac, e. Feb. 17, '62, died St. 

Louis, May 10, '62 
Nash Alfred D. e. Feb. 26, '62, re-enl. as vet. 



Rodgers James, e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Smith James, e. Nov. 23, '63, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Stubblefield F. e. Nov. 11, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Thaxton Parm, e. Nov. 16, '63, vet. recruit, 

m. o. Sept. 8, '65, Corp. 

Trimble B. e. Feb. 1 1, '65, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 

Ward W. F. e. Feb. 6, '62, re-enl. as vet. 

Ward F. M. e. Nov. 11, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 

Whiteside J. H. e. Nov. 11, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

•65 

COMPANY C. 

PRIVATES. 

Margerum George W. e. Nov. 7, '61, Corp. 

wounded Shiloh, never heard from since 
Shepherd John D. e. Nov. 7, '61, died May 3, 

'62 
Mytinger Francis M. e. Jan. 4, '64, pro. Adj. 

Aug. 6, '65 

Williams Plenry W. e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 

COMPANY D. 

Capt. Daniel S. Keeley, rank April 3, '63, pro. 

Major 
First Lieut. Daniel S. Keeley, rank March 7, 

'62, pro. 

PRIVATES. 

Fillay I-ester B. e. Jan. 3, '62, disch. May 2, 

'64, disab, 
Hagen Thomas, e. Dec. 21, '61, died Jan. 27, 

'64 
Keeley Daniel S. e. Jan. 13, '62, pro. First 

Lieut. 
Pitchford E. e. Jan. 7, '62, des, Dec. 19, '62, in 

action, returned afterward 
Potter Phillip, e. Jan. 20, '62, re-enl. as vet. 

VETERANS. 

Jones James W. e. Feb. 24, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65, as Sergt. 
Noe Benj. e. Feb. 24, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Potter Phillip, e. Feb. i,'64, died Dec. S, '64, 

wounds 

RECRUITS. 

Curry Wm. e. Feb. 23, '62, disch. Dec. 16, '62, 

disab. 
Jones James W. e. Feb. 10, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
McGrath Owen, e, Feb. 10, '62, m. o. March 

22, '65 
Mills Pendleton D. e. Feb. 6, '62, disch. May 

29, '62, disab. 
Mayhall James H. e. Nov. 23, '63, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Noe Benj. e. Feb. 10, '62, re-enl. as vet. 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



447 



Powell William, e. Feb. 20, '62, disch. June 

10, '63, disab. 
Rowden G. W. e. Feb. 6, '62, dropped as des. 

Aug. 18, '62 
Seago J. W. e. Jan. 17, '62, died St. Louis, 

May 24, '62 

COMPANY E. 
Capt. Henry W. Manning, rank March 7, '62, 

m. o. March 26, '64, drunkenness 
First Lieut. Henry W. Manning, rank Feb. 5, 

'62, pro. 
First Lieut. Luther Grundy, rank March 26, 

'64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Second Lieut. James D. Ballow, rank March 

7, '62, died 
Second Lieut. Luther Grundy, rank March i, 

'63, pro. 
Second Lieut. Wm. H. Bonfoy, rank July 31, 

'65, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 

PRIVATES. 

Atkins Leven, e, Nov. 2, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Adams John Q. e. Dec. 7, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, 

'65, as Sergt. 
Bonfoy Wm. H. e. Nov. 2, '61, pro. Com. Sergt. 
Ballow Jas. e. Dec. 7, '61, pro. Second Lieut. 
Boyle George, e. Dec. 7, '6r, re-enl. as vet. 
Bronson Abram C. e. Dec. 9, '61, disch. May 

22, '62, disab. 
Baird Wm. S. e. Dec. 28, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Brown Stephen A. e. Jan. 18, '62, died Little 

Rock, Feb. 24, '64 
Caldwell Wm. e. Nov. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Clark Wm. B. e. Dec. 7, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Cooke Phillip R. e. Dec. 27, '61, disch. Jan. 

28, "63, disab. 
Cooke Mordecai, e. Jan. 17, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, 

'65, as Sergt. 
Corey Marshall S. e. Dec. 27, '61, kid. Shiloh, 

April 6, '62 
Dujan John W. e. Nov. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Estes Harrison, e. Jan. 2, '62, dishon. disch. 

Nov. 25. '65 
Foulbeauf F. J. e. Nov. 2,'6i, re-enl. as vet. 
Forbush Thomas M. e, Dec. 8, '61, disch. June 

27, '62, disab. 
Grundy Luther, e. Nov. 2, '61, pro. Second 

Lieut. 
Gentry James A. e. Jan. 17, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Hayes James, e. Dec. 20, '61, wounded Shiloh, 

disch. April 6, '63, disab. 
Hart Wm. H. e. Dec. 28, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Hughes Seth Sam'l, e. Jan. 2, '62, disch. June 

25, '62, disab. 
Howard Wm. Z. e. Jan. 2, '62, re-enl. as vet. 



Irvin Clifford, e. Dec. 26, '61, died Aug. 24, '63 
Keller Frank, e. Nov. 18, '61, died Jefferson 

Barracks Aug. 14, '63 
Lowndes John, e. Nov. 9, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Miller James, e. Nov. 6, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Moore Peter, e. Jan. 27, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Newhamor Newman, e. Dec. 24, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Potts William, e. Jan. 21, '62, disch. Nov. 23, 

'62, disab. 
Simon Stone, e. Nov. 2, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Seward Robt. e. Nov. 9, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Scoggins Geo. e. Nov. 20, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Snow Thos. M. e. Dec. 24, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Seward Geo. e. Jan. 6, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Snow Ludwell, e. Jan. 8, '62, died Bolivar, 

Tenn. May 16, '62 
Smith Ira H. e. Jan. 7, '62, m. o. Feb. 7, '65, 

as Corp. 
Talbott Amos, e. Dec. 7, '61, died St. Louis, 

June 25, '62 
Thompson Thomas J. e. Jan. 20, '62, missing 

since battle Shiloh 
Vernon William, e. Dec. 8, '61, disch. Nov. 23, 

'62, disab. 
Walker Wm. R. e. Jan. 18, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Winckler John W. e. Jan 29, '62, m, o. Feb. 

7, '65 
Whitesides Joel, e. Feb. 4, '62, discharged for 

wounds at Shiloh 

VETERANS. 

Boyle Geo. e. Feb. 29, '64, des. Sept. 26, '64 
Caldwell William, e. Feb. 29, '64, pro. Sergt.- 

Major 
Clark Wm. B. e. Feb. 29, '64, died Annapolis 

paroled pris. June 11, '65 
Dugan John W. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 as First Sergt. 
Foulbeauf F. J. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. July 13, 

'65, pris. war 
Gentry James H. e. Feb. 29, '64, Corp. died 

Little Rock, May 21, '64 
Howard Wm. L. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 as Sergt. 
Lowndes John, e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
Miller James, e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. June 28, 

'65, pris. war 
Newman Wesley, e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Seward Robert, e. Feb. 29, '64, died Ander- 

sonville, April 15, '65 
Snow Thos. M. e, Feb, 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 

•65 



448 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Stone Geo. L. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. July 13, '65 
Walker Wm. R. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 
'65 as Sergt. 

RECRUITS. 

Carey Lawrence, e. Feb. 24, '62, disch. July 

3, '62, disab. 
Davis Zach. G. e. March 5, '62, transf. 14th 

Illinois Inf. April 24, '62, informally disch. 
Hunt Wm. J. e. Feb. 26, '62, des. March 10/62 
Milner Jno. e. March 5/62, des. Oct. 10, '62 
McGee Z. T. e. Feb. 24, '62, des. March 21, '62 
Smith Wm. B. e. Feb. 19, '62, m. o. March 22, 

'65 
Weisner L. D. e. Feb. 26, '62, m. o. March 22, 

'65 

COMPANY F. 

First Lieut. Nelson A. Corrington, rank Oct. 

29, '64, resigned Aug. 5, '65 
Second Lieut. Elijah B. Corrington, rank 

April 2, '63, kid. Dec. 4, '64 

PRIVATES. 

Corrington Nelson A. e. Feb. 5, '62, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Corrington Elijah B. e. Feb. 5, '62, pro. First 

Sergt. and Second Lieut. 
Corrington Isaac N. e. Feb. 5, '62, disch. Aug. 

13, '62, disab. 

VETERANS. 

Corrington Nelson A. e. Feb. g, '64, pro. First 

Sergt. and First Lieut. 
Ruark Jas. H. e. Feb. 29, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 

RECRUITS. 

Bartlett Nimrod. e. Feb. 10, '62, disch. Nov. 

9, '63, disab. 
Gilson Dan'l H. e. Jan. 30, '65. m. o. Sept. 8, 

'65 
McKinney M. D. e. Nov. 7, '6r, des. May 29, 

'62 
Ruark Jas. H. e. Feb. to, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Sturman Charles H. e. Nov. 28, '63, died Du- 

vall Bluff, July 18, '64 

COMPANY G. 
First Lieut. Wm. B. Taylor, rank March 7, 

'62, resigned Sept. 3, '62 
First Lieut. Thomas II. Dayton, rank May 5. 

'65, pro. Capt. Co. 11. 
First Lieut. Presley T. Rice, rank Aug. 2r, 

'65, m. o. Second Lieut. Sept. 8, '65 
Second Lieut. Jacob L. Marshall, rank March 

7, '62, dismissed April 13, '63 
Second Lieut. Thomas II. Dayton, rank June 

I, '63, pro. 
Second Lieut. Tresley T. Rice, rank July 11. 

'65, pro. 



PRIVATES. 

Abney James, e. Oct. 29, '61, accidentally kid. 

Dec. 14. '62 
Al)ney Joseph, e. Nov. 9, '61, disch. Nov. 7, 

'62, Corp. disab. 
Austin Rollin S. e. Dec. 4, '61, disch. at Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio 
Brooks William L. e. Dec, 3, '61, Corp. died 

Milliken's Bend, July 29, '63 
Carpenter Reuben E. e. Oct. 29, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Cummings Andrew, e. Nov. 5, '61, died Jack- 
son, Tenn. July i, '62 
Cummings N. J. e Dec. 5, '61, died Keokuk, 

wounds received at Shiloh 
Cummings J. C. e. Dec. 9, '61, kid. at Shiloh 

April 6, '62 
Clark Eiias, e. Dec, 11, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Cockrell Nathan, e, Dec. 20, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Cape John, e. Jan. 31, '61, reported died Sept. 

20. '62, pris. at Macon, Ga. 
Dayton Wm. S. e. Oct. 29, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, 

'65 
Davis Haston, e. Nov. 5, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Dayton Thos. H. e. Oct. 29, '61, pro. Sergt. 

and Second Lieut. 
Eppler Geo. e. Dec. 9, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Franby Henry, e. Nov. 9, '61, m. o. March 

24, '65 
Fleak John D. e. Nov. 9, '6r, died Jefferson 

Barracks, Nov. 16, '63 
Fields Robert II. e. Feb. 4, '62, reported as 

des. Aug. 18, '62 
Gounds Joseph, e. Oct. 29, '6r, re-enl. as vet 
Gaffney Thos. J. e. Oct. 29, '61, disch. Sept. 24, 

'62, disai). 
Giber.-on H. e. Dec. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Ilenson Samuel jr. e, Jan. 20, '62, Corp. died 

Evansville, Jan. 14, '63 
llust Keller, e. Oct. 29/61. Sergt. trans. Inv. 

Cor])s, Sejit. i, '63 
Ilainiiin Jno. W. e. Oct. 29, '61, musician, died 

St. Louis, May 14, '62 
Ilari;ett Thos. e. Nov. 11, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Ilandashelt James N. e. Jan. 6, '62, died pris. 

war 
Harmon George A. e. Oct. 29, '61, m. o. Feb. 

7. "65 
Johnnessee Sam. M. e. Oct. 29, '61, m. o. Feb. 

7. '65 
Jones Kobcrt II. e. Oct. 29, '61, i-e-enl. as vet. 
Kimball Jesse, e. Oct. 22, '61, disch. Oct. I. 

'62, disab. 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



449 



Lachmund Chris, e. Dec. 14, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Lenow George, e. Dec. 31, '61, reported des. 

Aug. 18/62 
M rshall J. L. e. Oct. 29, '61, pro. Second 

Lieut. 
McCalla Wm. M. e. Oct. 29, '61, disch. Aug. 

6, '62, disab. 
Milson Adam S. e. Dec. 2, '61, m. o. Feb. 7, '65 
Miller Thos. J. e. Dec. 3, '61, disch. military 

prison Alton, ex. of service 
Mattison James F. e. Dec. 13, '61, died St. 

Louis, May 5, '62 
Owens Robert, e. Nov. 5, '61, died 
O'Keefe Patrick, e. Nov. 11, '61, disch. Feb. 

II, '63, disab. 
Rayfield Isaac, e. Nov. 9. '6r, disch. Feb. 11, 

'63, disab. 
Rayfield Wm. e. Dec. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Reynolds John L. e. Oct. 29, '61, died Jack- 
son, Tenn. July i, '62 
Rice Presley T. e. Nov. 4, '61, rc-enl. as vet. 
Rice Joseph P. e. Nov. 4, '61, Sergt. died Pitts- 
burg Landing, April 6, '62 
Rigsby Nathaniel L. e. Nov. 20, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Richardson Henry, e. Dec. 2, '61, Corp. des. 

April 14, '62 
Robinett James L. e. Dec. 11, '61, kid. Shiloh, 

April 6, '62 
Sanders Simon M. e. Nov. 19, '61, disch. 

March 11, '63, disab. 
Scroggins Wm. H. e. Nov. i, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Simms Jno. F. e. Dec. 2, '61, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Smith David E. e. Oct. 29, '6i, des. Dec. 27,'62 
Stout Elisha, e. Nov. 9, '61, kid. Jackson, 

Tenn. Dec. 19, '62 
Stephenson Leroy, e. Dec. 6, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Stewart Jno. D. e. Oct. 29, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Stone Daniel E. e. Oct. 29, '61, died St. Louis 

June I, '62 
Taylor Wm. B. e. Oct. 19, '61, pro. First 

Lieut. 
Tally Wm. J. e. Oct. 19, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Townsend Reuben, e. Nov. 9, '61, died St. 

Louis July 18, '62 
Thomasson A. J. e. Nov. 20, '61, m. o. Feb. 

17. '65 
Taylor Jubba, e. Oct. 29, '61, m. o. Feb. 

7. '65 
Varble Phillip, e. Dec. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

VETERANS. 

Briscoe Aaron, e. Feb. 26, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, 
'65, as Sergt. 



Clendenin Oscar, e. Feb. 26, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65, as Sergt. 
Crotchet Perry, e. Feb. 26, '64, drowned in 

Cumberland River, Nov. 25, '64 
Carpenter Reuben, e. Feb. i, '64, died of 

wounds received Dec. 7, '64 
Cockrell Nathan, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Davis Haston, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Eppler George, e. Feb. i, '64, disch. July 

13. '65 
Gound Joseph, e. Feb. I, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Giberson H. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Hargett Thos. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8,'65 
Jones Robt. H. e. Feb. 1, '64, m. o. July 13, 

'65, prisoner of war 
Lachmund Chris, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Rigsby Nath'l, e. Jan. 5, '64, died of wounds 

reed. Dec. 15, '64 
Rayfield Wm. e. Feb. I, '64, died of wounds 

reed. Dec. 15, '64 
Rice Presley T. e. Feb. I, '64, pro. Second 

Lieut. 
Scroggins Geo. A. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o, July 15, 

'65, as Corpl.; was pris. 
Steward John D. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 

8, '65 
Scroggins W. H. e. Feb. i, '64, disch. March 

22, '65 
Tally Wm. J. e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Varble Phillip, e. Feb. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 

RECRUITS. 
Alexander Sam'l, e. Feb. 7, '62, disch. Nov. 

26, '62 
Barlow Geo. e. Feb. 24, '62, des. Jan. 24, '63 
Bucknell Jno. e. Feb. 20, '62, reported des. 

Aug. 18, '62 
Clendenin Oscar, e. Feb. 25, '62, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Crotchett Perry, e. Feb. 16, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Jones Price M. e. Feb. 20, '62, disch. Dec. 20, 

'62, disability 
McGovern James E. e. Dec. 13, '61, m. o. 

March 22, '65, as Sergt. 
Thomasson James A. e. Feb. 17, '62, reported 

des. Aug. 18, '62 
Trimble N. B. e. Feb. 25, '62, disch. June 

28, '65 
Trimble B. T. e. Feb. 22, '62, disch. Sept. 

12, '62 
Tully John, e. Oct. 17, '64, m. o. Sept. 8, '65 
Warren Geo. W. e. Feb. II, '65, m. o. July 

20, '65 



450 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



COMPANY H. 

Capt. Thos. H. Dayton, rank Aug. 2, '65, m. 
o. Sept. 8, '65 

PRIVATES. 

Miles John T. e. Mch. i, '62, des. Aug. 18, '62 
Roberts F. B. e. Nov. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

VETERAN. 
Roberts F. B. e. Jan. 24, '64, m. o. June 28, 
'65, prisoner of war. 

RECRUIT. 

Eldred Sam'l D. e. Sept. i, '62, transf. V. R. 
C. Jan. 18, '65 

COMPANY I. 

PRIVATES. 

Hester Thos. W. e. Feb. 22, '62, died Pike 

Co. Dec. 21, '63 
Lytle James F. e. Feb. 22, '62, died Benton 

Barracks, Mch. 23, '62 
Murray Thos. J. e. Mch i, '62, died Jefferson 

Barracks, May 24, '62 
Smith Seth B. e. Feb. 25, '61, died Jefferson 

Barracks, July 13, '62 
Thaxton Farm, e. Feb. 7, '62, disch. Feb. 11, 

'63, disability. 
Tucker John W. e. Feb. 25, '62, re-enl. as 

vet. 

VETERAN. 

Tucker John W. e. Mch. i, '64, m. o. Sept. 
8, '65, Corp. 

RECRUITS. 

Aber Franz, e. Mch. 14, '62, re-enl. as vet. 
Caldwell Pat. e. Feb. 15, '62, m. o. Mch. 

24. '65 
McGaughnay C. e. Mch. 15, '62, m. o. Mch. 

17. '65 

Miller Jno. e. Mch. 28, '62, reported des. Aug, 

18, '62 

Rider Nich. e. Mch. 2, '62, m. o. Mch. 24, '65 

Thompson P. B. e. Mch. i, '62, pro. Sergt. 

dishon. disch. as private Sept. 6, '63, G.C.M. 

COMPANY K, 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

Carrico Sam'l A. e. Mch. 30, '65, m. o. June 

3. '65 
O'Keefe Patrick, e. Mch. 15, '64, vet. recruit 

rejected. 
Potter Chas. e. Jan. 2, '64 
Vogels Anthony, e. Jan. 28, '64 



SIXTY-SECOND INFANTRY. 

COMPANY C. 

RECRUIT. 

Martin David S. e. Feb. 14, '65, transf. Co. C 
as consolidated 



COMPANY C. (Consolidated.) 

PRIVATE. 

Martin David S. m. o. Feb. i, '66 



SIXTY-FOURTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY C. 

RECRUITS. 

Ingland James, e. Dec. i, '63, m. o. June 

27, '65 
Moore Geo. F. e. Nov. 27, '63, died Fort 

Schuyler, Jan. 31, '65 



SIXTY-SIXTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY A. 

PRIVATE. 

Edwards Wm. e. Sept. 12, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

VETERANS. 

Edwards Wm. e. Dec. 24, '64, m. o. July 7, '65 
Mullen Owen, e. Dec. 24, '64, m. o. July 7,'65 



SEVENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 



Baker Wm. 



NINETY-FIRST INFANTRY. 

Chaplain, Jno. C. Sargent, rank Oct. 4, '62 
resigned May il, '64 

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

Musician, Geo. S. Gosnell, m. o. July 12, '65 
COMPANY G. 

Capt. Ebenezer J. Pearce, rank Jan. 29, '65, 

m. o. July 12, '65 
First Lieut. Jno. C. Sargeant, rank Sept. 8, 

'62, pro. Chaplain 
First Lieut. Isaac N. Oaks, rank Oct. 25, '62, 

hon. disch. Nov. 12, '63 
First Lieut. Ebenezer J. Pearce, rank Nov. 

12, '63, pro. 
Second Lieut. Isaac. N. Oaks, rank Oct. 4, 

'62, pro. 
Second Lieut. Ebenezer J. Pearce, rank Oct. 

25, '62, pro. 
First Sergt. E. J. Pearce, e. Aug. 6, '62, 

pro. Second Lieut. 
Sergt. Isaac N. Oaks, e. Aug. 12, '62, pro. 

Second Lieut. 
Corp. James Allen, c. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp. Jno. H. Seeley, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp. Thos. L. Pankey, e. Aug. 11, '62, died 

Carrollton Jan. 16, '64 
Corp. Jno. C. Gillespie, e. Aug. 11, '62, died 

Whitehall Oct. 22, '62 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



451 



PRIVATES. 
Askins James B. e. Aug. ii, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Ambrose Joseph, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Benear Jno. H. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Blair Wm. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, '65' 

prisoner 
Beathard Jno. e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. May 4, 

'63, disability 
Bighani Francis M. e. Aug. 13, '62, died Car- 

rollton Nov. 14, '63 
Bandy James L. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
ColeChas. P. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Crabtree John, e. Aug. 11, '62, des. July 9, '63 
Dougherty John T. e. Aug. 11, '62, m, o. July 

12, '65 
Davidson James F. e. Aug, 26, '62 m. o. July 

12, '65 
Eggert Ernest, e. Aug. 10, '62, disch. April 

25, '64, disability 
Edwards Alexander, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65 
Edwards John, e. Aug. 6,'62, m. o. July I2,'65 
Holt Robert, e. Aug. 7, '62, absent sick at m. 

o. Regt. 
Linderman David, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Lakin Austin J. e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. Oct. 

14, '63 
Lee George A. e. Aug. 11, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex,, Dec, 16, '63 
Meek R. B. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Milnes Joseph, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 

3. '65 
McBride S. B. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
McMahan N. J. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Corp. 
McCabe Thos. e. Aug. 13, '62, des. Dec. 

30, '62 
McMahan G. W. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Neely Chesly, e. Aug. 13, '62, transf. Co. C, 

28th 111. Inf. 
Ogle Elisha, e. Aug. ii, '62, m. o. June 3, '65 
Pritchett Thos. W. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Corp. 
Pinkerton W. M. H. e. Aug. 14, '62, died 

New Orleans Sept. 24, '63 
Rens William, e. Aug, 9, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Smith J. M. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 



Shumway A. A. e. Aug. 13, '62, died Carroll- 
ton, La. Oct. 3, '63 

Thaxton W. W. e. Aug. 12, '62, disch. Aug. 
6, '64, disability 

Tetterton Jesse, e. Aug. 9, '62, died Carroll- 
ton, La., Nov. 18, '63 

Tetterton J. C. e. Aug, 11, '62, disch. Oct. 7, 
'64, disability 

Thaxton R. M. e. Aug. I2,'62,des. Dec. 30,'62 

Vinyard Rowell, e. Aug. 11, '62, died Browns- 
ville. Tex. Nov. 28, '63 

RECRUITS. 

Davidson Isaac, e. March 7, '65, transf. Co. 

K, 28th 111. Inf. 
Ferguson Wm. C. e. March 7, '65, transf. Co. 

K, 28th 111. Inf. 
Kirkpatrick F. M. e. March 7, '65, transf. Co. 

K, 28th 111.. Inf. 
McElroy Patrick, e. March 7, '65, iransf. Co. 

K, 28th 111. Inf. 
Maberry Elisha, e. March 7, '65, transf. Co. 

K, 28th 111. Inf. 
Steannett N. H. e. March 7, '65, transf. Co. 

K, 28th 111. Inf. 

COMPANY H. 

Capt. Jordan Lakin, rank Sept. 8, '62, dis- 
missed March i, '63 
Capt. Joseph A. Wells, rank Aug. 16, '64, m. 

o. July 12, '65 
First Lieut. James Coates, rank Sept. 8, '62, 

resigned Oct. 23, '63 
First Lieut. Joseph A. Wells, rank Oct. 23, 

'63, pro. 
First Lieut. Massy Cox, rank Aug. 16, '64. m. 

o. July 12, '65. 
Second Lieut. John Jones, rank Sept. 8, '62, 

resigned Sept. 16, '63 
Second Lieut. Wm. A. Wells, rank July 12, 

'65, m. o. July 12, '65, Sergt. 
First Sergt. Joseph A. Wells, e. Aug. 10, '62, 

pro. First Lieut. 
Sergt. Anderson Wells, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. 

o. July 12, '65, private 
Sergt. Wm. Wilkerson, e. Aug. 22, '62, des. 

April 30, '63 
Sergt. William F. Wood, e. Aug. 10, '62, died 

Jan. 13, '63, wounds 
Sergt. William H. Hall, e. Aug. 12, '62, des. 

April 9, '63 
Corp. Massy Cox, e. Aug. 11, '62, pro. Sergt. 

First Sergt. First Lieut. 
Corp. Francis M. Gurley, e. Aug. 10, '62, des. 

March 4, '63 



452 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Corp. Riley C. Lovlace, e. Aug. lo, '62, des. 

March 4, '63 
Corp. Robert Henry, e. Aug. 22, '62, disch. 

Jan. 14, '64, disab. 
Corp. John W. Jones, e. Aug. ro, '62, absent 

sick at m. o. of Regt. 
Corp. George Garrison, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp. Peter Smith, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, private 
Corp. Francis M. Smith, e. Aug. 15, '62, re- 
duced, des. July 8, '63 
Musician Edw. E. Almon, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. 

o. July 12, '65 

PRIVATES. 
Bandy Ilenry, e. Aug. 13, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. May 31, '64 
Bandy Newman, e. Aug. 13, '62, transf. Co. C. 

2Sth 111. Inf. 
Berline Andrew, e. Aug. 13, '62, died Carroll- 
ton, La. Aug. 13, '63 
Beverly James M. e. Aug. 14, '62, Corp. absent 

sick m. o. Regt. 
Brentley Henry, e. Aug. 13, '62, des. Jan. 10, 

'63- 
Beaman Samuel S. e. Aug. 13, '62, des. Jan. 

10, '63 
Brant George, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. Feb. 16, 

'65, disab. 
Brown Felix, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. Jan. 26, '65 
Boyd Robt, e. Aug. 22, '62, des. June 24, '63 
Carter And. J. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July I2,'65 
Cumby Alex. e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. May 20, 

'64, disab. 
Cunningham George W. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, Corp. 
Conner James, e. Aug. 15, '62, died Bowling 

Green, Dec. 30, '62 
Cole Davis G. e. Aug. 13, '62, des. June 6, '65 
Criswell John, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65, Sergt. 
Deshazer Lewis, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. Aug. 

29, '63, disab. 
Deeds James, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Dorman Mathew, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Corp. 
Dagley William, e. Aug. 14, '62, transf. Co. G. 

28th 111. Inf. 
Dagley Elias, e. Aug. 14, '62, transf. Co. G 

28th 111. Inf 
Edwards James M. e. Aug. 10, '62, disch. Feb. 

2, '65, disab. 
Edwards Edw. E, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. July 
12, '65 



Edwards Wm. H. e. Aug. II, '62, died Brazos 

Santiago, Nov. 18, 64 
Edwards Geo. W. e. Aug. 11, '62, transf. Co. 

D. 28th 111. Inf. 
Fry Geo. II. e. Aug. 15, '62, des. March 4, '63 
Geis Peter, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 12, '65, 

Serge. 
Gaskill James, e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Oct. 29, 

'64, disab. 
Gardenshire James, e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. Co. 

D. 2Sth 111. Inf. 
Grimes Pleasant, e. Aug. 22, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Garrison Geo. W. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Sergt. 
Henson James R. e. Aug. 10, '62, died New 

Albany, Oct. 20, '62 
Henson Isaac, e. Aug. 10, '62, kid. Elizabeth- 
town, Ky. Dec. 27, '62 - 
Henson Robert F. e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Hughes Benj. S. e. Aug. 22, '62, des. Oct. 1/62 
Hamilton Riley, e. Aug. 22, '62, died Cairo, 

Sept. 25, '63 
Hogan Jasper N. e. Aug. 22, '62, m. o. July 

^2, '65 
Hazelwood William L. e. Aug. 15, '62, died 

Brownsville, Tex. July 8, '64 
Hazelwood George T. e. Aug. 20, '62, died 

Brownsville, Tex. May 4, '64 
Hazelwood M. D. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Hiet Stephen, e. Aug. 8, '62, disch. May 24, 

'65, disab. 
Hancock John, e. Aug 2, '62, transf. Co. K. 

28th 111. Inf. Sept. ] I, '62 
Johnson John, e. Aug. 15, '62, des. March 10, 

'63 
Link Jas. e. Aug. 15, '62, died New Orleans, 

Nov. 19, '63 
Lewis James C. e. Aug. 15, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. June 22, '64 
Morrison Jas. e. Aug. 12, '62, des. April 4, '63 
Martin Geo. e. Aug. 12, '62, transf. Co. C, 

28th 111. Inf. 
Martin Benj. e. Aug. 12, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex., Jan. 5, '64 
Martin Reuben, e. Aug. 20, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Moore Sylvester, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Moore Jeremiah, e. Aug. 13, '62, absent sick 

m, o. Regt. 
Marsh Daniel, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 2, '65 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



453 



Ogle Benj. e. Aug. 15, '62, died Brownsville, 

Tex., May 6, '64 
Prior Squire R. e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. Co. E, 

28th 111. Inf. 
Pointer Meredith, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Corp. 
Perine Jno. A. e. Aug. 15, '62, des. Oct. i, '62 
Rexroot W. G. e. Aug. 15, '62, des. Jan. io,'63 
Rains John, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Shinwault Jacob, e. Aug. 10, '62, m, o. June 

5/65 
Skinner Snively E. e. Aug. 15, '62, absent 

sick m, o. Regt. 
Sikes James, e. Aug. 8, '62, des. July 8, '63 
Scott Jno. W. e. Aug. 12, '62, died Jan. 10, 

'63, wounds 
Scott William, e. Aug. 12, '62, died New 

Orleans, Feb. 10, '65 
Wells Jno. C. e. Aug. 22, '62, died Benton 

Barracks, July g, '63 
Wells Wm. L. e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65, 1st Sergt., com, 2d Lieut, not m. 
Wiggins Wm. H. e. Aug. 13, '62, transf. V. 

R. C. m. o. July 18, '65 
Wood Henry E. e. Aug. 13, "62, transf. Co. 

C, 2Sth 111. Inf. 

RECRUITS. 

Brissay James, e. March 28, '65, transf. Co. E, 

28th 111. Inf. 
Crane Wm. e. Jan. 30, '65, transf. Co. E, 28th 

111. Inf. 
Cunningham W. R. disch. Sept. 8, '62 
Evermont Nicholas, Corp. des. Jan. 10, '63 
Gorings John, e. Jan. 31, '65, transf. Co. G, 

28th 111. Inf. 
Hazelwood J. R. e. Jan. 31, '65, transf. Co. 

E, 28th 111. Inf. 
Hazelwood Wm. e. Jan. 31, '65, transf. Co. 

G, 28th 111. Inf. 
Hicks Saml. F. M. des. Jan. 10, '63 
Hitch Wm, P. m. o. July 12, '65 
Martin Edw. disch. March 7, '64, disability 
Pickett John, m. o. July 12, '65 
Strickland W. F. died Carrollton, Oct. 4, '62 
Vinyard Joseph, transf. Co. G, 28th 111. Inf. 
Vinyard Jno. R. e. Jan. 31, '65, transf. Co. G, 

28th 111. Inf. 

COMPANY I. 
Capt. Slocum H. Culver, rank Sept. 8, '62, 

resigned March 10, '63 
Capt. Robert Dennis, rank March 10, '63, m. 

o. July 12, '65 
First Lieut. Robert Dennis, rank Sept, 8, '62, 

pro. 



First. Lieut. Theo. P. Hackney, rank March 

10, '63, resigned Aug, 11, '63 
First Lieut. John S. Judd, rank Aug. 11, '63, 

hon. disch. Jan. 19, '65 
First Lieut. Saml. Martin, rank Jan 19, '65, 

m. o, July 12, '65 
Second Lieut. Theo. P. Hackney, rank Sept. 

8, '62, pro. 
Second Lieut. Thos. M.Wallace, rank March 

10, '63, resigned Sept. ig, '63 
Second Lieut. Warren T. Monroe, rank July 

12, '65, m. o. Sergt. July 12, '65 
First. Sergt. Thos. M. Wallace, e. Aug, 8, 

'62, pro. Second Lieut. 
Sergt. John S. Judd, e. Aug. i, '62, pro. 

First Lieut. 
Sergt. Saml. Martin, e. Aug. 8, '62, pro. First 

Lieut. 
Sergt. W. T. Monroe, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, com. Second Lieut., not mus. 
Sergt. Wesley C. Peter, e. Aug. i, '62, died 

Memphis, Aug. 21, '63 
Corp. Wm. B. Shanklin, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp. Thos A. Bell, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp. Wm, P. Smith, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp. Levi Fuller, e. Aug. 8, '62, transf. V. 

R. C. Aug. 10, '64 
Corp. Aaron O. Vossler, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, Sergt. 
Corp, John R. Toneroy, e. Aug. 11, '62, 

disch March 24, '63 
Corp. Wm. Hawk, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65, private 
Corp. Wm. L. Lawrance, e. Aug. 5, '62, ab- 
sent sick m. o. Regt. 
Musician Joseph Seavey, e. Aug. 2, '62, disch. 

March 14, '63 

PRIVATES. 

Armstrong Amasa, e. Aug. 5, '62, died Car- 

rollton. La., Oct. 5, '63 
Armstrong Finsa, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Armstrong Geo. e. Aug. 9,'62, m.o. July I2,'6s 
Allen Daniel, e. Aug. 6, '62, absent sick m. o. 

Regt. 
Allen Joseph, e. Aug. 6, disch. Feb. 8, '65 
Allen James M. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Allen Wm. P. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Adams Rollin J. e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. March 

29, '63 
Adams Geo. R. e. Aug. 8, '62, m.o. July 12, '65 



454 



GEEENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Andrews Stephen, e. Aug. ii, '62, m. o. May 

13. '65 
Bates Wesley R. e. Aug. i, '62, disch. Nov. 

30, '62 
Boggus W. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12. '65 
Bell Jno. J. e. Aug. 7, '62, Corp. absent sick 

m. o. Regt. 
Brantzel Phillip, e. Aug. 8, '62, m.o. July 12, '65 
Brown Chas. e. Aug. 8, '62, des. Jan. 10, '63 
Baker James C. e. Aug. 8, '62, died at home 

April 27, '63 
Bacon Silas H. e. Aug. 8. '62, m.o. July 12, '65 
Ballard Wm. P. e. Aug. 8,'62, m.o. July 12,'65 
Baker Calvin N. e. Aug. 9,'62, m.o. July I2,'65 
Barnett Isaac, e. Aug. 11, '62, transf. Co. C, 

23th 111. Inf. 
Benear Peter R. e. Aug. 28, '62, m.o. July 12, '65 
Beatheard Wm. e. Aug. 11, '62, died Eliza- 

bethtown, Ky., Dec. 17, '62 
Conway Alfred, e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Jan. 6,'64 
Cullimore James, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Cullimore Wm. A. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Coleman Jacob H. e. Aug. g, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Craig Manland, e. Aug. 23, '62, m.o. July 12, '65 
Campbell James W. e . Aug. 2, '62, m. o. July 

12 '65, Corp. 
Dodsworth Ralph, e. Aug. 2, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
l>inwiddie Geo. W. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Dinwiddie Benj. F. e. Aug. 9, '62, died 

Brownsville, Tex., July 17, '64 
Delany Gilbert J. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Fisher Isaac R. e. Aug. 6, '62, transf. Co. C, 

28th 111. Inf. 
Fridley Wm. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. July 12, '65 
Gasnell Geo. S. e Aug. 14, '62, pro. prin. mu- 
sician 
Gropp Sebastian, e. Aug. 8, '62. m. o. July 

12. '65 
Grimes Wm. B. e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. July 12, '65 
Guthrey Joshua R. e. Aug. 23, '62, m, o. Jul)' 

12, '65 
Heaton Mark, e. Aug. 6,'62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Holliday Chas. e Aug. 8,' 62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Hubbard Alvin B. e. Aug. 22, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Hasso Chas. e. Aug. i, '62, des. Jan. 10, '63 
Kelly Wm. e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 



Lewis Henry C. e. Aug. 7, '62, died Shep- 
pardsville, Ky., Dec. 13, '62 

Lewis James F. e. Aug. g,'62, m.o. July I2,'65 

Lodge James, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July I2,'65 

Lorton Ilarvey'N. e. Aug. 18, '62, m. o. July 
12, '65 

May John, e. Aug. xi, '62, transf. 28th 111. Inf. 

Martin James, e. Aug. 2, '62, killed Eliza- 
bethtown, Ky., Dec. 27, '62 

Martin Thos. J. e. Aug. 8, '62, died Cairo, 
Sept. 25, '63 

Moore Uriah, e. Aug. 7, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex., April 8, '64 

Moore Silas D. e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. July I2,'65 

McDonald Andrew, e Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 

22, '65, prisoner 

McConathy Jno. M. e. Aug. 23, '62, m. o. 

June 12, '65 
Monroe Jno. R. e. Aug. 11, '62, transf. V. R. 

C. March 15, '64 
Neece Jno. B. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. April 11, 

•63 
Neece Alf. N. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July I2,'65 
Osborne Wm. e. Aug. 5, '62, absent sick at m. 

o. of Regt. 
Oswald Lewis, e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. March, 

•64 
Pinkerton Foster, e. Aug. 7, '62. m.o. July 12, 

'65, as Corp. 
Reamer Phil. e. Aug. 2, '62, m. o. July I2,'65 
Robertson Geo. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65, as Corp. 
Rodgers Benj. e. Aug. 8, '62, disch. March 

23, '63 

Rody Lawrence, e. Aug. 4, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Russell James M. e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Stark W. A. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Stark Joseph E. e. Aug. — ,*62, m. o. July 12, 

•65 
Shanklin P. G. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65, as Corp. 
Stout Jno. C. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Feb. 7, '64 
Stout Henry C. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Stout Danl. H. e. Aug. 16, '62, m. o. July 12, 

•64 
Spangenburg Isaiah, e. Aug. 11, '62, m.o. July 

12. '65 
Thurman Jno. N. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Tucker Wm. J. e. Aug. 23, '62, disch. June 

16, '64 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



455 



Vreeland \Vm. B. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. June 

25. '65 
Vossler Jno. P. e. Aug. 8,'62, m.o. July I2,'65 
Winn Geo. W. e. Aug. g, '62, absent sick at 

m. o. of Regt. 
Wells Wm. G. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Williams Geo. L. e. Aug. 9,'62 m. o. July 12, 

'65, as Corp. 
Worcester Willis P. e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Waltrip Bird, e. Aug. 7, '62, des. Jan. 10, '63 

RECRUITS. 

Baker Chas. B. transf. Co. I. 28th 111. Inf. 
Baker Wm. C. e. Jan. 31, '65, transf. Co. I. 

28th 111. Inf. 
Barron Reuben, e. Jan. 31, '65, transf. Co. G. 

28th 111. Inf. 
Barnett Joseph, m. o. July 12, '65 
Farnahan Jno. R. e. Jan. 30, '64, m. o. May 

31. '65 
Goodall Wm. e. Nov. 23, '63, transf. Co. K. 

28th III. Inf. 
Hampton Jacob, e. Jan. 30, '65, transf. Co. F. 

28th 111. Inf. 
Hefferman Jno. e. Jan. 30, '65, transf. Co. F. 

28th 111. Inf 
McCollister M. W. e. Feb.3,'64, transf. Co. B. 

28th 111. Inf. 
Smith David L. e. Nov. lo, '63, transf, Co. K. 

28th III. Inf. 
Shanklin Jno. S. e. Feb. 20, '64, transf Co. G. 

28th 111. Inf 
Teter Wm. e. Jan. 30,'65, transf Co.G. 28th 

111. Inf 
Tuft Thomas, e. Jan. 30, '65, tranf. Co. G. 

28th 111. Inf 
Vanderheyden W. J. e. March 15, '64, died 

Brownsville, Tex. May 23, '64 
Weaver Wm. disch. Oct. 31, '62 

COMPANY K. 

Capt. John Parks, rank May II, '64, m. o. 

July 12, '65 
First Lieut. Jno. F. Collins, rank Sept. 8, '62, 

resigned Sept. 12, '63 
First Lieut. John Parks, rank Sept. 12, '63, 

pro. 
First Lieut. James W. Walker, rank May 11, 

'64, m. o. July 12, '65 
Second Lieut. Alex S. Denton, rank Sept. 8, 

'62, resigned May 4, '63 
Second Lieut. John Kidd, rank May 4, '63, 

hon. disch. Oct. 27, '63 



Second Lieut. James W. Walker, rank Dec, 

I, '63, pro. 
Second Lieut. Geo. H. Robinson, rank July 

12, '65, m. o. Sergt. July 12, '65 
Sergt. Jno. W. Kidd, e. Aug. 7, '62, pro. Sec- 
ond Lieut. 
Sergt. John Parks, e. Aug. 7, '62, pro. First 

Lieut. 
Sergt. James W. Walker, e. Aug. 7, '62, pro. 

Second Lieut. 
Corp. Chas. H. Wilhite, e. Aug. 11, '62, First 

Sergt, died New Orleans April 28, '63, of 

wounds 
Corp. Wm. Derose, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. as 

Sergt. July 12, '65 
Corp. Frank P. Hudson, e. Aug. 14, '62, kid. 

Spanish Fort, March 27, '65 
Corp. Geo. H. Robinson, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. 

o. July 12, '65, as First Sergt. Com. Sec- 
ond Lieut but not mustered 
Corp. Henry Caswell, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, as Sergt. 
Corp. Wm. L. Kincaid, e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, as Sergt. 
Corp. James A. Piper, e Aug. 7, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, as Sergt. 
Corp. David S. Wilson, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65, as private 
Musician Wm. G. Secor, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65 



Bufifaloe Bryant, e. Aug. 11, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. June 10, '64 

Bower Leonard, e. Aug. 11, '62, m.o. July 12, 
'65 

Bradley Edgar M. e. Aug. 7, '62, died Cairo 
Feb. 18, '63 

Bowman Sam'l J. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 
12, '65 

Barnard Anderson, e. Aug. 13, '62, m.o. July 
12, '65, as wagoner 

Cameron Francis M. e. Aug. 7, '62, kid. Eliza- 
bethtown Dec. 27, '62 

Craw Edmund, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 12, 
'65 

Coonrod Henry L. e. Aug.13,'62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. April 3, '64 

Corrington James B. e. Aug. 15, '62, died 
Brownsville, Tex. March 6, '64 

Crouch Sanford, e. Aug. 13, '62, died Green- 
field Jan. 18, '63 

Drake Wm. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 
'65 



456 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Dryden Joshua G. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Sept. 

20, '64 
Dryden Jno. C. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Dryden James P. B. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
DeWitt Dan'l G. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 as Corp. 
Dickerman Major W. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. 

July 12, '65 
Elkinton Jno. W. e. Aug. 9, 62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. Jan. 24, '64 
Erthal Jasper, e. Aug. 21, '62, died Vicksburg 

Aug. 4, '63 
French Alf. L. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Jan. 6/64, 

disab. 
Fesler Nath. e. Aug. 15, '62, died Brazos, 

Santiago, Oct. 30, '64 
Grizzle Benj. e. Aug. 9, '62, absent sick at m. 

o. of Regt. 
Gill Richard L. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Hogan James, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, 

■65 

Hall George, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June i6,'65 

Henson A. F. e. Aug. 13, '62, disch April 11, 
'63 

Henderson David B. e. Aug. 20,'62, m. o. July 
12, '65 as Corp. 

Howard Columbus, e. Aug. 9, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. Dec. 23, '63 

Juda Stephen D. e. Aug. T2, '62, absent sick 
at m. o. of Regt. 

Keef Anderson, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. July 12, 
'65 

Kirby John, e. Aug. II, '62, died New Or- 
leans Aug. 27, '63 

Kelly Joshua, e. Aug. I5,'62, m. o. July 12, '65 

Louragain Wm. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 12. 
'65 

Lawrence Thos. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Lewis Armsted, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Maxfield Wm. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. April 

12, '63, disab. 
Moore Wiley S. e. Aug. 9, '62 m. o. July 12, 

65, as Corp. 
Meng Jno. C. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, 

•65 
Martin Jno. W. e. Aug. 7, '62, died St. Louis 

July 21, '64 
Million L. B. e. Aug. 7, '62, kid. Green Co. 

Feb. 2, '65 



Mason Geo. E. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 20, 

'65 
Miller Joseph, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 12, 

•65 
Nix David L. e. Aug. 11, '62, absent sick at 

m. o. of Regt. 
Phillips Henry W. e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. March 

13, '63, disab. 
Pridgen Wiley E. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. April 

12, '65, as Corp. 
Plogger Thos. M. C. e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. April 

12, '65 
Parks James L. e. Aug. 15, '62, drowned Feb. 

25. '64 
Piper Benj. F. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July I2,*65 
Piper Sam'l, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Rafferty Jno. C. e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. Oct. 10, 

'63, disab. 
Rafferty Thos. A. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Rafferty Wm. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Nov. 

16, '62, disab. 
Raney Wm. C, e. Aug. 7,'62, died Nov. 20,'64 
Saxton Wm. T. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. April 21 

'64, disab. 
Sturman James, e. Aug. 7,'62, disch. May 21, 

'64, disab. 
Shelt Jacob, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 
Slaughter Jno. T. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Speelman Jno. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. July 12, 

Scott Wyatt, e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. July 12, '65 

Short Elijah B. e. Aug. 13, '62, ni. o. July 12, 
'65, as Corp. 

Slrawn R. B. e. Aug. 13, '62, died Browns- 
ville, Tex. Nov. iS, '63 

Shlosser Geo. e. Aug. 12, '63, died Dover, 111. 
March 9, '64 

Thorp Wm. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 
'65 

Taylor Wm. L e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 12, 
•65 

Taylor Sam'l, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July I2,'65 

Tanner James, e. Aug. II, '62, m. o. July 12, 

•65 
Thomas Aug. F. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65, as Corp. 
Vancel Frank, e. Aug. 7. '62, m.o. July 12, 

•65 
Weisner Geo. C. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Wilhite Rich E. e. Aug. 11, '62. died. Nov. 
19, '64 



GREENE COUNTY WAR REBORD. 



45T 



Winters Jacob, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65 
Walton Joseph R. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

12, '65 
Yarnell Henry I. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. July 12, 

'65, as Corp. 

RECRUITS. 

Burk David W. e. April 5, '64, m, o. July 12, 

•65 
Cranfield Jno. H. e. April 5, '64, transf. Co.K. 

28th 111. Inf. 
Hancock John, m. o. May 29 '65 
Rich Jonathan M. e. Jan. 4, '64, transf. Co. G. 

28ih 111. Inf. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

Baker Azariah, e. Feb. 11, '64, disch. July 11, 

•64 
Cade Perry, e. Jan. 22, '64 
Vinyard Jno. R. e. Feb. 11, '64 
Webb Wm. e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. May 23, '65 



NINETY-SEVENTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY G. 

Sergt. James E. Hobson, e. Aug. 13, '62, m.o. 
July 29, '65 



ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST INFANTRY. 

COMPANY F. 

PRIVATES. 

Heywood Wm. e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o. June 7, 
'65. as Corp. 

Webb James vS. e. Aug. 15, '62, died Bridge- 
port, Ala. Feb. 8, '64 

Wallace W. J. e. Aug.13,'62, absent wounded 
m. o. of Regt. 

RECRUIT. 

Davenport Thos. e. Feb. 7, '65, transf. Co. E. 
16th 111. Inf. 

COMPANY I. 

PRIVATES. 

Martin Benj. F. e. Aug. i,'62, ni. o. June 7, '65 

Marshall James, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, 
'65 

Neighbors Sam'l, e. Aug. 2, '62, died Mem- 
phis Jan. 15, '63 

Neighbors Wm. T. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. March 
30, '63, disab. 

Shaw Thomas, e. Aug. i, '62, disch. March 26, 
'63, disab. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

Benton Thos. B. e. Jan. 29, '64 

Rugle Jeremiah, e. Jan. 29, '64 



ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH INFANTRY. 

COMPANY F. 

RECRUIT. 

Ewing Sidney, e. Feb. 14, '65, m. o. July 12, 
'65 



ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH IN- 
FANTRY. 

COMPANY F. 

RECRUIT. 

Gearhart Levi, e. Nov. 28, '63, died at Ander- 
sonville Pris. Oct. i, '64 



ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH IN- 
FANTRY. 

COMPANY C. 

RECRUIT. 

Blackledge W. J. e. Jan. 18, '65, transf. 58th 
111. Inf. 



ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH IN- 
FANTRY. 

COMPANY G. 

RECRUITS. 

Perry Erastus, e. Feb. 3, '65, m. o. Aug. 26, '65 
Stuart David, e. Feb. 3, '65, m. o. Aug. 26. '65 
Vance LaFayette, e. Feb. 3,'65, m.o. Aug. 26, 
•65 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND 
INFANTRY. 

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 

Q. M. Sergt. Chas. H. Mervine, reduced to^ 

ranks Co. C. June 26. '64 

COMPANY B. 
Corp. Geo. W. Castlcbtrry, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. 

o. July 22, '65, as private, pris. war 

PRIVATES. 

Castleberry Franklin, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. 

July 14, '65. piis. 
Hicks Thos. B. e. Aug. 13, '62, dropped Jan. 

II, '63, unfit for service 
Wilkinson Hugh H. e. Aug. 13, '62, m.o. July 

15. '65 

Walker Nath'l, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. July 15, 

'65 

COMPANY C. 

Capt. Lucian King, rank Sept. 4, '62, hon. 

disch. May 15, '65 
Capt. Jacob L. Pope, rank July 14, '65. m. o. 

as First Lieut. July 15 '65 
First Lieut. Jacob L. Pope, rank Sept. 4, '62, 

pro. 
Sergt. Clayton Gaskill, e. Aug. 15. '62, des. 

Feb. iS,'63 



458 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Sergt. James W. Waddell, e. Aug. 15/62, died 

Andersonville pris. Aug. 25, '64, Grave No. 

6767 
Sergt. Gentry Scroggins, e. Aug.15, '62, absent 

sick at m. o. of Regt. 
Corp. Chas. E. Mervine, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. 

July 15, '65, private 
Corp. Caleb W. Adams, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. 

July 15, '65, private 
Corp. James D. Woolsey, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. 

o. July 15, '65, as private. 
Corp. Geo. Stokes, e. Aug. 15, '65. m. o. July 

15, '65, as private. 
Corp. Wm. B. Swain, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. 

July 15, '65, as Sergt. 
Corp. Edw. R. King, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. 

June 9, '65 
Corp. Boswell Brown, e. Aug 15, '62, des.Nov. 

26, '62 
Musician James A. Adams, e. Aug. 15, '62, 

taken pris. Dec. 20, '62, never reported 

after exch. 
Musician Christ'n E. Berry, e. Aug. I5,'62, m. 

o. July 15, '65, as private 

PRIVATES. 

Allen Elisha W. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Sept. 

5, '62 
Antrobos James, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, 

•65 
Adams Joseph A. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15. '65 
Baugh Oliver H. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15. '65 
Brown Rich, e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. 33d III. 

Inf. 
Bullis Ezra W. e. Aug. 15, '62, died Carlin- 

ville May 12, '63 
Bridges Green W. e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. 33d 

111. Inf. 
Berry Jno. C. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, '65 
Curry Clellen W. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15. '65 
Curry James T. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. April 

12, '63, disab. 
Cook Henry P. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, 

'65 
Coon Israel, e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Jan. 8,'63, 

disab. 
Dodson James T. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. April 

14, '65, disab. 
Estus Jno. R. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July I5,'65 
Estus Wm. T. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, '65 
Gambol Jno. H. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Jan. 8, 

'63, disab. 



Greenfield Jno. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. March 

6, '65, disab. 
Holmes Chas. A. e. Aug. 15, '62, Sergt. com. 

Capt. 8th U. S. Colored Art. July 25, '64 
Haven Benj. F. e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. V. R. 

C. Sept. 30, '64 
Harris Joseph A. e. Aug. 15. '62, m. o. July 

15. '65 
Hays William, e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. 33d. III. 

Inf. 
Hagon Arthur, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July I5,'65 
Irwin Jno. L. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July I5,'65 
Kelly Garrett, e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. April 7, 

'63, wounds 
King Martin, e. Aug. 15, '62, taken pris. Dec. 

20, '62; never reported after exch. 
Lovelace James E. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15. '65 
Lovell Harris B. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15, '65 
Luckey Josiah G. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15/65 
Mervine Chas. H. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. March 

14, '65, disab. 
McCow Chas. e. Aug. 15, '62, died Benton 

Barracks, April 26, '63 
Massy Samuel, e. Aug. I5,'62, des. Nov. 26,'62 
Miller Perry, e. Aug. 15, '62, kid. Blakely, 

Ala., April g, '65 
Magee Thos. e.'Aug. 15, '62, wounded Dec. 

31, '62; transf. to In v. Corps 
McRabney Jno. e. Aug. 15, '62. m. o. July 15, 

'65 
Oakley Jno. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, '65 
Pope Samuel, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. May 16, '65 
Platto Lewis, e. Aug. 15, '62, absent sick m. 

o. of Regt. 
Page Alex, e. Aug. 15, '62, died Corinth, Miss. 

July 27, '63 
Rutherford W. A. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15- '65 
Rutherford Joseph, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15/65 
Race Edward, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, 

65, Corp. 
Stiles Wm. F. e. Aug. 15, '62, des. Nov. I9,'62 
Utt James, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 15, 

•65 
Woolsey George, e. Aug. 15, '62, absent sick, 

m. o. of Regt. 
Wagstaf Geo. W. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. July 

15/65 
Wright Western, e. Aug. 15, '62, des. Nov. 

26, '62 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



459 



COMPANY G. 

PRIVATE. 

Clark Francis H. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. April 
21, '63, disab. 

COMPANY K. 

PRIVATES. 

Drish W. H. H. e. Aug. 9,'62, m. o. July 15/65 
Gersten Geo. e. Aug. g, '62, transf. Co. C 
Warren Henry, e. Aug. g, '62, transf. Co. C 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY C. 

PRIVATES. 

Norris Wm. F. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. Aug. 15, 

'65, Corp. 
Vanasdall J, M. e. Aug. 14, '62, transf. V. R. 

C. Oct. 23, '63 
Cornell A, J. e. March i, '64, transf. 33d 111. 

Inf. 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH 
INFANTRY. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 

Wright Benj. F. e, Jan. 18, '65 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY D. 

PRIVATES. 

Gage Thos. W. e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. April 

28, '63, wounds. 
Sarsfield M. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. May 31, '65 
Phinney Jno. W. e. Aug. 13, '62, died Aug. 

13. '63 
Pope Chester I. e. Aug. 13, '62, transf. V. R. 

C. Jan. 15, '64 
Tinsman Jno. e. Aug. 13, '62, detached at 

m. o. of Regt. 
Train Edwin L. e. Aug. I3,'62, died Chicago, 

Oct. 31, '62 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY I. 

Sergt. J. T. Blunt, e. Dec. g, '62 

PRIVATES. 

Alexander Jno. e. Sept. 15, '62 

Aullspaugh R. B. e. Dec.5,'62. See Co. F gth 

111. Inf. 
Hunter Joseph, e. Nov. 2i,'62. See Co. C gth 

111. Inf. 
Kimball Jesse, e. Dec. g, '62 
Moore Robert e. Nov. I, '62, transf. Co. F gth 

111. Inf. 
Wroughton Daniel, e. Nov. 13, '62 



ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- NINTH 
INFANTRY. 

C03IPANY H. 

Corp. Lorenz J. Miller, e. Aug. gt'62, reduced 
to ranks at own request, m. o. June 8, '65 

PRIVATE. 

GoUer Phillip, e. Aug. g, '62, died Chatta- 
nooga, July 3, '64 



ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY B. 

PRIVATES. 

Kindel Frank, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Pierce Joseph, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 

COMPANY C. 
Capt. Walton M. Collins, rank May 31, '64, 

m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
First Lieut. Wnv H. Carroll, rank May 31, 

'64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Second Lieut. Martin A. Patterson, rank May 

31, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Sergt. Wm. T. Piper, e. May 9, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Sergt. Geo. W. Rives, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Sergt. Edw. B. Smith, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Saml. M. Withite, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Geo. W. Piper, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Wm. R. Chany, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Henry A. Barnett, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Geo. W. Jones, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Wm. A. Viney, e. May g, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. John Hand, e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 

PRIVATES. 

Barton James F. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Bacon John N. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Barnett Francis N. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Barrow Jno. T. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Cole Geo. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Coonrod Jno. A. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 



460 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Crow \V. I. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Crow Benj. F. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Cooley Thos. C. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Cushing A. W. e. May 20, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Calhoun Jno. W. e. May 20, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Dunn Francis M. e. May 7, '64, died Rock 

Island, July 26, '64 
Griswold Fred. A. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, -64 
Hurd Timothy, e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Henderson J. W. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Jackson Adam, e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
March Daniel, e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Melton David W. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Maxfield James K. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Mason Wm. M. e. May 9, '64, died Rock 

Island, Aug. 20, '64 
Peck Francis M. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Piper Robt. A. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24- '64 
Palmer Geo. W. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept 

24. '64 
Ruark Josiah P. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Rouen John, e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Reeve Wm. J. e. May 9, '64, m. o .Sept. 24, '64 
Sherman Edmund, e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Slaughter Wm. J. e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64, Corp. 
Shipley Jno. T. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Scott John H. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Scott Benj. F. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Smith Saml. H. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Smith James A. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept, 

24. '64 
Smith Nathan M. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Sanders Jno. F. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Whitman James II. e. May g, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 



Walton Isaac, e. May 9, '64, m.o. Sept. 24, '64 
Wright Marion, e. May 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 
24, '64 

COMPANY F. 

PRIVATE. 

Simpson James, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 

COMPANY G. 

First Lieut. Jno. H. Valentine, rank May 2i, 

'64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Sergt. Thos. B. Robinson, e. May 14, '64, 

m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. David W. Campbell, e. May 12, '64, 

m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Corp. Ebert A. Shannon, e. May 12, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 

PRIVATES. 

Armstrong Hardin, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Bowman Lucius, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Brown George, e. May 18, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Draper Thomas, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Dohan Jacob, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept 

24. '64 
Fletcher Edw. C. e. May 12, '64, m, o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Freer Moses, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Gilliland Jno. L. e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Hardin Isaac, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
HuUer Joseph H. e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Henry George, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Honer Wm. E. e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Jewell Robert, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Kinby James M. e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Naunon Daniel, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Norman John L. e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Nizner Wm. R. e. May 12, '64, died Rock 

Island, July 24, '64 
Rysby William, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Smiih Robt. Y. e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



461 



Smith Rufus, e. May I2, '64, m. o. Sept, 24, '64 
Witt Franklin, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 
Witt George, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64 
Washburn James K. e. May 12, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 

COMPANY H, 
Sergt. Malcom Tunstall, e. May 12, '64, m. o. 

Sept. 24, '64 

PRIVATE. 

Molair Francis, e. May 12, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 

COMPANY K. 

PRIVATES. 

Pettejohn Lawson, e. May 25, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24. '64 
Patterson Wm. M. e. May 25, '64, m. o. Sept. 

24, '64 



ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY B. 

PRIVATES. 

Cry Wm. L. e. Sept, 3, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 
Harris Zack, T. e. Aug, 22, '64, m. o. July 
14. '65 

RECRUIT. 

Hogan Timothy, e. Oct. 13, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 

COMPANY I>. 

PRIVATE. 

Fuller Seth, e. Sept. i, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 
COMPANY E. 

Second Lieut. Geo. B. Sargent, rank Sept. 10, 
'64, resigned June 30, '65 

PRIVATES. 

Ashford Isaac M. e. Aug. 20, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 
Benton Chas. F. e. Sept. 2, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 
Brooks Joseph, e. Aug. 29, '64, Corp. died 

Greene Co. Jan. 25, '65 
Blalock R ich. e. Sept. 3. '64, m. o. June 23, '65 
Coyl Wm. F. e. Sept. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, 

'65, Sergt. 
Carrigo Wm. H. e. Sept. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, 

'65, Corp. 
Cummings James, e. Sept. 3, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 
Cummings Asa J. e. Aug. 25, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 
Dullany Wm. II. e. Sept. 2, '64, m. o. July 

14. 'f)5 
Day Henj. F. e. Sept. i, '64, m. o. July 14, 

'65, Corp. 

Q 



Gilliland Saml. F. e. Sept. 2, '64, disch. Jan. 

29, '65, as Corpl. for disability 
Hendrickson James O. e. Sept. 2, '64, m. o. 

July 14, "65 
Harrigan Michael, e. Sept. 5, '64, m. o. July 

14/65 
Hazel Cyrus, e. Sept. 2, '64, des. Dec. 25, '64 
Johnson David A. e. Sept. 2, '64, m. o. July 

14/65 
Ladd John B. e. Sept. 2, '64, des. June 29, '65 
Marshall Benj. F. e. Aug. 25, '64, m. o. July 

14, '65 
Martin Wm. E. e. Sept. 3, '64, des. Oct. I, '64 
Perry James, e. Sept. I, '64. m. o. July 14, '65 
Peny Robert O. e. Sept. 5, '64, m. o. July 

14, '65 
Rutherford Andw. J. e. Aug. 22, '64, m. o. 

July 14, '65 
Sego Jasper M. e. Aug, 29, '64, m, o. July 

14. '65 
Sargeant Geo, B, e, Aug, 25, '64, pro. Second 

Lieut, 
Taylor James A. e. Sept. I, '64, des. March 

1/65 
Taylor Benj. T. e. Sept. 5, '64, m. o. June 14, 

'65, Sergt. 
White James, e. Aug. 22. '64, died St. Louis, 

Feb. 16, '65 

Williams Lewis R. e. Sept. 3, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 

RECRUITS. 

Allen Benton, e. Oct. 27, '64, m. o. July 14, '63 
Crossetl James R. e. Oct. 15, '64, m. o. May 

25/65 
Gilliland Larkin W. e. Oct. 3, '64, m. o. July 

14, '65 
Hazel Samuel, e. Nov. i, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 
Jackson Hampton, e, Oct, 27, '64, m, o. July 

14, '65 
Roberts Francis, e, Oct. I2, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 
Short Joshua M. e. Oct, 6. '64, m, o, July 

14. '65 
Wheeler Harry G, e, Oct, 13, '64, m, o. July 

14, '65, Corp. 
Williams James R. e. Oct, 3, '64, m. o, July 

14/65 

COMPANY F. 

PRIVATE, 

Holmes Andw. J. e. Sept. 15, '64, m. o. July 

14, '65 

COMPANY G. 

PRIVATES. 

Adams Edward, e. Sept, 16, '64, transf, to 
12 1st Ohio Inf. as des. from that Regt. 



462 



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Adams William, e. Sept. i6, '64, transf. to 

I2ist Ohio Inf. as des. from that Regt. 
Dewes Chas. e. Sept. 10, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 
Hicks John W. e. Sept. 10, '64, m. o. July 14, 

'65 
Kinser Jas. e. Sept. 15, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 
Stevenson William, e. Sept. 15, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 

COMPANY H. 

PRIVATES. 

Cannedy Martin, e. Oct. 4, '64, drafted not 

mustered 
Meister George, e. Sept. 27, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 
Odel Jackson, e. Sept. 15, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 

RECRUITS. 

Ambrose Moriis, e. Oct. 10, '64, m. o. July 

14. '65 

COMPANY I. 

PRIVATE. 

Braenninger M. e. Oct. i,'64, m. o. May 25,'65 

RECRUIT. 

Adams Jno. R. m. o. July 14, '65, Corp. 
COMPANY K. 

PRIVATE. 

Ash Wm. K. e. Nov. 15, '64, m. o. July 14, '65 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

Dorris Wm. e. Feb. 3, '65 
Haney Geo. e. Feb. 3, '65 
King John, e. Feb. 3, '65 
Stephens John, e. Feb. 3, '65 



ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY C. 

PRIVATE. 

Metcalf Hiram B. e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 
23, '64 



ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY D. 

PRIVATES. 

Kilmer Elias H. e. Sept. 5, '64, m. o. July 8, 

'65 
Sutton Edw. L. e. Sept. 8, '64, disch. June 2, 
'65, disab. 



ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY G. 

PRIVATE. 

White Alonzo, e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Jan. 27, '66 



ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY D. 

PRIVATES. 

Baird Jas. e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept. 11, '65 
Johnson John, e. Feb. 10, '65, absent sick at 

m. o. of Regt. 
Taylor Robert W. e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept. 

II. '65 
Ballard J. C. e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65 
Hilley Newton, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 

18, '65 

COMPANY E, 

PRIVATE. 

Schraag George, e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept. 
II, '65 

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH 
INFANTRY. 

COMPANY G. 

PRIVATES. 

Dailey John S. e. Feb. 10, '65, des. Feb. 25,'65 

Leonard Wm. E. e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept. 

18, '65 

COMPANY K. 

PRIVATES. 

Draper Thos. e. Feb. 14, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, 

'65 
Hunter Wm. G. e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, 

'65 
Hunter Wm. e. Feb. 9, '65, died Camp Butler, 

Feb. 20, '65 
Hardin Isaac, e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Sept. l8,'65 
Lawrence John, e. Feb. 15, '65, died Murfrees- 

boro, Tenn. March 14, '65 
Mitchell Harvey, e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, 

'65, Corp. 



THIRD ^Consolidated) CAVALRY. 

COMPANY B. 

RECRUIT. 

Jones John, e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65 

COMPANY G. 

PRIVATES. 

Brown Wm. F. e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, 

'65 
Cline Thos. K. e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65 
Guinn Wm. e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65 
Grigg Wm. D. e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65 
Hobson Horatio, e. Feb. 11, '65, disch. June 

9, '65, disab. 

Painter Francis M. e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Oct. 

10, '65 

Robb Hickman N. e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Oct. 
10, '65 



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463 



Root David H. e. Feb. 11/65, m.o. Oct. 10/65 

Wood John S. e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65 

COMPANY H. 

PRIVATES. 

Beck Benj. F. e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Oct. io,'65 
Miller Wm. e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65 
Root Thos. B. e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Oct. io,'65 



SIXTH CAVALRY. 

COMPANY C. 

First Lieut. Wm. P. Rigg, rank Nov. 5, '65, 

m. o. Nov. 5, '65 
Second Lieut. Wm. P. Rigg, rank April 25, 

'65, pro. 
First Sergt. David K. Spencer, e. Sept. 3, '61 
Corp. Wm. Rigg, e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

PRIVATES. 

Craig Andw. J. e. Sept. 3, '61 

Holladay Geo. W. e. Sept. 3, '61, pro. Sergt-- 

Major 
McDonald J. N. e. Sept. 3, '61, m. o. Dec. 12, 

•64 

VETERAN. 

Rigg William, e. March i, '64, pro. Sergt. and 
Second Lieut. 

COMPANY H. 

VETERAN AND RECRUIT. 

Mitchell Thos. J. e. Feb. 3, '65, des. March 

26, '65 

COMPANY L. 

RECRUITS. 

Forrester Robert E. e. March 18, '64, m. o. 

Nov. 5, '65 
Mytinger A. e. March 16, '64, des. July 19, '65 
Spencer David R. e. Jan. 27, '64, disch. May 

20, '65, Corp. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

AUred John M. e. Feb. 14, '65, disch. Feb. 

28, '65 
Burns John, e. Jan. 30, '65 
Brown Henry, e. Feb. 15, '64 
Mackey John, e. Jan. 30, '65 
Martin James N. e. Jan. 5, '64 
Spencer David R. e. 



SEVENTH CAVALRY. 

COMPANY E. 

PRIVATES. 

Myers Henry, e. Jan. 19, '65, never reported 
to Co. 



NINTH CAVALRY. 

UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. 

Shepard Peter, e. April 14. '65 
Smith James, e. April 14, '65 



TENTH CAVALRY. 

COMPANY B. 

PRIVATES. 

Hill Paul H. e. Sept. 20, '61, m. o. Dec. 30/64 
Hill Chris. C. e. Jan. i, '62, disch. July 15, '64 
Hill Andw. S. e. Sept. 6, '62, transf. Co. B. re- 
organized 

COMPANY B. (Reorganized.) 
PRIVATE. 

Hill Andw. S. m. o. June 5, '65 
COMPANY G. 

PRIVATE. 

McCarty Edw. e. Sept. 25, '61, disch. Aug. 11, 
'63, disab, 

COMPANY H. 

RECRUITS. 

Merriman A. J. e. Jan. 4, '64, transf. to Co. H. 

as re-organized 
Malone K. H. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. to Co. H. 

as re-organized 
Malone W. W. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. to Co. H. 
as re-organized 

COMPANY H. (Ke-organized.) 
PRIVATES. 

Merriman A. J. m. o. Sept. 11, '65 
Malone K. H. m. o. Nov. 22, "65 
Malone Wm. des. March 17, '65 
COMPANY M. 
RECRUIT. 

Toller Benj. F. e. March i, '63, transf. to Co. 
C. as re-organized 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 

Patten Delos, e. Feb. 9, '64 



ELEVENTH CAVALRY. 

COMPANY A. 

RECRUITS. 

Hesse Wm. e. Jan. 26, '65, m. o. Sept. 30, '65 
Lappe Henry, e. Jan. 25, '65, m. o. Sept. 30, 

'65 
Uthe John, e. Jan. 25, '65, m. o. Sept. 30, '65 
Voland Wm. e. Jan. 25, '65, m. o. July 29, '65 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 

Hornback George, e. Jan. 25, '65, m. o. Sept. 
26, '65 



TWELFTH CAVALRY. 

COMPANY A. 

PRIVATES. 

Duncan James F. e. Oct. 7, '61, transf. Co. F 
Gear Shubael, e. Oct. 7, '61, transf. Co. F 
Maher Patrick, e. Oct. 7, '61, transf. Co. F 
Sparks Jno. R. e. Jan. i, '62, transf. Co. F 
Skaggs Thos. e. Oct. 7, '61, transf. Co. F 



464 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



COMPANY F. 

Capt. Ephraim M. Gilmore, rank Dec. 31, '61, 

resigned June 28, '62 
Capt. Ilenly L. Reans, rank June 28, '62, re- 
signed Jan. 2, '64 
Capt. Jacks in Drennan, rank Jan. 2, '64, term 

expired Feb. 27, '65 
First Lieut. Henly L. Reans, rank Dec. 31, 

'61, pro. 
First Lieut. Jackson Drennan, rank June 28, 

'62, pro. 
First Lieut. James M. Matlock, rank Jan. 2, 

'64, died Feb. g, '64 
Second Lieut. Dennis Palmer, rank Dec. 31, 

'61, resigned May 27, '62 
Second Lieut. Jackson Drennan, rank May 

27, '62, pro. 
Second Lieut. James M. Matlock, rank Jan. 

28, '62. pro. 
Second Lieut. Jasper Johnson, rank Feb. 21, 

'64, term expired March 2, '65 
First Sergt. Jackson Drennan, e. Oct. 7, '61, 

pro. Seconil Lieut. 
Quartermaster Sergt. N. B. Kemper, e. Oct. 

7, '61, died Culpepper, Va. Sept. 14, '63, 

wounds 
Sergt. James M. Matlock, e. Oct. 7, '6t, pro. 

Second Lieut. 
Sergt. Henry M. George, e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Sergt. Samuel Spradley, e. Oct. 7, '62 
Sergt. B. C. W. VVooldridge, e. Oct. 7, '6r, re- 
enl. as vet. 
Corp. Robt. E. Forrester, e. Oct. 7, '61, transf. 

Inv. Corp-; July 15, '63 
Corp. Thomas J. Kemper, e. Oct. 7, '61, died 

Nov. 8, '63 
Corp. John M. Goodpasten, e. Oct. 7, '61, re- 
enl. as vet. 
Corp. Joseph L. Abbott, e. Oct. 7, '61 
Corp. Jesse Goodpasten, e, Oct. 7, '61 
Corp. Samuel Montgomery, e. Oct. 7, '61 
Bugler Joseph K. Simpson, e. Oct. 7, '61, died 

Harper's Ferry, Sept. 20, '62, vi^ounds 
Bugler Asa Grizzle, e. Ocl. 7, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Saddler Abiam Belknap, e. Oct. 7, '61, disch. 

Oct. 23, '62, disab. 
Wagoner Arch. G. Kinkhead, e. Oct. 7, '6r, 

disch. Sei)t. i, '62, di>ab. 

PKIVATFS. 

Allen Winihrop G. e. Oct. 7, '61 
Barrow William H. e. Oct. 7, "Ci, disch. Feb. 
27. -63 



Bartley David, e. Oct. 7, '61, transf. Co. C, 32d 

Illinois Inf. 
Brunson Nathan S. e. Oct. 7, "61, disch. Oct, 

23, '62, disab. 
Clark Wm. W. e. Oct. 7, '6r 
Caton Phillip, e. Oct. 7, 61, died Camp But- 
ler, April, '62 
Coonrad Geo. D. P. e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. 

as vet. 
Duncan James F. e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Edwards Oscar B. e. Oct. 7, '61, disch. Dec. 

20, '62 
Evans Thomas, e. Oct. 7, '61, disch. March 

3, '62 
Farmer Wm. P. e. Oct. 7, '61 
Goodwin Wilber F. e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Garrat Saml. S. e. Oct. 7, '61 
Hartwell Arthur C. e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Johnson Jasper, e. Oct. 7, '61, pro. Sergt. and 

Second Lieut. 
Ketchum Leonard, e. Oct. 7, '6r, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Linder Isham, e. Oct. 7, '61 
Mullen Joseph B. e. Oct. 7, '61, disch. June 

2g, '64, disability 
Mitchel Newton L. e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as 

vet. 
Maxfield Richard, e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Maher Patrick, e. Oct. 7, '6r, re-enl. as vet. 
Morris William, e. Oct. 7, '6r, disch. April i, 

'62, disability 
McCann Joseph, e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Pitchford Grannis, e. Oct. 7, '61 
Simmons Daniel A. e. Oct. 7, '61, disch. May 

25, '62 
Skaggs Thos. e. Oct. 7, '61 
Silby Albertus, e. Oct. 7, '6r, died Quincy, 

Feb. 23, '62 
Woolbridge E. L. e. Oct. 7, '61 
Werny Joseph, e. Oct. 7, *6l 
Wilkinson Wm. e. Oct. 7, '61, des. June 15, '62 
Woods William, e. Oct. 7, '61, died Camp 

Butler, Feb. :6, "62 
Wall John, e. Oct. 7, '61, re-enl. as vet. 
Yost Abram S. e. Oct. 7, '61, des. Jan. 22, '63 

VETERANS. 

Coonrad Geo. D. P. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. 

Co. ¥, consolidated 
Duncan James F. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 

Goodpasture J. M, e. Nov. 10, '63, tranf. Co. 

G, consolidated 



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465 



Grizzle Asa, e. Nov. lo, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Goodwin Wilber F. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. 

Co. G, consolidated 
Maher Patrick, e Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
McCann Joseph, e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Maxfield Rich. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Mitchell N. L. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Wooldridge B. C. W. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. 

Co. F. consolidated 
Wallis Rich. e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. G, 

consolidated 
Wall John, e. Nov. 10, '63, transf. Co. F, con- 
solidated 

RECRUITS. 

Brown Danl. H. e. Dec. 30, '63 

Byxbe Benj. B. e. Dec. 26, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Byxbe Joseph, e. Dec. 26, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Byxbe Wm. R. e. Dec. 26, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Barrow James H. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 

Cameron James M. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. 

G, consolidated 

Challacombe W. B. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Davis Jesse, e. Dec. 24, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Easley Clayburne, e. Dec. 21, '63, died St. 

Louis, Feb. 24, '64 
Gifford Geo. L. e. Dec. 19, '63, tranf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Gordon Abram, e. Dec. 15, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Grizzle James M. e. April i, '62, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Hill John M. e. Dec. 16, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Hill Richard, e. Dec. 19, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Haynes Moses, e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Haynes Abner, e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Hayward Cyrus, e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Hand William, e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. G, 

consolidated 



Ketchum David, e. Dec. 30. '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Mitchell Wm. T. e. Dec. 30, '63, died St. 

Louis, April 26, '64 
Manley Jno. "VV. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Odle Isaac, e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. F, con- 
solidated 
Pitchford Wm. H. e. Dec. 26, '63, transf. Co. 

H, consolidated 
Patton Jno. R. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Roach Wm. L. e. Dec. 30, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Rhoades L H. e. Dec. 21, '63, transf Co. H, 

consolidated 
Rhoades Jno. H. e. Dec. 20, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Rhoades Albert E. e. Dec. 20, '63, transf. Co. 

H, consolidated 
Rogers John, e. Dec. 20, '63, died Napoleon- 

ville. La. July 18, '64 
Scott James, e. Jan. i, '62, disch. Oct. 23, '62 
Sherman Enoch M. e. Dec. 10, '63, transf. 

Co. F. consolidated 
Spurlock Wm. C. e. Dec. 15, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Samples Geo. W. e. Dec. 23, '63, transf. Co. 

F, consolidated 
Skaggs Hardin, e. Dec. 20, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Skaggs Chas. e. Dec. 26, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Wilson Wm. H. e. Dec. 15, '63, transf. Co. F, 

consolidated 
Hebern Chas. e. Dec. 30, '63, not assigned 



TWELFTH (Consolidated) CAVALRY. 

COMPANY D. 

First Lieut. Patrick Maher, rank Jan. 29, '66, 

m. o. May 29, '66 
Second Lieut. Patrick Maher, rank May 10, 

'65, pro. 

COMPANY F. 

Second Lieut. Allen C. Hartwell, rank May 

10, '65, m. o. May 29, '66 
Com. Sergt. Leonard Ketchum, m. o. to date, 

Feb. 24, '66, First Sergt. 
Sergt. A. C. Hartwell, pro. Second Lieut. 
Sergt. James F. Duncan, m. o. May 29, '66, 

First Sergt. 
Corp. Patrick Maher, disch. May 20, '65, for 

pro. See Second Lieut. Co. D 



466 



GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Blacksmith B. C. W. Wooldridge, m. o. May 
29, '66 

PRIVATES. 

Bixbe Benj. B. m. o. May 28, '65 
Bixbe Joseph, m. o. May 29, '66, on furlough 
Bixbe Wm. R. m. o. May 29, '66, on furlough 
Barrow Jas. H. m. o. May 29, '66, on furlough 
Coonrad Geo. D. T. disch. Oct. 27, '65, dis- 
ability 
Challacombe W. B. m. o. Jan. 30, '66 
Davis Jesse, m. o. May 29, '66 
Grizzle Jas. M. disch. April i, '65, term ex. 
Grizzle Asa, committed suicide, March 30, '66 
Gifford Geo. L. m. o. March 28. '66 
Gordon Abram, m. o. March 28, '66 
Hill Jno. M. m. o. May 29, '66, Corp. 
Hill Richard, m. o. Oct. 22, '65 
Haynes Moses, m. o. May 29, '66, Sergt. 
Haynes Abner, m. o. May 29, '66 
Hayward Cyrus W. m. o. May 29, '66 
Ketchum David, died Summerville, 111. Dec. 

1/65 
McCann Joseph, m. o. May 29, '66, Corp. 
Manly Jno, W. m. o. May 29, '66, Sergt. 
Maxfield Rich, disch. April 3, '65, Supn'y 

Corp, 
Mitchell Newton L. disch. April 3, '65, 

Supn'y Sergt. 
Odell Isaac, m. o. May 29, '66 
Patton John R. m. o. May 29, '66 
Roach Wm. m. o. May 29, '66 
Rhoades John H. m. o. May 29, '66, Corp. 
Skaggs Hardin, m. o. to date Feb. 27, '66 
Skaggs Charles, m. o. May 28, '65 
Sherman Enoch M. m. o. May 29, '66, Corp. 
Spurlock Wm. C. m. o. May 28, '65 
Samples Geo. W, m. o. Feb. 27, '66 
Wilson W. H. disch. April 3, '65, Supn'y Corp. 
Wall John, m. o. May 29, '66 

RECRUITS. 

Cameron James M. m. o. July 17, '65 
Hand Wm. m. o. May 29, '66 
Hebern Chas. m. o. May 29, '66 
COMPANY G. 

PRIVATES. 

Cameron James M. transf. Co. F 
Goodpasture John M. transf. Co. II 
Goodwin Wilbur F. transf. Co. D, des. July 

20, '65 
Hand Wm. transf. Co. F 

Wallis Rich, transf. Co. D, m. o. May 29, '66 

COMPANY H. 

PRIVATES. 

Goodpasture Jno. M. des. July 30, '65 



Pitchford Wm. m. o. June 7, '65 
Rhoades Isaac H. des. July 20, '65 
Rhoades Albert E. m. o. May 30, '65 



FIRST ARTILLERY. 

BATTERY B. 

RECRUIT. 

Baxter Barnett, e. June 6, '64, des. June 9, '64 
SECOND ARTILLERY. 

BATTERY A. 

PRIVATES. 

Phincorson C. 

Robertson J. E. e. March 28, '64, m. o. July 

27, '65 

BATTERY B. 

VETERAN. 

Keramer John, e. Feb. 12, '64, m. o. July 15, 
'65, Artificer 

RECRUIT. 

Keramer John, e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as vet. 

BATTERY £. 

PRIVATE. 

Herrman Gotlieb, e. Aug. 14, '61, m. o. Aug. 
18, '64, term expired 

BATTERY F. 

PRIVATE. 

Dorries Fred. e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. July 27, '65 
BATTERY K. 

Sergt. Frank Schrackner, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. 
Dec. 30, '64, private 



TWENTY- NINTH U. S. COLORED INFAN- 
TRY. 

COMPANY A. 

RECRUITS. 

Dorsey Thos. e. Jan. 30, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65 
Smith Thos. e. Feb. 14, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65 

COMPANY B. 

RECRUIT. 

North Albert, e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65 

COMPANY D. 

RECRUITS. 

Mahue Oliver, e. Feb. i, '65, died New Or- 
leans, June 30, '65 
Pendegrass Samuel, e. Feb. i, '65, m. o. Nov. 

6, '65 

COMPANY E. 

RECRUIT. 

Bradley James, e. Feb. 6, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65 

COMPANY F. 

RECRUIT. 

Pendegrass Jas. e. Feb. i,'65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65 



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COMPANY G. 

PRIVATE. 

Mayfield Robert, e. Jan. 27, '65, m. o. Nov. 

6, '65 

COMPANY K. 

PRIVATE. 

Fisher Chas. e. Feb. 13, '65, des. April 10, '65 

UNASSIGNED RECRUIT. 

Allen James, e. Feb. 13, '65 



FIRST ARMY CORPS. 

COMPANY NO. 1. 

(Assigned to Co. A. Second Regt. U. S. Vet. 
Vol.) 



PRIVATE. 

Evans William, e. Feb. i, '65, m. o. Jan. 

31/66 
(Assigned to Co. H, Second Regt. U. S. Vet. 
Vol.) 

PRIVATE. 

Owen Nathl. e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. Feb. 22, '66 

(Assigned to Co. B, Fourth Regt. U. S. Vet. 

Vol.) 

PRIVATE. 

Shannon Thos. e. Feb. 24, '65 



BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Co county. 

Col - Colonel. 

C. B. & Q. Chicago, Builington and Quincy 

Railroad. 

C. & A. R.R Chicago and Alton Railroad. 

Ill Illinois. 

I. V. A Illinois Volunteer Artillery. 

I. V. C Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. 

I. V. I ..Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 

N north, 



ne northeast. 

nw... northwest. 

P.O. -- .-Post office. 

Rev Reverend. 

se southeast. 

sw. - .southwest. 

Sec Section. 

St. Street. 

W west. 



Carrollton City. 

TOWN lo, NORTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



A BERNETHY JOHN, tinsmith 






Abrams Thomas, painter 



Adams William R. shoemaker 

Andrews Benjamin, clerk 

ANDREWS N. J. Ex-Sheriff of Car- 
rollton. Mr. Andrews was born Sumner 
Co., Kentucky, in 1830; he was but five 
years old when his mother, Mary P. An- 
drews, set out in company with friends for 
Illinois. His father. Baker Andrews, a 
man of wealth and position in his native 
place, died in Kentucky. To the care of 
his wife he left a family of six children ; 
Mrs. Andrews became a resident of Car- 
rollton in 1835, where Nathaniel J. An- 
drews, from whom this sketch is obtained, 
grew to manhood ; receiving a liberal edu- 
cation, he ventured forth as a farmer, which 
he has followed very successfully many 
years of his life. In i860 he was elected 
Assessor and County Treasurer, a position 
he filled 10 the satisfaction of all for a 
period of ten years. With Jas. S. Vedder, 
Mr. Andrews became identified in the 
grocery trade, doing a prosperous business 
for one year, when Mr. Andrews dispo.sed 



of his interest to Mr. Vedder. The follow- 
ing year he was elected Sheriff of the 
county, holding this responsible position 
two years. Since his retirement from offi- 
cial duties, Mr. Andrews has turned his 
attention to his farm, comprising 300 acres 
of choice land. In 1852 he was married 
to Miss Elizabeth Jones, a daughter of Dr. 
Jones, of Greene County. Of eleven chil- 
dren born of this marriage, nine are living: 
Catherine, Benjamin B., Lizzie, John B., 
Mattie V., Mary H., Nathaniel L., Lela 
Belle, and Beatrice. Mr. Andrews is a 
true lover of nature, who loves to roam 
the fields in quest of game or watch the 
streams in quest of wild fowl ; this passion 
for nature has made him an extensive trav- 
eler over a great portion of the West ; he 
it was who, in company with Col. Jacob 
Bowman, laid out the town knows as 
Brown's Grove, Pawnee County, Kansas 
ARMSTRONG DR. C. physician 
and surgeon, r. Maple av. and W. 7th st., 
office N. Main St., Carrollton, 111, Clin- 
ton Armstrong is a native of Rogersyille. 
East Tenn., where he was born on the lOth 



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of March, 1823. Tracing back the gene- 
alogy of the Armstrong family we find 
that Joseph Rogers, who was the father of 
the mother of our subject, was the founder 
of the town of Rogersville ; he was born 
in the county of Tyrone, in the north of 
Ireland; in 1786, while yet in the flush of 
early manhood, he crossed the ocean for 
the New World ; after a voyage of some 
weeks' duration he landed at Norfolk, Va., 
and eventually made his way to Tennessee, 
where he was destined to bear a prominent 
part in the mercantile world ; we have 
only space to say that he platted the town 
of Rogersville the year of his arrival, after- 
ward became one of the most prominent 
merchants of his day. having intercourse 
with some of the leading men of his time ; 
he died at Rogersville, where his ashes 
now repose, in 1S33. William Armstrong, 
the grandfather of the subject of this 
biography, was born in Augusta Co., Va., 
in 1758 ; he was of Scotch Irish origin, and 
early turned his attention to farming and 
became a leading man in his profession ; 
during its early settlement he moved to 
Tennessee, where he married Miss Eliz- 
abeth Galbreith, by whom he had eight 
children, of whom Clinton Armstrong, 
whose career we now follow, was the third 
son. He was born in Tennessee on the 
lOth of March, 1793, lived in Tennessee 
until 1845, when he moved to St. Louis, 
where he died in 1853, a merchant and 
farmer of prominence. Dr. C, Armstrong, 
of Carrollton, was born in Hawkins Co., 
Tenn., town of Rogersville, on the loth 
of March, 1823 ; lived here until 1844, 
when he located at St. Louis, stud- 
ied medicine three years, and grad- 
uated from the Medical Department of the 
University of Missouri, known at this early 
date, 1847, as the McDowell School. Dur- 
this year in Tennessee he was married to 
Miss Mar ha Lynn, a daughter of Wm. 
Lynn, of Kingsport. Of this marriage 
four children were born, all living, whose 
names are William, Clinton, Lucy and Mary. 
Residing in St. Louis five years, in 1849 
he came to Carrollton, where he has since 
resided, securing in his profession a large 
and lucrative practice. Dr. Armstrong is 
one of our most liberal citizens, secretary 
of the Old Settlers' Association and takes 



a deep interest in educational matters. 
Mrs. Armstrong died April, 1872, and lies 
at rest in Oak Ridge cemetery. Mo. Oct. 
30, 1878, Dr. Armstrong was married to 
Miss Lottie E. Hayden, a daughter of 
David Hayden.lateof California, and grand- 
daughter of General Eaton, who entered 
the United States service during the Rev- 
olutionary struggle, gaining fame and 
wealth, and was afterward Counsul at 
Tunis. When the late Civil War was in 
progress Dr. C. Armstrong served two 
years, doing noble work as an acting assist- 
ant surgeon of the 6ist 111., from Greene 
County, and was an eye witness of the 
siege and capture of Vicksburg 

Arcadia Flouiing Mills, W. M. Fry, prop. 

Armstrong C. Jr. bookkeeper 

Armstrong W. L. bookkeeper Greene Co. 
National Bank 

Ash Albert, hostler 

Ashlock Cassius, retired farmer 

r) AILEY ANN MRS. 

Ballow Charles, job foreman Patriot office 

Hallow James B. laborer 

Ballow Priscilla Mrs. 

Ballow William, teamster 

Baltz George, wagon maker 

Barker Joseph, plasterer 

Beaty W. W. real estate and insurance agent 

Bellas Hugh, carpenter 

Bellas Mrs. boarding house 

Bellas Thomas R. carpenter 

Benson William, wagon maker 

Black Simeon, tinsmith 

Bonfoy Mrs. H. 

Booth Edward, teacher 

BOWMAIS" M. resides in Carrollton; 
one of the first settlers within the borders 
of Greene County ; was born in Virginia ; 
he was in his 15th year when his parents 
moved to Illinois, settling four miles south- 
west of Carrollton, Greene County, in 1820. 
The subject of this sketch received the 
usual pioneer education ; for a number of 
years he worked on the old homestead. 
In 1830 he was married to Miss Harriet 
Cristy, a sister of the late Hon. Andrew 
Cristy, who ranked among the wealthier 
citizens of St. Louis. Digressing a little 
from the subject in hand, it may be here 
stated that for many years the hardy pio- 
neer roughed it in the little log cabin. The 



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table, constructed of puncheon, fairly 
groaned each day beneath the weight of 
venson and wild turkey, brought down by 
the unerring aim of the backwoodsman. 
M. Bowman, whose name heads this sketch 
is an unassuming Christian gentleman, well 
and favorably known in this county. The 
marriage of Mr. Bowman to Miss Cristy 
was blessed with eight children : Mary, 
Elizabeth, Emily, Anna, Kate, Alvin C, 
Francis and Lucy. Mrs. Bowman not 
living 

Bowman N. E. carpenter 

Bowman Jacob, blacksmith 

BOYD THOMAS H. retired mer- 
chant ; was born at Alexandria, Virginia, 
in 1817 ; his father, John Boyd, was a 
saddler and harness maker by trade, who 
married Miss Mary Kirk, a native of Phil- 
adelphia, Penn. In an early day they 
moved to Washington City, where they 
passed the remainder of life. Thomas was 
but 10 when he accompanied an emigrant 
to Illinois; this was in 1834. At 25 he 
entered into the mercantile business at 
Columbiana, Greene County, where he 
started a small store, and became a dealer 
in cord-wood and also a successful grain 
shipper. He transacted a good business 
here until 1856. About this time he mar- 
ried Mary Ann Ellis, a native of North 
Carolina, by whom he had six children ; 
three are living : Oily A., Carrie and 
Thomas. In 1859 Mr. Boyd was elected 
Probate Judge ; faithfully discharging the 
manifold duties of this office he received a 
re-election. In 1872 he was elected by a 
large majority to the State Legislature, 
serving four sessions. When his term of 
office expired he settled down to quiet life, 
so consistent with his abunbant means 

Boggess Henry, teamster 

Brace Dr. J. retired 

Brace Jehoshaphat E. farmer 

Brecht J. E., M.D. dentist 

Brennan C. Mrs. 

Breidenbaugh Louis, butcher 

Bridges Thomas B. compositor Patriot office 

Bridges Frank B. compositor Patriot office 

Brown Thomas, hostler 

Bull A. D. dentist 

Burney Mrs. 

Burr A. G. Hon. circuit judge 

Burruss F. C. Mrs. 



BURRUSS J. C. the enterprising pro- 
prietor of the Carrollton Machine Shops 
and Foundry, was born in 1847, near the 
present city of Carrollton, in Greene Coun- 
ty, upon the old farm homestead of his 
parents, George L. and Maria Burruss. 
Geo. L. Burruss is the well-known stock 
dealer. The subject of our sketch passed 
his early years upon the farm. In 1869 Mr. 
J. C. Burruss traveled for the well-known 
house of J. Sedgbeer, dealer in feed grind- 
ers, continuing in his employ for a period 
of one year ; he now became employed 
upon the farm of his father, sinking an 
artesian well, getting no supply of water 
at a depth of a thousand feet. In 1872 Mr. 
B. married Miss Kate Beaty, daughter of D. 
E. Beaty, of Jersey County. In 1875 he was 
employed by the Illinois State Farmers 
Association as State contract agent, and, 
during the Winter of 1S77, purchased 
the frame building owned by Winn Bros., 
and used as a machine shop, which was 
destroyed by fire six weeks after its pur- 
chase. By no means discouraged however 
by his misfortune, in 1877 Mr. Burruss 
erected the substantial building now owned 
and occupied by him for the transaction of 
a machine shop, foundry, blacksmithing.and 
machinery business. All varieties of farm 
machinery, from the most noted establish- 
ments are handled ; and here is also manu- 
factured to order a very superior wagon, 
made in a more workman-like manner than 
those generally in use. See business card 
elsewhere 

Bushnell L. S. lumber dealer 

Butler Thomas, laborer 

/^AIN CONRAD, laborer 
— Cain Thomas, carpenter 

CAMERON J. T. saddler and harness 
maker, west side of Square, Carrollton, 
Illinois. The above named gentleman, who 
is well and favorably known to the business 
community here, is worthy of more than 
a passing notice; the pioneer in the harness 
trade of Greene County, he began his busi- 
ness career at the early age of 18, in the 
City of Carrollton, having become reg- 
ularly apprenticed to the trade of a har- 
ness maker at an early age; born in Tenn- 
essee in 1832; at five, his parents became 
residents of Greene County. Since this 



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period of time he has lived here continu- 
ously, and has been known here as a busi- 
ness man from his i8ih year. Commenc- 
ing his business career with no capital, save 
willing hands and an energy that carried 
him in after years through many discourage- 
ments, he went steadily forward to a suc- 
cessful business career, transacting for 
many years a successful business both at 
CarroUton and Greenfield. In 1873 the 
store building owned by him was 
destroyed by fire, and shortly afterward 
Mr. Cameron bought the edifice where he 
now transacts a large and constantly in- 
creasing trade. In conclusion, we would 
say, give Mr. Cameron your patronage and 
secure good work at living prices. With 
the exception of alderman, Mr. Cameron 
has managed to keep clear of office. See 
business card elsewhere 

Cannole Bridget Mrs. 

Cannole John, laborer 

Cape Anne Mrs. 

Carlin Mrs. 

CARLIN THOMAS J. Circuit 
Clerk for many years ; is a native of 
Greene County ; born at Carroliton 
December 13, 1827, and is the eldest 
child of William and Mary Carlin. Will- 
iam Carlin was a brother of Governor Car- 
lin, of Illinois, and a native of Fredericks- 
burgh, Va.; born May 31, 1804. Mrs Car- 
lin was born July 3, 1805, in Halifax 
County, Va., and at the age of 13 her 
parents moved to Kentucky. Mr. Carlin 
removed with his parents when quite young 
to the then Territory of Illinois, and 
settled on Wood River, in Madison County. 
At that place they resided several years. 
During the Autumn of 1820, William Car- 
lin became a citizen of Greene County, and 
purchased a tract of land now in the cor- 
poration of Carroliton. On the 6th of De- 
cember, 1826, he was married to Miss Mary 
Goode. Politically his views coincided 
with those of the Democratic party, of 
vv^hich, in Greene County, he was a prom- 
inent member, and such confidence did 
they repose in his ability and honor that 
they elected him to the office of County 
Clerk and retained him in that position 
17 years, when he resigned and moved 
to his farm, eigat miles west of Carroliton. 

. Two years later, while on his way to New 



Orleans with stock, he was nominated by the 
Democrats and elected in December, 1849, 
entering upon his official duties at Carroliton. 
He passed away on the 20th of April, 1S50, 
No man perhaps in the county was more 
universally liked than he, and his death 
was universally regretted by a large circle 
of acquaintances. His widow is still liv- 
ing, a resident of Carroliton. Thomas J. 
Carlin, while a boy, attended the common 
schools of Greene County. Shortly after 
the death of his father, he was appointed 
by Judge Woodson Circuit Clerk, to fill 
the unexpired term of his father. When 
the duties of this office came to a close he 
was appointed Deputy Sheriff under Will- 
iam Halbrit, and acted in that capacity 
two years. He married Miss Jane Kelly, 
a daughter of Andrew Kelly, of Carroliton, 
by whom he has three children. Their 
eldest daughter, Louisa, is the wife of 
William L. Robards. After the expiration 
of his term as Deputy Sheriff, Mr. Carlin 
settled on the old homestead, and soon 
after purchased a portion of the estate. In 
November, 1864, he was elected to the 
office of Circuit Clerk, and by re-election 
officiated in this capacity until December, 
1876. Since this date he has followed 
agricultural pursuits. Viewing his past 
life, that has been characterized by ability 
in office and a spirit of generosity, few have 
contributed more toward the prosperity of 
the county than Thomas J. Carlin 

Carmody Conner, grocer 

Carmody John, laborer 

Carmody Mrs. 

Carmody Patrick, laborer 

Carrahar M. A. Mrs. boarding house 

Carraher Thomas, brick molder 

CARROL.LTON BANK, Benj. 
Roodhouse, pres; J. M. Roodhouse, cashier; 
E. B. Hobson, asst. cashier 

Carroliton Gazette, Price & Son, publishers 

Carroliton Mills, D. Pierson, prop. 

CARROLLTON PATRIOT 
PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT, Clem- 
ent L. Clapp, proprietor. Publishes the 
Carroliton Patriot, Clement L. Clapp, 
editor and proprietor; the White Hall 
Republican, Pearce & Clapp, proprietors ; 
the Scott County Arrow, Pearce & Clapp, 
proprietors. Mr. Clapp, the proprietor of 
this flourishing printing establishment, was 



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born in Ohio in 1852, spent his boyhood 
in Connecticut ; removed to Iowa, where 
he graduated from College in 1871. 
Taught three years, spent two years at 
Yale College as a post graduate student, 
was for two years a member of the edito- 
rial staff of the New Haven Conn., daily 
yournal and Courier^ was for one year a 
tutor in Illinois College, Jacksonville, and 
in 1875 bought the Cariolllon Patriot. 
This establishment employs eight men and 
its four presses are constantly in motion, 
turning out commercial printing, legal 
printing, pamphlets, etc., for a wide sec- 
tion of country. Its customers are scat- 
tered from Jacksonville to Alton, on the 
C. & A. R.R., and from Winchester to 
Medora on the C. B. & Q. R.R. There is 
no country office in central Illinois that 
executes a greater variety or amount of 
printing 

CARKOLL.TON TILE WORKS, 
near the C. & A. passenger depot, was con- 
structed last Spring by that enterprising 
gentleman, W. L. Barnett, whose genial 
face, for the past ten years, has been fre- 
quently seen at the window of the C. & A. 
passenger depot, at CarroUton, where he 
officiates as agent and telegraph operator. 
To his practical mind it became evident 
that what the farmers of Illinois were in 
need of was more tile and less wet land. 
With his usual zeal he set to work, and the 
result is, that we to-day have tile works 
that will bear comparison with any other 
similar establishment. The clay used is of 
a very superior quality, and thoroughly 
ground before entering into the manufac- 
ture of tiling. This tile is manufactured 
from three to eight inches, is of very supe- 
rior quality, and finds a ready sale. Mr. 
Barnett, senior member of this firm, was 
born in Indiana, November 11, 1846. 
When but eleven years old his parents 
moved to Mattoon, 111., where young Bar- 
nett received a liberal education ; attaining 

' the age of fifteen he entered the employ of 
the Terre Haute R.R. Co., becoming a tel- 
egraph operator in the city of Mattoon, III. 
When the Jacksonville division of the .St. 
L.,J.& C.Ry. was constructed, he went to 
Murrayville, Morgan county. 111., wher,; he 
officiated in his former capacity, and was 
probably the first operator on that line ; 



proceeding from here to Jacksonville, 
thence to Mason City, remaining here thir- 
teen months ; he came to CarroUton. At 
Mattoon Mr. Barnett was married to Miss 
Amelia Allen, daughter of H. A. Allen, of 
Mattoon, now of Geneva Lake, Wis. 

Caswell J. dyer 

Clapp Clement L. editor and pub. Patriot 

Clark Charles, laborer 

CLARK JOSEPH A. farmer and 
stock raiser, res. Second st., CarroUton ; 
farm property situated in township 9, range 
13, and {ownship 8, range 13, and consist- 
ing of 720 acres. Joseph A. Clark is a native 
of Iowa, was born in 1839, the second child 
of Joshua and Paulina Clark, whose maiden 
name was Hoffman. The family moved 
from Iowa when our subject was a child, 
and settled on land at a point familiarly 
known as the Bluffs, where the head of the 
family followed agricultural pursuits, until 
his entree into the hotel business at Carroll- 
ton. He officiated in this capacity for six 
years, when he again took up the life of a 
farmer, and here young Clark passed his 
early years, and first embarked in business 
on Macoupin Creek; at a point now kn wn 
as Clark's Landing ; here he kept a groce- 
ry, and attended to the duties pertaining 
to his farm, and also rafted logs down the 
river to St. Louis and Alton, during the 
greater part of ten years. Mr. Clark ener- 
getically pursued the calling of rafting logs 
down the river, and on which transaction 
he realized a handsome ]3rofit, and in due 
time he accumulated a handsome property, 
and now owns as above staled, 720 acres. 
In Fuldom, Jersey Co., Mr. Clark trans- 
acted a general merchan Use business, and 
held the position of postmaster when he 
moved to CarroUto.i, where he purchased 
a residence and town property. In iS6r. 
Mr. C. was united in marriage to Miss 
Elizabeth Fulks, a daughter of John Fulks, 
by whom he has six cliildren : Clara B.> 
M.iry, Jennie, Cyrilda. Rosa and Zana 

Clark Rev. Robt. pastor M.E. Church 

CLE3IMONS 1>R. 0. P. physician 
and surgeon, for the ]iast iweniy years in 
practice at CarroUton. was born in David- 
son Co., North Carolina. Januarv, 1S17; at 
twen y-one he bccimc a residen' of Louis- 
ville, Ky., wliere he entere 1 the medical 
university, remaining inree year.s, gradual- 



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ing as an M.D. in 1848. It may be here 
stated, that Dr. C. is, in every sense of the 
word, a self-made man, whose studies in 
the medical profession were made under 
difficulties that many would have given 
way under, and never have risen to any 
worthy position in life. From this institu- 
tion he graduated with high honors. In 
1841 he took up the practice of medicine. 
For eighteen years, he was a resident of 
Pike Co., 111., where he obtained a large 
and lucrative practice. In 1858 the Doctor 
moved to Carrollton, where his skill as a 
physician soon becoming known, he secured 
a very liberal patronage. In 1862 he 
erected the large brick building east of 
court-house, where, from "62 un il '76, he 
transacted a large drug business. In ad- 
dition to this Dr. Clemmons owns some 
four or five other substantial dwellings in 
the city, and a country property, consisting 
of 227 acres of land, within a short dis- 
tance of the city. In Nebraska he also 
owns two sections of valuable land. For 
three terms has been alderman of Carroll- 
ton. In 1 85 1 he was married to Miss 
Matilda Thomas, daughter of the Hon. 
Samuel Thomas, by whom he has four 
children : Emma, who married Dr. Lind- 
say, of Carrollton ; Thomas, a farmer ; 
Charles, a graduate of St. Louis Medical 
College, and Eliza, now attending Godfrey 
College, at Monticello 111. 

Clothier Thomas, carpenter 

CLOUGH JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 23, P.O. Carrollton. The 
whole-souled gentleman, whose name ap- 
pears at the head of this biography, is a 
native of Yorkshire, England, where he 
was born on the eighth day of October, 
1821 ; the youngest child of Robert and 
Elizabeth Clough. The days of his child- 
hood and early youth were spent upon 
European shores, where he followed agri- 
cultural pursuits and received a liberal 
education in the subscription schools of 
his native place. In 1850 he crossed the 
Atlantic for the new world ; landing in 
New York City on the 5th of April of the 
year above given. Remaining in New 
York but a short time he came direct to 
the West, locating at Carrollton where he 
subsequently found employment as a 
butcher, and for twenty years was asso- 



ciated in business with W. O. Greaves, 
whose biography appears elsewhere, in a 
city meat market at Carrollton. Some 
eight years since Mr. Clough retired from 
the above business, turning his attention 
to farming, and now resides at his farm 
residence in Township 10, R. 12. In 1855 
Mr. Clough was married to Miss Emma 
Greaves, a daughter of W. O. and Harriet 
Greaves. Seven children were born of this 
marriage, four of whom are living, and 
whose names are in order of birth, John, 
Robert, George, and Hattie. Mr. Clough 
has been twice mayor of Carrollton, and 
was first elected to this prominent position 
in 1873, and subsequently received a re- 
election to the same office in 1875 

Cohen William, stone mason 

Colby Sophronia 

Coke Woodson, magistrate 

Coleman L. G. prop. Coleman House 

CONSOLE ANTHONY, Deputy 
County Clerk, r cor. W. gth st. and Maple 
Av. Anthony Connole is a native of 
County Clare, Ireland. Born July 3d, 
1842, crossing the Atlantic in his 17th year 
he landed in the city of New Orleans ; 
from the " Crescent City " he made his way 
to Carrollton, where he first worked as a 
farm-hand for David Black and attended 
school during the winter, having previously 
received a liberal education in his native 
land. When the war broke out Mr. Con- 
nole enlisted in Co. F., ist Mo. Cav., and 
subsequently re-enlisted as a veteran in 
Co. A.. 53d 111. Infantry ; detailed as a 
sergeant, he became a participant in many 
noted battles ; honorably discharged when 
the war closed, he proceeded to Kentucky 
where he became employed as clerk for a 
railroad contractor ; afterwards proceeding 
to Springfield, he officiated as clerk for the 
U.S. Marshal; from here he went to Berdan, 
in Greene County, where he entered into the 
mercantile business, and was elected justice 
of the peace, and during the present year 
was appointed deputy clerk under the 
Hon. L. R. Lakin, County Clerk. In 
1869 Mr. Connole was married to Miss 
Mary Markham, by whom he has five 
children 

Corrington S. F. Master in Chancery and 
Public Administrator 

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geon. The above gentleman was born in 
Pike County, Mo., on the 14th of April, 
1827, where he remained until he had at- 
tained his 17th year, date 1846, when he 
proceeded to Danville, Kentucky, where 
he entered upon a literary course of study, 
graduating with the honorary degree of 
Bachelor of Arts, with Dr. Geo. B. Wilcox, 
who was among the first families of Vir- 
ginia, an eminent surgeon and a participant 
during his younger days, in the war of 181 2. 
After remaining with Dr. "Wilcox for a 
period of one year, the youthful student 
attended a course of lectures at the medical 
department of the St. Louis University, 
now the St. Louis Medical College. 
Graduating at this school in 1854, he first 
entered upon the practice of his profession 
in Scotland Co., Mo. ; while here he mar- 
ried, in 1855, Miss Martha E. Gorin, a 
daughter of H. M. Gorin, Clerk of the 
Circuit Court of Decatur, Macon Co., for 
many years. In 1862 Dr. Crow became a 
resident of Greene County ; the following 
year proceeding to Quincy, where he re- 
sided one year ; then to Carrollton, and 
thence to the -golden shores of the Pacific 
coast in 1865 ; here, for a short time, 
practicing as a physician, when he again 
turned his footsteps towards Illinois, loca- 
ting in due time at Carrollton, where he 
has since became a permanent resident; 
where his skill as a physician is recognized 
and where he has a large and constantly 
growing practice. Of the marriage above 
referred to seven children were born, two 
only of whom are living, Charles C. and 
Albert S. 
CULIilMORE JAMES, retired hard- 
ware merchant. For a number of years 
transacted a successful business under the 
firm name of Cullimore Brothers. Was 
born in the city of Baltimore in 1842, 
where he resided until his parents re- 
moved to Greene County, in 1851 ; in 
the city of Carrollton passed his early 
years and became apprenticed to the trade 
of a carriage-maker and subsequently that 
of a tinsmith. A tinner when the war 
came on, he enlisted in Co. I, gist Illinois 
Infantry for three years ; served and became 
a participant in the battle of Elizabethtown 
and others of less note. When the war 
closed Mr. C. returned to Carrollton, where 



he, shortly after, formed a co-partnership 
business with his brother, John W. Culli- 
more, in the hardware, tin store and furni- 
ture trade. Both were men of enterprise 
and soon established a good trade ; con- 
tinuing in business for a period of ten 
years ; at the expiration of this time the 
firm was dissolved by mutual consent. In 
1874 Mr. Cullimore was united in marriage 
to Miss Alice E. Black, a daughter of 
William Black, by whom he has two chil- 
dren ; Eddie and Gracie. Mr. Cullimore, 
Sen., first settled in Greene Co. in 1847 
Cunningham A. M. farmer 

TRAGUS JANE MRS. 

Daiger Patrick, wagon maker 

Davis Anna Mrs. 

Davis Edgar, clerk 

Davis Frank, clerk 

Davis George W. grocer 

DAVIS JAMES M. prominent among 
the leading physicians of Greene County; 
was born in Boyle County, Ky., in 1828. 
His father, Cyrus A. Davis, was a prominent 
physician in Kentucky, who there married 
Miss Anna R. Montague, by whom he had 
eleven children, and of whom James was 
the fourth. He was in his fourth year 
when his parents settled at Carrollton, 
Greene County, III., then a village com- 
posed of a few rough stores and dwellings. 
Purchasing a farm, the head of the family 
followed agricultural pursuits, when he 
moved to Carrollton and began the prac- 
tice of his profession. At first he gained 
but little practice, but as the town grew 
quite rapidly, his practice increased in 
proportion to the growth. Above the 
average in education and natural intel- 
ligence, in 1836 he received the nomination 
and was elected to the House of Repre- 
sentatives. When the Legislature was in 
session at Vandalia, then the capital of 
the State, Dr. Davis bade his family fare- 
well and set out on horseback to attend to 
his new duties. On reaching the scene of 
his labors he remained until his term ex- 
pired, when he once more entered upon 
the duties of his profession at Carrollton, 
and where he held many responsible of- 
fices. He died in 1852, universally regret- 
ted for his sterling qualities. At the early 
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study of medicine under his father. At 
the end of one year of unremitting study, 
he proceeded to St. Louis, where he at- 
tended the medical department of the 
Missouri State University, graduating as 
an M. D. March, 1852. Digressing a little 
it will be well to state that at 17 Dr, 
Davis entered the Mexican war, enlist- 
ing in Co. H, 2d Reg. Kentucky In- 
fan'.ry; honorably discharged on account 
of general disability, he resumed his 
studies. Dr. Davis, now a prominent 
physician of CarroUton, has held numerous 
responsible positions, but a short time ago 
becoming the regular Republican nominee 
for State Senator. In 1857 Dr. Davis was 
married to Sarah A. Vedder, a daughter of 
E. P. Vedder, by whom he has five chil- 
dren; Francis A., Edgar L., Nellie, Nettie, 
and Belle 

DAVIS K. H. grain dealer, near C.& A. 
passenger depot, Carroliton, 111.; successor 
of Davis & Nelton; began in the grain 
trade in 1868. The present large building 
for the storage of grain was erected in 
1S67. Here are stored thousands of bushels 
of grain, ready for transportation to points 
north and south. Mr. Davis, who is sole 
proprietor of this extensive establishment, 
was born in Kentucky. His father is Dr. 
C. A. Davis. R. H. Davis moved to St. 
Louis, Mo., in an early day, entering into a 
successful grain trade. In 1867 he came 
to Carroliton, Greene Co., his former home, 
and in company with his brother entered 
upon a successful business career as a grain 
buyer. In 1^72 he was elected Mayor of 
Carroliton. On retirement from office he 
attended quietly to his large interests in the 
grain trade, until called upon again to serve 
as Mayor in 1877, receiving a large major- 
ity of the votes cast. Mr. Davis was mar- 
ried to Miss Cornelia Newson, of Peters- 
burg, Virginia, by whom he lias four 
children: Anna, Daisy, Lizzie, and Robbie. 
In IS72 Mrs. Davis was laid at rest in the 
Cemetery of Carroliton 

Day Arthur, laborer 

Day Harrison, clerk 

Day Henry, laborer 

Day Martha Mrs. 

DeHolt George, barber 

DEK JOHN V. retired farmer, a resident 
of Carroliton, and one whose name will go 



down to posterity as one of the pioneers 
of the Northwest; was born in Vermont 
Feb. 15, 1S04, the filth child of John and 
Elizabeth Dee. who died during the early 
infancy of the subject of this sketch. 
During the Summer of 1821, John Dee 
and John, Jr., father and son, settled in 
Greene County, within eight miles of what 
is now Carroliton. Wil 1 game of every 
description, peculiar to the Northwest, 
abounded, and here and there nestling 
among the tall native grass might have been 
seen the frontiersman's cabin. The father 
entered 160 acres of land, but tilled the 
soil but little, as he was a carpenter by oc- 
cupation ; a man who knew no idleness, he 
became moderately successful in life. He 
died in 1858. John, Jr., grew to manhood 
in Greene County, having for his associates 
some of the best men who trod the prairies 
of Illinois. When the first war with Black- 
hawk occurred, in 1830, he enlisted in Cap- 
tain Fry's company. Mr. Dee recollects 
well the signing of the treaty of peace at 
the old fort on Rock Island. But little 
more remains to be told ; but to such men 
as John Dee, who pave the way for a high 
grade of civilization, we owe our national 
prosperity. From boyhood to manhood, 
from middle age to old age, Mr. Dee has 
followed farming with a success, brought 
about by no lucky accident, but by system- 
atic and well laid plans. For the past few 
years, a resident of Carroliton, he lives in 
the enjoyment of the comforts of our mod- 
ern day. In 1814 Mr. Dee was witness, 
among others, of the passage on the Ohio 
River of tlie first steamboat 

Derr Margaret Mrs. 

Devine C. S. cigars and tobacco 

Devine C. S. Mrs. milliner 

Dick John Y. carpenter 

Dixon A. M. carpenter 

DODGSON CHRISTOPHER, 
who bore no secondary part in the growth 
and development of the flourishing County 
of Greene, was a native of Yorkshire^ 
England, and was born in 1S02. In his 
18th year, date 1820, he looked about 
him for a new field of labor, and accord- 
ingly embarked on board a sailing vessel 
for America, landing in the Cily of Bal- 
timore, thence to Madison County, 111., 
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years later, he became a resident of Greene 
County, locating near the present City of 
Carrollton, on the farm now owned by 
Benjamin Roodhouse. As this date, 1822, 
was an early one even the history of the 
great Northwest, we here append a few 
facts relative to an early settlement in a 
new country. There was but one building 
then in Carrollton, a rough dwelling com- 
posed of logs, which was used as an inn, 
and known as the Jack Traveler. It stood 
for many years on the site now covered by 
the dry goods establishment of McFarland 
& Weagley. On the old farm homestead 
of his parents, John and Elizabeth Dodg- 
son, our subject passed his earlier years, 
and subsequently became a distiller. In 
1843 he united his fortunes to Miss Mary 
Morfoot, a daughter of John and Elizabeth 
Morfoot. During this term of years Mr. 
Dodgson had become exceedingly prosper- 
ous, and began to take a leading position 
as an agriculturist, having purchased the 
property formerly owned by John Dodg- 
son, his father. He continued on the 
home place many years, and some 13 years 
ago moved to Carrollton, where he built 
one of the most substantial and handsome 
residences that the city affords; and here, 
while enjoying the fruits of his early 
labors, he passed quietly away to that 
world of spirits to which we all are tend- 
ing, on the 4th of April, 1878. None of 
his great success in life was due to accident 
or fortunate circumstances, but lay in his 
own indomitable will and an energy that 
never flagged. And to such men, who 
made a home in the wilderness, do we owe 
the comforts that we to-day enjoy. Mrs. 
Dodgson, from whom this narrative is ob- 
tained, resides on the home property, in 
Carrollton, is a native of England; born in 
18 10, the second child of John Morfoot, 
whose name is mentioned elsewhere, who 
settled in Greene County in 1820, who was 
the first among the early settlers who were 
attacked by the cholera then prevalent, arid 
died some 45 years ago 

DoolittJe Edwin A. principal public schools 

Doyle Christopher, horsedealer 

Doughty A. H. shoemaker 

Dougherty John, laborer 

Drennan John, molder 

Drum Eugene, printer 
R 



Dulaney M. magistrate 
Dulaney William, laborer 

"P DMONDS E. farmer 

Edwards Oscar B. pump agent 

Edwards Sarah Mrs. 

Egelhoff William, carriage mnfr, 

Eldred J. T. livery 

ELDKED L. S. merchant, firm of Eldred 
& Hardcastle, Sec. 21, P.O. Carrollton. 
Mr. Eldred is the third child of Elon 
and Jane Eldred, of whom a full ac- 
count is given elsewhere in the histori- 
cal portion of this volume. The subject 
of this sketch, who is well and favor- 
ably known in Greene County, was born 
in April, 1834, on the old homestead of 
his parents, within the borders of Greene 
County. Growing to manhood when times 
were very different to what they are at the 
present time, he obtained a hardy vigor 
that led to a future success. In 1855 he 
was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Cav- 
anaugh, a daughter of Dr. T. H. Cavan- 
augh, who held the position of colonel in 
the late war, by whom he had ten children : 
Carrie R., Faiinie J., Belle M., Edward, 
Louise, Julia, Elon, Charles H., David P., 
and Philo C. and Albert G., deceased. At 
the present writing, Mr. E. resides in town- 
ship 10, range 12. In 1S74 Mr. Eldred 
served in the capacity of president of the 
agricultural board. During Black Hawk's 
raid on the white settlers Elon Eldred took 
an active part ; and also witnessed many 
stirring events in his sojourn in California 
as a gold miner 

ELDKED SILAS. In noting the 
life history of men and early times in 
Greene County, none are more worthy of 
note than Silas Eldred, whose daring 
nature inured him to the stirring scenes of 
Western life. He was a native of New 
York Slate. Of his parents but little can 
now be learned, save that they moved to 
Greene County in an early day, probably 
about the year 1820. Amid pioneer asso- 
ciations young Silas passed his boyhood, 
and grew to vigorous manhood. He proved 
a sterling actor in the battle of life, and was 
destined to play no secondary part in the 
growth and development of Greene Coun- 
ty. When Black Hawk made war on the 
while settlers, in 1832, he joined the 



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forces that were organized to protect the 
frontier. Many anecdotes are told of 
Silas Eldred; one will be worthy of espec- 
ial notice here, to show the daring nature 
of the man; on one occasion a man by 
the name of Roveley, a high tempered and 
somewhat quarrelsome man, drew a bead 
upon him with a shot gun, the old veteran 
silently advanced and wrenched the gun 
from the hands of the bully, completely sub- 
duing him. He became a farmer of promi- 
nence in Greene, and passed away in 1873, 
at the village of Roodhouse. The survivors 
of the family are seven children : Elisha, 
who married Carrie Taylor; Mary, who 
married James Wood; Jehosaphat, who 
married Carrie Eldred ; Ward, who 
married Lottie Lane; Silas, jr., who mar- 
ried Miss Augusta Trimble, a daughter of 
Harvey Trimble, one of the first settlers 
of Greene County; Lucy, who married 
first Archie Anderson afterward Rice 
Trimble, and on his decease Presley Rice; 
William, who married Margaret Kelley; 
Calvin and Rufus not living 

Eldred & Furgeson, livery stable 

ELDRED & HARDCASTLE, 
dealers in hardware, furniture, stoves and 
tinware, n.e. cor. Square, the only 
house carrying this line of goods, and one 
of the best and favorably known houses in 
Greene Co. The present members of the 
firm are Messrs. L. S. Eldred and O. B. 
Hardcastle. Of the former gentleman 
notice will be given elsewhere ; of the lat- 
ter it may be said, that he is a native of 
Carlinville, Macoupin Co., born in 1S53, 
■where he grew to manhood. Obtaining 
a liberal education at Chillicothe, Ohio, 
one year later, he embarked in the above 
business 

Ellis L.A.Mrs. 

ENGLISH JAMES W., prominent 
among the attorneys of Greene County ; 
was born in Mason County, Va., March 11, 
1829. His father, Nathaniel English, was 
a prominent physician, who married Miss 
Hannah Worth, a daughter of John Worth, 
a scout during the war of 1812. James 
was but eight years old when his parents 
moved from West Virginia to St. Louis, 
from which point they made their way to 
Jacksonville, Morgan County, 111., in 1836. 
In 1844 Mr. English entered upon a class- | 



ical course of study at the Illinois College, 
graduating with honor in 1848. He now 
took up the study of law in the office of 
Richard Yates, afterward Governor of Il- 
linois, and William Brown ; in 1850 he 
was admitted to practice as an attorney in 
the State of Illinois ; in i860, the Federal 
Courts ; and the Supreme Court of the 
United States in 1873. For five years" the 
young but able attorney struggled for a 
foothold among such legal lights as Mur- 
ray McConnell, and others. In 1856 he 
came to CarroUton, where his ability was 
soon recognized and the following year he 
was elected to fill the responsible position 
of State's attorney. He served in this 
capacity in an able manner until i860, en- 
tering upon his law studies with renewed 
zeal. In 1871 he moved to Leavenworth, 
Kansas, remaining a number of years. On 
being apprised of the mortal illness of his 
old friend and colleague. Judge Woodson, 
of CarroUton, and at the solicitation of his 
many friends in this enterprising town, he 
decided to return here. He has practiced 
for a period of eighteen years, and his 
course has been marked by no ordinary 
ability. Mr. English married Miss Eliza 
Stryker, a daughter of Henry Stryker, 
formerly a merchant, of Jacksonville, Oct. 
6, 1852. Mrs. English is also a sister of 
Henry Stryker, Jr. attorney at Jackson- 
ville. There are six children: Julia, Clara 
L., Charlotte, Nathaniel and Henry; Maria 
not living 
ENGLISH WARREN, auctioneer, 
residence Locust street, CarroUton. War- 
ren English is a native of Greene County, 
born at the city of CarroUton, on the 7th 
of August, 1840. Tracing back the gen- 
ealogy of this family we find that L. H. 
English, the father of our subject, was a 
native of Kentucky and early in life he 
followed farming, although subsequent 
years developed an aptitude for any pur- 
suit he might follow. When a young man, 
prior to his majority, he wended his way 
to the southern portion of Illinois, and 
landed in Greene County, as near as can 
now be ascertained, in 1822. We can not, 
owing to limited space, follow his eventful 
life in Greene County, where he was des- 
tined to take a prominent part in the ad- 
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probably worked as a farm hand on his 
first entree into Illinois, and subsequently 
he developed both energy and skill as a 
trader and auctioneer. As a trader he 
was unsurpassed, and as a skillful auc- 
tioneer he is well remembered by the early 
inhabitants of CarroUton. The first office 
he ever held in Greene County was that of 
a district constable. When the Black 
Hawk war broke out he was serving in the 
capacity of a deputy sheriff, but with the pa- 
triotism born of frontier life he joined forces 
for the subjugation of the Indians. After 
the war he erected a substantial building in 
CarroUton and became the successful pro- 
prietor of the Greene County House. For 
the greater portion of his life he lived in 
CarroUton, although for some cause he once 
moved down on the Hurr'cane, where his 
property was washed away by floods. 
Returning to CarroUton, his restless, am- 
bitious nature led him into many business 
speculations, although his chief ability lay 
in his skill as an auctioneer. His first wife, 
Miss Arabel Turney, a daughter of General 
Turney, was born in Tennessee, and was 
united in marriage to Mr. English in 1828 
at CarroUton. Mr. English subsequently 
married, on the decease of his first wife in 
1870 to Mrs. Emily Brunk, with whom he 
now resides in affluent circumstances at 
Springfield, 111. Eleven children were 
born of the first marriage : Turney, Whar- 
ton, Josephine, Warren, Marion, John B., 
Rush, Elisha, Belle and Lindsay, twins, 
and Sarah. One chUd of the second mar- 
riage, Thomas. Of Warren we have only 
space to say that he passed his boyhood in 
Greene County, received a liberal educa- 
tion and subsequently turned his attention 
to the life of a horseman. In 1867 he was 
united in marriage to Tempie J. Melton, a 
daughter of W. J. Melton, a native of 
Greene County, by whom he has four chil- 
dren : Arabel, Pape, Julia and Turney. 
Mr. English is the owner of 160 acres of 
valuable land, and is said to be the best 
auctioneer in Greene County 

Evans James 

Evans George, farmer 

EVANS THOMAS E. Deputy Sheriff 
of Greene County, was born on the old 
farm homestead of his parents, William 
and Eliza E. Evans, near the city of Car- 



roUton, in 1843. Growing to manhood 
upon the farm he followed agricultural 
pursuits until 1869, when he proceeded to 
CarroUton, where he entered the banking 
establishment of John Long & Co., where 
he remained a short time, when he resumed 
operations on the farm, until his departure 
for St. Louis, where he became bookkeeper 
in a sale and commission house. Dec. 
1873, Mr. Evans was appointed Dep- 
uty Clerk under the Hon. L. R. Lakin, in 
the city of CarroUton. It is well known to 
the citizens here that no one perhaps in 
Greene County bears a better reputation 
than Mr. Evans, as a bookkeeper or expert 
in accounts, and accordingly, when Mr. 
Jones entered upon his official duties as 
Sheriff he appointed Mr. Evans his deputy, 
who has since officiated in this capacity to 
the satisfaction of all honest men. Fur- 
ther notice will be given in the historical 
portion of this volume 

■pAIRCLOTH THOMAS, laborer 

Fanning Patrick, laborer 
Farrow W. B. G. farmer 
Fasnacht James Lunt, harness maker 
Ferguson J. E. livery 
Fields Harry, baggage master C.&A.R.R 
Fields Harry, foreman CarroUton Tile Works 
Fiester John, carpenter 
Fish Joseph, teamster 
Fishback Henry, clerk with Sharon Bros. 
Fitzpatrick Thomas, police 
Foley Mrs. 

Foley Charles, laborer 
Forban John, laborer 
Frank Thomas, blacksmith 
Fry WiUiam M. Capt. prop. Arcadia Mills 
Fuller Austin, blacksmith 
Fuller Orrin, carpenter 

/^ AMBLE E. H. constable 

^-^ Gardner John C. F. lawyer 

Garrett Samuel, painter 

Gillespie Andrew, farmer 

GILLESPIE DANIEL H, proprie- 
tor CarroUton Saw Mills ; for a period of 
seventeen years, the above named gentle- 
man has transacted a successful saw-milling 
business at various points in Greene County. 
For the past three years has been the suc- 
cessful proprietor of the above named works, 
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having all modern facilities he is fully pre- 
pared to meet all demands that may be 
made upon him. This mill, in all probabil- 
ity, is better adapted and has better facilities 
for sawing than any mill of a similar charac- 
ter in Greene County, and the large and con- 
stantly increasing trade has been brought 
about through the energy and reliability 
of its successful proprietor, who was born 
in Brown County, Ohio, July 26, 1826, 
where he grew to manhood, and in the ad- 
joining county of Adams was united in 
marriage in 1849 to Miss Ann Hoop. In 
1856 Mr. G. became a resident of Greene 
County, where he has since turned his at- 
tention to the above business 
Gillespie Samuel, retired farmer 
Gilliland Larkin, painter 
Gillingham Charles H. stock dealer 
GILSON EDWARD P. attorney and 
counsellor at law, is a native of Macoupin 
County, 111., born in 1853, the oldest son 
of James W. and Marion Gilson. James 
Gilson was a grain merchant at Brighton, 
where the subject of our notice passed his 
early years. Receiving his preliminary 
education in the district schools of his na- 
tive place, at an early age he entered Black- 
burn University, where he entered upon a 
course of classical .studies, graduating from 
this well known institution of learning in 
1875 ; he now proceeded to Chicago, HI., 
where he entered the law office of the 
Honorable Judge Lyman Trumbull, with 
all the energies of his nature bent upon ac- 
quiring a full knowledge of the law. At 
the expiration of two years he was ad- 
mitted to practice in all the United States Su- 
[ preme Courts at Mount Vernon, HI. For the 
past year Mr. Gilson has been a resident of 
CarrolUon, where among his many skillfnl 
competitors he makes a very fair showing 
indeed, and we heartily wish him success 
in the profession for which he seems pecu- 
liarly fitted 
GIMMY ADAM. Deceased, who dur- 
ing his life was a prominent farmer within 
the borders of Greene County, was born 
in the kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, Aug. 
25, 1S22. But little of his early life can 
now be learned, and accor-lingly we enter 
into a short description rel.'^li\e to liis ca- 
reer in America; during llie \\ inter of 18-iS 
he worked at his trade, that of a shoe- 



maker, at Cleveland, Ohio. Remaining 
one year at this city we next find him a res- 
ident of St. Louis, where he worked at his 
trade until his location in CarrolUon, where 
he entered into partnership business with a 
brother, Frederick Gimmy. For that 
period of time the firm transacted a suc- 
cessful business. Dissolving partnership in 
1853, Mr. Gimmy next turned his attention 
to farming, continuing in this vocation un- 
til resuming business in 1859 at CarrolUon, 
where he conducted a successful mer- 
chandise until his decease, which occurred 
during the Spring of 1877, when all that 
was mortal of Adam Gimmy was laid at 
rest in the beautiful cemetery of Carroll- 
ton, a handsome monument marking the 
spot. The survivors of the family are Mrs. 
Gimmy, Adam, Mary B., Lewis F. and 
George. Adam, from whom this narration 
is obtained, embarked in his present busi- 
ness of grocer four years prior to the death 
of his father, and a more live, energetic 
business man it would be a hard matter to 
find ; his stock of goods, always of the best, 
are bought low for cash, which customers 
will do well to note. See business card 
elsewhere 

Gleason Thomas, laborer 

Gordon Enoch, laborer 

Gordon Martha Mrs. 

Gottgetrue Abraham, peddler 

Graves W. L. Mrs. dressmaker 

Green Alfred, laborer 

Green George, laborer 

Green Hannah Miss, dressmaker 

Green Nancy, Mrs. 

Green Reuben, clothing merchant 

Green Samuel, teamster 

GREENE COUNTY NATIONAL 
BANK, John I. Thompson, Pres.; D. D. 
Pierson, Vice Pres.; Robert Pierson, Cash.; 
Oman Pierson, Acting Cash. 

Greene Frank, clerk 

Greene Singleton F. County Commissioner, 
residence Kane 

Green & Prindihle, clothing 

Greshan John, blacksmith 

Gutlirilnule A. peddler 

(iuthrie P.ridget Mrs. 

Guthrie Daniel, hostler 



TTALL JULIA E. Mrs. 
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Harney Mrs. milliner 

Hartwick Alfred, butcher 

Hazle Samuel, constable 

Headrick Titus, police 

Hillig Hermann, barber 

Henshaw Thomas, attorney 

Hensler Harriet Mrs. 

HENSLER LEWIS, manufacturer 
and dealer in Wagons, Buggies, Plows and 
Farming Machinery. All kinds of repair 
work promptly attended to. The subject 
of this sketch is a native of Indiana ; born 
on the 1st of May, 1850 ; fifth child of 
John and Harriet Hensler, natives of Ger- 
many and the State of Indiana respectively. 
Young Hensler grew up in Indiana, where 
he became apprenticed to the trade of a 
blacksmith and wagon-maker. On com- 
pleting his trade Mr. H. proceeded to 
St. Louis, where he worked nearly a year ; 
finding times hard in St. Louis, he now 
directed his footsteps to Carrollton, Illi- 
nois, where he embarked in the same call- 
ing, and through his superiority as a work- 
man, soon began to build up a large trade, 
and now transacts a large and constantly 
increasing business. He was united in 
marriage to Miss Lucy Howard, of Greene 

Hensler John, blacksmith 

Hensler Michael 

Hensler Mrs. 

Hill Alfred, painter 

Hill John, painter 

Hill Mrs. 

Hinton Ann Mrs. 

HINTOX HOUSE, sw cor. Square, 
Carrollton, Illinois, L. N. Jackson, propri- 
etor , J. H. Jackson, clerk ; sample rooms 
on first floor 

HOBSON EDWARD B. asst. cash- 
ier, Carrollton bank. Mr. Hobson was 
born in 1843, on the old farm homestead of 
his father. Dr. John Hobson, situated near 
Carrollton. At the age of six his parents 
located near Alton, where farm property 
was purchased. Here a residence was 
made from 1849 until 1855, when the fam- 
ily settled near the village of Buckin, on 
the Grafton road, where farm property was 
purchased. Here were passed the last 
days of Dr. John Hobson, a most worthy 
gentleman of wealth, whose memory is 
cherished by many residents of Greene 
County. The family now consisted of Mrs, 



Hobson and Edward, an only child. Mrs. 
H. having relatives at Carrollton, now de- 
cided to make her home there, where she 
now resides. Edward received his prelim- 
inary education at Carrollton, which was 
afterward brought to completion at Shurt- 
leff College, situated at Upper Alton. In 
1864, he began the study of medicine under 
Dr. Armstrong, of Carrollton, in 1867 
graduating from Rush Medical College, 
Chicago. Returning to Carrollton, he en- 
tered into the drug business with A. H. 
Donahue. Two years later the firm dis- 
posed of their interest to Fry & Armstrong. 
Dr. Hobson now turned his attention to 
farming, in Montgomery county, where he 
owns 1,000 acres, a magnificent property. 
In 1S6S, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Emma Elliott, daughter of Robert Elliot ; 
there are two children : Mary E. and Adele 
W. During the present year Mr. Hobson 
became identified with the Carrollton 
bank, one of the safest institutions in this 
county 

HOBSON ROBERT, who took a 
leading position among the merchants of 
Carrollcon, was born in Cumberland Co,, 
England ,May 1st, 1814. Passing by the ear- 
ly years of his life, spent in Great Britain, 
we follow his fortunes in the new world. It 
was during the year 1822, that his parents 
crossed the Atlantic for America, settling 
in Greene County, near the present city of 
Carrollton, where Mr. Hobson passed the 
days of his childhood — early youth, and 
grew to manhood, and where he followed 
agricultural pursuits until 1853, when he 
entered into a general merchandising busi- 
ness, continuing here two years. He then 
disposing of his stock, turned his attention 
to the vocation that had been his from boy- 
hood. In 1874, became extensively en- 
gaged as a stock dealer and shipper, and 
during the Autumn of 1875, becoming 
engaged in the stove line of trade, forming 
a co-partnership business with O. B. Hard- 
castle, which was dissolved Feb. i, 1879 

Hodges Bros, grocers 

Hodges B. C. grocer 

Hodges Charles D. Hon. lawyer 

Hodges Charles H. grocer 

Hogan John, laborer 

Holshouser N. C. engineer Hussey's ware- 
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Holland G. P. dry goods merchant 

Hough Thomas, miller 

HOAVARD JORDAN, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. lo, P.O. Carrollton. 
Among the early pioneers of Greene Co. 
whose hospitality invited and whose gener- 
osity partakes of the good old pioneer days 
of long ago we mention the name of Jordan 
Howard ; a native of New York State, born 
in the year 1808 ; he there passed his earlier 
years. At sixteen he accompanied his pa- 
rents, Sylvester and Lydia Howard, to the 
broad prairies of southern Illinois. The 
family settled permanently in Morgan Co. 
on a farm. Jordan, from whom this sketch 
is obtained, settled in Greene County as 
early as 1826, a period of time when scarcely 
a cabin stood between Carrollton and Jack- 
sonville ; on what is now comprised in the 
city of Carrollton there stood an old frame 
building erected for a tannery, and here 
the youth became instructed in the myster- 
ies of the trade. Remaining for a num- 
ber of years in this capacity he eventually 
became a clerk for David Pierson, the well 
known ex-banker, with him in after years 
transacting a successful mercantile busi- 
ness. During this time, in 1842, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Eveline Ryder, 
a daughter of John Ryder, one of the oldest 
settlers of Greene County, a native of New 
York. Two children blessed this union : 
Charles, who died in early infancy, and 
Mary, who married Thomas D. Price, the 
popular editor of the Carrollton Gazette. 
Since his retirement from mercantile pur- 
suits Mr. Howard has devoted his time and 
attention to farming, owning 140 acres in 
one of the best townships of Greene County. 
Here he quietly rests from his labors, on 
the well cultivated farm, where he will no 
doubt spend the remainder of his days. 
September, 1857, Mrs. Howard, a most 
estimable lady, passed to that world of 
spirits to which we all are tending 

Howard Sylvester 

Howard William L. painter 

Hubbard Harriet Mrs. nurse 

Hughes James, laborer 

HUITT JOHN W. one of the first 
pioneers within the borders of Greene, is a 
native of North Carolina, born about the 
year 1798. His father, John Huitt, a na- 
tive of Virginia, moved to North Carolina 



some time after the war of the revolution, 
where he married Miss Lizzie Radcliff, by 
whom he had, at the time of his emigra- 
tion to Illinois, eight children. They set- 
thed in that portion of the northwest now 
recognized as Madison county. 111., as early 
as 1804. Think of it, gentle reader, and let 
your imagination carry you back to a time 
when the North American Indians' mocca- 
sined feet trod the tall prairie grass where 
you now behold those evidences of civiliza- 
tion, flourishing cities, towns and villages. 
St. Louis itself, that magnificent city, on 
the Father of Waters, a mere trading post, 
where the daring trapper exchanged his 
furs to the wily trader, for tobacco, whisky, 
and in some rare instances, money. In 
this primitive wilderness the family of 
Huitts, a hardy, adventurous race, settled 
down for an existence among the wolves 
and Indians. A cabin was rented, and 
the following year one erected. Here the 
hardy pioneer swung his ax among the 
timber, or broke prairie for many a year. 
John Huitt, jr., and now the oldest settler 
living in Greene county, grew up among 
pioneer associations, his education necessa- 
rily limited, as the principal studies were a 
Dillworth spelling book and the New 
Testament. At the early age of 18, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Rosanna Hare- 
ford, a daughter of James Hareford, of 
Kentucky. In iSiS he moved to what is 
now Greene Co., where he made a claim, 
and when land came into market, pur- 
chased it. In the latter years of life Mr. 
H. became a large property owner. Mr. 
H., in his eighty-third year, once walked 
from the town of Kane, to his old home- 
stead near Carrollton. There are few at 
his age who still have the old-time vigor 
of youth. Of this marriage there were 13 
children, 9 of whom are living : Rowland, 
Sarah, Nancy, William, Louisa, Katy, Re- 
becca, Jonathan and Fanny 
HUNT J. S. livery and boarding stable, 
S. Main st., Carrollton, 111. Over twenty 
years ago Mr, Hunt commenced a livery 
business at Carrollton. He was born in 
the State of New Jersey in 1S27. His 
father, Theodore Hunt, was a farmer in 
good circumstances, and on the farm young 
Hunt put in his idle time. He received a 
liberal education, and at twenty-one, left 



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the parental roof and worked for neighbor- 
ing farmers. At twenty-five he made his 
way to Ohio, thence to Iowa, thence to 
Jersey County, 111., where he worked at 
carpenter work. Making his way toVirden, 
he there opened a livery and transacted a 
successful business, for a short time, when 
he moved to Carrollton, where he opened 
a livery on State St., meeting with success 
from 1856 until i860 ; he then purchased 
the lot where his handsome, substantial 
stable now rears its front, said to be one 
of the best in the State. Prior to this he 
erected a frame building that was destroyed 
by fire March i, 187S, In 1857, Mr. Hunt 
married Miss Harriet Hartwick, a daugh- 
ter of John Hartwick ; four children living: 
Nellie, Clara, Mattie and Jacob. In 1862, 
Mr. H. crossed the prairies for California. 
His present partner, Mr. J. I. Johnson, was 
born at Alton, Sinclair county, 111., Octo- 
ber, 1854. When four years old, his par- 
ents, James and Zella, moved to Greene 
county, settling on a farm, where they 
passed the remainder of life. Young John- 
son was then thirteen ; he received his 
education at Blackburn College, Alton 

HUSSEY & CO., proprietors Carroll- 
ton elevator, This building was erected 
eleven years ago, by Simeon and Thomas 
C. Hussey, they continuing a successful 
business in the grain trade until the de- 
cease of the elder brother, which occurred 
in 1872. During this year, John Long, the 
well-known banker of Carrollton, became 
an active partner in this important enter- 
prise. This elevator, perhaps the largest 
in the county, has a storage capacity of 
20,000 bushels of grain, and a large trade 
is transacted. Mr. Hussey, a patron of 
this work, was born in Ohio, in 1841, a 
resident until 1861. During this year he 
came to Carrollton, where he ran a steam 
thresher, in connection with bis brother, 
Simeon, mentioned above. This was, in 
all probability, the first steam thresher op- 
erated in the county. For two years the 
brothers transacted a successful business as 
proprietors of a sawmill. In 1868, Thom- 
as C. Hussey was married to Miss J. San- 
derson, a daughter of Joel and Olive 
Sanderson, a native of Ohio, where the 
marriage ceremony took place 

Hurlbut W. W. printer 



Hyde Rev. S. H. pastor Presbyterian Church 
Hunt & Johnson, livery stable 

TACKSOX AMOS, blacksmith, car- 

J riage and wagon manufacturer, Carroll- 
ton, 111. The above named gentleman is a 
native of Greene County, born in the year 
1832, the youngest of a family of six chil- 
dren. Working on the old farm home- 
stead until his eighteenth year, he then be- 
came apprenticed to the trade of a black- 
smith and wagon maker at Greenfield. Onr 
serving his time he proceeded toCarroUton^ 
where he worked as journeyman for a short 
time, and nine years ago embarked in his 
present enterprise and here has secured a 
fair share of public patronage through 
superior workmanship and reliability. In 
1853 Mr. J. was united in marriage to 
Elizabeth D. Jackson, daughter of A. J. 
Jackson 

Jackson Greene, plasterer 

Jackson H. V. manager Hinton House 

Jacobs John, peddler 

Jeffries T. G. carpenter 

Johns Alexander, miller 

Johnson Edward D. clerk 

Johnson Henry, lawyer 

Johnson James I. livery stable 

Johnson William L. grocer 

Johnson & Son, grocers 

Johnston H. L. procer 

JONES JOHN. Among the officers 
of Greene County none are more worthy 
special notice than our worthy Sheriff, 
John Jones, a life long resident of Greene 
County. He was born on the old home- 
stead of his parents, Josiah and Elizabeth 
Jones, in 1839. The early years of his 
life were spent upon the farm situated 
near Wilmington, where he obtained a lib- 
eral education in the district schools of his 
native place, afterwards attending, a graded 
school'situated in the city of Jacksonville. 
Proceeding to Chicago, he there entered 
upon a course of classical studies. In the 
counties of Morgan and Sangamon Mr. 
Jones for some time followed the vocation 
of a school teacher. In 1865 he united his 
fortunes to Miss Minerva E. Patterson, a 
a daughter of Lemuel J. Patterson, by 
whom he has five children : Minnie F., 
Norman L., Lucy M., Howard and Cora 
M. In 1866 Mr. Jones entered into a co- 



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partnership business with L. J. Patterson 
and James Howard for the transaction of 
a general merchandise business, the firm 
name being Jones, Patterson & Co. In 
1871 the firm dissolved by mutual consent, 
the senior member retiring to his farm, 
there following the duties pertaining to 
this independent calling until his appoint- 
ment as County Superintendent of Schools 
and deputy sheriff. In the separate capac- 
ities he proved equal to the duties incum- 
bent thereto, serving two years as deputy 
sheriff under N. J. Andrews and two years 
under F. M. Bridges. In 1876 his ability 
was recognized and he became the pop- 
ular candidate on the Democratic ticket 
for the responsible position of sheriff. He 
was elected by the largest majority ever 
polled for the sheriff's position, and during 
the present year, by the earnest wish of his 
many friends here, he accepted the nom- 
ination again to serve in this capacity, be- 
ing again elected and further notice will be 
given in the general history of this volume 

TT^ALAHEB MICHAEL, restau- 
rant, tobaccos, cigars, etc., etc., 
south side Square. The subject of our 
notice, who ranks among the more 
successful business men of Carrollton ; 
is a native of County Clare, Ireland, 
and was born in 1845. He was the 
third child of a family of thirteen children. 
He was yet a child when his parents, Pat- 
rick and Margaret, whose maiden name 
was Doolan, concluded to better their for- 
tunes in a land devoted to freedom, and 
accordingly the year 1854 found the family, 
consisting of father, mother and six children 
embarked on a sailing vessel for America. 
Before proceeding further in our narrative 
we here append a short description of the 
head of the family, who first represented 
the name in America. He wal born in 
the County of Clare, Ireland ; during his 
early years following agricultural pursuits, 
and during the prime of life was united in 
the bonds of matrimony to Miss- Margaret 
Doolan, and shortly after sailing for Amer- 
ica. We now follow the fortunes of the 
family in America, more particularly the 
subject of our notice, who, on arriving in 
Greene County, in the vicinity of Carroll- 
ton, first turned his attention to farming, 



being quite successful and the owner of 
valuable farm property. In his twentieth 
year Mr. K. was united in marriage to 
Miss Elizabeth Feely, a native of Ireland, 
by whom he has eight children. Four 
years ago Mr. Keleher embarked in busi- 
ness in Carrollton. In conclusion we 
may safely slate that Mr. K. has become 
more than ordinarily successful in life, 
owning valuable city property. Like all 
of his race his liberality and enterprise in 
all things worthy is well known 

Kalaher Patrick, retired farmer 

Kalaher Patrick, jr. farmer 

Kalkhoff Otto, machinist 

Kannst Noah, laborer 

Keach C. Mrs. 

Keach J. R. farmer 

KEELEY JESSE, retired farmer, 
Carrollton, 111. Born within thirty-five 
miles of Philadelphia, May 20, 1808. His 
father, Coonrad Keeley, married Miss 
Anna M. Essick, by whom he had nine 
children ; Jesse was the fifth. When seven 
years of age his parents moved to Somerset, 
Pa. When Jesse was thirteen he moved 
to Westmoreland, Pa., where he hired out 
as a barkeeper, remaining five years. Re- 
moving to Somerset he was apprenticed to 
a blacksmith; on account of his employer's 
drunken habits he did not remain long be- 
fore he proceeded to Bedford, Pa., where 
he served his apprenticeship under Daniel 
Shuck, whom he remembers witli feelings 
of gratitude to this day. He was married 
April 17,1832, to Miss Mary C. Whit- 
taker. In 1836 Mr. Keeley located at 
Alton, Madison County, remaining one 
year ; he then moved to Scarritt's Prairie ; 
here he opened shop. He remained here 
two years, and then moved to String 
Prairie, near Dover, between Carrollton 
and Greenfield and while residing 
here his wife died, Sept. ii, 1842, leaving 
to the care of her husband three children : 
Daniel S. (a major during the late war), 
Cyrus H. and Charles W. Jan. 24, 1843, Mr. 
Keeley was married to Cecilia Curry, by 
whom he had ten children, three living, Jesse 
Jr., Jacob and Nancy E. Mr. Keeley took up 
his residence at Greenfield, where his wife 
died Oct. lO, 1870. November i, 1876, 
Mr. Keeley was married to Mrs. Violetta E. 
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relict of Heman Goodrich. We have thus 
related in a brief manner the life career of 
one who has won his way to a competence 
through his own exertions 

Keeley & Davis, grocers 

Kelley Charles W. grocer 

Kelly Walter, millwright 

KENNEDY CALVIN, retired sales- 
man ; residence Maple avenue. Mr. Ken- 
nedyis anative of Madison County, born in 
1853. Receiving a liberal education he 
first embarked in business at Hardin, Cal- 
houn County, 111., where he clerked for S. 
G. Lewis, late attorney, for many years at 
Carrollton. Remaining three years where 
he had part interest, he located at Carroll- 
ton, where he officiated as clerk for Oman 
Pierson, afterwards with Wright & Laning 
in the capacity of clerk, and on leaving the 
employ of this firm he embarked in the 
clothing trade with a winter stock, tran- 
sacting a successful business until the de- 
struction of the building by fire. Mr. K. 
is known here as an energetic business 
man 

Kennedy Mrs. 

Kennett William C. 

KERGHER CONRAD, dealer in 
furniture, mirrors, caskets, coffins ; south 
side Public Square, Carrollton, 111. The 
above named gentleman, one of the most 
enterprising business men within the bor- 
ders of Greene County, is a native of Ger- 
many, born Sept. 7, 1826. In his twentieth 
year he determined to make America his 
future home, and accordingly, without en- 
tering into particulars relative to the voy- 
age, the year 1846 found our youthful em- 
igrant a resident of Greene County, with 
a capital of fifty cents in money, but strong 
will and energy. He found times some- 
what out of joint, and accordingly, although 
a cabinet maker by trade, hired out as car- 
penter. About 185 1 Mr. K. rented the 
building owned by John Long, and began 
the manufacture of furniture. To use his 
own language Mr. K. had for the first few 
years a hard row to travel, entering into 
direct competition with others who had 
both capital and a trade established, but 
he eventually won the day, as his superior 
work .soon found its way into the homes of 
many of the best families, and now, after 
* many years of stubborn toil and manly grit 



is the owner of the largest, most commo- 
dious and solidly built building in Greene 
County, in which he keeps constantly on 
hand an elegant assortment of furniture, 
unequaled for durability and style in the 
west, and parties contemplating purchasing 
will do well to bear this in mind, and in- 
stead of going to St. Louis to please re- 
member that home industry is worthy of 
patronage ; that all is not gold that glit- 
ters ; and that the latest styles of furniture 
can be purchased as cheaply here as else- 
where 

Kergher Frank, clerk 

Killarney John, laborer 

Killarney Patrick, mail carrier 

Killeen Patrick, laborer 

KING- D. F. County Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, is a native of Texas; 
born in 1853. He was the third child of a 
family of seven children. Of his parents 
we enter into a short description : The 
head of the family, Alexander King, is a 
native of Greene County, Illinois ; for a 
number of years he became well known 
as a merchant at Athensville, this county, 
and in 1S59 became a member of the State 
Legislature, serving through one session. 
Since his retirement from office, he has 
followed merchandising and farming, own- 
ing some 500 acres in Greene County; for 
the past fourteen years he has turned his 
attention strictly to agricultural pursuits, 
where he takes a leading position as an 
agriculturist. In his twenty-second year 
he was united in marriage to Miss Mary 
Waggoner, of Greene. As further notice 
will be given relative to the seven mem- 
bers of this family, we now follow the for- 
tunes of him whose name stands at the 
head of this sketch. Receiving a prelim- 
inary education at Athensville and Waver- 
ley, in Morgan County, he proceeded to 
Blackburn University, in Macoupin County, 
and thence to the Iowa Wesleyan Uni- 
versity, where he entered upon a course of 
classical studies. During the Autumn of 
1874, Mr. King was united in marriage to 
Miss Nancy E. Morrow, a daughter of Jesse 
Morrow, by whom he has two children, 
Jesse A. and John B. Nov., 1877, Mr. 
King was elected to the responsible position 
of County School Superintendent, filling 
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T ADD JOHN, moulder 

Ladd Wm. carpenter 
Lafarre George, works in tile factory 
LAKIN I^EANDEK R. County Clerk. 
Among the more prominent citizens of 
Greene County, who are worthy of more 
than a passing notice, we mention the name 
of Leander R. Lakin, an old resident of 
Greene County, who was elected to the 
above responsible position Nov. 6, 1873, 
officiating in this capacity up to the present 
time, to the general satisfaction of all. 
Nov. 28, 1873, Mr. Lakin united his for- 
tunes to Miss Nettie S. Brace, a daughter 
of Jesse and Emily, whose maiden name 
was Sayles. There were born of this mar- 
riage two children, Leila E., deceased, and 
Jessie. Prior to entering upon the duties 
of Clerk of the County, Mr. Lakin took a 
leading position as an agriculturist, owning 
the homestead property of his parents, 
consisting of 286 acres of land, situated 
in one of the best townships of Greene 
County. This sketch would be incomplete 
were we to omit to mention Jordan Lakin, 
many years ago Sheriff of Greene County. 
He was born in the State of Ohio in 1817 ; 
in 1827 he made his way to Greene County, 
111., where he afterward took a leading 
position; it was during his pioneer days 
that he was united in marriage to Miss 
Eliza A. Myers, by whom he had nine chil- 
dren, the subject of our sketch being the 
youngest son. Passing by those pioneer 
days, fraught with no ordinary interest, 
owing to limited space, we may state that 
the head of the family was far above the 
average in ability and force of character. 
During the late Civil War he organized Co. 
H., 91st 111. Infantry, proceeding to the 
front with the rank of Captain ; resigning 
his commission before the close of the 
Rebellion, he returned to Greene County, 
where he became a successful farmer. He 
passed away August 29, l86g, and was laid 
at rest in the Hopewell Cemetery, a hand- 
some monument marking the spot. His 
wife had preceded him to that World of 
Spirits many years prior, dying in i860. 
As an instance of the pluck and energy 
displayed by him whose name heads this 
narrative — during the earlier years of his 
manhood, he gave proof of an ability far 
beyond his years. His father, fully realiz- 



ing that his days upon earth were num- 
bered, gave the entire charge of his property 
into the keeping of his youngest son, 
believing that by so doing the property 
that he had battled for so many years 
would be equitably divided among his 
family, through the ability of the son. 
These expectations were fully realized ; 
one by one, the heirs received their just 
portion of a valuable estate; and to-day 
Leander Lakin, one of the best men and 
ablest financiers of Greene County, re- 
mains owner of the homestead property, 
through his ability as a farmer, stock buyer, 
and manager, and a more live, energetic, 
or generous citizen than Mr. L. does not 
dwell within the borders of Greene. 
Further notice will be given elsewhere in 
this volume 

Lakin L. R. & Co. meat market 

Lane W. F. book-keeper 

Largdon George, laborer 

LANGDON WM. O. physician and 
surgeon, east side Square, Carrollton. 
Dr. Langdon, who is recognized as a skill- 
ful physician of Carrollton, was born in 
Kentucky in 1848. While a youth, his 
father. Dr. William S. Langdon, moved to 
Nashville, Tennessee, where he practiced 
as a physician for many years. When the 
war broke out, he entered the Confederate 
service, continuing in this capacity until 
the close of the Rebellion, when he moved 
to St. Louis, Mo., where the subject of this 
notice entered upon a course of study, 
preparatory to becoming an M. D. His 
preceptor was Dr. A. Hammer, a noted 
physician and surgeon and professor of 
Humboldt College, where he attended his 
first course of medical lectures. Graduating 
from the Missouri Medical College in 1870, 
shortly after he moved to Jersey County, 
where he practiced for a period of eight 
years. At first, practice came slowly, 
many of his competitors having large ex- 
perience in the medical profession; how- 
ever, in the course of time, his ability in 
the profession he had adopted became 
apparent, and he soon had a large and 
lucrative practice. At Delhi, Jersey County, 
he was united in marriage to Miss Caro- 
line Early, a daughter of Mrs. S. A. Lurton, 
one of the first settlers of Jersey County. 
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at rest, within the borders of Jersey County, 
leaving to the care of her husband two 
children, Sarah A. and Susan Y. 

Laning T. P. dry goods 

Laning T. R. clothing 

Lang George, laborer 

Lavery James, clothing 

Lavery John, clerk 

Lavery William, notary public 

Lee Adam, retired farmer 

Legg Mrs. 

LEVY SAMUEL, manufacturer and 
dealer in clothing, east side Square, Car- 
roUton. Among the more successful mer- 
chants of Greene County we mention with 
more than ordinary notice the name of 
Samuel Levy, a native of Poland. He 
was born in 1841; the early years of his 
life were spent in Poland, where he re- 
ceived a liberal education, and at the early 
age of fifteen proceeding to England, 
where he became employed as a traveling 
salesman; remaining in this capacity three 
years, he crossed the ocean for America, 
landing in New York City, remaining in 
the State of New York, following the pre- 
carious occupation of traveling salesman. 
Becoming somewhat tired of the East, he 
now wended his way to Texas, where he 
opened a general merchandise store, trans- 
acting a successful business until the break- 
ing out of the rebellion, when he was 
compelled to enter the Rebel service, mak- 
ing trips into old Mexico; and taking up 
his residence in Texas, he made his way to 
New York City, and thence to Chicago, 
where he opened a clothing store, on Clark 
Street, where he became moderately suc- 
cessful. In 1866 he sought a new field of 
labor, at Carrollton, Illinois, and removing 
his stock from the City by the Lake, rented 
the building owned by Adam Gimmy. Mr. 
Levy did not at once spring into asucce$s- 
ful business career, but step by step his 
success was assured. It should be stated 
that he entered into a co-partnership with 
H. Levy, a former partner. Owing to his 
constantly increasing trade, Mr. L. was 
compelled to enlarge his facilities for busi- 
ness, and accordingly purchased and en- 
larged the building he now occupies. It is 
needless to add, as the fact is well known 
here, that Mr. Levy carries a larger line of 
goods than any other similar establishment 



in Greene County, and a more live, ener- 
getic, capable business man than Mr. L. it 
would be a hard matter to find. In the 
short space of twelve years he has built up 
a trade unequaled in the mercantile line 
west of New York. A word to the wise is 
sufficient; all's not gold that glitters; and 
instead of going to St. Louis, parties will 
do well to examine his styles and prices 

Lewis Fanny Mrs. dressmaker 

Lincoln William, painter 

Linder Isham, retired farmer 

Linder Isham, jr. stock dealer 

Lindsay J. C. physician 

Long Charles D. clerk Long's Bank 

Long & Go's. Bank, John, Long, pres; J. C. 
Wallford, cashier 

Long John, pres. Long & Go's. Bank 

Loomis L. W. jeweler 

Loomis & Villinger, jewelers 

Lorel Marcus, horses 

Lovett Richard, carpenter 

Lovett Thomas, carpenter 

LUNNEE:N" THOMAS, is a native of 
the County of Clare, Ireland, and was born 
in 1843, he was the youngest of a family of 
four children. At the early age of twelve, 
in company with relatives, he determined 
to seek a home in the New World, and ac- 
cordingly embarked on board the good 
ship Ironsides that sailed from Liverpool 
in 1858, landing at the City of New Or- 
leans, after a voyage of some weeks. After 
witnessing the sights and scenes of the 
Crescent City he took passage up the 
Father of Waters to Cairo, 111., from here 
voyaging on the Illinois River until he 
reached Columbiana, Greene County, and 
from this point wended his way to Carroll- 
ton, III., where he became employed for 
several years as a farm hand, teaming, etc. 
Embarking in the saloon business and 
subsequently in the grocery business, to 
follow the career of Mr. Lunneen step by 
step would be superfluous, as he is well and 
favorably known to the business commun- 
ity here. In conclusion we may state that 
few have succeeded better in life than Mr. 
L. who came to Carrollton minus capital 
save health and energy; to-day he is the 
owner of 276 acres in this township and 
valuable property in the city of Carrollton. 
At present is engaged as tobacconist and 
confectioner. See business card elsewhere 



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Luthy Charles, clerk 

Lynn Charles, postmaster 

Lynn Alexander, farmer 

Lynn Henry, cooper 

Lynn James, clerk 

Lynn John, laborer 

Lynn Luther, clerk 

Lynn Mary Mrs. 

Lynn William B. lawyer 

Lyons John, section hand 

Lyons Patrick, section foreman 

]\/rcFARLAND & WEAGLEY, dry 

"'■*-*■ goods 

Macnamara Florence, laborer 

Marmon George W. engraver 

Marmon James, pump manufr. 

Marmon William P. retired farmer 

Maroney John 

Mayberry William M. County Commissioner, 
r. Woodville 

McAninch Charles 

McAninch Jesse 

McAninch Samuel, clerk 

McCurley Addie Mrs. 

McDonald James, laborer 

McDonald Jeremiah, laborer 

McFALL DR. A. C. office cor. W. 
5th and Main sts., Carrollton. Dr. A. C. 
McFall, one of Greene County's most skill- 
ful physicians, is a native of Trumbull Co., 
Ohio, and the fifth child of Henry and 
Mary McFall, who emigrated to Wisconsin 
during the tenth year of the subject of this 
sketch, where, in after years, he attended 
the Plattville academy, where he received 
a liberal education ; from this institution 
-of learning he directed his footsteps to the 
great metropolitan city of New York, 
where he began the study of phrenology 
under Fowler & Wells, and afterward 
became a graduate of the Phrenological 
Institute of Fowler & Wells, and became 
a successful lecturer on Phrenology for a 
period of four years, and througji well- 
directed energy and keen business tact in 
speculative matters he accumulated con- 
siderable wealth ; he now determined to 
adopt the medical profession for a life 
work, and proceeding to New York City 
lie entered the oftice of Dr. George M. 
Guernsey, the celebrated female physician, 
and subsequently attended medical lectures 
in Cleveland, Ohio, and afterward at the 



city of Chicago he attended lectures and 
received private and public instruction 
under the instructions of Prof. Ludlam, 
now professor of Hahnemann Medical 
College, where he has been for many years 
a lecturer on diseases of women and is the 
author of the well-known work in relation 
thereto. In closing this biography it may 
be said of Dr. McFall that he is not only 
a genial gentleman, but a well read and 
skillful member of the medical profession, 
and in the treatment of female complaints 
ranks second to none. Through adverse 
speculations and failures of parties formerly 
occupying positions of wealth. Dr. McFall, 
in common with so many of our more 
energetic men who have maintained a 
proud struggle for wealth, found his gains 
swept away, as it were, in an instant. He 
came to Carrollton in 1876, where he has 
succeeded in building up a large and 
lucrative practice, and where he enjoys the 
respect and confidence of his many friends 
and patrons 
McFall Mrs. milliner 
McFarland Leroy, dry goods merchant 
McGowan James, constable 
McGovvan Thomas, constable 
McMahon James, speculator 
McMahon John, saloon 
McMahon Martin, restaurant 
McMahanny John, tinner 
McTigue Michael, laborer 
Merry Robert, gardener 
Merton Peter, carpenter 
MILNES JOSEPH, stock buyer and 
shipper ; r S. Main St. Joseph Milnes is a 
native of Yorkshire, England, and was born 
in 1841 ; he was in his sixth year when his 
parents crossed the ocean, eventually locat- 
ing north of the present city of Carrollton, 
on farm property, where our subject re- 
mained until attaining his majority, the 
Rebellion then breaking out he enlisted in 
Co. G. 91st 111. Inft. for three years service. 
When the war closed Mr. M. returned to 
Greene Co. where he followed agricultural 
pursuits on his farm east of Berdan until 
embarking in his present occupation of 
stock buyer and shipper. In addition to 
this branch of business Mr. M. is at the 
present writing a member of the firm of 
Lakin & Co. 
MINER EDWARD, Deputy County 



CARKOLLTON CITY. 



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Clerk, Carrollton, III. The subject of our 
notice is a native of Jerseyville, Jersey Co., 
111. born in 1835 ; he was the oldest of a 
family of seven children ; some history will 
here be found necessary of the parents. 
Nathaniel Miner, the head of the family, 
was a native of Vermont, born in 1801, a 
resident of Vermont many years. In an 
early day he moved to the West, locating in 
Greene County in 1834, that part afterwards 
a part of Jersey County ; he married at 
White Hall, Miss Louisa Jackson. As he 
is still a resident of Jerseyville engaged in 
agriculture, we now follow the fortunes of 
the gentleman who heads this sketch; who 
grew to manhood in Jersey County, where 
he received a very liberal education ; on 
attaining his majority he proceeded to 
Carlinville, Macoupin County, where he 
entered into a mercantile business ; this not 
proving remunerative, at the expiration of 
two years he abandoned this calling and 
turned his attention to farming, following 
this occupation for some time ; he again re- 
turned to Jerseyville where he assumed the 
editorial dutiesof the Jersey vil'e Republican, 
as local editor he conducted this enterprise 
with marked ability. During the Spring of 
1874 Mr. Miner concluded to cast his lot 
among the people of Carrollton and took 
possession of the Carrollton Palriot,\\.% form- 
er proprietor having signally failed to bring 
the paper up to any thing like a general cir- 
culation. To the trying task of resuscitat- 
ing this waning sheet Mr. M bent all the 
energies of his nature ; that he succeeded 
admirajjly is well known to the people of 
the county. As further notice in reference 
to Mr. Miner's editorial duties we now 
state that he disposed of his interest to Mr. 
C. L. Clapp, the present proprietor of this 
live western paper. During the year '77, 
when Mr. L. K. Lakiii was re-elected Clerk 
of the County Mr. Miner became his able 
deputy. In 1S61 he united his fortunes to 
Miss Ella VanArsdale, a daughter of W. II. 
VanArsdale, by whom he has four children : 
James E., Nettie S., Willie and Lucy 

Mines Henry, clerk 

Moultrip Mrs. 

Moulirip Julia, dressmaker 

Moody John, wagon maker 

Moore E. R. marble and stone cutter 

Moore Jacob, brick mason 



Moore M. S. Mrs. 

Moore T. S. bricklayer and contractor 

Morgan William, cutter with Samuel Levy 

MORRIS LORENZO D. retired 
farmer, residence Carrollton ; was born in 
Virginia in 1805 ; growing to manhood on 
the old homestead, he received a liberal 
education; in 1826 he worked in the lead 
mines of Galena; in 1831 he became a 
permanent resident of Greene County ; 
November 3d of same year, he .was united 
in marriage to Miss Mary Witt, a daughter 
of Ely Witt, one of the earliest settlers of 
Greene County, Mr. Morris had pur- 
chased a tract of 80 acres, on which he 
built a log cabin. This 80 is now included 
in the magnificent property of Mr. Morris 
compri-ing 500 acres. Mrs. Morris was 
born in East Tennessee, March 28,1812, and 
departed this life March 28, 1842, leaving 
to the care of her husband four children, 
John, George, Martha G. and Ely. Dec. 
21, 1842, Mr. Morris was married to Miss 
Mahala Conlee, by whom he had 12 chil- 
dren, five living: Wellington, James, Ed- 
ward S., Henrietta, and Mary E. Mrs. 
Morris was born November 23, 1823, and 
died in 1872. July 21, 1873, Mr. Morris 
was united in marriage to Mrs. Sarah Ann 
Witt, relict of Harrison Witt, and daughter 
of Nathaniel Scroggins. We now draw to 
a close in this brief outline of a life not 
devoid of interest. We have endeavored 
to show what energy, pluck and enterprise 
can accomplish. Mr. Morris haswitnes-ed 
many vast changes in the West, and now, 
after many years of usefulness, has retired 
from active labor 

Morrow J. P. & Co. hardware 

Morrow William M. county commissioner, r. 
T. 12. R. 10 

Mulbetry Martha Mrs. 

Murry Jdes, farmer and carpenter 

Myers Anna Mrs. 

AJAGLE JOHN, laborer 

Nagle 'lliomas, laborer 
Newbold William H. H. drayman 
Newsani John, laborer 
Nichols M. T. cabinet maker and gunsmith 
Nichols R. R. janitor 
Nichols Alonzo, lal)orer 

NULTON COL. J. B. retired grain 
buyer, is a native of Washington County, 



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Ohio; born in 1835. Of his parents it 
will be well to enter into a short descrip- 
tion : Jacob Nulton, the father of our sub- 
ject, was born in Pennsylvania, where he 
followed agricultural pursuits. In an early 
day he moved to Ohio, where he also 
engaged in farming, and while here a resi- 
dent, formed the acquaintance of and mar- 
ried Miss Parmelia Cheedle, by whom he 
had II children, of whom Col. N. was the 
youngest, whose fortunes we now follow. 
In early life he followed agricultural pur- 
suits, while a resident of Greene County, 
the family having emigrated here in 1843. 
When the war of the Rebellion came on. 
Col. Nulton disposed of his farm property, 
and was commissioned by Gov. Richard 
Yates Captain of Co. G, 6ist Illinois Infan- 
try. Marching from Illinois into Missouri, 
a temporary halt was made at St. Louis, 
from which city the company proceeded to 
Pittsburg Landing ; assigned to Gen. Pren- 
tice's division ; this company was the first 
under fire from the enemy. Col. Nulton 
became the participant in many important 
battles, and received the promotion of 
Major after the engagement of Little Rock, 
and when the noted battle of Murphrees- 
boro drew to a close, through meritorious 
conduct. Col. Nulton was promoted Colonel 
of the 6ist regiment, succeeding Col. Jacob 
Fry, mustered out. At the close of the 
war he returned to Greene County, locat- 
ing at CarroUton, where he received the 
appointment of Deputy Revenue Assessor. 
Serving in this capacity two years, he en- 
tered into partnership with R. H. Davis, in 
the transaction of a grain business, con- 
trolling a larger trade than any other similar 
firm in the county. During this time, date 
1872, Col. N. was elected to the House of 
Representatives, 39th District, serving one 
term. On his return from the Legislature 
he again entered the grain trade, but dis- 
continued this in 1875. September, 1871, 
he was united in marriage to Miss Henri- 
etta Sieverling a daughter of H. C. Sieverl- 
ing, whose biography appears elsewhere, 
Of this marriage two children were born, 
Guy, deceased, and Nettie 

/^CCIDENTAL HOTEL, J. F.Simpson, 

prop. 
Orr Byron W. local editor CarroUton Patriot 



OKK WILLIAM L. abstract expert, 
residence North Main Street, east of Square. 
W. L. Orr is a native of Washington 
County, Pa., and was born in 1832. In 
an early day he moved to Wheeling, 
West Virginia, where our subject passed 
his early years, and received a liberal edu- 
cation, by diligent study in the public 
schools. On leaving the school room he 
looked about him for a profession or trade 
that would prove a source of income. Pro- 
ceeding to Sligo, in his native State of 
Pennsylvania, he became apprenticed to 
the trade of machinist and engineer. For 
this vocation he developed an aptitude 
that marked his entire subsequent career ; 
as a mechanic earning the reputation of 
acquiring a better knowledge of mechanics 
than the general run of aspirants, and on 
serving his apprenticeship secured employ- 
ment as engineer on the steamer Josephine, 
plying between Pittsburg and Cincinnati. 
For nine years his home was on the Missis- 
sippi River, where he served through all the 
grades of engineering, to a high position. 
On quitting the river packets he made his 
way to St. Louis, where he became em- 
ployed in various establishments, subse- 
quently proceeding to Beardstown and 
Alton. While quietly pursuing his voca- 
tion here the war of the Rebellion came on, 
when he took an active part in the trans- 
ferring of arms to the State Arsenal at 
Springfield ; afterwards tendering his ser- 
vices to the Navy Department, he was 
assigned to duty as a commissioned engi- 
neer on board the gunboats Tyler and Pitts- 
burg. Remaining in the service of Uncle 
Sam until 1866, he returned to Alton, where 
he remained until his removal to Carroll- 
ton, in 1867, where he engaged, first as 
clerk, and subsequently embarked in the 
mercantile business. As a Mason Mr. Orr 
takes a leading position, ranking as an 
officer in the Grand Chapter. He is well 
known for his kindly disposition, liberality, 
and his temperate habits of life tend to 
a hearty vigor that has made him a great 
lover of field sports, in which he has 
developed a skill that has made his name 
a familiar one in Southern Illinois 
Osborne D. D. commercial traveler 
OSBORNE M. L. MRS. Among the 
many enterprises that have sprung into ex- 



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istence in the city of Cairollton, is the New 
York Store, conducted by Mrs. M. L. Os- 
borne ; but a few months ago Mrs. Osborne 
became established in business here, but 
during this brief time has built a large 
and constantly increasing trade in millin- 
ery and fancy goods, ribbons, flowers, 
feathers, gloves, ladies' furnishing goods, 
etc., etc. ; west of Square. A notable fea- 
ture of this already well and favorably 
known establishment is the five cent de- 
partment, where a variety of articles are 
retailed for the small sum of five cents that 
anywhere else would be retailed for from 
25 cents to one dollar. A visit to Mrs. 
Osborne's will well repay the customer, who 
can not complain of either styles or prices. 
See business card elsewhere 

pANKEY WILLIAM, retired farmer 
Patterson A. L. janitor 

Patterson William, laborer 

Pent William, laborer 

Perry Mary Mrs. 

Peters Michael, blacksmith 

Pickett William T. news foreman Patriot 
office 

PIEKSON DAVID, the pioneer bank- 
er, was born in Cazenovia, Madison Co., 
N. Y., July g, 1806, and when young 
received the rudiments of a common school 
education, but at the age of thirteen re- 
moved with his parents, Josiah and Naomi 
Pierson, to the then far West, arriving at 
St. Louis on the 3d of June, 1820, and 
after a short sojourn there moved across 
into Illinois, near Collinsville, in Madison 
County. In 1821 his father, Josiah Pier- 
son, died of bilious fever, after an illness 
of only five days, leaving his widow and a 
family of five children, three sons and two 
daughters, in a strange land and among 
strangers, in rather destitute circumstances; 
but that God who cares for the widow and 
the fatherless watched over them, and they 
found kind, sympathizing friends among 
those with whom their lot had been cast. 
After the death of Mr. Pierson the family 
removed into Greene County, locating two 
and one half miles north of CarroUton, 
about the close of the year 1821. In the 
Spring of 1822 the subject of this sketch 
was taken sick with chills and fever, which 
finally terminated in a rheumatic affection 



and lasted, with more or less severity, for 
over three years; yet he continued to do such 
labor as he was alile, in clearing up and im- 
proving the farm on which they resided, until 
his health became firm and he was able to do 
a large amount of labor. In the Spring of 
1827, after having got a portion of the farm 
into a good state of cultivation, he rented it 
out and went with others to the lead mines 
near Galena, and engaged in mining, but re- 
turned to the farm in the Fall of 1828, living 
with his mother on the farm until her death, 
which occurred in September, 1829, and on 
the 25th day of August, 1830, was married 
to Miss Eliza Jane Norton (daughter of 
David Norton, an early settler of Illinois, 
from Herkimer Co., N. Y.), who has con- 
tinued the faithful, trusting partner of his 
joys and sorrows for almost fifty years. 
Mr. Pierson continued to reside on his 
farm until the beginning of 1834, when he 
sold his farm and moved into the village 
(now City of CarroUton) and commenced 
merchandising, with a capital of less than 
$2,000. coming into competition with sev- 
eral experienced merchants, some of whom 
were worth more than ten times as much 
as he was, and all of them failed during 
the hard times from 1838 to 1843, which 
were the times that tried men's souls as 
well as their purses. One other firm, that 
commenced business some two years later 
than Mr. Pierson (also without a large 
capital), and himself being the only mer- 
chants in the place that went through the 
great revulsion, that broke ninety per cent 
of the merchants and nearly all of the 
State banks in the United States, unscathed 
— thus illustrating the value of integrity 
of character. Mr. Pierson has always held 
that death was preferable to dishonor ; has 
always had decided opinions on all ques- 
tions where morals was concerned, and 
been outspoken in their defense. In pol- 
itics he was from early youth a Clay Whig, 
advocating protection to the laborer, me- 
chanic and manufacturer ; after the dis- 
ruption of the Whig party he became 
a Republican, and acted with the Union 
party during the war of the Rebellion. 
After the return of prosperity to the coun- 
try, dating with the high tariff of 1843, Mr. 
Pierson extended his business operations 
largely, purchasing hogs, cattle, and grain, 



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somelimes on a larj^e scale; was from 1S4S 
to 1854 the owner of the capital and the 
leading member in the firm of Mark Pier- 
son & Co. of Alton, who, in addition to a 
large dry goods trade, did a large business 
in the purchase and shipment of grain. 
About the commencement of the year 1854, 
Mr. Pierson, having an eye on the banking 
business, closed his connection with the 
firm of Mark Pierson & Co , and com- 
menced doing a banking business in con- 
nection with the dry goods trade. In 1855 
his banking business had increased so much 
that he had procured a new safe, happily 
just before the night of the third of April, 
1855, when a gang of robbers from Cal- 
houn Co. broke into the store, probably 
hoping to obtain a large amount of gold 
belonging to the sheriff of the county; but 
fortunately they were not able to force the 
safe, and escaped with only about $280, 
which they found in the desk. Mr. Pier- 
son, after a cai-eful examination of all the 
facts and circumstances, raised a company 
of ten men of his true and tried friends, 
crossed over into Calhoun, and captured 
the whole gang, five in number, all of which 
were finally convicted and landed in the 
penitentiary. It was said by the State's 
Attorney that he manifested a large amount 
of skill, not only in capturing the robbers, 
but in getting them convicted. Mr. Pier- 
son continued his dry goods business, and 
his miscellaneous trading until the first of 
January, 1858, when he disposed of the 
dry goods, and turned his attention exclu- 
sively to banking, and in 1859 erected the 
large and commodious house, which has 
been occupied by the bank up to the pres- 
ent lime ; in iS6o, having got established 
in his new and commodious quarters, he 
advertised his business more largely, and in 
1S61, no'twilhstanding nearly every bank in 
the State failed, he daily received the depo- 
sits of merchants and others, carrying his 
customers safely through the critical period 
without the loss to them of a single dollar, 
although at the end of the year the hun- 
dreds of thousands of dollars received on 
deposit, would not have been worth fifty 
cents to the dollar to the depositors had 
they kept tlteir own money ; and while all, 
or nearly all, the individual bankers in the 
country paid off their depositors at a dis- 



count, he continued to pay dollar for dollar, 
and as the broken bank money disappeared 
and national bank and treasury notes came 
into use, confidence succeeded the gloom 
and depression that had overspread the 
land, his business increased largely, having 
the confidence of not only the community 
in which he had so long resided, but that 
of the merchants and bankers in the neigh- 
boring cities, as well as that of the Treas- 
urer of the United States ; was appointed 
special agent for the sale of United States 
bonds during the time the Government was 
borrowing money to crush out the rebellion; 
and while many, who sympathized with the 
South, opposed and ridiculed the idea of 
loaning money to the Government to "co- 
erce our Southern brethren," Mr. Pierson 
succeeded in selling about six hundred 
thousand dollars in bonds of the different 
issues, to the citizens of the county, which 
speaks volumes in his favor, when the large 
opposition element in the county is taken 
into view. He was collector of internal 
revenue for several years, and paid more 
taxes for the poor than his profits from the 
office. Remembering the time, when a 
penniless boy, he worked for one and a half 
bushels of corn per day, when 20 cents per 
bushel was the highest price that could be 
got in trade or store goods for it, and com- 
mon calico was 37J^ cents, and thin domes- 
tic 25 cents per yard, salt $2 50 per bushel, 
sugar 20 cents, and coffee 50 cents per 
pound, and remembering how long and pa- 
tiently he had to work before getting a 
start, he has ever been the friend and 
helper of the industrious poor. In 1862, 
Mr. Pierson purchased the Carrollton 
flouring mill, which he ran with great 
success for some years, clearing over 
$22,000 in less than four years; but 
others (liearing probably of his success) 
built mills in the city and county, until the 
competition became so great that nearly 
every miller in the county, except him, 
failed, some of them for a large amount. 
He still owns the mill, which has been quite 
successful for the last few years. 1 1 is flour 
ranks first in market. In 1862-3 he aided 
in building a woolen factory, which was 
destroyed by fire (the work of incendiaries), 
in the Fall of 1872, causing a loss to Mr. 
Pierson of over $25,000. In May. 1830, 



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Mr. Pieison organized the first total ab- 
stinence society (so far as known) in the 
State of Illinois, with only thirteen mem- 
bers, which prospered amidst the most bit- 
ter opposition for over ten years, having 
over six hundred members, when the 
" Washingtonians " came into the field and 
took the place of the first organization. In 
1832, Mr. Pierson and wife became mem- 
bers of the Baptist church, and he has 
rarely been absent from his seat at any of 
its regular meetings, either on the Sabbath 
or week days, for nearly forty-seven years, 
and has always been foremost in his con- 
tributions for the support of the minister 
and other church expenses ; and for many 
years was superintendent of the Sabbath 
school, and always a constant laborer, and 
has had the pleasure of seeing near one 
hundred of the scholars connected with the 
school make a profession of religion, and 
some of them have become eminent divines. 
During his superintendance of the school 
he made it a point to be punctual in his 
attendance, and more than five years have 
elapsed without his missing a single Sun- 
day. When the church was weak, he bore 
the largest share of the expenses of keep- 
it up himself; has been noted for his gen- 
erous and liberal impulses; has contributed 
liberally for benevolent enterprises or those 
of amoral or religious character. He aided 
liberally in the establishment of the Lang- 
ston school at Holly Springs, Mississippi, 
for educating the freed men in that State, 
and in 1872 met, in the National Republi- 
can Convention that met in Philadelphia, 
three freed men who were slaves until freed 
by the Emancipation Proclamation of the 
President, and when freed did not know a 
letter in the alphabet, but after had ac- 
quired a good, solid, practical education ; 
and one of them, James Hill has since 
been Secretary of State in Mississippi, be- 
ing elected by both parties, and by both 
whites and blacks. Over 2,000 scholars 
have been educated at that school, which 
is still prosperous. In early life Mr. Pier- 
son resolved so to live that no man could 
truthfully complain of any act of his ; and 
that he would never stoop to contradict a 
slanders, to which resolves he has adhered 
through life. In a long life of extensive 
business transaction, and as president of a 



bank, doing the largest business of any in 
the county, it would be indeed a miracle if 
some offences were not given ; and yet he 
is assured of the respect and confidence of 
the good men that know him best. And 
now, taking into view the poor pioneer 
boy, shivering with chills and fever, in the 
rough log cabin, partaking of the humble 
fare of the backwoodsman more than fifty- 
five years ago, and what he accomplished 
in life, it can but raise in the estimation of 
all good men the straightforward principle 
that has actuated his career as a business 
man through life. Mr. Pierson's strong 
traits of character are a steady perseverance 
in business, honesty of purpose, will and 
energy in carrying out his aims, generous 
and liberal in his impulses, always sympa- 
thizing with those in trouble, and often 
making large sacrifices to aid others, in 
trouble. Such in brief is the narrative of 
the life and career of one of the oldest 
citizens of Greene County. By his genial 
and kind manner he has won the respect 
and esteem of those who have acted with 
him in the growth and development of the 
county for over fifty years. He is osten- 
sibly a self-made man, and needs no eulogy 
at our hands, as the work of his life speaks 
more eloquently for itself 

Pierson David D. 

Pierson Oman, asst. cashier Greene Co. Nat. 
Bank 

Pierson Robert, cashier Greene Co. Bank 

Pinkerton Nancy Mrs. 

Pinkerton Thomas, engineer Arcadia mills. 

Powell John G. clerk 

Prant Frank, clerk 

PRANT H. A. grocer and tobacconist, 
north side of Square, Carrollton, Illinois. 
H. A. Prant is a native of Germany, and 
was born in 1S37 ; at an early nge lie de- 
veloped marked energy of character and 
accordingly at the age of twelve yeari he 
embarked on board a sailing vessel bound 
for New Orleans. On arriving here, the 
yellow fever then prevailing, made it in- 
cumbent upon the authorities of the city to 
prevent the departure of any and all pas- 
sengers, and accordingly the subject of our 
notice remained there until the quarantine 
was removed, when he made his way to 
Memphis, Tenn. Having learned the trade 
of a tobacconist in Germany he now worked 



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at his trade for a number of years. On 
leaving Memphis he proceeded to St. Louis 
where he worked as a journeyman and sub- 
sequently as foreman for a manufacturing 
firm. While a resident here he was united 
in marriage to Miss Theresa Groffe, a 
daughter of John Groffe, of Prussia. On 
leaving St. Louis he went to work at Jack- 
sonville, Morgan County, where he was 
foreman for a tobacco firm four years, when 
he took his line of departure for Jersey ville, 
Jersey County, 111., where he embarked in 
business for himself ; for a period of three 
years here he prospered, until his property 
was destroyed by fire in 1S63 ; about 1865 
he located at Carrollton, where he at first 
ventured in the tobacco trade, subsequently 
adding a stock of groceries. By strict at- 
tention to business and honorable dealing 
he now has a large and increasing trade. 
See business card elsewhere 

Price G. B. associate editor Carrollton Gazette 

Price H. M. clerk 

Price & Son, job printers and pub. Carrollton 
Gazette 

Price T. D. editor Gazette 

PKINDEBLE & GREEN, dealers 
in clothing and gent's furnishing goods, 
hats, caps, boots, shoes, trunks, valises, etc., 
also merchant tailors, Carrollton, Illinois. 
The above named enterprising firm became 
established in business one year age for the 
transaction of a clothing business, and 
during this short time have built up a repu- 
tation for honesty in their dealings that has 
brought success. The senior member, Mr, 
■Green, is a native of Germany ; at the early 
age of 17 he left Germany for England, 
where he transacted a successful business 
in the city of Birmingham; in 1859 he 
crossed the Atlantic for America ; transact- 
ing business for some time in Texas ; on 
arriving in Carrollton he entered into the 
present business with Samuel Levy. J. 
P. Prindeble, the junior member of this firm, 
was born in Missouri, in 1854, and became 
a resident of Greene County, where he grew 
up on the old farm homestead of his parents, 
Patrick and Mary Prindeble. John con- 
tinued agricultural pursuits until entering 
into a co-partnership business with Mr. 
Green. Further notice will be given in the 
other department of this work 

PRINDEBLE PATRICK, farmer 



and stock raiser, r Maple Av. Patrick 
Prindeble is a native of Ireland and was 
born in 1818. Growing to manhood in Ire- 
land he followed farming for many years, 
and at the age of 35, having met with many 
reverses of fortune, he concluded to better 
his condition in America. Landing in New 
York, he remained here a short time, when 
he made his way to Albany, thence to Troy. 
It should be stated that Mr. Prindeble was 
twice married in Ireland ; his first wife was 
Miss Bridget Kelly, by whom he had two 
children ; this lady died in Ireland. His 
second wife was Miss Mary Caton, by whom 
he had ten children. Twenty-five years 
ago Mr. Prindeble located in Greene County 
where he purchased farm property, and 
here his second wife died, in 1877. During 
the present year our subject was united in 
marriage to Mrs. Ellen Devier, whose 
maiden name was Danworth. Mr. Prinde- 
ble h:is been a very successful farmer and is 
the owner of 300 acres of valuable land. 

Prouse John, laborer 

Purl Charles, farmer 

Purl M. L. Mrs. 

Purl Thomas, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Carrollton 

Purl T. C. farmer 



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UINN THOMAS, farm hand 



TD AINEY JOHN, real estate dealer, 
Carrollton, Illinois, was born in Lexing- 
ton, Ken., July 15, 1825 ; his father, Wm. 
C. Rainey, a native of Penn. emigrated to 
Kentucky in an early day, where he married 
at Lexington Miss Susan Clay, by whom he 
had eight children ; John, the second child, 
a patron of this work, grew to manhood in 
Carrollton, where he received a liberal edu- 
cation ; September g, 1859, ^^ ^^^ united 
in marriage to Miss Kate Thomas, young- 
est daughter of the late Hon. Samuel 
Thomas, whose name is mentioned in the 
historical portion of this volume. There 
are three children : Henry Thos., a gradu- 
ate of the high school of Carrollton and a 
promising student of the Knox College of 
Galesburg, Illinois ; the younger members 
of the family are William C. and Susie E. 
Mr. Rainey owns a valuable city property 
at Carrollton and a farm of 226 acres three 
miles from the city limits. For the space 



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of two years he held the position of alder- 
man of Carrolton 

Rahm Robert, tailor 

Rattan Richard, horse trainer 

Ray Eliza Miss, milliner 

Ray Elizabeth Mrs. 

Reanier Squire, carpenter 

Reed J. G. & Son, lumber dealers 

Reed Mark, lumber dealer 

Rexroat John, laborer 

Rexroat Samuel, laborer 

Rensis Floris, artist 

RICE S. A. photographer, r West Third 
St., is a native of Pennsylvania, born Sep- 
tember 13, 1839. When quite young his 
parents moved to Louisiana, Mo., where the 
head of the family followed the occupation 
of a cabinet maker, and of him we make 
mention as far as our limited space will 
permit ; he was a native of Philadelphia, Pa. 
and there married Miss Margaret Clifford; 
he received a liberal education, and de- 
veloped a decided taste in mechanics, and 
on his removal to Louisiana became the in- 
ventor of a valuable gas retort and other 
patents of note. When the war broke out 
he received his commission as Captain of 
State Militia under command of Major 
General Henderson ; he is still living, a 
resident of Louisiana. The subject of our 
notice passed his early years in Louisiana, 
proceeding to Chicago he there entered the 
photographic establishment of C. Shaw, a 
leading photographer. Remaining here for 
some time, he proceeded to Sterling, Illinois, 
where he opened a gallery, conducting a 
successful business here for two years when 
he again moved to Louisiana, Mo., where he 
established a reputation for workmanship 
that gained for him a large share of public 
patronage ; locating at Perry, Pike County, 
Illinois, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mamie Hovey, a daughter of Sylvester 
Hovey, by whom he has one child, Everet 
In 1874 Mr. R. concluded to embark in 
business as a traveling photographer, and 
two years ago located at Carrollton, where 
he is already well known as a reliable and 
skillful workman 

Richardson F. traveling agent 

Roberts F. M. deputy circuit clerk 

ROBERTS J. E. pastor First Baptist 
Church, Carrollton, Illinois, is a native of 
the State of Ohio, and was born in 1853. 



In Michigan, where his parents, William S. 
(a Baptist) and Henrietta E. afterwards re- 
moved, he passed the early years of his life. 
Receiving a preliminary education in the 
district schools of his native place, in his 
17th year, for the purpose of acquiring a 
liberal education he proceeded to Alton, 
where he entered Shurtleff College ; after 
two years spent in the preparatory, the next 
four years were occupied in classic studies ; 
at the expiration of this time two years 
were spent in the theological department. 
Graduating from this noted place of learn- 
ing June, 1878, he became ordained to the 
ministry and during the Autumn of the 
present year entered upon the pastorate 
of the first Baptist church of this city. In 
September, 1878, Mr. Roberts was united 
in marriage to Miss Frances L. Bulkley, a 
daughter of Dr. J. Bulkley, D.D., of Alton 

Robbins Lafayette F. clerk 

ROBERTS & LAVERY. Among 
the notable features of inventions, we 
mention the manifest improvements that 
Messrs. F. M. Roberts and William Lavery 
have made in the recording of abstracts of 
title. For years the above mentioned par- 
ties have worked faithfully and pa- 
tiently to bring before the property owners 
of Greene County a form of abstract that 
for simplicity and reliability in the way of 
finding with little loss of time all abstracts 
of title made, remains unexcelled. In 
the past agricultural men are well aware 
of the difficulties that have been met with 
in searching the records in order to trace to 
a definite source the changes that have 
transpired incidental to sales of real es- 
tate. All have now an opportunity of ac- 
quiring a valuable fund of information at 
slight cost 

Rohls Valentine, tailor 

Roodhouse Benj. pres. Carrollton Bank 

Roodhouse J. M. cashier Carrollton Bank 

Root Herbert T. lawyer 

ROOT & aARJ>NER, lawyers. 
Among the law firms of Carrollton who 
have but lately entered upon a professional 
career here, we mention the law firm of 
Messrs. Root & Gardner, who occupy an 
office over the drug store of S. A. Vedder. 
The senior member, Mr. H. T. Root, is a 
gentleman of scholarly attainments and 
genial manners. He was born in the 



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State of Michigan, November 5, 1853. At 
an early age his parents moved to New 
York State, where he remained until he 
had attained his 14th year, when he di- 
rected his footsteps to Illinois. At Shurtleff 
College, Madison County, he took a pre- 
paratory course; in 1S72 proceeding to 
Princeton, New Jersey, he there entered 
the noted Princeton College, taking a 
classical course of study, and two years 
after graduating, having conferred upon 
him the degree of A. B., taking the degree 
of A. M. three years later; entering upon 
a course of study at the Columbia Law 
Institute, graduating from this famous seat 
of learning with the honorary title of L. L. 
B.; admitted to the bar in the City of New 
York, June i, 1877, Mr. Root entered the 
law office of Thomas C. Pinckney as 
partner, continuing with this well known 
attorney until his decease, which occurred 
during the Winter of 1877. Digressing a 
little from the direct line of narrative, for 
one year Mr. Root taught in the High 
School of Carrollton, thereby gaining an 
extensive acquaintance here, and in his 
profession as attorney will no doubt reach 
a success in a profession open to all who 
have the necessary ability. Of Mr. Gard- 
ner it may be said, that he is a native of 
Nantucket, Mass.; born January 31, 1S56. 
Receiving his preliminary education at 
Boston, in 1875, attending Columbia Col- 
lege Law School, becoming a graduate in 
1877, he was admitted to practice in all 
the Supreme Courts, practicing in New 
York for a period of 18 months. In 
conclusion, we wish the new law firm a 
hearty success in th«ir practice at Carroll- 
ton 
ROSE C. C. boot and shoe maker, west 
side Square, Carrollton, 111. Charles C. 
Rose is a native of Germany; born in 
1840, and was but five years of age when 
his parents crossed the Atlantic for Amer- 
ica, locating in the west at Cape Girar- 
deau, Mo. At the early age of 16, pos- 
sessed of an adventurous disposition, the 
subject of our sketch departed from the 
parental roof for Pike County, 111., where 
he became apprenticed to the trade of a 
shoemal<er, becoming a journeyman work- 
man. He now launched out in business on 
his own account, afterward proceeding to 



Beardstown. He there embarked in busi- 
ness for a period of three years; and while 
here a resident formed the acquaintance of 
and married Miss Catherine Dan, of Cal- 
houn County, a daughter of Michael Dan, 
one of the oldest settlers of said county. 
Nearly two years went by and Mr. Rose 
took up his line of departure for Greene 
County, locating at Carrollton, where he 
has since conducted a successful business 
for the past twelve years. Of the marriage 
above refen-ed to two children were born, 
Ella and Harry 

Rowe Mrs. milliner 

Rumrill Edward, wagon maker 

RUMRILL GEORGE & SON, 
blacksmiths and wagon manufacturers. 
Locust and Fourth Sts., Carrollton, 111. 
Among the many skilled mechanics of 
Carrollton, none are more favorably known 
to the public than the reliable firm above 
mentioned. The senior member, George 
Rumrill, is a native of Massachusetts ; 
born in 1821. Ten years later the parents 
of our subject moved to Cuyahoga Falls, 
Ohio, where George, growing to maturity, 
became regularly apprenticed to the trade 
of carriage and wagon making, in after 
years receiving a diploma for superior 
workmanship. In 1845 Mr. Rumrill was 
married to Miss Lois Williams, in the 
State of Ohio, by whom he has four chil- 
dren living, four children having passed 
to that world of spirits to which we all 
are tending 

Russell C. E. jeweler 

Ryan O. P. road master 

CAMUEL WILLIAM W. alderman 2d 

•^ Ward 

Samuel Richard, retired farmer 

Sanford Julia Miss 

SAUER AUG. JOS. Catholic cler- 
gyman of Carrollton; born 1848 in Ger- 
many, grandduchy of Baden, emigrated to 
New York City in his third year; educated 
at the Christian Brother Schools of that 
city, and subsequently returned to Ger 
many, where, in the year 1S71, he received 
holy orders, after finishing the academic 
course at the Royal Academy at Munster, 
Westphalia; sent to Carrollton by the 
Bishop of Alton, Sept., 1S77 

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Scales Mrs. over one hundred years of age 
supposed to be the oldest person in the 
county 

Scates Z. carpenter 

SCHAFER FKEDKICK, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Carroll- 
ton. The above named gentleman, who 
ranks among the more successful farmers 

. of Greene County, is a native of Bavaria, 
Germany, born in 1823. At an early age 
he received a liberal education ; at four- 
teen accompanying his parents across the 
broad waters of the Atlantic for the new 
world, landing in New Orleans ; they took 
passage up the Mississippi to St. Louis, 
where they remained but a short time, 
when a permanent settlement was made in 
Calhoun County, where the subject of our 
notice passed his earlier years and grew to 
a vigorous manhood that paved the way for 
future success. At the early age of twen- 
ty-three, in 1846, Mr. Schafer was united in 
marriage to Miss Catherine Byrd, a native 
of Missouri, by whom he had three chil- 
dren : Roswell, Perry, and Jane. Mrs. 
Schafer died in 1855 ; during the Winter 
of the year mentioned Mr. S. united his 
fortunes to Miss Jane Byrd, by whom he 
has four children : Steven, Amos, Charles, 
and Minnie. In 1872 occurred the death 
of Mr. Schafer's second wife, who found a 
last resting place in the beautiful cemetery 
of Carrollton. In 1876, Mr. S. again 
launched upon the sea of matrimony, the 
lady in question being Mrs. Egelhoff, of 
Jerseyville. From a small beginning, Mr. 
Schafer has worked his way rapidly for- 
ward to a proud position in life, a leading 
agriculturist in Greene, the owner of over 
500 acres of valuable farming land in the 
counties of Greene and Calhoun ; in the 
latter Mr. S. officiated in the capacity of 
sheriff two temrs, for four years holding the 
position of county treasurer, and for a pe- 
riod of eight years justice of the peace. 

Schafer Jacob, farmer 

Schnell Charles, baker 

Scott George, cigar maker 

Scott Henan, tinner 

Scott Henry, hostler 

SCOTT THOMAS, JR. manufact- 
urer of stoves and tinware and dealer in 
stampedand japanned ware, West Fifth St. 
Thomas Scott was born in 1830, in the 



City of London, England. In his third 
year his parents moved to Liverpool, En- 
gland, where at the age of 14 our subject 
was apprenticed to the trade of a tinsmith, 
at which he worked faithfully five years, 
when he sailed for America, landing at 
New Orleans. During the Winter of 1849 
he secured employment. The weather now 
becoming sultry, he proceeded west to 
Cincinnati, Ohio, thence to Louisville, 
Kentucky, and thence to St. Louis, where 
he worked at his trade for a short time, 
when he made his way to Carrollton, ar- 
riving in 1852. He first entered into the 
employ of his brother, with whom he af- 
terward entered into a co-partnership busi- 
ness in the tinware trade, conducting a 
small trade at first. In 1861 he moved to 
Reach's Corner, where he remained until 
1868, when he built the store in which he 
now does a prosperous business. In 1865 
Mr. Scott obtained letters patent on a heat- 
ing stove, which is acknowledged by all to 
be the best heating stove in the .State and 
presents a handsome appearance. The 
stoves not only command a large sale in 
Illinois but are sold extensively in many 
Western States, notably Kansas and Mis- 
souri. Mr. Scott is not only an extensive 
dealer in stamped and japanned ware but 
also carries a full stock of very superior 
quality of graniteware, and makes a spec- 
ialty of family goods for tin weddings. We 
know of no more reliable house than that 
of Thomas Scott, who transacts a large 
business to-day through strict attention to 
business and honorable dealing 

Scruby Charles, butcher 

Scruby Edward, butcher 

Scruby John, harness maker 

SCRUBY THOMAS, who began busi- 
ness as butcher in the city of Carrollton, 
some ten years ago, was born in Cambridge- 
shire, England, November 8, 1834. At the 
early age of 15 Thomas, possessed of an 
adventurous disposition, crossed the ocean 
for America, landing in New York City,' 
where he remained a short time, subse- 
quently proceeding to Sheboygan, Wis. 
Remaining here a short time, he went to 
Fond du Lac, where he first worked as a 
gardener; subsequently followed the calling 
of butcher, some six years; and during this 
time united his fortunes to Miss Elinor 



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Pepper, by whom he has seven children : 
Charles E., Annie E., Minnie, Maggie, 
Harry, Archie, and Nellie. At Sparta, 
Wisconsin, Mr. S. transacted a successful 
business until his removal to Owatonna, 
Minnesota, thence to Springfield, Mis- 
souri, and thence to CarroUton, Illinois, 
where his business qualifications and genial 
manners have won for him a liberal patron- 
ronage. See business card elsewhere 

Seeley Charles C. wagon manufacturer 

Shallue Michael, stone dealer 

Shallue Patrick 

Shannahan Thomas, laborer 

SHABOX BROTHERS, dealers in 
dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hats, 
caps, etc., etc. The above named enter- 
prising firm became established in their 
present business as early as 1857, with the 
exception of the younger brother. As this is 
one among the older establishments in the 
city of CarroUton, we here append more 
than a passing notice. Nearly half a cen- 
tury ago, Wm. Pegram solicited the trade 
of the few inhabitants then in Greene Co., 
he being superseded by David Pierson, the 
well known banker, who conducted a suc- 
cessful business many years, when Dr. J. 
K. Sharon, deceased, and William Sharon, 
now senator from Nevada, and the well 
known California millionaire, entered into 
a co-partnership business, when Wm. Sha- 
ron retired, he was succeeded by Thomas 
L. Hudson. The present members of the 
firm are now, J. K., J. J. & C. C. Sharon, 
who have transacted a successful business 
for the past ten years 

Sharon Charles C. merchant 

Sharon John J. grocer 

Sharon J. K. dry goods merchant 

Sheedy Andrew, laborer 

SHORT JAMES H. circuit clerk, is a 
native of Greene County; born in 1839; 
the fifth of a family of eleven children. 
His early years were spent in agricultural 
pursuits ; he received a liberal education in 
the common schools of his native place. 
In 1863, he united his fortunes to Miss 
Lenora Ferguson; a daughter of G. B. and 
Mary Ferguson, whose maiden name was 
Mabery, who were among the early settlers 
of Greene County. Mr. Short became a 
successful farmer, owning 157 acres in 
township 9, range 12. Two years ago he 



moved to CarroUton, where he purchased 
town property, and at the November elec- 
tion of 1876, he was elected circuit clerk, 
retaining the position at the present writ- 
ing. Note : Mr. Short received the elec- 
tion above given, prior to his removal to 
Carrolhon 

Shetterly Benjamin, farmer 

Siebenaler Catharine Mrs. 

Siebenaler Henry, laborer 

SIEVERI^ING H. C.wagon and buggy 
manufacturer, CarroUton, 111. For over 
twenty years Mr. Sieverling has transacted 
a successful business in the above line, and 
machinery, and his very superior workman- 
ship is recognized, and brings him a large 
patronage. Mr. S. was born in Brunswick, 
Germany, in 1828. At thirteen he became 
apprenticed to the trade of a blacksmith 
and machinist, serving four and a half 
years. lie was recognised even at this 
youthful age a first-class workman. He 
was then in his eighteenth year. Three 
years later he emigrated to America, locat- 
ing in New Orleans; where he entered the 
employ of Henry Kage, a wagon maker. 
Here he worked three months, and then 
entered the employ of the Ponchartrain R. 
R. Co. Returning to New Orleans in 
1851, he became a superintendent for the 
construction of canal locks. In 1853, he 
was attacked with yellow fever, and on re- 
covering resumed work on the locks. 
These brought to completeness he proceed- 
ed to Baton Rouge, La., where he was 
united in marriage to Mrs. Ellinor Helm- 
bold, by whom he had four children ; three 
are living. Mrs. S. had two children by 
first marriage. In 1858, Mr. Sieverling, 
after a short residence in St. Louis, Mo., 
and Keokuk, Iowa, came to Woodville, 
Greene Co., 111., where he transacted a 
large business for eight years. In 1866, he 
came to CarroUton, where he purchased the 
property owned by J'. C. Kelly, including 
residence and wagon shop. Mr. S. is well 
and favorably known to our business men, 
and the farming community, who know him 
for his honesty and very superior work- 
manship 

SIMPSON L>R. J. F. proprietor Oc- 
cidental Hotel, S. Main St., CarroUton, 111. 
Dr. J. F. Simpson is a native of Virginia ; 
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His father was Hendley Simpson, who was 
born in Loudoun Co., Virginia, growing to 
fnanhood with wealth and a position in so- 
ciety second to none. He married in Cul- 
pepper Co., Miss Elizabeth Farrow, a 
daughter of John and Margaret Farrow. 
James, whose fortunes we now follow, 
passed his early years in Virginia, where he 
entered upon the study of materia medica. 
In 1835, his parents moved from Virginia 
to the central part of Illinois, Macoupin 
Co., Medora, where he completed his med- 
ical studies under Dr. Farrow. In due 
course of time he became a practicing phy- 
sician. In 1837, he moved to Carrollton, 
where he opened up a general merchandise 
store, where he continued several years. 
In 1840, he purchased the drug store of 
Buel G. Wheeler, and for eight years con- 
ducted a successful drug trade. Dispos- 
ing of his interest, be now turned his at- 
tention to the practice of his profession. 
Since this date his honorable career here, 
where he has practiced as a physician for a 
period of thirty-five years, is well known. 
He has always been a warm advocate of 
temperance, and his unselfish devotion to 
the poor and oppressed, have made him an 
honored name. For twenty years he has 
been identified as an ofificer of the county's 
poor. In 1S72, his name was put forward 
for the ofiice of Penitentiary Com., on 
the Prohibition ticket ; in 1874, he became 
the nominee for State Treasurer, and in 
1876, his name was put forward for Gover- 
nor of the State ; a member of the Sons of 
Temperance, in i860, he held, during one 
term, the position of Grand Worthy Patri- 
arch of the division. As proprietor of the 
Occidental Hotel, of this city, his urbane 
manners and well known energy have 
brought him the patronage of the commer- 
cial and business public, who appreciate 
the kind attention vouchsafed by the Dr. 
and his excellent lady 

Simpson Lionel D. book-keeper 

Sloan David, veterinary surgeon 

Smith A. H. physician 

Smith E. & Co. druggists 

Smith Gregory R. druggist 

Smith Henry, druggist and bookseller 

Smith John, clerk 

Smith John, shoemaker 

Smith Milby, insurance agent 



SMITH, MOORE & CO. dealers in 
boots and shoes, ne cor. Square, Carrollton, 
111. Of Messrs. Smith, Moore & Co, who con- 
trol one of the largest establishment of its 
kind in the West, we mention, with more 
than ordinary notice : In 1872, Samuel O^ 
Smith and Harry S. Moore opened up 
shop, so to speak, in their present quarters,, 
at first in an humble way, compared to- 
their present extensive business. On enter- 
ing this large establishment, one beholds 
an array of fine boots and shoes, that for 
quality, durability and style to suit the most 
fastidious, are unequaled in the West, or 
indeed, anywhere else. Three superior 
workmen are kept in constant employ- 
making boots and shoes, from strictly 
French stock, which are sold at surpris- 
ingly low rates, considering the material of 
which they are composed. In addition to 
their boot and shoe department the firm 
are prepared to meet all demands of trade 
in their furnishing department, and parties 
contemplating purchasing will do well to 
remember that all's not gold that glitters, 
and instead of a trip to St. Louis in the 
purchase of goods, one and all will find 
that they can d9 equally as well at home 
Smith Mrs. carpet weaver 
Smith Rose Mrs. 
Smith Stephen, hostler 

STEELE JOSEPH, proprietor Head- 
rick House, Carrollton. The subject of 
this sketch was born in Balman Co., Ohio, 
on the nth of December, 1821. When he 
was four years old his parents, Joseph and 
Nancy Steele, moved to Muskingum Co., 
Ohio, where our subject grew to manhood, 
and where he was united in marriage to 
Miss Ann Puff, of Ohio, a daughter of 
Henry and Sophia Puff, of Maryland, 
Alleghany Co., by whom he has four chil- 
dren, William R., Jacob H.,Reasoner, and 
Sophia D. Mr. Steele followed farming 
until his location in Greene County in 
1852, and first followed farming in Tp. 10, 
R. 12. Two years ago Mr. Steele came to 
Carrollton where he has established for the 
past two years a first-class boarding house, 
where permanent or transient boarders 
will find a satisfactory table and neat, clean, 
comfortable beds, opposite the Methodist 
Church, southeast of the Square ; also 
stable accommodations and feed for horses 



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Stewart Robert, watchman National Bank 

Stone James W. painter 

Stone Joseph, miller 

Stubblefield Rev. D. H., M. E. minister 

Summers Henry, barber 

Sutton Willis, cooper 

HTANDY W. S. photographer, Car- 
rollton, was born in the State of 
Kentucky, December, 1843. During the 
same month and year, his parents, Willis 
and Martha H. Tandy, emigrated from 
the State of Kentucky to southern Illi- 
nois, settling in the vicinity of Jackson- 
ville, on farm property. Jacksonville was 
then but a village, where the grandfa- 
ther of the subject of this sketch owned a 
large tract of land, extending from what is 
now College Hill to the Mauvaisterre. On 
the old homestead young Tandy passed the 
days of his youth, until the death of his 
father, when he became apprenticed to the 
trade of a carpenter, and becoming in due 
course of time a journeyman workman. 
During the war in 1862, Mr. Tandy turned 
his attention to photography, in the city of 
Jacksonville, where he conducted a success- 
ful business, with a younger brother, until 
his location at Carrollton in 1865, where he 
has since resided, and where his skill as a 
photographer is well known. May 5, 1859, 
Mr. Tandy was united in marriage to Miss 
Eliza J. Johnson, by whom he had three 
children : Ella, Ida A., and Mattie. Mrs. 
Tandy passed away in the year 1870. In 
1872, Mr. Tandy was united in marriage to 
Miss Julia Freer, by whom he has three 
children : Maud, Lulu, and W. Scott 

Tatman M. A. carpenter 

Tapp Newton, grocer 

Tasker John, butcher 

Taylor Benjamin, laborer 

Taylor Thomas, painter 

Teason Henry, carpenter 

Tendick Jacob, shoemaker 

Thomas Franklin, carriage trimmer 

Thompson George, clerk 

Thompson James, carpenter 

Travis J. W. physician 

Tully M. F. painter 

Tunnell Allen M. clerk 

Tunnell John, laborer 

TURXEll 1>R. W. D. physician and 
surgeon, Carrollton, was born in London, 



England, June 21, 1843 ; left an orphan 
at five, when eight years old he was placed 
in charge of a family, who crossed the 
Atlantic for America. In due course of 
time the little waif became a resident of 
Pike Co., 111., where he received a liberal 
education. When the war broke out he 
enlisted in Co. E, 50th 111. Inf., becoming a 
participant in the following battles : Pitts- 
burg Landing, where he received a severe 
scalp wound, Corinth, siege of Atlanta, 
and bstttle of Nashville, etc., etc.; elected 
First Lieutenant by a large majority, owing 
to his youth he did not accept ; afterward 
he received the appointment and served as 
Sergeant Major. Honorably discharged, 
he returned to Pike County, where he 
began the study of medicine, under G. C. 
Pitzer, now Professor American Medical 
College and editor American Medical Jour- 
nal, St. Louis ; remaining one year he then 
attended three courses of study at the 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Eclectic College, and two 
clinical courses at Commercial Hospital ; 
on leaving the college he went to Waynes- 
ville, Dewitt Co., Ill, where he obtained a 
large practice. In 1871 he came to Car- 
rollton, where he has a large and constantly 
growing practice; Oct. 1st, 1868 he was 
united in marriage to Miss S. J. Peebles ; 
two children, Walter P. and Frank 

r T NDERWOOD Angeline, spring bed 

manufacturer 
UNDERWOOD J. H. book -seller 
and dealer in stationery, picture frames 
and miscellaneous articles, west side 
Square, Carrollton. Mr. Underwood was 
born in Harrison Co., Kentucky, July 31, 
1825 ; he was but eight years of age when 
his parents immigrated to the West, settling 
in Sangamon Co., 111., in 1833, where the 
subject of our sketch passed the days of 
his youth and grew to manhood. Receiving 
a liberal education in Schuyler Co., he was 
united in marriage to Miss Ellen Smith, a 
daughter of James Smith, by whom he has 
seven children. For one year Mr. Under- 
wood became a resident of Mt. Sterling, 
Brown Co., where he taught the public 
school of this enterprising town ; in 1862 
he moved to Jacksonville, Morgan Co., 
where he became engaged in the drug 
business for a period of three years, when 



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he moved to CarroUton, where he began, 
in a small way, the business mentioned 
above ; slowly but sure'y, however, success 
attended his energetic efforts, and to-day 
he has the only regular establishment of 
its kind on a permanent basis in Greene 
Co., and a look through his well-stocked 
store, by those intending to purchase, will 
well repay the visit \ 

UNDERWOOD WILLIAM, man- 
ufacturer and dealer in the cehbrated 
Underwood Spring Mattress, is a native 
of Harrison Co., Kentucky, born in 1826, 
where he remained a resident until he 
arrived at the age of thirteen years, when 
he accompanied his parents, Francis and 
Margaret Underwood, to Greene Co., 
date 1839, and locating near Woodville, 
where our subject was early instructed in 
the rudiments of hard work upon the farm 
homestead, receiving his education prin- 
cipally during the winter season. April 
nth, 1850, when the California excitement 
ran high, he crossed the plains for Placer- 
ville, arriving Aug. 31, 1850, where he 
entered upon the rough life of a miner, 
but at this critical period he was taken ill, 
and his success as a miner was in conse- 
quence seriously impaired. Remaining 
four years on the Pacific coast, on the i6th 
of March, 1854, he again became a resi- 
dent of Greene Co., going back to the old 
homestead farm. The following year, Oct. 
22d, he united his fortunes to Miss Ange- 
line Varble, a daughter of Henry and 
Sarah Varble. Of this lady, who subse- 
quently became the inventor of the above 
mentioned mattress — a Spring Dress Pil- 
low and Clod Pulverizer, of which a descrip- 
tion is given elsewhere — it may be said 
that she is a native of Greene Co., born 
March 26, 1838; she early manifested a 
taste for mechanics, that marked a success- 
ful era of invention in after yeais. And 
now, as our narrative draws to a close, we 
may here state that Mr. Underwood be- 
came a farmer of prominence in Greene 
Co., who met with misfortune through the 
liberality that was an inherent part of his 
nature. Three years ago he moved to 
CarroUton, where for a period of time he 
entered into the grocery trade, embarking 
in above business but a short time ago. In 
this success is not far distant when the 



merits of important inventions are readily 
recognized. There were born of the mar- 
riage above referred to seven children ; 
Edward B., deceased, Robert, Alice C, 
Eunice, Mary, Ida, Amy J. and William 
A., deceased 

T VALENTINE George R. machinist 
Vaughn Michael 

Vaughn Dennis, clerk 

V^edder Isaac N. druggist . 

Vedder S. A. druggist 

Vedder Orange T. clerk 

Vigus Charles, farm hand 

Vigus Cyrus, constable 

Vigus William, farm hand 

Villinger B. jeweler 

VIVELL FRANK, baker, confection- 
er, and dealer in fancy groceries and 
notions, CarroUton, 111. Among the live 
business men who have contributed very 
much toward the present prosperous con- 
dition of Greene Co., the above enterpris- 
ing gentleman is worthy of more than a 
passing notice. Frank Vivell is a native of 
Baden, Germany, born in 1830 ; passing 
his earlier years in his native land, where 
he early learned the trade of a baker; 
attaining his majority he concluded to 
better his fortunes in the New World, and 
accordingly he embarked on board a sail- 
ing-vessel in 1852; after a tedious voyage 
of some weeks duration he landed in the 
great metropolitan city of New York. 
Remaining but a short time, viewing the 
sights and scenes of the city, he made his 
way to Philadelphia, and taking passage 
on the Erie Canal in a crowded canal-boat 
to Pittsburg, for he was then in very strait- 
ened circumstances. During the passage 
by canal-boat the cholera became a sweep- 
ing epidemic ; of twenty-eight passengers 
twenty-five died from cholera. At Canal- 
ton, Indiana, he was detained a short time, 
and now determined to make his way to 
St. Louis. A little incident here is worthy 
of note : taking passage on a mail boat 
down the "Father of Waters" for St. 
Louis, it touched at various points ; at one 
of them our subject jumped off and laid in 
a small supply of provisions; hastening to 
the wharf, he was just in time to see the 
vessel gliding away for St. Louis. Dis- 
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arrival of another boat. A stern-wheeler 
hove in sight ; having no money, he how- 
ever stepped on board and was soon on 
his way down the river ; but here com- 
menced an act of cruelty unparalleled ; he 
was given instiuctions to attend to the 
pump until relieved ; taking his statipn 
here, morning fled away and no breakfast, 
noon and no dinner, night and no supper; 
he began to feel rather lonesome. A clerk on 
board being a German, he now made a bolt 
for the cabin to procure something to eat, 
but was dragged back by the mate, suffer- 
ing untold misfortunes. He determined 
when the vessel touched at St. Louis to 
make his escape, and accordingly jumped 
from the vessel when it landed and made 
his way into the city, in a ridiculous fash- 
ion. In St. Louis he became fourth cook 
and bootblack at the American hotel. 
Here a laughable episode occurred • a 
drunken man sauntered in for the purpose 
of handing Mr. Vivell his whip; he made 
several staggering attempts to do so. It 
occurred to our subject, who understood 
little English, that to suffer innumerable 
misfortunes on his passage down the river 
and now to be horse-whipped, to use his 
own language, was " too thin." His whole 
nature rose up in rebellion against this 
outrage, and making one desperate spring 
for his victim, subjected him to a pommel- 
ing that he remembered for many a day. 
Owing to limited space we cannot follow 
step by step, as we would wish to, many 
interesting passages in the life of Mr. 
Vivell. At Jacksonville and other points 
he worked as pastry cook. In May, 1856, 
he made his way to Carrollton, where he 
entered into bus ness as baker and con- 
fectioner, and dealer in fancy groceries. 
Through indomitable energy he soon en- 
tered upon a prosperous career, and now 
to-day, after many years of hardship and 
self-denial, he has built up a trade une- 
qualed in the West ; the owner of mag- 
nificent property in Carrollton, and the 
finest residence in Greene Co. And in 
conclusion we may safely state that a 
more live, energetic man than Mr. V. it 
would be a hard matter to find 

Vivell Frank, jr. clerk 

Vivell Ferdinand, laborer 



^ITALKER D. A. Mrs. 
^* Walker John, laborer 
Walker John R. butcher 
\VAK1> J. R., State's attorney, west 
side Square, Carrollton, 111. James R.Ward, 
is a native of Illinois, born m Madison 
County. At the early age of thirteen he 
began a course of higher classical studies, 
and also at sixteen he began a course of 
law studies under many leading attorneys, 
prominent among them being Phileman 
Bliss, formerly Chief Justice of the Su- 
preme Court of Missouri, where the sub- 
ject of our notice was admitted to the bar 
at St. Louis by the Supreme Court of Mis- 
souri ; licensed to practice in the courts of 
Illinois June 5, 1874, by the State Supreme 
Court ; was elected State's attorney in 1876 
by over 1,600 m.ajority over his opponent ; 
has acquired a large and profitable law 
practice under serious difficulties, and is a 
very able lawyer 
Ward Thomas, carpenter 
Warren Frank, carpenter 
Watt H. R. wagon maker 
Watt Milton, wagon maker 
Watt & Seeley, carriage manufacturers 
Weagley Charles H. meichant 
Weimer Charles, cigar-manufacturer 
Weimer Urban, cigar maker 
Welchlin George, tailor 
Wenrick John, barber 

WHEELER L. F., the present Mayor 
of the flourishing city of Carrollton, is a 
native of Westfield, Hampden County, 
Mass.; born in 1818, the fifth of a family 
of seven children. The days of his early 
youth were spent upon the old farm home- 
stead. At seventeen, so to speak, he 
branched out, and thenceforward relied 
upon his own resources. Entering the em- 
ploy of a company who had numerous 
agents to transact their business, that of 
selling silverware, jewelry, etc., in the State 
of New York, Mr. W. first began operations 
and continued them in the State of Ohio, 
remaining one year, and the following year, 
1838, concluded to cast his fortunes in the 
far west, and accordingly made his way to 
Greene County, where he first turned his at- 
tention to farming, continuing in this 
capacity several years. In 1846 he pro- 
ceeded to Alton, where he entered a small 
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chandising business ; here he remained 
for a period of five years, gaining an ex- 
tensive trade. In 185 1 he moved to Car- 
roUton, his old home, where he entered into 
a general merchandising business with 
William P. Barr. The new firm conducted 
a successful business for a term of four 
years, when the firm dissolved partnership 
by mutual consent, Mr. Wheeler now 
branching off into the lumber trade, and 
here also he continued a prosperous busi- 
ness until the close of the rebellion, when 
on account of ill health he was compelled 
to relinquish all active business. In 1867 
he was elected Police Magistrate, acting in 
this capacity two years. In 1878 Mr. 
Wheeler was requested by his many friends 
in the city of Carrollton to allow his name 
to be used in connection with the mayor- 
alty, it being well known that he was a 
strict advocate of temperance. Although he 
had many difficulties to contend against. 
King Alcohol holding full power for many 
a year, he was elected by a large ma- 
jority, when we take into consideration 
the fact that never before perhaps had a 
strictly temperance candidate been elected. 
In 1850 Mr. W. was married to Miss Mary 
L. Eldred, a daughter of Elon Eldred, by 
whom he had three children : Adah, Mari- 
etta and Elon E. 

White Jay C. county surveyor 

White William, surveyor 

Wildner Christopher, tailor 

Williams George, Captain Carrollton Guards 

Williams Mary Mrs. 

Williams Mary Ann Mrs. 

Williams James, laborer 

Williams John G. collector 

Williams Thomas, carpenter 

Winn D. mill hand 

WITHERS HOIST. HENRY C, 
attorney at law, Carrollton, was born in 
Girard County, Ky., on the loth of Jan- 
uary, 1839. His father, William Withers, 
was the son of Abijsh Withers, whose 
father, William Withers, removed from 
Virginia to Kentucky at an early period, 
where the family thereafter resided. His 
parental ancestry were originally natives 
of England and Scotland ; came to Amer- 
ica and settled in Virginia prior to the 
revolution. His mother, Elizabeth Withers, 
was the daughter of the Hon. Horatio 



Bruce, a distinguished politician of the 
Democratic party of Kentucky, and Eliza- 
beth Beasely of Ohio. Mr. Bruce was one 
of the first men of Kentucky of any prom- 
inence to advocate a repeal of the laws 
imprisoning for debt, and it was mainly 
through his influence and exertion while a 
member of the legislature that it was suc- 
cessfully accomplished. He was born in 
Virginia and at an early age moved to 
Kentucky. His father, John Bruce, and 
eight sons, older brothers of Horatio, 
served through the war for independence 
under General Washington, and also 
served during the war of 1812. He was a 
cousin of Henry Clay, and an uncle of the 
present Judge Horatio W. Bruce, of Louis- 
ville, Ky. The Bruces are of Scotch origin 
and claim kinship to King Robert, the 
founder of the Stuart dynasty. His 
grandfather Bruce had eight brothers who 
were lawyers, four of whom were legislators 
and some of them especially distinguished, 
and admiration for his character influenced 
more than any other, our subject to choose 
the profession of the law. In 1846 his 
parents left Kentucky and settled in Greene 
County. There he attended the common 
school during the winter months only, 
working on the farm the remainder of the 
year. But so great was his zeal and ambi- 
tion that his progress in learning was equal 
to that of his classmates who attended 
throughout the entire year. At seventeen 
he entered the Berean College, at Jackson- 
ville, 111., at which he commenced a classi- 
cal course of study. After two years he 
became proficient in the Greek, Latin and 
German languages and mathematics. Lack 
of means on the part of his parents made 
a further prosecution of the collegiate 
course impossible. He subsequently taught 
a common school near Alexander Station, 
Morgan County. In the Summer of 1858 
he worked as a farm laborer in Greene 
County, making a full hand at all kinds of 
farm work during the season. The follow- 
ing winter he began the study of law under 
Hon. James W. English at Carrollton, 
where he permanently settled in 1867. He 
formed a copartnership with Hon. David 
M. Woodson, deceased, who for sixteen 
years served in the capacity of Circuit 
Judge. In 1S60 he became an active sup- 



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porter of Stephen A. Douglas for the Pres- 
idency, and acquired, during that cam- 
paign, some reputation as a speaker. In 
1865-6 he edited in an able manner the 
Carrollton Democrat. In 1872 he was a 
delegate to the Baltimore Convention and 
indorsed the platform there made in 1866. 
At the age of twenty-seven he was elected 
to the House of Representatives from 
Greene County, and in Aug. 1874, was 
elected as an independent candidate to the 
ofHce of State's attorney, March 18, 1863, 
he was married to Fanny, only daughter 
of the late David M. Woodson, one of the 
most upright men that founded a home 
within the borders of Greene County. Two 
sons were born of this marriage : Meade W. 
and William H. 
WOOD BLATCHLEY C. REV., 
M. D. Carrollton. Blatchley Wood is a 
native of Truedell County, North Carolina; 
was born on the 5th of November, 1797, 
and is the eldest son of Miller Wood and 
Malinda M. Campbell, the former a na- 
tive of Long Island, N. Y., and the latter 
of Culpepper County, Va. The family was 
first represented in America by his paternal 
grandfather and brothers, who emigrated 
from England about 1690, and settled on 
what is called Wood's Neck, on Long 
Island. About the same time Dr. Ebenezer 
Blatchley, one of his paternal great-grand- 
fathers, emigrated from Scotland and set- 
tled in the same place. He was a Presby- 
terian, and left his native land that he might 
enjoy civil and religious liberty, a motive 
which prompted Adam Campbell, also the 
maternal grandfather of our subject, who 
settled in Culpepper County, Va., and 
there married Elizabeth Morgan, and 
reared a large family. While the subject 
of our notice was yet an infant his parents 
moved to Warren County, Ky., where his 
father was for many years a planter, in 
good circumstances. He was a man of ex- 
cellent character, upright and true, and 
used every means for the moral develop- 
ment of his family. Blatchley passed his 
early life in agricultural pursuits, and im- 
bibed there those habits of industry and 
frugality that have marked his entire sub- 
sequent career. His educational advantages 
however, were meager, there being few 
schools in Kentucky at that time ; but 



being an apt and careful student, he availed 
himself of every opportunity of acquiring 
knowledge, and thus, largely by his own 
private study, gained a good English edu- 
cation. His life has always been pure and 
exemplary. In his own words : '" I do not 
recollect of ever swearing an oath in my 
life, yet conscious of the prevalence of 
passion from my earliest recollection, of a 
heart disposed to wickedness, so that, not- 
withstanding the restraint by which I was 
kept within the bounds of respectable 
morality, my heart was not right in the 
sight of God." In 1817 he united with the 
M. E. Church, having been baptised in in- 
fancy ; his mind was directed toward the 
ministry. Following the promptings of 
duty he began preparing for his work, and 
was greatly aided in his studies by both 
Presbyterian and Methodist ministers. 
After learning the Hebrew alphabet from 
the Ii6th psalm, he was compelled to await 
further progress in the study until he could 
procure a book. He read theology under 
the direction of Rev. John K. Daly, of 
Marion County, Ky., and in September, 
1822, was ordained to the ministry, and 
during the next nine years preached in 
Kentucky and Tennessee,traveling over ten 
large counties in his circuit, many of his 
stations being from ten to twenty miles 
apart. Owing to the scarcity of physicians 
and the great suffering which he encoun- 
tered in his travels, it occurred to him that 
to combine the practice of medicine with 
his ministerial duties would be to greatly 
enhance his power for good. Accordingly 
he began the study of medicine under the 
direction of Dr. J. E. Cook, of Kentucky, 
and later studied with Dr. J. Brady, of 
Tennessee, and in 1829 began his practice, 
prescrii)ing for the sick whenever he found 
time, in his circuit. In 1834 he removed 
to Greene County, 111., where for fourteen 
years he was engaged in the practice of his 
profession, and at the expiration of that 
time, resumed the ministry, in which he 
continued until 1S78. when he was placed 
upon the superanuated list. In all he has 
devoted over twenty years to the practice 
of medicine, and thirty years to the minis- 
try. He has preached in Jersey, Morgan, 
Madison, Bond, Montgomery and other 
counties, and has at different times been 



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pastor at Jacksonville, Alton, Greenfield, 
Hillsboro, Exeter, Manchester, and Car- 
roUton. Though not a classical scholar. 
Dr. Wood gained a good knowledge of 
the Hebrew language. As a preacher he 
was clear and logical; large-hearted and 
self-denying, his humanity was touched 
with sympathy for all. He was married, 
in 1822, in Pulaski County, Ky., to Miss 
Nancy McCaw, daughter of David Mc- 
Caw, a native of Ireland. Dr. Wood is a 
man of decided principles and a true friend 
of progress, and has ever given to temper- 
ance and education a hearty support. His 
life has been one of loyalty to noble pur- 
poses, and now, as his record approaches 
its close, and he nears the morning land, 
its gray light beams upon his pathway, 
betokening to him the happy dawn of a 
new and brighter day 

Woolford }.C. cashier, Long & Co. Bank 

Wooster B. F. painter 

Worcester L. E. Hon. county judge, r. White 
Hall 

WRIGHT GEO. retired merchant, 
Carrollton, Greene County, 111., was born 
at Yorkshire, England, in 180S ; bound 
seven years to the trade of a carpenter; 
before his time expired he purchased his 
indentures. At 21 he had acquired a lib- 
eral education, and now turned his atten- 
tion to the New World. Crossing the 
ocean in a sailing vessel, date 1S30, he 
landed in New York, where he remained 
but a short time, when he made his way to 
Greene County, 111., where he first worked 
at his trade and farming. In 1S36 he made 
his way to Carrollton, where he began life 
as a merchant on a very small scale indeed. 
For a period of twenty years Mr. Wright, 



who was slowly climbing to a front position 
as a merchant, bought his goods in St. Louis. 
Year by year he went steadily forward to 
a successful mercantile career. Hisindomi- 
table will, great industry and honesty 
brought its i-eward, and the statement is 
to-day given, on good authority, that 
George Wright was the most successful 
dry goods merchant in Greene County. 
Mr. Wright has been twice married. In 
1844 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Anna Turnstall, a daughter of John Turn- 
stall, ex-mayor of Louisville, Ky. Mrs. 
Wright died in 1S56. There were four 
child en born of this marriage ; three are 
living: Warrick, Harry and Lenette; Jan- 
uarj', 1S60, Mr. Wright was married to 
Mrs. Lallimer, a sister of his former wife, 
by whom he has two children : Sidney and 
Arthur. Mr. Wright was a participant in 
the Black Hawk war 

WKIGHT H. W. dealer in boots, 
shoes, hats, caps, and gents' furnishing 
goods, north side Square, Carrollton, 111. 
For the past eight years Mr. Wright has 
been well and favorably known to the 
business community here. In the different 
departments are found a very superior arti- 
cle of goods, bought in the cities of Chicago 
and St. Louis, and many points in the East- 
ern States noted for their superior line of 
goods. Purchases made mostly for cash 
and rent low, enal)les Mr. Wright to com- 
pete with any and all similar establish- 
ments, and parties desirous of purchasing 
will do well to call and examine styles and 
prices before purchasing elsewhere. See 
business card elsewhere 

Wright John, retired 



CARROLLTOiV BUSINESS CARDS. 



ARMSTRONG C. DR. physician 
and surgeon, office north hide Square, Car- 
rollton, 111. 

BARNETT W. Tu. tile manufacturer, 
Carrollton Tile Works, near depot 

BOYD THOMAS, attorney at law, 
northeast corner Square 

BURRISS J. C. machinist and dealer 
in agricultural implements, southwest cor- 
ner Square, Carrollton, 111. 



CAMERON J. T. harness maker, west 
side Squ.nre. Carrollton, 111. When in 
want of good harness, don't fail to call on 
this old and reliaL-Ie house 

CARROLLTON GAZETTE, Price 
& Si)n, pul)li>hv:rs 

CARROLLTON PATRIOT, Clem- 
cnt L Llnpp. ]nil)iisher 



CARROLLTON TILE WORKS, 

manuiaciurcrs of drain tile, fire brick, 



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flower bed border, etc., Carrollton, 111. W. 
L. Barnett, Sec'y ; W. C. Lee, traveling 
."salesman 

CLAPP CLEMENT L. newspaper, 
book, and job printer, publisher Carrollton 
Patriot, Whitehall Republican, and Scott 
County Arrow 

CLEMMONS J. C. physician and sur- 
geon, Carrollton, 111. 

CONNOLE ANTHONY, deputy 
county clerk, office Court House 

CROW DR. J. T. physician and sur- 
geon, office Depot street, Carrollton, 111. 

DAVIS JAMES M., M. D. No. 2, 

north side Square, Carrollton, 111. 

DAVIS R. H. dealer in grain, office nr. 
R.R. depot. Carrollton, 111. 

ENGLISH J. W. attorney and coun- 
sellor at law, north side Square, Carroll- 
ton, 111. 

ENGLISH WARREN, auctioneer; 
will levy sales on reasonable terms, and 
guarantees satisfaction ; residence. Locust 
street, Carrollton. P. O. address, Carroll- 
ton. Refers by permission to John Sny- 
der, Geo. L. Burrus, Charles H. Eldred, 
Geo. W. Davis 

ERISMAN G. H. milk dealer; cus- 
tomers supplied with the genuine article at 
reasonable rates 

EVANS T. E. deputy sheriff, office 
Court House 

GILLESPIE D. H. proprietor of saw 
mills south of Carrollton ; executes all 
orders promptly. 

GILSON E. P. attorney and counsellor 
at law, collections promptly attended to, 
north side Square, Carrollton, 111. 

GIMME Y ADAM, grocer; a large 
stock of goods always on hand, bought for 
cash, and sold at the lowest prices. 

GRAVES JAMES M. painter and 
grainer ; address, Carrollton, 111. 

GREAVES W. O. agent for the Con- 
federate Cross Roads paper ; address, Car- 
rollton, 111. 

GREENE & PRINDEBLE, manu- 
facturers and dealers in gents' clothing, 
east side Square, Carrollton, 111. Parties 
contemplating ordering suits will do well 
to give this reliable house a call, as Messrs. 
Greene & Prindeble always give their pat- 
rons fits in clothes 



HENSLER LOUIS, blacksmith and 
wagon manufacturer, west side Square, 
Carrollton, 111. All orders promptly at- 
tended to, and executed in a workmanlike 
manner 

HINTON HOUSE, southwest corner 
of the Square, Carrollton, 111. L.N.Jack- 
son, proprietor; J. Plinton Jackson, clerk. 
Sample rooms on the first floor. 

HOBSON R. & CO. dealers in hard- 
ware and cutlery, north side Square, Car- 
rollton, 111. 

HUNT J. JOHNSON, livery stable, 
east of Square, Carrollton, 111. 

HUSSEY & CO. dealers in all kinds of 
grain, corn meal, and coal, Carrollton Ele- 
vator, Carrollton, 111. 

JACKSON AMOS, blacksmith and 
wagon maker, Carrollton, 111. Mr. Jackson 
is a first-class workman, and worthy of 
patronage 

JOHNSON H. editor Gazette, north side 
Square, Carrollton, 111. 

JONES JOHN, sheriff- of Greene Co.. 
office Court House, Carrollton 



KEELEY & DAVIS, grocers, west 
side Square, Carrollton, 111. 

KEHLER 3IICHAEL, dealer in gro- 
ceries, cigars, tobaccos, etc., etc., south 
Main street, Carrollton, 111. 

KERGHER CONRAD, undertaker 
and dealer in furniture, mirrors, carpets, 
etc., south side of Square, Carrollton, 111. 

KING D. F. county school superinten- 
dent, west side Square, Carrollton, Illinois 

LAKIN L. R. & CO. proprietors meat 
market, east side Square, Carrollton, 111. 

LUNGDON W. O. physician and sur- 
geon, office northeast corner Square, Car- 
rollton, 111. 



LEVY S AMUEI;, tailor and manufac- 
turer and dealer in fine ready made cloth- 
ing, east side Square, Carrollton, 111. 



LUNNEEN THOMAS, dealer in 
confectionery and cigars, east side Square, 
Carrollton, 111. 



MILNS JOSEPH, butcher and trader, 
North Main st. Carrollton 



MINER EDWARD, deputy county 
clerk, office Court House 



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MORROW J. P. & CO. dealers in 
haidware, farm implements and seeds.north- 
ea-t corner Public Square, Carrollton. 111. 

ORB WI-LLiIAM L,. abstract expert, 
Carrollton, 111. 

OSBORN M. L. MRS. New York 
store, millinery, ribbons, fancy goods, etc. 

PIERSON D. proprietor of Carrollton 
and Flora Mills, one block north of Public 
Square. Best brands of flour manufactured 
and sold at wholesale and retail 

PRANT H. A. dealer in groceries and 
provisions, cigars and tobacco, country 
produce, etc.. North Main st., Carrollton, 
111. 

PRICE & SON, publishers Carrollton 
Gazette, newspaper, book and job printers 

RAIIVEY JOHN, dealer in real estate, 
Carrollton, 111. 

RICE S. A. photographic artist, work 
executed in a workmanlike manner. West 
6th St., Carrollton 

ROBERTS & LA VERY, inventors 
of an improved abstract title book, whereby 
the section of land can be determined in a 
few moments, and the question of title 
readily ascertained, office Court House, Car- 
rollton, 111. 

ROOT & GARDNER, lawyers, 
collections promptly attended to, office 
North Main St., Carrollton, 111. 



ROSE C. C. boot and shoe maker, south 
side Square, Carrollton, 111, Mr. Rose is 
a first-class workman, and perfectly reliable 

RUMRILL GEO. & SON, manu- 
facturers and dealers in wagons, carriages, 
farm machinery and implements. Repair- 
ing a specialty 

SCOTT THOMAS, Jr. manufacturer 
and dealer in stoves and tinware, east side 
Square, Carrollton, 111. Mr. Scott is sole 
manufacturer of the celebrated Scott heat- 
ing stove, and bears the reputation of being 
one of the most reliable dealers in the 
West 

SCRUBY THOMAS, meat market, 
south side Square, Carrollton, 111. 

SHARON BROTHERS, dry goods 
merchants, east side Square, Carrollton, 111. 



SHORT J. H. circuit clerk, office Court 
House, Carrollton 



SIEVERLING H. C. manufacturer 
of and dealer in wagons, plows, cultivators, 



and agricultural implements; also inventor 
and manufacturer of patent clevis attach- 
ment, Carrollton, 111. 



SIMPSON DR. J. F. proprietor Oc- 
cidental hotel, extensive sample rooms for 
commercial travelers, South Main St., Car- 
rollton, 111. 

SMITH, MOORE & CO. dealers in 
boots and shoes, northeast corner Square, 
Carrollton, 111. 



TANDY W. S. photographer, east side 
Square, Carrollton, 111. Mr. Tandy is a 
skillful artist, and a visit to his gallery will 
convince the most skeptical 

TURNER WILLIAM D. physician 
and surgeon, north side Square, Carrollton, 
111. 

UNDERWOOD ANGELINE, 

whose portrait appears in this work. On 
the 26th of December, 1876, Mrs. Under- 
wood patented a spring pillow, known as 
the Underwood, that meets the unqualified 
indorsement of leading physicians and 
scientific men and is recommended by all. 
Mrs. Underwood is also the inventor of 
the already famous spring mattress that 
has met with such a cordial reception by 
the public. We are informed that this 
ingenious lady will shortly put upon the 
market further inventions of equal merit 

UNDERWOOD J. H. bookseller and 
dealer in stationery, picture frames and 
miscellaneous articles, west side Square, 
Carrollton 

UNDERWOOD WILLIAM, man- 
ufacturer and dealer in the celebrated Un- 
derwood spring mattress, Carrollton, 111. 

VIVELL FRANK, baker and confec- 
tioner, east side Square, Carrollton, 111. 

WITHERS HENRY, attorney and 
counsellor at law, west side Square, Car- 
rollton, 111. 

WARD JAMES R. attorney and 
counsellor at law, west side Square, Car- 
rollton, 111. 



Township io, North Range 12, West. 



A DCOCK G. L. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. 
Carrollton 
Agee Jacob, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
Agee Wm. renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
Allen Vinton, farm hand. Sec. 29, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Ashlock Daniel, renter. Sec. 4, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

"D AKER IGNATZ, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. 
^ Carrollton 

Baker Lewis, renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
Baker Oswald, renter, Sec. 10, P.O.Carrollton 
Baker Reinhardt, farm hand, P.O. Carrollton 
Ballard Ebbert, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
BEEBE SAMUEL L. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Carrollton. Sam- 
uel Beebe is a native of Greene Co. born 
May II, 1831, the third child of Seldon and 
Fidelia Beebe. As Seldon Beebe was a 
cotemporary settler, with such early pio- 
neers as Samuel Thomas, John Huitt, and 
others, a short description of him will be of 
interest to those who knew him in the days 
of log cabins and unbroken prairie. He was 
a native of Pennsylvania, and first sought 
a home in Greene County, as early as 1818. 
becoming permanently located two years 
later. Of his early life here, but little can 
be learned. He necessarily endured many 
privations, as did all who sought a home in 
Illinois, when many weary miles were trav- 
eled to a horse mill, or the long journey 
made to St. Louis or Edwardsville, then 
the largest cities. In 1853, Mr. Beebe was 
laid at rest amid the scenes of his labors, 
a representative pioneer, who helped very 
materially toward the prosperous condi- 
tion of this county, His wife was Miss 
Fidelia Bushnell, a worthy wife and moth- 
er, who died in iS63. The survivors of 
the family are four : Cai-oline, Sarah, Mar- 
cus and Samuel L., from whom this narra- 
tive is obtained. Nov. 31, 1S57, he was 



united in marriage to Eunice Sprague, a 
daughter of Ephraim and Harriet Sprague, 
by whom he has three children : Hattie F., 
Martha A. and Henry Y. Passing beyond 
the earlier years of Mr. Beebe, we arrive at 
the present year ; the owner of a valuable 
farm in Christian County, also in Greene, 
on which he has lately erected a beautiful 
farm residence. He is among our most 
substantial agriculturists 

Beeman Decatur, Sec. 7, P.O. Carrollton 

Beeman Samuel, renter, Sec. 7, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

BILLINGS W. H. farmer. Sec. 33, 
P.O. Carrollton 

BLACK JOHN W. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. Carrollton. The above 
named gentleman comes of a numerous and 
respected family, who sought a home in 
Greene County nearly sixty years ago, 
when few were inhabitants of the county, 
save the daring adventurer or trapper. 
John was the oldest of a family of eight 
children, four of whom died in early infan- 
cy ; three now living : John, Catherine and 
Alice, of whom due notice will be given in 
this volume. The father of the subject of 
our sketch, William Black, was a native of 
England, who there followed farming un- 
til attaining his i6ih year, when he accom- 
panied his parents to America, eventually 
finding a home in Greene County, not far 
distant from the flourishing city of Carroll- 
ton. Mr. Black became a very prosperous 
farmer, is still living, as is also his wife. 
John W., from whom this narrative is ob- 
tained, grew to manhood in Greene Co., 
where he was born Feb., 1S31. He re- 
ceived a liberal education for the time in 
which he lived ; in his twenty-fourth year, 
in 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Delilah Early, daughter of Benjamin Early, 
by whom he had five children: Mary, who 
married John T. Hobson ; William A., 
Alice C, Laura, and Henry. Mrs. Black 



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died in 1S76, and was laid at rest in the 
beautiful cemetery of Carrollton, a hand- 
some and worthy monument marking the 
spot. In conclusion, it may be said that 
Mr. Black is among the older residents born 
in Greene County, and ranks among our 
most successful farmers 

Black Mahala Mrs. Sec. 21, P.O. Carrollton 

Black Thomas, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

BOERLIN HENRY, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton. The 
above named gentleman is a native of 
Switzerland, born in 1843. At an early 
age he became a ribbon weaver, following 
this vocation until his emigration to Ameri- 
ca in 1857, in company with our honored 
fellow-citizen, John Kaser;hemadehisway 
to Greene County, where he has since re- 
sided, following agricultural pursuits, and 
where he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary Walter, a daughter of Henry and 
Mary, whose maiden name was Campbell ; 
two children were born of this marriage: 
Jacob and John. Six years ago Mr. B. 
rented the extensive farm owned by Leon- 
ard Eldred, where he resides at the pres- 
ent writing. In his native land he served 
three years as a soldier 

BOWMAN JACOB, agriculturist, and 
for many years prominent as such in Greene 
County; is a native of Ohio, and became 
a cotemporary settler with Samuel Thomas 
and others identified with the growth and 
prosperity of Greene County ; and long 
before a railroad I'an through the State of 
Illinois he became largely engaged as a 
stock buyer and shipper ; in his twenty- 
seventh year he was married to Miss Letitia 
Fr.y, a daughter of John Fry, and niece of 
General Jacob Fry, one of the most up- 
right and honorable men in Uncle Sam's 
* dominions. Passing briefly by the pioneer 
days of Jacob Bowman, spent upon the un- 
broken prairies of Illinois, where he 
roughed it in common with his neighbors, 
often proceeding to Alton where he await- 
ed his time in the grinding of grist. In 
subsequent years he became more than or- 
dinarily successful as a farmer, and held 
numerous offices of trust and responsibili- 
ty, in i860 becoming the popular sheriff of 
Greene County ; for the past three years 
Mr. B. has been a resident of Kansas. Of 
T 



the marriage above mentioned seven child- 
ren were born : Samuel, who married Miss 
Rosalie Curtius ; George, John, who mar- 
ried Miss Angeline Black, a daughter of 
David Black ; Julia, who married Thomas 
E. Evans ; Catherine, who married E. M. 
Prindle ; Rosie, who married W. H. Fry ; 
and Alice 

BOWMAN JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. Carrollton 

]5race Alva O. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

BRACE THADDEUS W. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Carrollton ; 
among the wealthier agriculturists of 
Greene County, who have borne an active 
part in the stirring scenes of Western life^ 
when to be a farmer or pioneer meant to do 
without the luxuries of life, and to be fitted 
to endure the many privations incidental ta 
a Western settlement. Mr. Brace is a na- 
tive of the State of New York, born in 
1820. In 1828, Leonard Brace, the head 
of the family, a native of New York State, 
who married Miss Julia Eldred, determin- 
ed to cast his fortunes in the far west ;. 
hearing many glowing accounts of Illinois, 
of its fertility and resources, he set out for 
his future home, where the family were to- 
play an important part in the growth and 
development of Greene County. Floating 
down the Monongahela River, the little 
party of emigrants landed at Pittsburgh ; 
from this smoky city, taking passage down 
the Ohio to a point not learned, they 
eventually, by taking passage on the Mis- 
sissippi and Illinois Rivers, arrived at their 
future home in Greene County. During 
the Summer, before the family were fairly 
settled on the broad prairies of Illinois, the 
husband and father passed to that bourne 
from whence no traveler ever returns. 
Mrs. Brace found herself at this period the 
possessor of 200 acres, costing $r, 000, paid 
for, in quarters. The family, then consist- 
ing of four children, were enabled to some 
extent to carry on the farm. Mrs. Brace is 
still living, a true type of the Western 
women whose noble traits of character 
have found a worthy notice by the more fa- 
mous poetical and prose writers. Thad- 
deus, whose fortunes we now follow, well 
remembers the early pioneers and their 
simple mode of living, when all were on 



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an equal footing, and linsey wolsey the 
order of the day. January 12, 1852, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Mary 
Robley, a daughter of Richard Robley, 
who settled in Greene County as early as 
1821. By this marriage three children were 
born: Alva O., Ella, and Clara. Owing 
to limited space in this large volume, we 
are necessarily obliged to be somewhat 
brief in these our records for futurity. Mr. 
Brace may truly said to be a representative 
farmer, who has watched the growth of this 
county from its earliest date to its present 
greatness 
BRADLEY ABSALOM, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton. Al- 
though not among the early settlers of 
Greene County is worthy of more than a 
passing notice in this volume ; he was born 
in Sumner Co., Tennessee, on the loth of 
November, 1816; the oldest son of John 
and Elizabeth Bradley, whose maiden 
name was Goostree. Remaining a resi- 
dent of Tennessee until attaining his ma- 
jority, he then embarked on a prairie 
schooner for the fertile prairies of Illinois. 
He was then married, having united his 
fortunes to Miss Mary Maybery, a daugh- 
ter of James Maybery, a native of North 
Carolina. Without entering into particu- 
lars as to the trip made over a boundless 
waste of prairie, we note the arrival of the 
family in Greene County in 1837, locating 
two miles west of Carrollton, on the farm 
now owned by Mrs. David Black. In order 
to show the daring, nature of the pioneer, 
on his arrival in Greene County he had but 
seventy-five cents in money wherewith to 
commence the battle of life ; he first 
worked for ten dollars a month and subse- 
quently split rails, thereby emulating the 
example of Honest Old Abe. In 1849 he 
made his first purchase of land in Greene 
County, consisting of 40 acres which he 
subsequently sold and purchased 100; since 
this time Mr. Bradley has added largely to 
his property now owning 340 acres of land 
unequaled in this township. For a period 
of forty-one years Mr. Bradley has been 
a resident of this county, and during this 
time has witnessed many stirring events 
incident to a western life. In 1845 Mrs. 
Bradley, who had shared the dangers of a 
western trip, passed to that world of spirits | 



to which we all are tending, leaving to the 
care of her husband three children, 
Reuben, Jonathan, and Mary. October 
19, 1846, Mr. Bradley united his fortunes 
to Miss Mir^da Mabery, a daughter of 
Sander Maybery, of Tennessee, by whom 
he had ten children, seven of whom are 
living, Zachariah Taylor, Laura Ann, Alice 
C, Dora E., Eliza F., Maggie E. and 
Robert E. Further notice will be found 
in the old settlers record of this volume 

Bridges Cassias, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

BRIDGES F. M. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton, The sub- 
ject of this sketch may be truly said to be 
one of the old settlers of Greene County. 
Born on the old homestead of his parents, 
A. W. and Dorlesca Bridges, who were 
natives of North Carolina and Connecticut 
respectively. Mrs. Bridges, in all proba- 
bility, settled in Greene County as early as 
1821, and the following year her future 
husband, for she was then unmarried. As 
they have long since been gathered to a 
home not made with hands, their busy 
eventful life ended forever, we deem it 
proper to state that like nearly all pioneers 
on becoming housekeepers, they found 
themselves in poor circumstances, com- 
pared to our present mode of living ; still, 
compared with pioneer days, they were 
well to do. The youthful couple working 
early and late soon became, not only good 
livers, but very comfortably situated in life, 
who merited the respect of their pioneer 
friends, who, like themselves, dared the 
privations of Western life and founded 
homes in the timber belts or prairie long 
before Lo was driven to the Pacific ; at an 
advanced age the old folks passed away 
amid the scenes of their labors. Of Frank, 
whose name heads this sketch, it may be 
said that, in early youth, he followed 
farming, above the average in point of 
intelligence ; after taking a course of 
study at Shurtleff College, he proceeded to 
Memphis, Mo., where he entered into the 
mercantile business. Becoming very suc- 
cessful, his sales footing up to $100,000 a 
year, in one day sales footing up to the 
magnificent sum of $1,000 ; while here he 
married Miss Malena Hudnall, a daughter 
of Dr. M. L. Hudnall ; by this lady he 



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has three children, Archibald, Helen, and 
Jessie ; three children deceased whose 
names were Edgar, Nellie, and Ruth. 
During the Rebellion he traversed the 
plains for California, thence to Mexico, 
and thence to South America, and thence 
to New York ; from the latter city pro- 
ceeding to St. Louis. On becoming once 
more a resident of Greene County he pur- 
chased the property that he now owns, 
consisting of 225 acres in one of the best 
townships of Greene County. From 1874 
to 1876 Mr. Bridges was our popular 
sheriff, being elected by a moderate ma- 

, jority ; a candidate on the Democratic 

I ticket with the Hon. Judge Hodges, they 
were the only ones obtaining their respect- 
ive offices. During the present year he 
became the regular nominee of the Demo- 
cratic party for the lower House of Repre- 
sentatives, becoming elected by a large 
majority 

Bridges Oman, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

BROWN I. T. '.farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton. The subject of 
this sketch, who is well and favorably 
known for his success as an agriculturist 
and honorable business man, was born in 
Greene County in 1846, the fifth child of 
John and Mary Brown, who dwelt in the 
confines of Greene County when scarcely 
a cabin broke the monotony of a broad 
expanse of prairie. Isaac, from whom this 
sketch is obtained, became early inured to 
the hard work that ever attends an early 
settlement v\ a new country, receiving a 
liberal education ; in his twtnty-third year 
he was united in marriage to Miss Alice 
Jackson, a daughter of William and 
Nancy ; the marriage of Mr. Brown to 
Miss Jackson was blessed with three chil- 
dren, Arthur, deceased, and Allie and Eddie 
living 

BROWN JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton. Mr. Brown 
not only takes a leading position as an 
agriculturist but ranks among our wealthy 
pioneers; he was born in Indiana on the 
1st of May, 1814. In early infancy his 
father departed to that bourne from whence 
no traveler ever returns ; disheartened, 
the mother and her children removed to 
Kentucky where many years of her life 



were spent. During the year 1828, when 
Illinois was a far western point, Mrs. Brown, 
in order to give her children a start in the 
world, migrated to Greene County settling 
on the farm now owned by the subject of 
this sketch ; here this energetic lady settled 
down to the hard task of making a com- 
fortable home. Mrs. Brown was a 
native of North Carolina. A most 
kindly woman of large loving sympa- 
thies and kindly disposition, she merited 
the respect of her pioneer neighbors. 
John grew to maturity a hardy youth, 
possessed of more than ordinary energy ; 
a hard worker he pushed forward, hope- 
fully looking forward to a bright future. 
In his twenty-second year he was united in 
marriage to Miss Mary Landis, a daughter 
of Isaac Landis ; he was then the owner 
of 240 acres of improved lands, these com- 
prised part of the property he now owns. 
In those primitive days his grist, brought to 
horse or water mill for grinding necessitated 
a considerable waste of time. The habits 
of the pioneer and his family were extremely 
simple. The neighbors, oftentimes many 
miles away, when they met at a raising or 
meeting a friendly greeting was always in 
order. We now turn to the subject under 
consideration ; step by step John accrued 
property and wealth as the county grew 
older and became more densely populated. 
A representative of the early pioneer and 
of the farmer of to-day ; he is the owner 
of 920 acres of valuable land in one of the 
best townships in the County of Morgan. 
Of this marriage eight children were born, 
Frances, Esther A., John L., Jane, Taylor. 
Mary, and Alice 

Burns Wm. farm hand. Sec. 21, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Byland Gottlieb, i-enter, vSec. ig, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Byland John, farm hand. Sec. 19, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

/^AMPBELL CHARLES, renter. Sec, 26, 

^ P.O. Carrollton 

CAMPBELL DAVID, deceased, who 
during his life was a farmer within the 
borders of Greene County ; was born in 
Tennessee where he followed farming, and 
here married Miss Edna Taylor, a daughter 
of Elijah Taylor. When the war came on, 



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sorely against his will, Mr. Campbell was 
conscripted in the service of the South ; 
obtaining his release he made his way to 
Greene County, settling in Carrollton, 
remaining a short time when he became a 
farmer. He died in 1871, and was laid at 
rest in the beautiful cemetery of Carroll- 
ton. Mrs. Campbell, who resides in 
Greene County, was born in Tennessee in 
1826. Of this marriage ten children were 
born, five of whom are living, Sarah J., 
Steven O., Charles, Frank, and Wylie who 
are residents of Greene County 

CAMPBELL MRS. EDNA, Sec. 
26, P.O. Carrollton 

Campbell Thomas, farm hand, Sec. 19, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Carmody Malachi, farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Carter Charles, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 

Carter J. C. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Carrollton 

Carter James W. renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

CARTER JAMES W. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. i, P.O. Carrollton. James 
W. Carter is a native of Kentucky, where 
he was born on the 25lh of April, 1854. 
His father, John C. Carter, was born in 
Kentucky ; there followed farming and 
married, shortly after attaining his major- 
ity. Miss Jane T. Stanton, of Kentucky, 
who bore him nine children, Charles F., 
James W., from whom our sketch is ob- 
tained, Joseph S., John C, David C, 
George A., Doctor F., Mary E., and Harry 
L. Some twenty years ago the family 
moved to Greene County, 111., where the 
head of the family is now a prosperous 
farmer, and where our subject grew to 
manhood and received a liberal education. 
In 1876 he was united in marria;^e to Miss 
Mattie King, a daughter of John and 
Charlotte King ; one child blessed this 
union, William, born in 1S78. Mr. Carter 
is the owner of 160 acres of valuable land, 
and ranks among our more substantial 
farmers 

Carter Joseph, renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Carrollton 

Cato Clarence, farm hand. Sec. 20, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Clauder George, farm hand. Sec. 20, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Clark William, renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



Clemmons 'J'homas B. farm and stock raiser. 
Sec. 33, P.O. Carrollton 

Coats Clinton, farmer andstock raiser, Sec. 6, 
P.O. Carrollton 

Cobb J. M. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 

Cook George W. renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Crawford George, farm hand. Sec. 16, P.O. 
Carrollton 

CUNNINGHAM A. M. farmer, Sec. 
26 ; P.O. Carrollton. The above named 
gentleman, although not ranked among the 
early residents of this county, is worthy of 
more than a passing notice. He was born 
in Marion County, Ky., April 16, 1820. 
Eight children of this family grew to ma- 
turity, of whom we here append the 
names : Isabella, Cassandra, William, 
Richard, Samuel, Andrew, and Ellen. The 
head of this family, Robert Cunningham, 
was a native of Pennsylvania. When six 
years old his parents moved to Kentucky, 
where he grew to manhood, and married 
Miss Nancy Beall, a daughter of Richard 
Beall, of Kentucky. Robert Cunningham 
was a tanner in Kentucky, where he passed 
the remainder of life, September, 1856. In 
1831, Cassandra Cunningham, wife of Geo. 
Wright, came to Greene County ; seven 
years later, A. M. Cunningham made a 
visit, and in 184 1 became a permanent 
resident, entering land on what was called 
String Prairie, eleven miles northeast of 
Carrollton, where he broke prairie and 
cleared the timber for a home, and built 
a cabin ; two years later, he married 
Miss Henrietta Greer, by whom he had 
eight children, three of whom are living: 
James M., Nancy J., and Mary E. He 
first purchased a tract of 200 acres, and 
from this estate now comes a tract of over 
600 acres of well improved land. Mr. 
Cunningham has been twice mayor of Car- 
rollton, for many years ju'-tice of the peace, 
and held the position of school treasurer 
sixteen years 

Cunningham J. M. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 26. P.O. Carrollton 

CURTIUS L. S. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 24, P.O. Carrollton. Luman Curtius, 
who ranks among the more prominent 
farmers of Greene County, was born in 
Duchess County, N. Y., on the l8th of 
May, 1S08. Tracing back the genealogy 



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of the family to the extent that our limited 
space will allow, we find that Nathaniel 
Curtius, father of him whose name heads 
this sketch, was a native of Connecticut, a 
farmer by occupation ; moving to New 
York State, he there formed the acquaint- 
ance of and married Miss Mary Stoddard, 
by whom he had twelve children, of whom 
Luman S. Curtius was the tenth child. The 
old folks, after a life of activity and use- 
fulness, passed to a home not made with 
hands, in the State of New York ; Mrs. C. 
died in Greene County. Young Luman 
remained on a farm until he had arrived at 
the age of sixteen years, when he moved 
to New York City, where he became liber- 
ally educated, and for some time served as 
writer and collector for Andrew Williams, 
the well-known Member of Congress, who 
fitted out the first steamship for California 
commerce. In 1833, Mr. Curtius made 
his way to Chicago, then a resort of fur 
traders and trappers from the East ; the 
dread disease cholera had advanced to the 
West ; among hundreds of others, the sub- 
ject of our notice was attacked. Shortly 
after his recovery he proceeded South to 
New Orleans, where he went for the pur- 
pose of embarking in business; finding 
trade at a stand still, his liberal education 
enabled him to reach a high position as a 
teacher in the Cuvilier College, his powers 
as a linguist enabling him to secure a com- 
fortable salary. Misfortune, they say, 
never comes singly ; no sooner had Mr. 
Curtius fairly recovered from the effects of 
the cholera when he was attacked with that 
Southern malady, yellow fever. His strong 
constitution enabled him to recover from 
this often fatal disease. Entering upon the 
eventful career of a speculator, he became 
more than ordinarily successful, handling 
principally grain and hay, Western pro- 
duce generally, Having accumulated a 
fortune in 1840, he determined to make the 
West his future home, and accordingly 
made his way to Greene County, 111., 
where he purchased 620 acres of valuable 
land, near the city of Carrollton. While 
here a resident he formed the acquaintance 
of and married an estimable lady. Miss 
Ellen Beebe, a daughter of Judge Beebe, 
of Elkhart, Indiana, who built the first 
house in Elkhart. Of this marriage nine 



children were born, two of whom died in 
early infancy ; seven are living : Mary, 
Rosala, Ellen, Luman B., Augustus, Hen- 
ry, and Caroline. During the year 1870, 
Mrs. Curtius was laid at rest in the ceme- 
tery of Carrollton, a worthy monument 
marking the spot. In 1872, Mr. Curtius 
united his fortunes to Miss Mary K. Snede- 
ker, of Jerseyville, a daughter of Isaac 
Snedeker, of Trenton, N. J. In 1868, Mr. 
Curtius began the erection of his present 
magnificent farm residence, unequaled 
within the borders of Greene County ; 
further notice will be given in the historical 
portion of this volume 
Curtius Luman B. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 24, P.O. Carrollton 

"pvELNOTTE J. E. farmer and stock 
^ raiser. Sec. i, P.O. Berdan. Mr. Del- 
notteisa nativeof New Jersey, born in 1843. 
Motherless at the youthful age of twelve, 
and his father dying during his seventeenth 
year, and thus thrown upon his own re- 
sources at a time when others of like age 
had the comforts of a home, his was a hard 
lot for many years. Digressing a little 
from the subject in hand, John Delnotte, 
the father, was born in Mercer County, 
Ky., on the i6th of May, 1809; on attain- 
ing his majority he for a short time be- 
came a resident of Indiana, finding a lo- 
cation in Greene County as early as 1832; 
afterward a resident of Christian County, 
he there passed the remainder of his life in 
1863 ; his wife, whose maiden name was 
Curry, a most estimable lady, departed this 
life in 1856. John, who heads this notice, 
passed his boyhood in Greene County, fol- 
lowing agricultural pursuits ; in 1870 he 
was united in marriage to Miss Martha E. 
Pinkerton, a daughter of James M. Pink- 
erton, by whom he has two children : 
James M., and Wm. E. 
DODGSON DAVID, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton. The above 
named gentleman, whose life career in 
Greene County has been more than ordin- 
arily successful, is the oldest now living of 
a family of twelve children. The head of 
the family, Peter Dodgson, was a native of 
Yorkshire, England, who departed from the 
scenes of childhood in his fourteenth year 
for the broad shores of the New World. 



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In Greene County, where the family locat- 
ed, he grew to maturity ; of more than or- 
dinary promise, indeed of marked ability, 
and of deep religious convictions, he ac- 
complished much good in the long busy 
life allotted to him, a cotemporary with 
such talented men as Peter Cartwright, and 
others. Like them he became noted for 
his earnest Christian piety, kindly disposi- 
tion, and native talent. His wife was Miss 
Jane Brown, a most estimable lady, of ex- 
cellent Christian character and kindness of 
heart, who is still living, a resident of 
township 10, range 12 ; her husband long 
since passed away to a home not made with 
hands; all that is mortal now rests in 
Hopewell Cemetery, a handsome and 
worthy monument marking the spot. 
David Dodgson inherited the hardy vigor 
of his ancestors, and grew up a stout, 
healthy youth; at twenty-three, in 1854, 
he united his fortunes to Miss Sarah Chinn, 
by whom he had seven children ; five liv- 
ing, whose names are : Leonard P., Alice 
J., Wm. P., Carrie B., Edgar D ; deceased, 
Laura A., and Sarah C. On the 29th of 
March, 1872, Mrs. Dodgson departed this 
life, finding a last resting place in the ceme- 
tery of Hopewell ; August 31, 1877, he was 
united in marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth 
Goode, relict of George Goode, and a 
daughter of Ezekiel Edwards ; as more 
than a passing notice is given of Mr. 
Dodgson in the general history of this 
work, in closing this brief statement it 
may be said that it very rarely happens 
that even among our Illinois farmers few 
develop the surprising energy of him who 
heads this sketch, and whose success in life 
is rarely equaled ; the owner of nearly 500 
acres, he takes rank as a leading agricul- 
turist 
Dodgson O. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton 
Dulan Michael, renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
DUNFORO JAMES, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 5, P.O. Carrollton. James 
Dunford is a gentleman of Celtic origin, 
born in the County of Limerick, Ireland, 
in 1S28 ; he was the second of a family of 
fifteen children. The head of the family, 
Patrick Dunford, married in Ireland Miss 
Mary Fitzgerald, who was the mother of 
the fifteen children mentioned above. 



James remained a resident of Ireland until 
his twenty-fifth year, when he crossed the 
Father o'f Waters for America. Landing 
in the City of New York November 26, 
1853, almost penniless, but possessed ot the 
natural ability of his race, he looked about 
him for the means of a livelihood. From 
the great Metropolitan city he made his 
way to Kentucky, where he became em- 
ployed for a short time on the Big Sandy 
Railroad ; thence to Virginia, where he en- 
tered the employ of a railroad company 
there ; in 1856, he located in Calhoun and 
Greene Counties ; two years later, while a 
resident of Chicago, he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Hannah White, by whom he 
has eight children, six girls and two sons. 
After his marriage he rented property for a 
number of years, when he purchased the 
property now owned by him, consisting of 
250 acres, in township 10, range 12. Thus, 
by industry, the emigrant of long years 
ago has acquired a competence. Like 
nearly all of his race, his generosity and 
kindness of heart is unbounded 

Dunford John, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Dunfrey John P. renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Dunn Minas, farm hand, P.O. Carrollton 

Dunsvvorth John P. renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Dunsworth Michael, farm hand. Sec. 10, P.O. 
Carrollton 

TTj'ARL BOOKER, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. 

^ Carrollton 

Early Asbury, renter, Sec. 18, P.O. Car/oUton 

EDMONDS THOMAS W. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Carrollton. 
Mr. Edmonds is a native of Urbana, Cham- 
paign County, Ohio ; born on the I2th of 
April, 181 1 ; he was not five years of age 
when his parents, Sanford and Elizabeth 
Edmonds, moved to Kentucky, there re- 
maining four years, when they returned to 
Ohio, where Thomas became apprenticed 
to the trade of a cabinet maker ; serving 
his apprenticeship he became a skillful 
workman, and was soon transacting a suc- 
cessful business as pi-oprietor of an estab- 
lishment of his own. While a resident of 
Cleremont, Ohio, he united his fortunes to 
Miss Sarah Wood, on the 17th of January. 



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1832. Shortly after his marriage Mr. Ed- 
monds turned his attention to the buying 
and shipping of horses to the city of New 
Orleans. On one occasion, having dis- 
posed of a drove at a handsome profit, ex- 
changing paper currency for silver, the 
steamer McFarland, on board of which he 
was a passenger, was run into by the 
Danube ; the loss of life was great, and 
during the struggle for life the money here- 
tofore mentioned sunk beneath the waters of 
the Mississippi ; fortunately Mr. E reached 
the shore in safety, during the dead hours 
of night, the circumstances surrounding 
the accident for many years remaining 
vividly impressed upon his memory. Mov- 
ing to Indiana in 1840, Mr. E. turned his 
attention principally to his trade, that of 
cabinet making, although the Father of 
Waters still had its allurements, and he 
afterwards made other voyages to New Or- 
leans. In 1862 Mr. Edmonds determined 
to make Greene County his future home, 
and accordingly, accompanied by his fam- 
ily, located in township 10, range 13, where 
a farm of 320 acres were purchased, and 
here he transacted a successful agricultural 
business until his removal to Carrollton, 
during the Spring of 1874. The total 
farm property of Mr. E. comprises 400 
acres, and he ranks among the most suc- 
cessful farmers of Greene County. In 
1842 he was deputy sheriff of Shelby 
County, Ind. The marriage above referred 
to was blessed with five children : Orange 
W., Thomas E., Francis C, Joseph S. and 
Mary E., deceased. Note the Anglo-Saxon 
Edmunds is interpreted defender of prop- 
erty. Observing, however, so great apti- 
tude for mechanics in our family that even 
those farmers who have not learned a trade 
are accustomed to do much of their own 
carpenter work, I deduce the name Ed- 
munds from the Latin ed niundus, which 
signifies master builder. Let every man so 
honorably entitled, build well and surely 

Egleson James, renter. Sec. 35, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

ELDKED EI.ISHA, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Carrollton. The 
above named gentleman is a native of 
Greene County ; born during the eventful 
year that ushered in the deep snow, so 
vividly impressed upon the memory of the 



older inhabitants of Greene County. Pass- 
ing by the early years of Mr. Eldred, spent 
upon the home farm in Illinois, when the 
mining excitement transpired, being of an 
exceedingly adventurous disposition, while 
yet a youth, he determined to seek his 
fortune on the golden shores of the Pacific 
coast. Proceeding to New Orleans, the 
youthful explorer there shipped on board a 
steamer, which was subsequently wrecked 
off the coast of Panama. After many 
vexatious delays the youth reached Cali- 
fornia, where he turned his attention to 
mining. Remaining two years he returned 
to Greene County, where he remained 
until i860, following farming, when his 
restless disposition again took him to Cali- 
fornia, this time the trip being made by 
wagon. Reaching the State in due time he 
turned his attention to various occupations. 
Remaining five years, he again set his 
face toward his old home in Illinois, set- 
tling down to the quiet life of a farmer, 
in Greene County. He married, in 1866, 
Miss Carrie Taylor, a daughter of George 
Taylor, by whom he has one child : Charles 
H. Mr. Eldred is the owner of 117 acres 
of valuble land, and no more live or ener- 
getic man dwells within the borders of 
Greene County 
ELDRED EliON, deceased, who took 
a leading position among the wealthy 
farmers of Greene County, was born in 
Connecticut, in 1802. In an early day his 
parents moved to Herkimer County, New 
York, where Elori grew to manhood. About 
the year 1820 glowing accounts of the 
West reached his ears, and accordingly 
thither he directed his footsteps. Pleased 
at the prospect, he returned again to the 
East, where he united his fortunes to Miss 
Jane Stuart, and shortly thereafter he re- 
turned to Illinois, and settled at Edwards- 
ville, Madison County, and shortly after 
located in Greene County, on the farm now 
owned by Frank M. Bridges, representa- 
tive. When the family became fairly 
located in Greene County, a cabin com- 
posed of hewn logs was erected ; it was 
some eighteen feet square ; this was the 
main structure. In after years other build- 
ings composed of logs but of smaller di- 
mensions, were erected for the accommo- 
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engaged in the manufacture of castor oil. 
This cabin consisted of one room, for all 
intents and purposes ; still, overhead was 
a garret, where the narrator of this sketch, 
Charles H. Eldred, when the shade of 
night drew around, climbed to his bunk 
beneath the rafters, ofttimes lying awake 
listening to the melodious concerts of nu- 
merous packs of wolves. After a long life 
of usefulness, while Elon Eldred, who had 
journeyed to a farm owned by him in Mont- 
gomery County, was on his return trip and 
near Girard, in Macoupin County, he was 
taken suddenly ill, and expired very sud- 
denly. There thus passed away a man 
who was as remarkable in his sphere of life 
as Washington or Lincoln were in theirs. 
The owner of over 5000 acres in the State 
of Illinois, he had reaped the reward of the 
diligent. Of this marriage six children 
were born: William, deceased; Louisa, 
who married L. F. Wheeler, present mayor 
of Carrollton ; Lucius, who married Miss 
Ellen Cavenaugh, of Jacksonville ; Charles 
H., who married Adela Avery, in i860, by 
whom he had one child, Dudley. Mrs. 
Charles Eldred died in 1S64. Julia, 
who married Robert Pierson, the well 
known banker of Carrollton ; and Jane 
who resides with her brother Charles H. in 
his elegant mansion east of Carrollton. It 
will be well to note the fact, in connection 
with this history, that Mrs. Elon Eldred was 
among the pioneer school teachers of 
Greene County, who merited the respect of 
her pupils, many of whom bear a promi- 
nent part in the annals of the State and 
county, among whom we mention David 
Pierson, Esq. 

ELDRED ELON A. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton 

Eldred John L. farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

ELDRED RUTH D. MRS. Sec. 20, 
P.O. Carrollton 

ELORED WILLIAM, deceased, 
many years ago was one of the most prom- 
inent farmers within the bounds of Greene 
County. He was born in Litchfield 
County, Connecticut, Nov. 18, 1791. He 
was in his fifteenth year when he accom- 
panied his parents to New York State 
where many years of his life were spent. 
While here a resident, a farmer by occupa- 



tion, he formed the acquaintance of and 
married Miss Ruth Brace, May 2d, 1816, 
a daughter of Jeduthun Brace, who is 
well remembered by the older residents of 
Greene County. During the year 1820, 
when but a few hardy spirits had made 
their way to the fertile prairies of the 
boundless west, Mr. E., then in the flush 
of early manhood, and possessed of energy 
and ambition far above the average, gath- 
ered together his personal property and 
accompanied by his family and relatives, 
set out in a covered wagon across the na- 
tive prairie grass, where a few short years 
before the red man of the forest, made 
famous by Cooper, had woed his dusky 
mate or joined in the exciting sport of 
bringing to bay the American bison or 
buffalo. Leaving the wagon they floated 
down the Ohio River in a flatboat. The 
trip of the emigrants occupied some weeks. 
On the way cattle were purchased among 
the small colony. A fanning mill owned 
by Jehoshaphat Eldred, a novelty in its 
way, on its introduction among the first 
pioneers of Greene County, created con- 
siderable sensation. Neighbors, in place 
of having their wheat threshed by means 
of horses tramping over it in their usual 
primitive fashion, brought it to this wonder- 
ful mill, which met with unusual commen- 
dation and admiration. The cabin entered 
by William Eldred was of the usual order 
with the single exception that it consisted 
of hewed logs. Here the family lived for 
a period of twelve years, witnessing the 
growth of Carrollton from a trading point, 
consisting of one store under the supervision 
of John Skidmore, who came from the 
east. This place became quite a town 
during the term of years that are above 
mentioned. Those pioneer days were 
fraught with no ordinary interest. The 
husband frequently went many miles to a 
horse mill to lay in a supply of provisions 
for his large family. On one occasion, 
having raised an abundant crop of wheat, 
the grain being unusually full, it 
it was ground for family consumption. 
Through some malarial influence, perhaps, 
it served as a strong emetic, none of the 
family being able to partake of it ; nor 
could stock be induced to touch it. This 
remarkable phenomenon has never been 



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explained satisfactorily to old residents, 
who well remember the circumstance. 
William Eldred was far above the aver- 
age in ability, and became a wealthy 
farmer mainly through well-directed efforts. 
He passed to the world of spirits 
on the 28th of July, 1855, and was 
laid at rest in the CarroUton cemetery, a 
worthy monument marking the spot. Mrs. 
Eldred, from whom this sketch is obtained, 
is now upwards of eighty years of age, a 
true type of the western woman who dared 
the dangers incident to a western life. The 
homestead property comprises many hun- 
dred acres. Of the marriage twelve chil- 
dren were born, eight of whom are living : 
Jeduthun, Leonard E., Elon A., Elmina 
A., Fidelia A., Ruthalia A., Amelia S., 
H. Loomis. Mr. Eldred was one of the 
jurors in the first trial of a criminal nature 
in CarroUton. Was buried by Masonic 
orders 

ELLISON TIMOTHY, farmer, Sec. 
4, P. O. CarroUton. Mr. E. was born in 
Yorkshire, England, May 17, 1818 ; came 
from England to America in 1840 ; set- 
tled in Greene County shortly after his 
arrival, near CarroUton ; owns 280 acres 
of land. Married Mary Dodgson, a 
daughter of William Dodgson, by whom 
he has three children : William, Helen and 
John. An active church member ; a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Church for a period 
of thirtv-six years 

ERISMAN CHRISTOPHER, 
farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Car- 
roUton. The subject of this sketch was 
born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in 
1828. In his tenth year his parents moved 
to Ohio, where he grew to manhood, fol- 
lowing agricultural pursuits. When the 
war came on he enlisted in the 14th Illinois 
Infantry for three years service, or during 
the war. Proceeding to the front he was 
engaged in the battles of Pittsburg Land- 
ing, Corinth, Vicksburgh, Champion Hill, 
Little Hatchie, etc., etc. When his term 
of service expired he re-enlisted, thereby 
becoming one of the veterans of the 14th 
Illinois. Previous to the war, in 1852, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Irene El- 
more, a daughter of Robert Elmore. For 
some years Mr. E. was a resident of Menard 
County, Illinois. During the Autumn of 



1865 he moved to Greene, settled at Car- 
roUton, secured employment in the woolen 
mill owned by Pierson & Hartley, and six 
years ago entered the employ of David 
Wright. Of the marriage mentioned above 
six children were born, five are living : 
Mina J., Richard Y., John D., Catherine 
L. deceased, Robert A. and Christopher H. 

T7AIR RICHARD, renter. Sec. 8, P.O. 

CarroUton 
Fondern Cass, renter, Sec. 24. P.O. CarroU- 
ton 
FuUerton Mrs. A. Sec 30, P. O. CarroUton 

r^ ADWOOD ANDREW, farm hand. Sec. 

^-^ 4. P.O. CarroUton 

Gadwood John, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

Gleason Thomas, farm hand. Sec. 10, P.O, 
CarroUton 

Graham George T. renter. Sec. 8, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

GRAVES JAMES M. painter, Sec. 
4. P.O. CarroUton. Mr. Graves was born 
in Missouri, on the 24th of February, 1844. 
Here many years of his life were spent, 
where he was apprenticed to the trade of 
a painter at the early age of fourteen. 
When the war came on he enlisted in Com- 
pany B, Provisional Regiment, remain- 
ing three years in the service of Uncle Sam. 
He followed his vocation of painter in 
Missouri until 1868, when he moved to Il- 
linois, locating at CarroUton, Greene 
County. Here he formed the acquaint- 
ance of and married Miss Mary E. Thorp, 
a daughter of WiUiam Thorp, of Ohio. 
Of this marriage two children were born : 
William P. and Rufus M. Since his res- 
idence here Mr. Graves has followed the 
occupation of painting, and is well and 
favorably known. See business card else- 
where 

GREAVES WILLIAM O. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 27, P. O. CarroUton. 
Although not among the older residents of 
Greene County, Mr. Greaves is worthy of 
more than a passing notice. He was born 
in Yorkshire, England, in 1808. Growing 
to manhood in England, he became a 
butcher, followed this occupation many 
years, opening a shop and becoming quite 
successful. On the glh day of January, 



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1S32, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Harriet Emmerson, by whom he had four 
children: Eliza, born June 6, 1843, died 
August 24, 1851 ; Emma, born October 
18, 1835 ; Mary J., born January 5, 1847, 
and William H., born February 9, 1853, 
and died November 21, 1867. In 1841 
Mr. Greaves landed in America, and settled 
in Greene, a man of no ordinary industry. 
In Carrollton and vicinity he followed the 
calling of butcher for a number of years. 
Mr. Greaves is now the owner of 160 acres 
of valuable land near Carrollton. Further 
notice will be given in another department 
of this work 
Greene James, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

TT AMILTON MRS. farm hand. Sec. 21, 

■*^ P.O. Carrollton 

HARDCASTLE JOHN C. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 26, P.O. Carrollton. 
The above named gentleman is a native of 
Greene County, born in 1831, in the city 
of Carrollton, the oldest son of William 
C. and Lavina Hardcastle, maiden name 
Crane. Raised a farmer's boy he developed 
a hardy energy that counted in after years. 
Receiving a liberal education, in maturer 
years he became an extensive buyer and 
shipper of cattle, becoming more than ordi- 
narily successful. March 4 he was united 
in marriage to Miss M. E. Kile, by whom 
he had one child, Nellie. Mr. Hardcastle 
is the owner of 200 acres of valuable land 
in this township and a successful farmer 

Higgins George, farm hand, Sec. ig, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Hobson John T. renter, P.O. Carrllton 

HOBSOX PETER, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Carrollton. Mr. Hob- 
son is a descendant of the foremost families 
of England, and one of the oldest settlers 
' within the borders of Greene County. He 
was born in Cumberland County, England, 
on the 29th day of December, 1804. He 
was in his eighteenth year when his pa- 
rents, whose names are elsewhere recorded, 
settled in Greene County, on land previously 
purchased from the United States govern- 
ment. On the homestead property young 
Hobson worked from the time his head 
reached the plow handles. His pioneer 
days, spent in the usual fashion, were fraught 



with an interest of no ordinary nature; 
attending quietly to the duties of a farm, 
uncultivated with the exception of a small 
tract. A few short years before the red 
men had been as the leaves of the forest, 
but were compelled to go still farther west- 
ward, as the encroachments of the white 
man entered the domain where they had 
hunted from their earliest childhood. Mr. 
Hobson from a youth, was possessed of a 
wonderful energy, working with unflagging 
zeal. The old adage that in eternal vigi- 
lance is the secret of success, has proven a 
true one in this case. After many years of 
economy and self-denial he is to-day a 
wealthy farmer, owning 534 acres of land 
in Montgomery and Greene Counties. At 
the age of forty-five, in 1848, he was united 
in marriage to Mary Chron, by whom he 
had seven children, two of whom died in 
early infancy ; five are living : Thomas, 
Robert, George, Charles and William. But 
a short time ago Mr. Hobson, whose 
wonderful vitality rendered him a hard 
worker, was unfortunately paralyzed, a 
source of regret to his many friends, who 
know him for his personal integrity and 
kindness of heart. 

Hobson Peter J. farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

HOBSON THOMAS, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 29, P.O. Carrollton. One 
of the most energetic and wealthy citizens 
of Greene County is Thomas Hobson, a 
native of Cumberland County, England. 
In 1809, in his thirteenth year his parents, 
James and Elizabeth Hobson, whose maiden 
name was Goldsmith, a descendant of one 
of the best families of England, crossed 
the Atlantic. During the Autumn of 1822, 
land having been previously purchased, the 
little party of emigrants settled down to 
farm life in Greene County. On their ar- 
rival the family, consisting of the husband, 
wife and sixchildren: Peter, John, Thomas, 
Robert, Mary and Jane; the homestead 
comprised 320 acres, was unbroken save 
three acres, on which was erected a small 
cabin comprised of logs ; the neighbors of 
those days were few, but generous to a 
fault, and all were on an equal footing as 
regards finances or nearly so. During the 
first winter the family endured many hard- 
ships ; of wheat they had none and conse- 



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quently no flour, during the first cold winter 
mainly subsisting on corn bread or what 
was more familiarly known as corn dodgers. 
Years afterwards St. Louis became the 
trading point for supplies. In 1839 James 
Hobson departed to a home not made with 
hands. A true type of the hardy Briton, 
of an extremely energetic disposition, he 
accumulated wealth for the period of time 
in which he lived, erecting during the days 
of his earlier manhood the substantial 
brick building where the subject of this 
sketch now resides. Three years after the 
death of this pioneer the wife and mother, 
a most estimable lady, also passed away ; 
Thomas was' then in his thirty-third year, 
married, having united his fortunes to 
Catherine Choran, by whom he had two 
children, now living, James and John. 
Mrs. Hobson died March 6, 1854, and was 
laid at rest in the Mount Pleasant cemetery, 
a worthy monument marking the spot. 
March 11, 1858, Mr. Hobson was married 
to Miss Elizabeth Ann Tribble, by whom 
he had two children, not living, whose 
names were Elizabeth G. and Mary O. The 
career of Mr. Hobson on our Illinois 
prairies has been fraught with no ordinany 
interest. He is to-day a representative of 
his class and the owner of nearly 1200 
acres of land ; thus through great industry 

' the pioneer boy who had in his early days 
scarcely clothing or shoes has reaped the 
reward of the diligent 

HOLBERT AMOS, renter, Sec. 7, 
P.O. Carrollton. The above named gentle- 
man was born in Greene County, January 
12, 1842, where from boyhood to manhood 
he has followed agricultural pursuits. At 
the present writing a resident of township 
10, range 12. John W. Holbert, the head 
of the family, died in 1872. Mrs. Holbert 
is still living, residing with the subject of 
this sketch. There were nine children 
born of this marriage 

Huggins Robert, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hunt James, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton 

Hunt Theodore, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Hutchins Horace, renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

JACOBS JOHN, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 



T7-AHALER PATRICK, renter. Sec. 3, 

-•^ P.O. Carrollton 

KASER JOHN", farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 19, P.O. Carrollton. The above named 
gentleman, although not ranking as an early 
settler, takes a leading position as an agri- 
culturist; is a native of Switzerland; he was 
born in the year 18 19. When quite young 
he became apprenticed to the trade of ribbon 
making, a trade not common here ; in 
Switzerland many of the inhabitants were 
engaged in its manufacture ; Mr. Kaser 
entered upon this important branch of 
manufacturing at fifteen; continuing in this 
employment until arriving at his twenty- 
fifth year, when he concluded to cast his 
fortunes in America. With all his years of 
hard laboi-, comparatively speaking, he was 
penniless on arrival here. Landing in the 
City of New Orleans on the 7th of May ; 
on the 15th of the same month the steamer 
on board which he was a passenger landed 
in the City of St. Louis. While here he 
learned that a colonization scheme, pro- 
jected in his native land, for the foundation 
of homes in America, had fallen through. 
As the customs of Switzerland diff"er ma- 
terially from ours it was supposed by many 
of the inhabitants that 160 acres of our 
Illinois prairie could comfortably support 
at least 500 persons. Many of those who 
had built this airy castle realized the im- 
possibility of the scheme on their arrival 
here, as fever and ague was abundant, and 
quinine comparatively unknown. From St. 
Louis Mr. Kaser made his way to Greene 
County, where he first entered the employ of 
Luman Curtius ; for him he worked fourteen 
years ; during this time, in i849j ^""^ ^^s 
united in marriage to Miss Lucy Curtius, a 
sister of his employer. Shortly after his 
marriage Mr. Kaser purchased a tract of 
land comprising 200 acres in T. 10 R. Ii ; 
here he remained five years,, when he dis- 
posed of his property and moved to Car- 
rollton. In 1857 he purchased 200 acres 
wiiere he now lives, moving from Carroll- 
ton to his farm in 1861. Since this period 
he has accumulated a large landed property, 
owning 480 acres. In 1875 Mrs. Kaser 
was laid at rest in the beautiful cemetery 
at Carrollton, a handsome monument 
marking the spot. In 1876 Mr. K. was 
united in marriage to Miss Caroline Pren- 



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tice, a daughter of Rev. Amos Prentice. 
For the past six years Mr. Kaser has filled 
the office of Township Trustee. One 
specialty that Mr. Kaser has in connection 
with farming is worthy of note and perhaps 
unparalleled in Greene Co, This year he 
offers for sale over three hundred bushels 
of clover seed of a very superior quality. 
When the Carrollton Bank was organized 
in 1877, his personal integrity was recog- 
nized and accordingly he became a stock 
holder and the vice-president of one of the 
soundest banking institutions in the West. 
In 1867 Mr. K., accompanied by his wife 
made a tour of Europe, visiting the City of 
London, Paris Exhibition, and enjoying 
the magnificent scenery of his native place. 
Mrs. Kaser is a distant relative of George 
D. Prentice who was for many years editor 
of the Louisville yournal 
Kelley Thos. A. renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Carrollton 

T ACHMUND HENRY, renter. Sec. 27, 
^ P.O. Carrollton 
Lemas John, renter, P.O. Carrolllon 
Lemas T. renter, P.O. Carrollton 
Linker Charles, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

IV/TAPPIS WM. renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 

^^^ rollton 

McADAMS SAMUEL, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 6, P.O. Carrollton. Mr. 
McAdams was born near the town of Troy, 
Madison Co., on the 9th of January, 1833, 
the fourth child of a family of ten children; 
during his fourth year his parents, William 
J. and Rebecca Ann McAdams, moved to 
Greene Co., locating on the farm now 
owned by Samuel, from whom this sketch 
is obtained. As our space is somewhat 
limited and confined principally to the nar- 
rator, the statement is given that the head 
of the family, after many years of useful- 
ness, found a last resting place here ; his 
wife, whose life has been prolonged through 
a long series of years, is a resident of town- 
ship 10, range 12 — a living witness, so to 
speak, of the stirring scenes transpiring in 
western life on the prairies of Greene Co. 

■ or among the timber. Young Samuel fol- 
lowed the plow or swung the ax for many 
a year during the early settlement of Greene; 
at twenty-five, in the year 1857, he was 



united in marriage to Miss Sarah L. Kil- 
patrick, who departed this life six yeai-s 
later; three children were born : James B., 
Millie, and Sarah, deceased. In 1865, Mr. 
M. united his fortunes to Miss Barbara 
Duggan; of this marriage seven children 
were born, six of whom are living : Noah, 
Hattie, Jennette, William, deceased, Char- 
ley, Isaac T., and Ida. Mr. McAdams is 
the owner of over 200 acres of valuable 
land in this township. Further notice is 
given elsewhere in the general history of 
this work. Holds office of supervisor 

McCabe Patrick, farmhand, Sec. 36, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

McDonough James, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

McMahon Chas. farmhand. Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

McNerney Thos. renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

McPheron Jas. A. nursery. Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

3IORFOOT JOHN F. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 3, P.O. Carrollton. The 
subject of this sketch is not only among 
the earlier settlers of Greene Co., but takes 
rank as one of its wealthier residents ; a 
native of England ; he was born in 1818 ; 
two years later his parents, John and Eliza- 
beth, crossed the Atlantic for America, 
remaining during the Winter at East. St. 
Louis; the following year locating in Greene 
Co., on the farm now owned by the subject 
of this sketch ; it was during the year 1832 
that the head of this exceedingly prosperous 
family was laid at rest in Greene Co.; his 
wife, who survived him many years, died 
in 1874, a notable type of the pioneer 
woman who worked with unremitting 
energy toward the general prosperity of the 
family. John, who heads this sketch, had 
but little on attaining his majority ; had 
but scanty capital, but he set resolutely 
to work to acquire wealth and position; 
how well he has succeeded in life is well 
known to his many friends in this com- 
munity ; in connection with other near 
relatives he is the owner of a vast tract of 
land and a handsome farm residence, a 
monument as it were to the industrious 
habits of this prominent family 

Morrison James, farm hand. Sec. 29, P.O. 
Carrollton 



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Mundall James, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Myers Christopher, farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. 
CarrolUon 



o 



TTO CHARLES, farm hand, P.O. Car- 
rolUon 

OWENS B. W. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 15, P.O. Carrollton; the above named 
gentleman was born in the State of Ten- 
nessee, January 21, 1844; left an orphan at 
the early age of six years, adopted by his 
grandfather, who came west in 1854, set-' 
tling in Greene County, where the youth 
grew to mature years. In 1867 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Mary Cavan- 
augh, a daughter of Dr. T. H. Cavanaugh, 
a prominent physician of this State, and 
father of T. H. Cavanaugh. Secretary of the 
* State of Kansas; by this lady he had six 

children, four of whom are living : Charles, 
Nettie, Benjamin, and William 

"pEARCE OSCAR, renter. Sec. 31, P.O. 
-*■ Carrollton 

Perrine Mrs. Lettie, Sec. 35, P.O. Carrollton 
Pilkington Jas. H. renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Pollard Isaac, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Carrollton 
Porterfield Robert, farm hand. Sec. 6, P.O. 
Carrollton 

"P AINES W. A. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Car- 

■^ ronton 

Ranes Mary Mrs. Sec. 8, P.O. Carrollton 
Raner John, renter. Sec. 8, P.O. Carrollton 
Richardson Jas. L. farm hand, P.O. Carrollton 
Robinson Michael, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. 

Carrollton 
Roth Lawrence, farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. 

Carrollton 
Ruff John, renter. Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton 

CCHAFER PERRY, farmer and stock 

*^ raiser. Sec. 23, P.O. Carrollton 

Schafer Rosswell, farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 23, P.O. Carrollton 

Schnelt Henry, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Schnelt John, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Schnelt Lucas, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Scott George, farm hand. Sec 19, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



Sheppers Herman, farm hand, Sec, 33, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Simpson Donald, renter, Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Sleight William C. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Sloan Samuel, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Smith C. H. renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Carrollton 

Sorell Alfred, farm hand. Sec. 30, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Stewart Peter, farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Suda Lewis, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Carrollton 

^HOMAS JOHN I. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 33, Tp, 10, R. 12. 
Mr. Thomas was born in Madison County. 
111., March 15, 1818. During the Autumn 
of this year, his father, the late Honorable 
Samuel Thomas, settled on the western 
prairies of Illinois, that portion now com- 
prised in Greene, locating three miles from 
the present city of Carrollton. John 
Thomas, who heads this sketch, relates 
that, at this early day, within 600 yards 
of his father's cabin, he at one time 
counted twenty-six deer. Bears were also 
frequently seen. Deer abounded, while 
wild cats and panthers were frequently 
seen. One incident here, as related by 
Mr. Thomas, is worthy of remark. Close to 
the Mississippi, on the margin of a small 
stream in Pike County, there stood an old 
mill, used by the early settlers for pound- 
ing grain; it was made in a similar manner 
to the mills in use, with the exception that 
a large wheel, revolving through the water, 
kept, the mortar in motion, rapidly or 
otherwise owing to the rising or lowering 
of the tide. One day, at low tide, an 
opossum, discovering no one near, made 
his way to mill, discovered the corn or 
other grain, and, heedless of danger, pro- 
ceeded to help himself. While doing so 
the mortar, slowly descending, snuffed 
out the life of the poor 'possum, the inan- 
imate remains being found by the pioneers 
shortly after. John I. Thomas received 
his education in a log cabin, where greased 
paper was in use for window glass, and a 
large fire-place occupied one end of the 
cabin. Mr. Thomas has followed farming 
from boyhood up to the present time, and 



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now takes rank among the leading farmers 
of the Northwest. But those early days 
of log cabins, of the many happy days of 
pioneer life, are vividly impressed upon his 
memory. His wonderful success in life is 
due to untiring efforts in the agricultural 
walks of life. In 1840 he was united in 
marriage to Miss Ann Corn, by whom he 
had five children, four living: Elmira, 
Alice, Samuel, and Lenora. Mr. Thomas 
owns over a thousand acres of as good land 
as lies in the State of Illinois. During the 
present year he was elected to fill the re- 
sponsible position of president of the Car- 
roUton Banking Institution, one of the 
soundest organizations in the West 

THOMAS WILLIAM D. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 29, P.O. Carrollton. The 
subject of this sketch, it may be truly said, 
is one of the old settlers of Greene, the 
fourth son of Samuel Thomas, the first 
settler north of Macoupin Creek, and 
one of the most prominent farmers of 
Greene County, whose loss was deeply 
deplored by a host of friends who knew 
him as a generous, whole-souled citizen 
and a prosperous farmer. William grew 
to manhood in Greene County; received a 
liberal education in the district schools of 
his native place and the higher graded 
schools of Carrollton. In i860 Mr. 
Thomas was married to Miss Mary J. 
Rainey, a daughter of Major Rainey, by 
whom ' he has eight children : Frederick 
W., Leslie C, Charles R., Harry S., Jane 
E., Mary S., Lewis H., and John H. Mr. 
Thomas is the owner of 760 acres of land 
in one of the best townships in Greene 
County. It would perhaps be superfluous 
here to state that he ranks among the 
leading agriculturists of this prosperous 
county 

Tunnell A. J. farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

^7IGUS CHARLES, farm hand, P.O. Car- 
* rollton 

VIGUS JAMES W. in his time a 
somewhat prominent farmer and mer- 
chant of Greene County, was born in 
Fredericksburg, Virginia. But little is 
known of his early history or to a date 
prior to his removal to Greene County. 
Becoming a resident of this county in 



1840, he first entered into a general mer- 
chandise business in connection with his 
father, Pettis W. Successful in this call- 
ing, for his honesty was never brought into 
question. On abandoning the mercantile 
business he purchased valuable farm prop- 
erty, where he passed the remainder of 
life, finding a last resting place in the 
Steth Cemetery, a handsome and worthy 
monument marking the spot. Mrs. V. is 
still livin:^, a resident of Carrollton, a 
native of Greene County. Of this mar- 
, riage five children were born : George W., 
Paul W. (deceased), Josephine, who mar- 
ried Christopher Doyle, of St, Louis, and 
Hattie E. and Titus E. 

VyALLACE THOMAS, farm hand. Sec. 
*^ 19, P.O. Carrollton 

WARD JOIfAS. Nearly sixty years 
ago, when not a railroad ran through the 
State and not a steamboat plowed the 
waters of the far west, Jonas Ward, who 
is well remembered by the older residents 
of Greene County, accompanied his par- 
ents, Richard and Elizabeth Ward, in the 
year 1S21, to the then far western State of 
Illinois. This trip to the west was made 
principally down the Ohio, on a flat boat. 
The other emigrants forming the party 
were the Morfoot family. The Wards 
reaching the Mississippi, they crossed the 
river on the ice. The winter and spring 
proving unusually serene, making their 
way over the vast tract known as the 
American Bottom, the Ward family located 
on the farm now owned by Charles Ward. 
Here the family raised their first crop in 
Illinois. In Greene County were passed 
the last days of Richard and Elizabeth 
Ward. Of Jonas, whose fortunes we now 
follow, it may be said that he, from his 
earliest years, followed agricultural pursuits 
from a period of time when the reap hook 
was the instrument principally in use up to 
the time when reapers, mowers, and other 
modern instruments came into general 
use. There are many interesting passages 
in the life career of Jonas Ward, could 
they now be brought to mind. Carrollton 
was not then laid out for even a hamlet, 
but one log cabin marking the spot. 
Flouring mills unknown, he frequently 
found occasion to go to St. Louis or Alton 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



523 



to lay in his supply of family provisions. 
As the years rolled by, however, a different 
state of affairs became manifest, and Mr. 
Ward was soon on the high road to pros- 
perity. The date of his marriage probably 
occurred in 1828, to Miss Hester Fry, by 
whom he had four children : John, who 
married Miss Emma Davis; Julia, who 
married Captain William Fry; Alice (de- 
ceased), and Richard E., from whom this 
sketch is obtained. After a long life of 
usefulness, distinguished by no ordinary 
energy, the head of the family, an affec- 
tionate husband and father, after a life of al- 
most unexampled activity, passed to his re- 
ward on the 13th of November, 1877. Mrs. 
Ward is still living, a resident of Greene 
County, a most estimable lady, who con- 
tributed very materially toward her hus- 
band's prosperity. Richard, who owns the 
home place, consisting of 240 acres, in- 
cluding the substantial farm residence, 
married Miss Elizabeth G. Hobson, a daugh- 
ter of Thomas Hobson, one of the most 
prominent farmers of Greene County. One 
child born of this marriage, Alice 
WARREN HARRY, broom maker 
and farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. CarroUton. The 
whole-souled gentlemen, whose name 
heads this sketch, is a native of Cazenovia, 
Madison County, New York; born in the 
year 1808. In his seventeenth year, he 
departed from the parental roof, wending 
his way to the sunny south. After a life 
of travel, he settled in Allegheny County, 
Maryland, where he united his fortunes to 
Miss Rebecca Moore, a daughter of James 
Moore, of Cumberland, Maryland. Mr. 
Warren was married in 1836. Of an ex- 
ceedingly adventurous disposition, he trav- 
eled extensively through Canada and other 
points. In 1830, when the mining excite- 
ment ran high, he crossed the plains for 
California, where he resided for a period 
of two years, following the occupation of 
miner, in which calling he became mod- 
erately successful. He now concluded to 
return to the scenes of his early youth, and 
accordingly embarked on board the steamer 
Golden Gate, a passenger on board while 
the furious storm raged on the gulf, an ac- 
count of which appeared in many of the 



widely circulated newspapers of that date. 
Arriving in Maryland, he remained but a 
short time, when his restless disposition 
caused him to locate in Greene County, 
where he has since resided on a beautiful 
farm of 80 acres, and where he now de- 
votes the waning years of an eventful life 
to the making of brooms. No man to-day 
in the great west is better known for his 
kindness of heart and hospitality than the 
subject of this notice, whose habits of life 
are marked by simplicity and temperance. 
In i860 he became identified with the Bap- 
tist Church, a member of which denomina- 
tion he has since been, and also occupies a 
position of importance in the fellowship of 
Odd Fellows. One circumstance in the 
life career of Mr. Warren is worthy of 
note. A parchment now in his possession, 
and signed and sealed by Samuel Hunt- 
ington, president of the Congress of 1779, 
appoints his father, Adrial Warren, as a 
lieutenant of a Massachusetts Company, 
in the Continental War. He subsequently 
attained the rank of captain 

Worhley Samuel, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

West Wm. farm hand. Sec. 20, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

White Samuel, renter, P.O. CarroUton 

Widowson J. M. farmhand. Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

WRIGHT WARRICK T. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 24, P.O. CarroUton. 
The above named gentleman is a native of 
Greene County, born in 1846 ; oldest son 
of George Wright, the first merchant in the 
city of CarroUton , from boyhood to man- 
hood Mr. Wright has followed agricultural 
pursuits, owning 300 acres, formerly the 
property of Jerry Tripp 

Wyrth Frederick, farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. 
CarroUton 



BUSINESS CAKD. 

GRAVES JAMES M. painter; aU 
work warranted ; Sec. 4, P.O. CarroUton 

KASER JOHN, dealer in clover seed, 
Sec. 19, P.O. CarroUton 



White Hall Directory, 
town 12, north range 12, west. 



A BRAHAMS L. merchant 
Adams E. R. stone mason 

Adams G. R. Mrs. dressmaker 

Adams G. R. scrolls, brackets, etc. 

Adams John B. carpenter 

Adams R. J. carpenter 

Allen Jessie Mrs. 

Amos George H. live stock 

AMOS JOHN, deceased, was born in 
the State of Maryland in i8i6. While 
quite young he became apprenticed to the 
trade of a cabinet maker. At the age of 
eighteen he moved to the west, locating in 
the vicinity of White Hall, where he first 
worked at the cabinet business, and subse- 
quently became a stock buyer and shipper. 
In 1S46 he was united in marriage to Mrs. 
Mary T. Bishop. In 1S38 he abandoned 
agricultural pursuits, and locating in White 
Hall, he purchased the property owned by 
a party by the name of Merritts. This 
comprises part of the hotel property now 
owned by Mrs. Mary Amos, an addition to 
the present hotel having been built in 
1857. Mr. Amos died in 1862, leaving his 
family very comfoitably situated in life. 
The members of the family, then as now, 
consisting of James, from whom this sketch 
is obtained, a stock dealer in Greene 
County, who married Miss Delilah Dallas, 
by whom he has four children, Maud, 
Lewis, Cora and infant child ; and Mar- 
garet R. Amos, who married Aaron Vos- 
seler, a merchant of White Hall ; Mary J., 
who married Herbert McFarland, a black- 
smith and wagonmaker, at Milton, Pike 
County, and Winfield T., a resident of 
White Hall. Mrs. Amos is a native of 
North Carolina, born in 1821, one of the 
earlier settlers of Greene, who crossed the 
prairie for southern Illinois as early as 
1830, and for the past sixteen years has 
been identified with the hotel business of 



White Hall. The house familiarly known 
as the Amos House is well and favorably 
known to the traveling public, who appre- 
ciate the comforts there obtainable. See 
business card elsewhere 

Amos Mary Mrs. White Hall House 

Andrews , laborer 

Andrews Cynthia, Mrs. 

Anderson John, laborer 

Arnold Mrs. 

Arnold W.W. business manager White Hall 
fire clay works 

Avers Henry 

Ayers Mary Mrs. 

"D ANTY D. C. retired merchant 
Barnes , farmer 

Baker W. C. live stock dealer 

Bates E. M. laborer 

BATES PETER J. retired farmer. 
Peter J. Bates is a native of New York 
State, where he was born in 1S13, and is 
the youngest son of Peter and Elizabeth 
Bates. On the old farm homestead our 
subject worked almost from the time his 
head reached the plow handles until attain- 
ing his twenty-fifth year, when he crossed 
the plains for southern Illinois, settling 
in Greene County some eight miles south- 
west of White Hall, where he secured em- 
ployment in the White Hall Steam Mill, 
used principally as a saw mill, although in 
connection crude machinery was in use for 
the grinding of grist. During this time 
Mr. Bates was the owner of farm property 
and afterwards turned his attention to agri- 
cultural pursuits, during the war becom- 
ing the proprietor of a hotel. May 7, 
1839, h^ w^s married to Miss Rebecca 
Rumrill, a daughter of John Rumiill, a 
native of Germany, Of this marriage 
five children were born, Mary E. de- 
ceased, Wesley B., Cornelia C, Geo. B. 



WHITE HALL. 



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deceased, and Lewis O. Two years ago 
Mr. Bates erected his present residence 
and established what is now the well-known 
Bates' Nursery. Mrs. Bates died on the 
24th of March, 1875 ; for many years Mrs. 
Bates was prominently identified with the 
M. E. church, and her untimely death was 
deeply deplored by a large circle of ac- 
quaintances 

BERNTHISTLE I. W. retired 
farmer, residence East Bridgeport street. 
White Hall. The subject of our notice 
was born in Pennsylvania, Perry County, 
Nov. 9, 1827. He was but four years of 
age when his parents, Jacob and Jane 
Bernthistle, moved to Wood County, Ohio, 
where farm property was purchased, and 
here were spent upon the farm homestead 
the earlier years of L W. Bernthistle. In 
1849 he crossed the plains for the golden 
shores of the Pacific coast, where, on his 
arrival, he turned his attention to mining, 
and unlike many he succeeded in securing 
a goodly share of the shining metal. After 
two years of hardships among the mines 
of California, Mr. B. concluded to again 
return to his old home in Ohio, where he 
was shortly after united in marriage to 
Ann E. Burkhardt, a daughter of Henry 
and Elizabeth Burkhardt. Four years 
later he crossed the Ohio for southern Illi- 
nois, settling near the Illinois River, on the 
property now owned by him, and consisting 
of 532 acres. Here, however, he first 
worked as a farm hand, and subsequently 
achieved the success met with in after life 
through no ordinary energy. In i8t)8 he 
moved to White Hall, where he purchased 
the buildings and ground owned by David 
Potter, and for some years conducted a 
successful business as a contractor in meats, 
supplying the south branch of the C. & A. 
R. R. Although now retired from life, 
energy is still a distinguishing trait in the 
character of our subject 

BERTHLETT WILLIAM, cabinet 
maker. White Hall, 111. Mr. B. has been 
a resident of Greene County nearly half a 
century. He ^vas born in Ohio in 1813, 
where he became apprenticed to his trade, 
eventually becoming a skillful journeyman 
workman. In 1833 he moved to Green- 
field Greene County, 111. It then contain- 
ed six houses. He now set resolutely to 
U 



work in this primitive wilderness, where in 
after years he erected some of the finest 
dwellings. He was married to Miss Eliz- 
abeth Rugle, of Tennessee. During the 
war he bought eighty acres of valuable 
land at Berdan. He transacted a very suc- 
cessful hotel business. During the present 
year he came to White Hall, where he 
opened the popular hotel known as the 
Denver House, where prices are in keep- 
ing with the times. Mr. Berthlett was a 
participant in the Black Hawk war. 

Berthlett Mrs. Denver House 

Black , nursery 

Boggers John, laborer 

Boone David J. tile maker 

Booehm John, shoemaker 

BOWMAN DR. A. a leading physi- 
cian of White Hall, was born in Pennsyl- 
vania, in 1817, youngest son of John and 
Sarah, who crossed the ocean from Europe 
in an early day, locating in Pennsylvania^ 
where young Bowman received a liberal 
education. Shortly after the death of his 
father, which occurred in 1839, Dr. Bow- 
man moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where 
he began the study of medicine and grad- 
uated from the State Eclectic Institute. 
From Cincinnati, Dr. B. came to Bond 
County, 111., where he practiced as a phy- 
sician four years. He then made his way 
to Greene County, practiced as a physician 
eleven years in Carrollton, and for a num- 
ber of years has had a large practice at 
White Hall. A professional gentleman of 
twenty-five years standing, he has gained an 
enviable reputation as a skillful physician 
and honorable man. In 1850 he was married 
to Miss Elizabeth D. Johnson, in Bond 
County, 111. There were six children born 
of this marriage : Mary C., Sarah A., John 
C, George, Heltie and Alexander. March 
3, 1865, Mrs. Bowman died and was laid to 
rest in the beautiful resting place of the 
dead near White Hall. In 1871 Dr. Bow- 
man united his fortunes to Mrs. Dallas, a 
daughter of Jacob Rickart, and sister of 
tlie Hon. Joseph Rickart, who owns one 
of the best farms in Greene County 

Brantzel Micliael, hardware and tinware 

Brantzel Bros, hardware and tinware 

Brantzel P. hardware and tinware 

Brewster L. A. physician 

Brooks James, drayman 



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Brown Leroy, laborer 

Burbridge John, laborer 

BURKHARI>T CHRISTO- 
PHER J., meat: market, south Main street, 
White Hall. The above named gentle- 
man is a native of the State of Ohio, born 
in 1828, where he passed his early years 
and learned the occupation of a butcher, 
in due time branching out in business by 
the opening of a market in Tontogana, 
Wood County, Ohio, where he conducted a 
successful trade until his location in Greene 
County in 1870, where he purchased the 
farm formerly owned by S. E. Carter of, 
Sand Ridge. Prior to this, in 1868, Mr. B. 
was married to Miss Sarah Cunning, who 
died in T864. By this lady he has two 
children : J. L. and Ernest C. In 1868 Mr. 
Burkhardt was married to Miss Mary Shan- 
non, in Greene County. Mr. B. followed ag- 
ricultural pursuits until embarking in his 
present calling during the present year 

/^ARR SUSAN Mrs. 

^ Carr William, blacksmith 

Carter J. B. Mrs. dressmaker 

Carter Wesley, laborer 

Chalk Mrs. 

Chapin Seneca D. postmaster 

Chapin Wesley C. grocer 

Chapman H. W. physician 

Clark Peyton, laborer 

Clark Samuel 

Clark Terence, laborer 

Clement E. G. butcher 

Clement & Worcester, butchers 

Cochran James, dry goods 

COTTER. WILLIAM, marble agent. 
r cor. Bridgeport and South Main St., 
White Hall. Wm. Cotter, the oldest set- 
tler now living in White Hall, was born in 
the State of Tennessee, in 1812, where he 
passed his earlier years upon the old farm 
homestead of his parents, William and Anna 
Cotter, who concluded to emigrate to the 
West in 1827, locating east of White 
Hall, in Greene County, near Apple Creek, 
in 1827, where our subject received a good 
common school education in the primitive 
log cabin of the period. July, 1837, Mr. 
Cotter was united in marriage to Miss Mary 
Dennis, a daughter of Mathew Q. Dennis, 
by whom he has eight children, whose 
names are here appended: Mary F., Charles 



S., Laura, Warren A., Martha A., Lettie 
L., Dennis B., and Lulu. For a number 
of years Mr. Cotter followed the calling of 
a butcher, and in 1836 entered into the 
mercantile business, and on retirement 
from this was elected constable of the 
town, holding this position for a period of 
twelve years. In 1850 he crossed the plains 
for California, where he roughed it among 
the mines for two years, when he again 
sought his old home in White Hall, where he 
has since been identified with the business 
interests of the place, and for the past 
seven years in the employ of H. Watson, 
the only marble manufacturer in the city 

Cotts Richard, laborer 

Couchman William, marble cutter 

Craig C. A. Rev. 

Cramer Christopher, tailor 

Crawford B. F. carpenter 

Crawford Henry, laborer 

Cropsey J. F.. C.B.& O. agent 

Cronk M. H. potter 

Crumm L. Miss, dressmaker 

Culbertson David, tile manufacturer 

Culbertson John, carpenter 

Culbertson Samuel, works tile factory 

Culbertson & Smith, tile mnfrs. 

Culver A. J. undertaker 

CULVER DR. S. H. for many years 
a resident of Greene County, was born in 
Rhode Island, September 26, 1803. His 
father was David Culver, who was 
born in the State of Rhode Island in 
1758. He was the commander of 
a vessel during the Revolutionary War; 
a noted man in his day, who was as well 
known for his bravery as for his true nobil- 
ity of character. He held many offices of 
inportance. In his day an extensive busi- 
ness was done in clam fishery. His son, 
while engaged in this peculiar calling, had 
waded far beyond his depth ; discovering 
his peril, his father immediately went to 
the rescue. He was a very powerful man 
and an excellent swimmer, but both father 
and son sank never to rise again, and two 
more victims were added to the long list of 
those who had perished beneath the broad 
waters of the Atlantic. The second wife 
of David Culver was Miss Mary Hill, of 
Rhode Island. Of nine children born of 
this marriage, S. II. Culver was the young- 
est. When but 18 years old, September, 



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527 



1821, he was married to Miss Polly Madi- 
son. Shortly after this important event he 
moved to Rochester, New York, where he 
began the study of medicine, under Dr. 
Smith. In 1823 he joined the M. E. 
Church, and was licensed to preach the 
Gospel. In 1831 Dr. Culver came to Greene 
County, locating west of White Hall, where, 
with but little exception. Dr. C. has been 
a resident ever since. For 55 years he 
has been a minister of the Gospel, and 
and an experienced physician. Dr. Culver 
is a prominent man in our county, who has 
gained prominence and wealth through 
industry, economy, and judgment. Of 
eleven children born of this marriage, but 
two are living, Alonzo J. and Buell G. 

Culver S. H. furniture 

Curran Michael, laborer 



D 



AGLEY WILLIAM, blacksmith 
Danforth J. B. traveling agent 



Davis A. retired merchant 

Davis Mrs. 

Davis Thomas, laborer 

Dawson George, painter 

Dawson James, painter 

Decker Susan Mrs. weaver 

Desilva Manuel, engineer 

Devitt David, laborer 

Dillon Margaret Mrs. laundress 

Dodgson James, boarding house 

Dossel George, carpenter 

DOSSEL GEOKGE. Among our 
German citizens few won their way into 
popular favor more than George Dossel ; 
he was a native of Germany, born June 2, 
1821 ; in 1848 he stepped on board a sail- 
ing vessel bound for America, landing in 
New Orleans. In 1852 he made his way 
to Greene County. He was a plasterer 
and stone mason by trade ; working at this 
vocation until 1861. In 1862 he entered 
into the business of a confectioner which 
he continued up to the time of his decease, 
■ which occurred April 13, 1869. The busi- 
ness successfully begun by the father has 
now fallen to the oldest son George, a pa- 
tron of this work, who inherits from his 
father a business tact and decision of char- 
acter that makes him a successful business 
man. Of this family there are four chil- 
dren : George, Louisa, John, and Charles. 
Mr. Dossel was twice married ; his first 



wife was Miss Margaret Betts, the mar- 
riage ceremony taking place in the city of 
New Orleans, La. ; their union was blessed 
with one child, George, previously men- 
tioned. In 1856 he was married to Miss 
Catharine Shraum, by whom he had three 
children : Louisa, John, and Charles 

Doty John, farmer 

Drummond Benjamin 

Dubbins George, laborer 

Dugan Catherine Mrs. 

Dulanty William, mason 

Dunn James, sec. foremau 

Dunwoody Mrs. 

Dwyer Daniel, laborer 

Dwyer Frank, night watch 

"P AGLE , cigar maker 

■^ Ebberhard M. W. Rev. Methodist 
Ebey John, potter 
England Robert, laborer 
Ested William, butcher 
Evans George, plasterer 

"PANNING RICHARD, works tile fac- 

■*■ tory 

Fay Michael, laborer 

Finley , laborer 

Flynn Michael, laborer 
Foreman A. W. physician 
Frame Robert, laborer 
Frost S. M. plasterer 
Fuller William, blacksmith 

/^AINES MRS. 

^^ Gaines Riley, laborer 

GARDINER & SHEPPARD, 

contractors and builders, have been estab- 
lished in businsss but one year, and have 
gained an enviable reputation for work- 
manship and honesty and reliability. John 
Sheppard, of this enterprising firm, 
was born in Yorkshire, England, 
in 1833. Received a liberal educa- 
tion; at nine he became employed in a 
pottery, working nine years; he became a 
skillful workman. Leaving England, he 
emigrated to America, locating at Jersey- 
ville, Jersey County, he worked as a car- 
penter, having a natural inclination for 
this calling; starting in 1856 he won his 
way rapidly into public favor. He it was 
who drew the plans and built some of the 
best stores and dwellings at Jerseyville, 
White Hall, and Roodhouse. His partner, 



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George Gardiner, was born at Somerset- 
shire, England, in 1848; came to America 
in 1870; served apprenticeship in England 

Gardner George, carpenter 

Garren John, laborer 

Garthwart L. L. gardener 

Geehan Thomas, laborer • 

Geery A. Mrs. milliner 

Goheen Joseph, printer 

Gonell Frank, potter 

Goodall Jasper, laborer 

Gorman Bridget Mrs. 

Gorman Timothy, laborer 

Gosnell Mrs. 

Grant Elijah W. bricklayer 

Grant Thomas J. bricklayer 

Greaves James, laborer 

GRIMES W. B. proprietor White Hall 
livery, cor. Main and Bridgeport Sts., 
was born in Pike County, 111., in 1836. 
He was the third child of John and Mary 
Ann Grimes, natives of Illinois. John 
Grimes was a well known, wealthy farmer. 
He died in 1872; his wife was laid at rest 
some years before. There were born of 
this marriage seven children. At the age of 
tv/enty W. B. Grimes entered the service of 
the United States, enlisting in Company I, 
gist 111. Inf.; engaged in many important 
battles. He was honorably discharged. In 
1865 he returned to Greene County, and 
became a farmer until 1870, when he be- 
came engaged in his present calling. A 
short time ago he purchased the livery of 
Samuel Potts; these in connection with his 
old establishment are unequaled in Greene 
County. His present partner, Ike Powell, 
is a well known business man of this 
place. In 1866 Mr. Grimes was married 
to Miss Elizabeth Baston, a daughter of 
Charles and Nancy Baston, of Tazewell 
County, Illinois 

Grimes & Purdy, dry goods and notions 

Grisvvold Edgar, capitalist 

Griswold Sylvester 

Grubb Charles 

T_T ACKNEY T. P. town supervisor 
Hackney J. S. police 
Hamilton B. B. Rev. 

HANDLER CHARLES, cooper, op- 
posite fire clay works. White Hall, Illinois. 
Mr. Handler was born at Lubbenan, Ger- 
many, in 1840. At the age of 19 he mi- 



grated to America ; landing in New Orleans 
he there became employed in a cooper shop 
as a journeyman workman, having acquired 
the trade at an early age. When the war 
came on he was stationed at Franklin, La. 
In those secession days able bodied men 
found in the State were subject to draft, or 
forced into the rebel army. Mr. H. suc- 
ceeded in making his escape from Johnny 
Reb, making his way to New Orleans, 
thence to Brashear City, where he was 
captured in 1862 and sent, with others, to 
Eagle Pass where he was given six hours 
notice to leave the Confederate States ; he 
in consequence made his way to Mata- 
moras, Mexico, thence to Brownsville, 
Texas, and other points and once again to 
New Orleans, from here up the Mississippi 
to St. Louis, and thence to Alton, where he 
enlisted in Co. N, 7th 111. Cavalry for three 
years service. A participant in the battle 
of Nashville. Honorably discharged when 
the war closed, he returned to Alton, in 
1867 he came to White Hall. Four years 
ago he built and entered into active busi- 
ness for himself. In 1866 he was married 
to Miss Mary Smith, by whom he has four 
children : Charles, William, Fred, and Al- 
bert. Mrs. Handler died June 20, 1877; 
the following July Mr. H. was married to 
Ellinor Heck of Alton ; one child, Katy 

Handler John, cooper 

Han ley James, farmer 

Harlow William, precinct constable and mar- 
ble agent 

Harper W. B. carpenter 

Harrison Ambrose, teamster 

Harrison William, harness maker 

Hatcher Mrs. laundress 

Hayes Mrs. 

Heater Solomon, farmer 

Heater William, farmer 

HENLEY JAMES T. farmer, res. 
White Hall. James Henley is a native of 
Virginia, born in Albemarle Co., in 1833. 
Fourth child of .^amuel and Frances Daves, 
who moved to St. Louis in an ea ly day. 
Samuel Henley was a miller by occupation, 
and now secured employment of Cathcart & 
Walsh, proprietors of the first steam flour- 
ing mill in the city ; for them hewoiked for 
a series of years, and then moved to St. 
Charles County, Missouri, and thence to 
St. Louis County, Missouri, where he pur- 



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chased a farm of i6o acres and also pur- 
chased a farm in Montgomery County. At 
the present writing he is a resident of Mis- 
souri, where his liberal education fits him 
for many important public offices. James, 
from whom this sketch is obtained, grew to 
maturity in Missouri. A captain of State 
militia when the war came on ; during its 
progress he moved to Greene Co., 111., pur- 
chasing 80 acres of land, from this small 
acreage came his large estate now consist- 
ing of 560 acres. Mr. Henley also owns 
valuable town property. Three years ago 
he was president of the town board of 
White Hall. Mr. H. is a gentleman uni- 
versally respected in this community. His 
wife was Miss Julia Hume, of St. Louis 
Co., Mo., a daughter of Stanton and Sarah 
Beckenridge, by whom he has had three 
children : Fanny D., Cora M., and Sallie B. 

Henry James, teamster 

Henry William, laborer 

Hickson Robert, farmer 

Hidden , engineer 

Higbee Eliza Mrs. 

Higbee J. E. boarding house 

HIGBEE SUSAN:^AH MRS., a 
resident of Greene Co. for a period of time 
extending over forty years, is a native of 
Virginia, born Nov. 22d, 1789. In an early 
day her parents moved to Kentucky, where 
she spent many years of life, and where she 
married in 1808, Vincent Higbee. The 
family removal to the West was made in 
1836, and a location made in Greene Co., 
near the town of White Hall. Vincent 
Higbee was a carriage and wagon manu- 
facturer in White Hall for many years, 
where he passed the remainder of his life. 
He died January 11, 1871, aged 84 years. 
He was well and favorably known to early 
residents here : for a period of time extend- 
ing over thirty years he was the successful 
proprietor of the White Hall House, the 
first inn or tavern in the present flourishing 
little town. Mrs. Higbee, widow of Vin- 
cent Higbee, who is now in her 89th year, 
•a resident of White Hall, is the mother of 
many who bear an honored name in Greene 
County, who have tended in many ways 
toward the material prosperity of the county 

HIIiLi GEORGE, manufacturer and 
dealer in pottery and stoneware. East 
Bridgeport Street, White Hall. George 



Hill is a native of England, born in Brigh- 
ton, Sussex County, in 1836. At the early 
age of 18 he crossed the ocean ; arriving in 
New York City he subsequently made his 
way to Albany, where he became appren- 
ticed to an architect and builder ; on com- 
pleting his trade he went to Gloversville, 
where he married Miss Sarah Ricks, a 
daughter of Joseph Ricks, of McHenry 
County, Illinois. Taking up his residence 
once more at Albany, he became actively 
employed at his calling until 1852, when he 
moved to Fort Plain, where he erected 
many notable buildings, for by this time he 
had gained an extensive reputation as an 
architect and builder. During the war he 
was a soldier in Co. H, loth N. Y. Zouaves. 
In 1866 he setteled in White Hall, Greene 
County, and it was not long before his 
talents and energy as a contractor and 
builder became manifest and he soon re- 
ceived orders from wealthy parties con- 
templating building. He it was who be- 
came the architect and builder of some of 
the more noted business blocks and private 
residences of White Hall, Roodhouse, 
Greenfield and other points. In 1873, ow- 
ing to ill health, he abandoned this calling, 
in which he won the admiration of many, 
and the following year purchased the pot- 
tery of W. W. Hubbs ; in this, owing to 
liberalty, honesty and industry he transacts 
a very large trade, having all modern facil- 
ities for the transaction of business 

Hill J. J. jeweler and watch maker 

Hocking J. L. police 

Hogg William, laborer 

Houck John, butcher 

Hubbard William, milkman 

HUBBS W. W., formerly proprietor of 
the Ebey pottery, was born in Pennsyl- 
vania in 1830. His father, Jesse Hubbs, 
is a native of Pennsylvania ; he there mar- 
ried Miss Ann Wilson, by whom he had 
eight children, of whom Wm. was the 
youngest. He received a liberal education 
at Bloomsburg, on the banks of the Susque- 
hanna River. He became apprenticed to 
the pottery trade ; he was then 16 years 
old ; at 20 he was a journeyman workman, 
in his 22dyearhe located at Ripley, Brown 
County, Illinois. Working as a journey- 
man a short time in a pottery he concluded 
to branch out for himself and became a 



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manufacturer of stoneware and stone 
pumps. Moving to Frederick, Schuyler 
County, Illinois, he there constructed a 
building for the manufacture of pottery. 
At Frederick he was married, in i860, to 
Miss Mary Ann Miller, a daughter of Joseph 
Miller, of Brown County. During the 
Spring of 1865 Mrs. Huhbs died and was 
laid at rest in the village cemetery, here also 
lie buried the two little ones born of this 
marriage. Moving to Southwest Missouri, 
Mr. H. purchased a large tract of land con- 
taining extensive deposits of lead ; part of 
this tract is still owned by him ; also the 
owner of a pottery here ; he disposed of it 
and came to "White Hall, where he pur- 
chased the Ebey pottery, entering into 
partnership with David Boone and S. V. 
Moore ; alter some years purchasing their 
interests ; he became a very successful 
merchant. October ir, 1868, he was united 
in marriage to Mrs. Ellen H. Given, relifct 
of John T. Given, and daughter of John L. 
Harper, of Kentucky. Two children : Julia 
E. and Mary Ann ; Gertrude, deceased ; 
one child living by first marriage : John W. 
HUDDLE F. E., a rising attorney of 
Greene County, was born at Tiffin, Seneca 
County, Ohio, March 6, 1856. His father 
was Benjamiu Huddle, a carpenter and 
joiner by occupation, who married in Ohio, 
Miss Rachel Kagy, by whom he had nine 
children, F. E. being the oldest. When 
four years old his parents moved to Marion 
County, Illinois, where a purchase of land 
was made. On the old homestead young 
Huddle remained until he had attained his 
l6th year, when he received full permission 
from his father to go forth in the world. 
On leaving the parental roof he had fifty 
dollars in money. Proceeding to Tiffin, 
Ohio, he entered the Heidleberg College, 
where he worked for his board and tuition, 
remaining one year. In the meantime he 
received the news of a serious accident that 
had befallen his father ; he returned home, 
where he obtained a position as clerk in a 
dry good store, afterwards becoming a 
school teacher he took up the study of law; 
the dream of the farmer boy was to become 
a successful lawyer, and he accordingly ap- 
plied himself with diligence. June 8, 1877, 
at the June Term of the Supreme Court he 
was admitted to the bar, at Mount Vernon, 



Illinois. Locating at White Hall in July, 
he entered upon a very successful practice, 
but 22 years of age, his pluck and thorough 
knowledge of the law predict a bright 
success in the near future. Mr. Huddle 
married Ida B. Lester of Marion County ; 
one child, Edwin B. 

Huggins N. potter 

Hull Mary Mrs. seamstress 

Hunt H. M. grain dealer 

Husted Oscar G. grocer 

Hutchinson David, machinery agent 

ISRAEL CHARLES W. druggist 

Israel J. N. saloon 
Israel James 

JAMES JOSHUA, carpenter 
Johnson Thos. M. potter 

JOHNSON HENRY, publisher White 
Hall A\\i,r/s/e>- 

JUDD J. S., agent at White Hall, 111., 
for the Neosha Valley Lands of Kansas, 
was born at Potosi, Wisconsin, in 1836. 
His father was Corbin C. Judd, of whom 
we here extend a short notice ; he was born 
near Cincinnati, in 1800. In his younger 
days he was a school teacher, in after years 
a minister of the Gospel. In 1818 he mar- 
ried Miss Nancy Lakin, of Ohio; shortly 
afterwards he moved to Mechanicsburg, 
Sangamon County, Illinois. Remaining 
several years, he taught school ; from here 
he went to Wisconsin, thence to Iowa. In 
1847 he located near White Hall, Greene 
County ; in the Autumn of 1847 he enlisted 
for the Mexican War in Captain Little's 
Mexican Dragoons ; he died at Pueblo, 
Mexico, through exposure. Mr. Judd was 
a brave soldier ; a non-commissioned of- 
ficer. The family then consisted of wife 
and seven children, of whom J. S. was the 
fifth child. A stout healthy boy of twelve, 
barefooted generally, and working for six 
dollars per month ; at 16 his mother died. 
He now worked steadily for neighboring 
farmers, his highest pay being twenty dol- 
lars per month, but by economy he saved 
some money. At 21 he came to White 
Hall and engaged as a clerk to Reno & 
Barrow, who were doing a business of 
$40,000 a year. One year later he entered 
into partnership with S. H. Culver & Co., 
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of three years, after a successful business, 
he entered into partnership with A. Barrow. 
In i86o his health gave way through over- 
work, and he accordingly made a trip to 
the Rocky Mountains. In 1862 he entered 
the service of Uncle Sam, enlisting in Co. 
I, gist 111, Inft. ; he was appointed 2d Ser- 
geant, but was shortly piomoted to 1st 
Lieutenant. When the war closed he re- 
turned to White Hall, opening the first 
exclusively grocery and provision store in 
the town. For seven years he conducted a 
very successful business, when he sold to 
Myntinger & Baker. For the past three 
years Mr. Judd has been agent for Kansas 
lands. For description see business di- 
rectory. January 3, 1867, Mr. Judd was 
married to Miss M. J. Culver, a daughter 
of Dr. Culver, who died at White Hall, in 
1869. On January 20, 1870, Mr. Judd 
married Miss L. A. McCollister, by whom 
he has three children : Norman, Herman 
and Corbin. Mr. J. is a strict advocate of 
temperance 

TT'EEL.EY H. C. the only photograph 

■'^ artist in White Hall, was born in Penn- 
sylvania, in 1844; reared amid the rugged 
mountains of this grand old State, until 
his sixth year, his parents then moved to 
Ohio, where the head of the family became 
a merchant ; at the end of three years he 
moved to Indiana, where he entered into 
the dry goods business, at Bluffton, con- 
ducting a successful trade. With his father 
young Keeley clerked for three years. He 
was 17 when the war came on, and accord- 
ingly enlisted as a drummer boy. His regi- 
ment was known as the 12th Indiana; the 
regiment was soon on the march to the 
front, Mr. Keeley serving in the capacity of 
drum major ; he was with Sherman in his 
famous march to the sea ; also in the Poto- 
mac campaign. After the war closed he 
traveled extensively over the United States. 
At Winchester, Scott County, 111., he first 
learned photography. Coming to White 
Hall, June, 1871, he opened a photograph 
gallery ; a skillful workman, he secured a 
large patronage. In 1872 Mr. Keeley was 
married to Miss Belle Woods, of Winches- 
ter; has two children 

KELLEY JOHN D. contractor and 
builder. Mr. Kelley was born in Ohio, in 



1834 ; when but five years of age his par- 
ents moved to Illinois, and located in Coles 
County ; here the head of the family set- 
tled on land which he brought to a high 
state of cultivation ; after a successful bat- 
tle with the world he passed peacefully 
away to a home not made with hands. 
There thus passed away another old land- 
mark, who paved the way, in a measure, 
for the comforts we now enjoy. John was 
the second child of a family of seven chil- 
dren. Growing to manhood in Coles 
County, he received a liberal education ; at 
17 he became apprenticed to the trade of 
a carpenter and joiner, serving three years. 
One year from this time he went to Lafay- 
ette, Ind., where he worked at his trade. 
Removing to Charlestown, Coles County, 
he became a successful contractor and 
builder. When the war came on he en- 
listed in company C, 54th 111. Inf., for three 
• years' service, or during the war ; honora- 
ably discharged in 1865, he moved to 
Adams County, and thence to White Hall, 
where he is largely engaged as a contractor 
and builder. Mr. K. is far above the 
average workman, a man of energy and 
decision of character. Parties contemplat- 
ing building will do well to take note of 
this. In i86t Mr. Kelley was married to 
Miss Arila Mariefield, a native of Illinois ; 
there are five children : Nicholas, Mary, 
John, Joshua and Lizzie M. 

King John, tile mnfr. 

Kinney Thomas, boarding house 

T AAS CHRISTOPHER, cigar 
-*-^ manufacturer. Main St., White Hall, 111. 
Mr.L. was born in Germany,in 1836; in 1863 
he concluded to cast his fortunes in America; 
from New York city he made his way to 
Chicago, where he learned the trade of a 
cooper ; from this enterprising young city 
he made his way to Burlington, Iowa ; re- 
maining 18 months he returned to Illinois, 
and located at Monmouth, Warren County, 
where he followed farming, and had a 
good trade in garden produce. Locating 
at White Hall he opened a store on Main 
Street, where he may now be found, deal- 
ing in a very superior brand of cigars. 
Mr. L. was married to Miss Rosa Schueler, 
by whom he has four children ; three liv- 
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Laclcl T. F. saleman co-operative store 

Ladd T. F. Mrs. teacher 

LAKIN ALEXANDER, one of the 

first settlers within the borders of Greene 
County, was born in Brown County, Ohio. 
October 22, 1812. During the Autumn of 
1825 his parents, Thomas and Margaret 
Lakin, came to Illinois, first locating near 
Springfield, Sangamon County ; two years 
later the family moved to Greene County, 
near Carrollton, a small place of a few 
cabins, graced by one store, where good 
whisky, dry goods and provisions were 
kept. On the broad western prairies, 
unbroken except in rare instances, Thomas 
Lakin started in life as a pioneer, building 
a log cabin and living for many a year the 
rough life of a frontiersman ; he died in 
1841 ; Mrs. Lakin died in 1854. Alexander 
grew to manhood in Greene County, re- 
ceiving a pioneer boy's education, sitting 
on rough slab seats, greased paper being 
in use in lieu of window panes. In 1834 
Mr. Lakin was married to Miss Marie 
Lakin, a daughter of William Lakin. 
There were born of this marriage seven 
children, five of whom are living : Mar- 
garet A., who married James M. Orton ; 
F.lizabeth J., who married Robert Walker ; 
Amanda, who married Lewis McClure ; 
William T., who married Addie Roe, 
and Charles, who married Miss Minnie 
Baumann. Benjamin, who married Miss 
Sarah Ballard, of Greene County, died 
February 14, 1874. Sarah E. died in early 
infancy. For the past nine years Mr.Lakin 
has lived in White Hall; at present en- 
gaged in the flour and feed trade. When 
in need of anything in his line don't fail to 
give Uncle Alex a call 

Lakin Charles, drayman 

liAKIN W. T. real estate agent for 
lands of the Burlington and Mo. River R. 
R. and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, for 
the Counties of Greene, Scott, Morgan, 
Calhoun, etc., etc. William T. Lakin is a 
native of Greene County ; born near the 
city of Carrollton, on the old homestead of 
his parents, Alexander and Maria Lakin. 
Elsewhere a biographical sketch will be 
found of the older members of this family, 
and we now enter upon a short description 
of the subject of this sketch. From his 

[ earliest years he liecame identified with 



the farming interest, and during the winter 
season applied himself diligently to his 
studies, and received a liberal education, as 
the reward of well directed energy. At 
the early age of sixteen he became ap- 
prenticed to the trade of a harness maker, 
with N. Williams, of White Hall. Con- 
tinuing in this capacity two years, he be- 
came a baggage master on the St. L., J. & 
C. R.R. In 1866, prior to its lease to the 
C. &. A., while officiating in this capacity, 
on the 5th day of November of the year 
above mentioned, while endeavoring to 
board a train, he was thrown from the car 
to the rail and so seriously injured by the 
moving train as to necessitate the amputa- 
tion of part of one hand and leg. On his 
recovery from his almost fatal accident he 
turned his attention to telegraphing, and 
for a period verging on nine years was em- 
ployed on various railroads throughout the 
union. In 1875 he became a resident of 
the live town of White Hall, where he 
embarked in business and established the 
Greene County Democrat, and succeeded in 
building up a live paper and receiving a 
liberal share of the public patronage. We 
can not, owing to limited space, follow Mr. 
L. in his enterprising career as editor and 
correspondent, where he displayed marked 
ability. For the past two years he has 
transacted a successful business as land 
agent, through energy, integrity and hon- 
esty. In 1871, at Greenfield, Mr. L. was 
married to Miss Addie Roe, a daughter of 
George Roe. of Wheeling, West Va., by 
whom he has two children : George A. and 
Leni Leoti 

Lange A. F. furniture dealer 

Lanrig Charles, boarding house 

Lass Otto, cigar manufacturer 

Lee William C. traveling agent 

Lill George H. proprietor Transit House 

Lilley George, potter 

Lillie David, teamster 

Liming Holmes, constable 

Lowenstein H. dry goods 

Lyons Nicholas, section foreman 

Lytle Josiah, clerk 

lyr AHL GEORGE, baker 
^^ Marsh W. A. plasterer 
May Newton, teamster 
McAvoy William, stone mason 



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McCANN THOMAS, blacksmith and 
dealer in agricultural implements, hitching 
grounds White Hall, 111. ; was born in 
Canada West, March, 1843. At twenty-one 
he emigrated to Greene County, locating 
at White Hall ; he had learned the trade 
of blacksmithing in Canada ; in 1 870 he 
bought out a party by the name of Fuller, 
and started in for business, at first in a 
small way, but soon his skill as a workman 
became known and orders for work began 
to come in rapidly. Perceiving the trou- 
ble that farmers here were frequently put 
to in the purchase of first-class agricultural ' 
machinery, he became local agent for all 
leading farm machinery, Studebaker 
wagons, etc., etc. In addition to this Mr. 
McCann himself makes wagons and plows 
to order, and, in fact, does a general black- 
smithing business; horseshoeing a specialty. 
In i865he was married to Miss JuliaE. Potts, 
a daughter of Dr. Potts ; there are two 
children 

McCollister Jemima Mrs. 

McGinnis Thomas, teamster 

McGUIRE JOHN T. superintendent 
White Hall fire clay works. White Hall 

McRea Charles, laborer 

Meyerstein Mark, attorney at law 

Meytinger F. M. grocer 

Millen William, carpenter 

Monahan John, tile layer 

Morgan Logan, laborer 

Morgan W. L. wagon makers 

Morgan Minnie Mrs. dressmaker 

Moore Thomas E. physician 

MORL.AND H. J. retired merchant. 
The subject of our notice, although now 
retired from active business, was formerly 
an extensive merchant of White Hall, and 
as such is worthy of more than a passing 
notice. Henry J. Morland was born in 
Tennessee, in 1S16. He was quite young 
when he moved with a family to Louisville, 
Ky., where he passed the days of his early 
youth, becoming regularly apprenticed to 
the trade of a carpenter; for some time he 
worked as a journeyman on the comple- 
tion of this vocation. Removing to St. 
Louis, Mo., he followed the same calling, 
until his removal to Booneville, Mo., in 
1840, where he united his fortunes to Miss 
Martha A. Ferguson, a daughter of Benja- 
min Ferguson, of Maryland. In 1843 Mr. 



M. proceeded to Greene County, locating 
at White Hall, where for a number of 
years he worked as his trade. In 1849 he 
crossed the plains for California. At a 
place called Bidwell's Bar, on Feather 
River, he became a dealer in provisions 
and breadstuffs. In 1852 he took passage 
on board a steamer bound for New Orleans, 
reaching the Crescent City in due time. 
From here he made his way to Mason 
County, thence to White Ha!l, where, 
shortly afterward, he embarked in the mer- 
cantile business. As a merchant he be- 
came more than ordinarily successful, and 
now rests in affluence from his labors, at 
his home in White Hall 

Morrisey Mrs. 

Morse H. C. potter 

Munger John, city marshal 

MURPHY L. C. manufacturer of stone 
ware for the past six years, at White Hall. 
Was born at Utica, New York State, July 
12, 1846. When but four years old his 
parents moved to Chicago, and from there 
to Sheffield, Bureau County. The Chicago, 
Rock Island & Pacific Road had then been 
completed but one year, and but very little 
improvements had taken place in the coun- 
ty. The family afterward moved to Galva, 
Henry County, where he died. In his six- 
teenth year, the subject of this sketch 
was attending the High School at Gales- 
burg; this was in i860; one year later he 
enlisted as a soldier in Co. H,65th 111. Inf.; 
he remained with the regiment three years, 
and became a sergeant-major ; captured at 
Harper's Ferry ; he was sent to Chicago, 
thence to East Tennessee ; a participant 
in the siege of Knoxville ; with Sherman 
from Kingston to beyond Atlanta ; en- 
gaged in nearly all the principal battles of 
the war ; honorably discharged in 1865 ; 
he returned to Galva, where he became a 
railroad contractor ; in 1873 he came to 
White Hall as a permanent resident, enter- 
ing into the manufacture of pottery ware 
with Charles B. Ebey, afterward admitting 
as a partner E. M. Bates, who retired two 
years ago, September, 1872. Mr. Murphy 
was married to Miss Anna Ebey ; three 
children — Harry, Nettie, and Gertrude 

MYTINGER & HUSTED, dealers 
in drugs, groceries, etc., etc. The above 
enterprising firm began business last 



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Spring, and have already built up an im- 
portant trade. The senior member, F. 
M. Mytinger, was born December 31, 
1841, oldest son of John and Lucretia 
Mytinger. At an early age he became a 
resident of Greene County, where he com- 
pleted his education ; for seven years he 
served as clerk for the old established 
house of Dr. J. N. Israel ; on leaving his 
old employer, he entered into a copartner- 
ship business with L. Oswald, remaining 
some five years. His next partner was Mr. 
O. J. Husted, a native of this county, and 
a live, wide-awake man. Mr. Mytinger was 
married to Miss Elizabeth A.yres, a daughter 
of Daniel Ayres, of Morgan County ; six 
children were born of this marriage : Nora 
D., Katy L., Frances E., Albertus E., 
Frederick A., and Gracie. Mr. M. entered 
the service of the U. S. May, i86r, en- 
listing in Co. D, 14th 111. Infantry, and be- 
came engaged in many battles ; honor- 
ably discharged from this company on ac- 
count of ill health ; he afterward enlisted 
in Co. C, 6ist 111. Infantry, and toward the 
close of the Rebellion ranked as adjutant 
of the regiment through meritorious con- 
duct 

■jSJANLY CYRUS, teamster 
Neece Robert, laborer 

Needham Daniel, laborer 

NESBIT ARCHIBALD, bakery and 
grocery. Main street. White Hall, 111. Mr. 
Nesbitcameto White Hall but a short time 
ago, but in that time has built up a large 
trade through his known skill and indus- 
try. He was born in the north of Ireland, 
April, 1835. The reader would, no doubt, 
from this statement, come to the conclusion 
that he was of Celtic origin. This is not 
the case, however, as his father was a 
Scotchman, while his mother was an Eng- 
lish lady. After this necessary description, 
we now take up the thread of our dis- 
course. At a youthful age young Nesbit left 
the home of his forefathers, and crossing 
the Atlantic landed in New York City, 
where he became apprenticed to the trade 
of a baker ; he became a journeyman work- 
man, and at the end of eight years moved 
to Litchfield Hill, Conn., where he took 
charge of a cracker bakery. From this 
point he went to Chicago, becoming fore- 



man in a similar establishment. Going to 
Bloomington, he again superintended a 
large establishment ; he then bought out a 
man by the name of Harvey, who owned a 
bakery, and for two years met with flatter- 
ing success. This was destroyed in the 
big fire that devastated Bloomington, and 
he accordingly moved to Atlanta, Logan 
County, 111.; in 1862 he went to Oregon, 
thence to California ; stopping but a short 
time, came East to New York, thence to 
Monmouth, 111. Ten years ago he came 
to White Hall, where he has a large run of 
custom in a first-class bakery. July 16, 
1856, Mr. Nesbit was married to Miss 
Anna Andrews, a native of Norway 

Newton Bros, painters 

North E. cashier Peoples Bank 

North John, tile manufacturer 

Nowak John, shoemaker 

Q 'GORMAN TIMOTHY, of the 

firm of Teter, O'Gorman & Co. mnfrs. 
and dealers in flower pots, vases, hanging 
baskets, and all kinds of terra cotta ware. 
The subject of this biography was born at 
Springfield, Illinois. Sept. 2, 1854. Mr. 
O'Gorman settled in White Hall in i860, 
where he learned the trade of a potter, 
first working as a journeyman for John N. 
Ebey, one of the pioneers in the stone 
ware and pottery business. Mr. O'Gorman 
is a practical workman, understands every 
detail of his business, and lately entering 
into a co-partnership business with Mr. 
Teter. the above firm (Messrs. Teter & 
O'Gorman, successors to Wilcox, Teter & 
Co.), are now prepared to do as good work 
in their line as can be obtained anywhere 

O'Neal Maria Mrs. 

O'Rourke Bernard, laborer 

Orton Mrs. boarding-house 

OSWALD & COMPANY, dealers 
in groceries, drugs, hardware, queensware, 
etc. Mr. Oswald is one of the shrewd, 
honorable businessmen of White Hall, and 
in connection with his enterprising partner, 
Mr. Loehnstein, transacts a large business. 
Mr. Oswald was born in Germany, in 1839 > 
at sixteen years of age he emigrated to 
America ; from the city of New York he 
made his way to Pennsylvania, and with 
light capital and an enterprise far beyond 
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from house to house. From Pennsylvania 
he made his way to Illinois, locating near 
Peoria, taking up his old occupation ; mak- 
ing considerable money for a time, he be- 
came a farmer ; in 1862 he enlisted in Co. 
I, 91st 111. Infantry, and became a partici- 
pant in many important engagements ; 
honorably discharged on the close of the 
war, he returned to Greene County ; in 
i860 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary Jane Moore, a daughter of Wm. 
Moore, by whom he had eight children, 
four of whom arc living: William, Her- 
man, Lena, and Ettie. Mrs. Oswald died 
during the present year; an estimable lady, 
her death was universally regretted by all 
who knew her. Ten years ago Mr. Oswald 
came to White Hall ; he had but small 
capital, but he had pluck and energy, per- 
severance and honesty of purpose ; these 
traits of character have carried him suc- 
cessfully through life 

■pEARCE E. J. editor Republican 
Pennell T. Mrs. dressmaker 

Peoples Bank, Peter Roodhouse, pres. ; E. 
North, cash. 

Perkins W. clerk 

Peters F. G. clerk P. O. 

PIERCE AUGUSTUS, manufacturer 
and dealer in tile and stoneware, pottery 
east of C, B. & Q. R. R. tracks. Mr. 
Pierce is the pioneer in the pottery trade of 
Greene County, having established the first 
pottery works in the present live town of 
White Hall; his experience here as a busi- 
ness man, his reliability in all business 
transactions, is too well known to need 
mention, and it is only sufiiicient to relate 
that his present success as a manufacturer 
of pottery ware is due to splendid work- 
manship and unflagging zeal. Augustus 
Pierce is a native of Wayne County, Ohio, 
born in 1828, where he grew to manhood 
and learned the trade of a potter ; com- 
mencing at the early age of 16, he soon be- 
came an adept at his trade. While resid- 
ing in this county he was married to Miss 
Margaret T. Routson, by whom he has two 
children, J. M. and Ada ; in 1854, Mr. 
Pierce moved to Michigan, where he be- 
came employed as foreman in a pottery, 
and also shared in the proceeds of the 
establishment. During the .Spring of 1858, 



he moved to Greene County, first settling 
<^n the farm property owned by Stewart 
Seeley, afterward removing to White Hall 
where he has since been identified in the 
growth and prosperity of the town 

Pierce Israel, mail carrier 

Pittenger Michael, terra cotta manufacturer 

Post L. J. live stock dealer 

Potts J. F. physician 

Potts Henry, wagon maker 

Potts William, wagon maker 

Potzell John, cooper 

Powell Isaac, cashier White Hall Bank 

Pritchett T. W. dentist 

Pritchard W. H. bricklayer 

Pulaski Nelson, laborer 

Purcell Mrs. 

PURDY M. C. The pottery known as 
the Purdy, situated near the C. & A. R. R.. 
White Hall, III., was built about the year 
1868, by a man named Gorbet, or Garbet. 
For some reason he failed, and the proper- 
ty was purchased by James Gregory. This 
he disposed of to M. C. Purdy, who enter- 
ed into a copartnership business with Ab- 
ner D. Ruckle ; with Mr. Ruckle he con- 
tinued in business some years, when he 
purchased his interest, and is now sole pro- 
prietor ; employs twenty men manufactur- 
ing stone ware exclusively ; here may be 
found innumerable pots and jugs, manufac- 
tured from a good grade of clay, and made 
in a workmanlike manner. Mr. Purdy was 
born at Summit County, Ohio, in 1833; he 
received a liberal education, and there 
married Miss Sarah Jane Hall, of Ohio, by 
whom he had two children, Addie J., and 
Dwight. For a period of thirty-seven 
years Mr. Purdy was a resident of Ohio ; 
apprenticed to the trade of a potter, he 
became a skilled workman ; on coming 
West, he settled at White Hall. Mr. 
Purdy is one of our most public-spirited 
men 

Pyle Mary D. painter 



retired farmer 



/^UIGLEY CHARLES G. 



"D EAMER KATE Mrs. 

Reamer William, teamster 
Rector Mrs. 

Reynolds , laborer 

Richert Charles, barber 

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Hall. The subject of this sketch is the 
seventh child of a family of eleven chil. 
dren. His father was Joseph Rickart, a 
Virginian by birth, born at Abington about 
1785 ; he located at Cincinnati, when the 
entire village could have been purchased 
for a small sum ; moving to Hamilton, O., 
he followed farming and carpenter work, 
and is said to have been a very enterpris- 
ing man; he married at or near Hamilton, 
Miss Delila Crooks. Building a large 
tannery, Mr. Rickart soon had it in run- 
ning operation ; this was an extensive 
■establishment, and a large trade was done. 
In 1839 Mr. R., who was then quite 
wealthy, moved to Illinois, locating at 
Greene County, and purchasing the farm 
of Z. Allen ; on this farm he passed the re- 
mainder of life, January, 1844. Mrs. 
Rickart died in 1847, ^ ^^e type of those 
noble women who dared the dangers of 
Western life. On the death of the father, 
the entire property reverted to the wife 
and children. A few years ago Joseph 
Rickart run the entire farm, consisting of 
400 acres. No better evidence can be 
shown of the business capacity of Mr. R. 
than to state that he now owns 560 acres of 
as good land as can be found any where in 
America ; 100 acres lies in the corporation 
of White Hall. With the exception of the 
hard times of 1857, Mr. R.'s career through 
life has been one of continued prosperity. 
Lately he erected a handsome residence 
near the town of White Hall. In 1873 he 
was assessor and treasurer of the county. 
"When the Louisiana Branch of the C. 
& A. R. R. was contemplated, Mr. R. 
was among the first in favor of locating 
the road here. He was married to Miss 
Mary E. Baskin, a daugliter of Charles E. 
Baskin ; there were born of this marriage 
eight children, seven of whom are living : 
David, who owns a valuable farm property 
in Kansas, Addie, Ella, Minnie, Joseph, 
Curtis, and Leroy 
Riddel John, painter 
Rix Edward, potter 
Rose J. H. boot and shoe maker 
Rose Newton, painter 

Ross , laborer 

Ross L. farmer 
Ross Samuel, laborer 
Rodell John, painter 



Rose Henry, shoemaker 
Ruckle R. B. miller 

C AXE WILLIAM, potter 
Schuler Otto, barber 

Scott James, laborer 

Scott Wyatt, laborer 

Sebeck Frank, tailor 

Secor George, agt. C. R. & Q. R.R., St. Div. 

Senger Conrad, blacksmith 

Shaw William, night watch 

Shearer J. L. principal White Hall school 

Shenkle Frank, potter 

SHEPPARD JOHN, architect, con- 
tractor and builder. See Gardner & Shep- 
pard 

Shirley E. K. janitor White Hall school 

Shirley H. B. physician 

Shirley Mrs. boarding house 

Silkwood Samuel, laborer 

Simmons , laborer 

Singleton John, laborer 

Skillenger Wm. laborer 

Smith James, contractor 

Smith James, laborer 

Smith Thomas A. tile manufacturer 

Spangenburg John, harness maker 

Steere Dr. dentist 

Steere S. B. agt. 

Steere S. M. Mrs. milliner 

Strang Elizabeth Mrs. 

Stanton Rushton, laborer 

Sullivan Mary, laundress 

Sweeting Frank, foreman Purdy's pottery 

Sykes William, laborer 

Symons Mrs. 

-yEAL CHARLES, potter 
^ Templeton J. G. Rev. 

Terhune R. painter 

TETER, O'GORMAN & CO. manu- 
facturers and dealers in flower pots, vases, 
terra cotta ware. The above named firm 
became established in business June, 1878, 
but are rapidly taking a leading position 
in the manufacturing of this ware. Fine 
skilled workmen are employed by the 
firm, who turn out a vast array of flower 
pots and vases daily, of very superior mater- 
ial and finish. Its present proprietors are 
Messrs. T. O'Gorman, William Teter, and 
Henry Hubbard. Mr. Teter, from whom 
this sketch is obtained, was born in Ross 
County, Ohio, in 1834. When fifteen years 



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old he moved to White Hall, where he 
settled down to farm life. In 1864 he 
enlisted in the 91st Reg. 111. Inf. Re- 
maining in the service one year, he 
was honorably discharged; a participant 
in the battles of Spanish Fort, Fort 
Blakely, and engagements of smaller note. 
In 1855 Mr. Teter was married to Miss 
Susannah Pinkerton, a daughter of James 
E. Pinkerton. Of nine children born of 
this marriage, five are living : Mary, Ellen, 
Eva, Alice, and William 
THAXT0:N" LAKKIN, nearly sixty 
years ago, came to the State of Illinois, ac- 
companied by wife and five small children. 
He was a Virginian by birth, who moved to 
Breckenridge Co., Ky., in the early settle- 
ment of that State, and there married Miss 
Catherine Dudley. Glowing reports of the 
fertility of Illinois, reached him, and ac- 
cordingly he determined to emigrate, and 
after many weeks of travel, located near 
Edvvardsville, Madison County. From this 
point, in 1820, the family settled three miles 
southeast of White Hall, near Apple Creek. 
In this primitive wilderness of prairie, Wm. 
B. Thaxton was born, Aug. 9, 1820, and 
here were passed many years of his life. 
When twelve years of age, his father died ; 
at fourteen he ventured forth on his own 
resources, hiring out to a man by the name 
of English, to work by the month, he re- 
mained five years, working through the 
summer months for twenty-five cents per 
day. During the Winter he was contented 
to work for his board. Going to Chester- 
field, Macoupin County, he worked for a 
farmer of considerable enterprise, who kept 
a small store. While here Mr. Thaxton 
frequently made trips to Alton and St 
Louis, and showed considerable skill 
in the purchase of butter and eggs, 
etc. Leaving the employ of this man, 
he became employed in a saw-mill on 
Apple Creek. The following Spring he 
worked for Col. Gregory at ten dollars per 
month, for ten years ; he then rented prop- 
erty, and from the profits of this procured 
a sufficient start to purchase eighty acres of 
land. Years have passed since then, and 
Mr. Thaxton is now a prominent man of 
Greene County, a wealthy citizen, due to 
the vigor, energy and pluck displayed dur- 
ing his younger days. He has been twice i 



married : first to Miss Helen M. McGoffey, 
Nov. 25, 1852, who, seven years later, 
passed to a home not made with hands. 
She was the mother of three children, the 
oldest and only one living, Mrs. Ella Jane 
Morrow, wife of John A. Morrow ; resides 
near Roodhouse. Jan. i, i860, Mr. T. 
was married to Mrs. Damon Griswold, 
whose maiden name was Swallow, a model 
lady, who is a worthy helpmate of a noble 
husband and father. Mr. Thaxton owns 
a magnificent residence at White Hall, also 
one on his splendid farm near Roodhouse 

Thaxton W. B. farmer 

Thurman James, laborer 

Todd Arthur, laborer 

Transit House, George Lill, proprietor 

TRASK GEO. W. lumber dealer, 
whose yards are located near the C.B.& Q. 
R.R., became a resident of White Hall but 
a little over a year ago, entering into the 
above business, where he takes the leading 
position in the lumber trade, and has shown 
himself to be not only a man of generous 
impulses and height of character, but a re- 
liable business man ; born at Paterson, N.. 
J., Sept. 30, 1834. When quite small, his 
parents moved to New Orleans, remaining 
there four years, and then moved to Louis- 
ville, Ky., where the head of the family be- 
came a cigar-maker ; moving to Missouri,, 
thence to California, from whose golden 
shores he went to Cuba, where he died. 
Geo. W. Trask, in early life, became a R. 
R. contractor, in which he accumulated 
wealth, and a large experience, which have 
paved the way for his present success in 
life. He afterwards became a stock buyer 
and trader, in Kansas. Sept. 16, i860, he 
was united in marriage to Julia A. Greene, 
of Macoupin Co.; two children were born of 
this marriage, not living. In i86g, Mrs. 
Trask died ; during the Autumn of 1871, 
Mr. Trask was married to Miss Mary L. 
Terry, of Greene County ; one child : Har- 
ry E. When the war came on Mr. Trask 
enlisted in Co. A., 97th 111. Inft.; was pro- 
moted 1st sergeant for meritorious conduct; 
battles : Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, 
Jackson, Carthage, Grand Gulf, Fort Gib- 
son, and many others 



V 



ANDAM CHARLE.S, bookkeeper 
Vannest P. S. Rev. 



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Vasseller, Cochran & Co. dry goods 

VEDDER A. F. dealer in drugs, hard- 
ware, farming implements, paints, oil 
stuffs and dyes. Main st.. White Hall, Ills., 
for the past eighteen years a merchant of 
White Hall, and during this time has carried 
on a very successful business. He first be- 
came a partner of Judge Worcester ; the 
firm became widely known. On the retire- 
ment of Mr. W., he entered into partner- 
ship with a younger brother, Mr. F. I. 
Vedder, continuing together three years. 
His next partner was Mr. A. D. Rucker. 
Mr. Vedder was born in New York, in 
1835, receiving a liberal education. In his 
19th year he came West, locating at White 
Hall, where he first became a clerk with 
Davis & Veddef ; since this time his move- 
ments and enterprise are so well known as 
to need no further mention. In 1861, he 
was married to Miss Virginia Drish, a 
daughter of Dr. Drish, of White Hall ; two 
children were born of this marriage: Alice, 
not living, and Linnie. In 1865, Mrs. 
Vedder died, and was laid at rest in the 

. beautiful cemetery at White Hall. In 1867, 
Mr. Vedder married Miss Nellie Bullock, 
by whom he has one child, Florence. Mr. 
V. is a member of the town board of 
White Hall 

Vedder F. D. constable 

VEDDER ISAAC D. retired mer- 
chant and acting notary piiblic of White 
Hall. Mr. Vedder was born in Onondaga 
Co., N. Y. State, June 5, 1820. At nine- 
teen he set out for Illinois, locating at 
White Hall, Greene Co., 111. He first 
worked in a small grocery store kept by a 
man by the name of Lawson. Richard 
W. Young was then U. S. Land Commis- 
sioner ; by him Mr. Vedder was tendered a 
clerkship. Proceeding to Washington, he 
entered upon the duties of his office. 
While there he formed the acquaintance of 
and married Miss iSarah E. Prettyman, 
Feb. 15, 1849. Shortly after this import- 
ant event Mr. Vedder returned to White 
Hall. He now opened a dry goods store, 
admitting as partner Asbury Davis. Both 
were young men of sagacity and business 
tact, and immediately entered upon a suc- 
cessful business career. In 1857, the firm 
dissolved partnership, the store being con- 
tinued by Mr. Davis for a short time, when 



Mr. V. again became a partner, and con- 
tinued so until 1864, when he again retired* 
In 1869, he bought out the wagon shop of 
L. E. Worcester ; this proved an unfortu- 
nate speculation. Mr. Vedder is a gentle- 
man of education and culture, whose im- 
pulses are generous to a fault 

Vermillion Joseph, butcher 

Vermillion Richard, butcher 

Villinger &. Higbee, watchmakers 

Villinger S. watchmaker 

Vingard George 

Volforth , harnessmaker 

Vorhees D. S. works tile factory 

Vorhees John S. carpenter 

Vosseller G. S. dry goods 

Al rAGGONER L. H. foreman Hook and 
^^ Ladder Co. 

WALKER J. F. mnfr. Ladies' Friend 
Washing Machine. James F. Walker was 
born in Greene County, Sept. 16, 1838, 
oldest son of L. W. and Hester Walker. 
L. W. Walker was born in West Virginia, 
and came to Greene County at the age of 
twenty, and in connection with John 
Baker and James built the first grist and 
saw mill on Hurricane Creek. About 
1837 he was married to Miss Hester Garri- 
son, of Kentucky. Eventually L. W. 
Walker became a farmer of considerable 
prominence. He died at Roodhouse, in 
1875, and was laid at rest in the Jones 
Cemetery. Mr. Walker was twice mar- 
ried. Hester Walker died in 1863, and in 
1866 Mr. Walker was married to Miss 
Lydia Jane Dossie, who died many years 
ago. James Walker grew up in Greene 
County, and enlisted August, 1S62, in Co. 
F, loist 111. Inf., three years' service; cor- 
poral during the war; evinced no ordinary 
daring as a soldier, and was engaged in 
the most important battles of the war, as 
Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain — both 
engagements, — etc., etc.. Peach Tree Creek, 
Dallas, Atlanta, and witnessed the sur- 
render of Johnston, in North Carolina. 
When the war closed Mr. W. settled in 
Morgan County, where he followed farm- 
ing. In i86t he was married to Miss E. 
Devault, a daughter of John and Elizabeth 
Devault. In after years Mr. W. became 
largely engaged as a contractor and build- 
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and stone buildings in Roodhouse, as 
Kirkland Hotel and school house. Mr. W. 
began the manufacture of the Ladies' 
Friend Washer but a year ago, and sold 
during 1878 300 washers — and a constant 
demand 

Warner Emeline 

"WATSOX H. who is the proprietor of 
the only marble works in the town of 
White Hall,was born in Kentucky. During 
his childhood his mother died, and in an 
early day his father moved to Illinois, lo- 
cating in Morgan County, He was a tan- 
ner by occupation, and probably built the 
first tannery on Indian Creek. His first 
wife was Mary Johnson ; they were mar- 
ried in Kentucky ; nine children were born 
of this marriage, Henry being the sixth 
child. He was seven years of age when his 
father again married. By the second mar- 
riage he had five children ; moving to 
Greene County, he lived a number of years 
and then moved to Missouri, where he died. 
Henry passed his boyhood near Jackson- 
ville, Morgan Co. In 1842, he moved to 
White Hall, where he first learned the trade 
of a mason. In 1851, he started his pres- 
ent business. On entering the estab- 
lishment one beholds a large variety of 
tombstones, and monuments composed of 
only the best marble. In 1846 Mr. Watson 
enlisted for service in the Mexican war, and 
became a participant in the famous battle 
of Buena Vista. In i860, he was married 
to Miss Mary Miller, by whom he has two 
children 

WEITZEL CHRISTOPHER, 
merchant tailor, and dealer in ready-made 
clothing, hats, caps, etc. Mr. Weitzel lo- 
cated at White Hall in 1866, and opened a 
tailoring establishment, on Main st. In- 
vesting a small capital of $500 in a stock 
of goods at St. Louis, he returned to White 
Hall, where he was soon busily engaged se- 
curing a large patronage. Through his 
skill as a workman and honest dealing, he 
is to-day one of our most enterprising men 
and always gives the boys fits when in 
need of clothes. He was born at Hesse- 
Darmstadt, Germany, in 1837 ; emigrated 
to America in 1852, and located at Darke 
Co., Ohio, where he became apprenticed 
to tailoring. When the war came on he 
enlisted in Co. B, 68th Regt. 111. Volun- 



teers ; honorably discharged October, 1862* 
at Alton. He retuined to his old employ, 
ers at Decatur, and worked at his trade for 
a number of years, and then proceeding to 
Kansas, from which State he shortly after 
returning to Decatui", and thence to White 
Hall, where he was found guilty of selling 
first-class goods and doing first-class tailor- 
ing, and it was accordingly resolved by the 
good people of White Hall and vicinity, that 
so long as he continued in his present 
course he should be sustained 

WELCH J. E. miller, and inventor of 
the already famous True Grit Furrow 
Finisher, for polishing furrows in mill- 
stones. Price $3.00, including an extra 
block. Mr. Welch is also the inventor of 
an improved Wheat Heater. J. E. Welch 
is one of our progressive citizens. He 
was born in the Old Dominion, Faurquier 
County, on the 12th of Oct., 1842. At the 
early age of seventeen his parents emi- 
grated to Missouri, where the head of the 
family, R. B. Welch, followed milling for 
a short time, when he moved to Jackson- 
ville, Morgan County. He remained in 
Jacksonville some five years, when became 
to White Hall, where he now resides with 
the subject of this biography, who early 
developed an uncommon ability as a 
miller. During the war Mr. Welch re- 
sided in Kentucky, where he taught a 
select school. When the war closed he 
moved to Jacksonville and embarked in 
the milling business with his father, R. B. 
Welch, and here he acquired that experi- 
ence that has made of him not only a suc- 
cessful inventor, but one of the best millers 
in this or any other State. For many 
years Mr. Welch has been identified with 
the milling interests of White Hall, and, 
although meeting with some reverses, is 
now doing a very successful business in 
co-partnership with A. D. Ruckle. The 
firm of Welch & Ruckle are the sole man- 
ufacturers of the celebrated brand -of 
Elite flour so widely known in all portions 
of Illinois, making annual shipments of 
5,000 barrels of this choice article 

Welch S. I. miller 

WELCH & RUCKLE, millers and 
grain dealers. The above named gentle- 
men entered into a co-partnership business 
the present year. They manufacture a 



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very superior grade of flour, and are large 
shippers of wheat and corn. Mr. Welch is 
a gentleman of large experience in the 
milling business. This live firm have the 
largest elevator in the county, and transact 
a very large business. The senior member 
is a native of Virginia, who came to White 
Hall a few years ago, entering into the 
milling business. Mr. Ruckle, the junior 
partner, was born in Pennsylvania in 1835. 
He received a liberal education in his na- 
tive State ; worked as a journeyman ma- 
chinist ; regularly apprenticed to the trade. 
W^hen the war came on he enlisted in the 
8th Ohio Vol. Inft., as first sergeant ; hon- 
orably discharged in 1864. He returned to 
Ohio, where he married Miss H. E. Adams. 
In 186S, Mr. Ruckle located at White Hall, 
where he first entered into the pottery bus- 
iness, and entering into successful competi- 
tion with competing firms. Disposing of his 
interest, he entered into his present occu- 
pation. Mr. R. is a young man who keeps 
pace with the improvements of the county. 
He has one child, Carroll A., born at 
White Hall, 111. 

Wells Henry, carpenter 

Westinige Joseph, laborer 

Wethinige Charles, farmer 

WHAKTON GEORGE, blacksmith 

" and machinist, Main Street, White Hall, 
111. Mr. Wharton was born in Penn- 
sylvania. At sixteen he made his way to 
Trenton, New Jersey, where he became 
apprenticed to the trade of a blacksmith, 
serving five years. He now proceeded to 
Jerseyville, Jersey County, 111., where he 
opened up shop and for a while done a 
general blacksmithing business, and then 
opened a machine shop, manufacturing 
largely the Haines Headers. From 1841 
to 1872 Mr. W. remained a resident of 
Jersey, and then went to Belleville, Illinois, 
where he became foreman in a drill shop. 
Remaining two years, he took up his line 
of departure for White Hall, where he is 
now doing a large business, and is said to 
be one of the best blacksmiths in the 
country. Mr. Wharton is the inventor 
and proprietor of the celebrated gang plow 
Queen of the West, and the iron beam 
draft plow King of Trash. Mr. Wharton 
has always taken a deep interest in 
temperance and fought the whisky traffic 



at a time when it was used by nearly 
all 

White Alfred, carpenter 

White Hall Banking Association, Hon. L. E. 
Worcester, pres; Isaac Powell, cash; W. P. 
Worcester asst. cashier 

White Hall Co-operative Association, T. J. 
Baldwin, pres.; E. A. Gillen, sec; L. P. 
Griswold, manager; T. F. Ladd, salesman 

WHITE HALL FIRE CLAY 
WORKS, manufacturers of drain tile for 
farm drainage, also road culvert pipe, vit- 
rified, glazed sewer pipe, fire brick, and 
roofing tile (Merrill's patent). In company 
with Mr. E. H. Smith, the genial president 
of the company, the writer made a careful 
survey of the extensive works. There are 
few but what have heard of the White 
Hall Fire Clay Works, and yet few realize 
the immense quantities of tile manufact- 
ured by this famous company. Their tile 
is all steam pressed, giving great density, 
smoothness, and strength to the pipe, 
thereby thoroughly burning the tile through 
and through, not a thin shell on the out- 
side burned and the inside raw and un- 
burned clay. In these days of general 
business depression, it will be well for the 
farmer to examine tile closely before pur- 
chasing. Remember it costs just as much 
to lay worthless tile in the ground as the 
best. Many tile are made from limed clay, 
that bears a striking resemblance to potter's 
clay, that produces a very superior article. 
The White Hall clay is acknowledged by 
all to be the best in the State, from which 
the company have manufactured for the 
past ten years, and during that time there 
have been sold, from this place, nearly two 
thousand miles of drainage tile, not a foot 
of which has ever been rejected. The 
company own very extensive clay and coal 
mines, mine their own clay and coal, and 
employ only the most experienced men in 
all departments. All railroads centering 
at this point have side tracks on the ground. 
It will thus be readily seen that nothing is 
left undone by the company to insure the 
manufacture of the best tile, as cheap as 
can be made from good potter's clay. 
Messrs. E. II. Smith and W. W. Arnold 
are energetic, honorable, business men, 
with whom it is a pleasure to deal with. 
We understand that Simeon Ross, one of 



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Greene County's most opulent farmers, 
has a controlling interest in the firm 

White Hall House, Mrs. Mary Amos, prop. 

WHITE HALL RECISTEK, 

Henry Johnson, editor and proprietor 
WHITE HALL REPUBLICAN, 

E. J. Pearce, editor 

Whitesides Levi, retired farmer 

Wigginton W. H. painter 

Winn Bros. & Co. foundry and machine shop 

WINN GEO. W. settled in Greene Co. 
in 1829; was born in Indiana, in 1827. 
Two years later his parents moved to 
Illinois, locating near Carrollton, a hamlet 
containing but a few straggling log cabins 
and a primitive store, kept by one John 
Evans; contents same as pertained to those 
outposts of civilization. Pork then brought 
$r.50 per hundred, wheat 37^ cents per 
bushel, and other things in proportion. 
The land where the pioneers settled was 
unbroken, requiring the muscle of the 
head of the family to subdue. Here he 
lived for many a year, in a simple manner, 
his wants few because easily satisfied. He 
died in 1861, his wife dying in 1855. Of 
this family there are now living six chil- 
dren; the eldest, George W., from whom 
this sketch is obtained, grew to manhood 
in this county. His education was derived 
sitting on oakvvood slab seats, from a 
Webster's spelling book principally. These 
were the days of hard times, although 
wheat frequently glutted the market. 
White bread or biscuit was seldom eaten, 
perhaps once a week, on Sunday. Young 
Winn became apprenticed to the trade of a 
blacksmith, and became a superior work- 
man. When the war of the rebellion came 
on, he enlisted in Co. I, 91st 111. Inf. 
and served as general wardmaster. While 
in the army two little children of Mr, 
Winn died. The bereaved mother, now 
left entirely alone, decided to enter the 
service of U. S. for the relief of our 
noble boys in blue. For nineteen months 
she ministered to the sick and the dying 
with a solicitude that gained for her the 
esteem of all. The heroine of the hospital 
wards at St. Louis, and the wife of G. W. 
Winn, was Mary C. Loggers, a daughter 
of Madison Boggers, who settled in Greene 
County in 1S28, a wagon maker by trade, 
I who fought in the Black Hawk war. 
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There are five children : John, William, 
Elmer, Mary E., and Julia Ann. In con- 
clusion it may be stated Mr. Winn's life 
has been a success, owning a large brick, 
machine and blacksmith shop at White 
Hall. He also owns valuable property in 
the town and also at Carrollton. What is 
somewhat remarkable, Mr. W. has never 
uttered an oath, never drank any liquor, 
nor used tobacco 

Winn R. B. machinist 

Winn W. A. machinist 

Wise C. works tile factory 

WISE DANIEL, dealer in dry goods 
and general notions. Main Street, White 
Hall, 111. Mr. Wise became a resident of 
White Hall twelve years ago, and first 
started in business with Dr. Stout; the firm 
name becoming Stout & Wise. The new- 
firm transacted a drug and grocery busi- 
ness, and became quite successful. After 
one year Mr. W. retired and entered the 
employ of Bridges & Worcester, and af- 
terward A. Davis & Co. In 1873 Mr. 
Wise located on Main Street, where he 
rented the building he now occupies, and 
where he transacts a good business and a 
growing one. It would perhaps be su- 
perfluous to state that Mr. Wise is a strictly 
honorable business man. He was born 
near Jacksonville, Morgan County; re- 
ceived a preliminary education at home, 
afterward attending the Shurtleff College, 
situated at Upper Alton. When the war 
came on he enlisted in the I22d III. Inf., 
for three years, holding the responsible 
position of hospital steward. He was 
engaged in many important engagements; 
honorably discharged in 1865. After the 
war he located at his old home at Virden, 
Macoupin County, and from Virden came 
to White Hall. Mrs. Wise's grandfather 
was a native of Germany 

Wood John II. sewing machine agent 

Worcester A. J. butcher 

Worcester Alfred, carpenter 

Worcester F. E. lumber merchant 

Worcester L. E. Hon. 

WORCESTER L. E. & CO. 
dealers in lumber, lath, shingles, sash, 
doors, blinds, etc., etc. This firm became 
established in business four years ago. It 
was begun in a small way by the Honora- 
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over twenty years ago. Since this date 
the business has been a growing one. The 
average sales now amount to $40,000 per 
annum. Over a million feet of lumber 
were sold last year. The junior member 
of this firm, Mr. F. E. Worcester, is a 
young man of an energetic disposition, 
that, taken in connection with his business 
qualities, pave the way for future success. 
He was born at West Windsor, Vermont, 
August 22, 1847. In his eighteenth year 



he located at White Hall. Learning the 
trade of carpenter, he became a very good 
workman, and continued in this business 
until he entered into partnership with 
Judge Worcester. February, 1872, he was 
married to Miss Amanda White, a daugh- 
ter of Alfred White, of Greene County; 
one child, Alfred, born at White Hall, 
February 6, 1873 

Worcester Wentworth, retired druggist 

Wright L. C. drayman 



WHITE HALL BUSINESS CARDS. 



ARNOLD & McGUIRE, inventors 
of car for drying drain tile, patented Sept. 
3, 1878 ; used in all the factories here and 
is being introduced wherever tile is made. 
The convention at Indianapolis declared 
it to be the best known method of drying 
tile 

AMOS HOUSE, White Hall, 111. A 
first-class hotel. Terms reasonable 

BATES W. P. & CO. nurserymen, 
propagators of choice varieties of fruit and 
ornamental trees, evergreens, roses, flower- 
ing shrubs, etc. Small fruits a specialty. 

BOWMAN A., M. D. White Hall 

BURKHARDT CHRISTO- 

PHER J. meat market. Keeps constantly 
on hand choice meats, pork, veal, etc., 
which he sells at reasonable prices 

COTTER WILLIAM, marble agent. 
White Hall 



CULVER S. H. cabinet maker, furni- 
ture dealer, undertaker, etc., east side 
North Main Street, White Hall, 111. 

DOSSEL GEORGE, confectioner. 
Established 1863. Sales during 1878, 
10,000 lbs. candy, and trade increasing. 
White Hall 

GARDINER & SHEPPARD, 

conti actors and builders, White Hall 

GRIMES WILLIAM B. propiietor 
White Hall Livery Stables 



GRIMES & PURDY MES- 

DAMES, dealers in fancy goods, laces, 
fancy notions, ties, hosiery, etc. We cor- 
dially invite the ladies to call and inspect 
our stock. Any article in our line, not in 
stock, will be furnished on a few hours no- 
tice. White Hall, 111. 

HANDLER CHARLES, cooper, 
White Hall 

HILL GEORGE, manufacturer of and 
dealer in all kinds of stoneware, flower 
pots, and vases. White Hall, 111. 

HUDDLE F. E. attorney and coun- 
selor at law. White Hall. Collections 
promptly attended to 

JUDD J. S. agent at White Hall for 
the Neosha Valley lands of Kansas 

KEELY H. C. photographic artist, 
White Hall 

KEELEY JOHN D. contractor and 
builder, White Hall 

LAASS CHRISTOPH, manufacturer 
of cigars, and dealer in tobacco, cigars, 
pipes, and smokers' articles. Best brands 
of chewing tobaccos constantly on hand. 
White Hall 

LAKIN ALEXANDER, dealer in 
flour and feed. White Hall 

LAKIN CHARLES. Baggage taken 
to all parts of the city promptly and at low- 
rates 



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LAKIN W. T. land agent, White Hall. 
Agent for B. cSj M. R.R and C. B. & Q.R.R. 
For the following territory : Greene, Scott, 
Morgan, Jersey and Calhoun 

McCANN THOMAS, blacksmith and 
dealer in agricultural implements. White 
Hnll 

McGUIKE JOHN T. superintendent 
White Hall Fire Clay works. White Hall 

MORLAND H. J. police magistrate 

MUKPHY Li. C. manufacturer of and 
wholesale dealer in extra fine stoneware, 
fruit cans, flower pots, vases, and every- 
thing in the stoneware line. White Hall 

MYTINGER & HUSTED, dealers 
in drugs, groceries, etc. White Hall. Gen. 
agts. Great Western Powder Co. 

NESBIT ARCHIBALD, baker and 
grocer. Main street, White Hall 

OSWALD & CO. dealers in groceries, 
drugs, hardware, queensware, etc. 

PEARCE E. J. real estate and insur- 
ance agent ; represents the leading Insur- 
ance Co's. 

PIERCE AUGUSTUS, manufac- 
turer and dealer in tile and stoneware. Pot- 
tery east of C. B. & Q. R. R. 

PURDY M. C. proprietor of the Purdy 
pottery. Manufacturer of stoneware ex- 
clusively 

SHEPPARD JOHN", architect, con- 
tractor, and builder, White Hall 

TETER, O'GORMAN & CO. 

White Hall. Tile mnfrs. and dealers in 
vases, flower pots, etc. Call and see best 
specimens of ornamental work on vases in 
Greene County. 

TRANSIT HOUSE,White Hall, offers 
superior accommodations to the traveling 
public 

TRASK GEORGE W. lumber dealer. 
Yard located near C. B. & Q. R. R., White 
Hall 

TEDDER A. F. dealer in drugs, hard- 
ware, farming implements, paints, oils and 
dye stuffs, White Hall 

VEDDER ISAAC D. notary public, 
White Hall 



WALKER JAMES F. manufac- 
turer and dealer in the celebrated Ladies 
Friend Washer 

WATSON H. marble cutter and dealer 
in monuments, tombstones, etc. Orna- 
mental work promptly executed. White 
Hall 

WEITZEL CHRIS, merchant tailor, 
and dealer in clothing, gents' furnishing 
goods, hats, caps, notions etc. Agent for 
the Singer sewing machine, White Hall 

WELCH & RUCKLE, millers and 
grain dealers. White Hall flouring mill, 
White Hall 

WHARTON GEORGE, blacksmith- 
ing and general repairing of machinery. 
Inventor and manufacturer of the Gang 
plow, Queen of the West, and the iron 
beam bottom draft plow. King of Trash, 
While Hall 

WHITE HALL BANKING AS- 
SOCIATION. Hon. E. L. Wentworth, 
President ; Isaac Powell, Cashier ; W. P. 
Worcester, Assistant Cashier. Directors : 
James McDowall, A. S. Seely and L. 
E. Carter. A general banking business 
transacted. Office hours 8 }4 o'clock a, 
m. to 4 o'clock p. m. Whitehall 

WHITE HALL FIRE CLAY 

WORKS, manufacturers of vitrified, salt 
glazed sewer pipes and well curbing ; drain 
tile, fire brick, roofing tile, paving brick, 
etc.. White Hall 

WHITE HALL REGISTER, 

Henry Johnson, editor and proprietor 

WHITE HALL REPUBLICAN, 

E.J. Pearce, editor ; Pearce & Clapp, props. 

WILCOX W. H. & CO. manufac- 
turers of and dealers in flower pots and 
vases ; hanging baskets, and all kinds of 
terra cotta ware, White Hall 

WINN BROS, machine and blacksmith 
shop. White Hall. Repairing promptly at- 
tended to 

WISE DANIEL, dealer in dry goods 
and notions 

WORCESTER L. E. & CO. 

dealers in lumber, salt, lime, etc., near the 
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To Millers and Mill Owners.— In presenting 

the We'ch Heater to the milling public, I 
would sny that after years of study and ex- 
perimenting, I believe I have perfected a 
machine for heating wheat thoroughly and 
evenly. From its peculiar construction, it 
is readily seen that it is an impossibility 
for a grain of wheat to pass through with- 
out its coming in contact with both coil 
and cone, and the notches on the cone 
cause the wheat to turn over. The wheat 
enters the machine through one opening. 
It passes down, spreading over the cone, 
passing through a series of holes, and is 
caught in hopper " E " and led to the buhrs. 
I claim that every grain of wheat must be 
evenly healed in passing through the ma- 
chine ; that it is simple and easily man- 
aged. They are guaranteed to give per- 
fect satisfaction. Sent on thirty days' trial 
to responsible parties. Price, $60. Address 
J. E. Welch, White Hall, 111. 



True Grit" is a handy little tool consisting 
of a base made of a specie of Kaolin, or 
White Potter's Clay, obtained in the State 
of Illinois, with which is thoroughly incor- 
porated a fine grade of Corundum, or Em- 
ery. The base is securely cemented into a 
cast iron handle, of convenient shape for 
the hand, and is easily worked. 

After the furrow is picked, take a sponge 
or rag saturated with water, wet the furrow 
repeatedly as it is being operated upon. 
The result is a nice, smooth furrow, not a 
polished, glossy furrow, but a furrow with 
a smooth face, that still retains all the grit 
of a first-class hone. The tool will pay for 
itself at one dressing. Its durability is 
astonishing. After a miller once uses it he 
will never be without it. 

Satisfaction guaranteed or money re- 
funded. Address J. E. Welch, White Hall, 
Illinois 




Township 12, North Range 12, West. 



A KERS JOHN, farmer, P.O. Barrow 

"^^ Station 

AKERS JOSEPH, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. i, P.O. Barrow. Mr. Akers 
was born in Scott County, Illinois, in 1846. 
On attaining his majority he was united in 
marriage to Miss Mary A., daughter of 
James Thompson, who settled in Greene 
County when scarcely a cabin broke the 
monotony of our western prairies. Shortly 
after his marriage Mr. Akers moved to 
Greene County, near Barrow, where he at 
first rented the farm he now owns, com- 
prising 200 acres. This property has been 
acquired within the last ten years by the 
exercise of economy, judgment and hard 
work. A better showing for a young man 
has not been equalled in this county. Mr. 
Akers is a native of Greene County, born 
in 184S 

ALBERT T. J. Principal Wilmington 
School. Mr. Albert was born in Carroll- 
ton, Greene County, III., in 1842. On at- 
taining his twentieth year his parents, John 
and Nancy D. Albert, moved to Milton, 
Pike County. From Milton the family 
moved to Pearl Prairie ; here the head of 
the family continued to farm it until his de- 
cease, which occurred during the Spring of 
1877. He was seventy-seven years of age 
when his death occurred. During his life 
he was noted for his energy and enterprise. 
In 1868 T. J. Albert purchased a farm in 
Missouri, consisting of 130 acres. His 
preliminary education was received in the 
■district schools. On obtaining his major- 
ity he taught the village school at Pearl, 
Pike County ; he also taught school near 
Mexico, Missouri, and now during eleven 
years, to his credit oe it said, he has taught 
but two schools ; eight of these years, or 
part of them, were spent in the Wilming- 
ton school house, not a similar instance 
being known in the county. He was a 



student of Gem City College, of Quincy, 
and also attended three terms at Milton 
Normal School. In 1876, in connection 
with John M. Ferris, he began the publi- 
cation of the Greene County Democrat, 
whose columns always teemed with well 
written articles ; and the common sense 
article that appeared in its columns on the 
celebration of our one hundredth anniver- 
sary will not soon be forgotten. When the 
war broke out Mr. Albert enlisted at Mil- 
ton, Pike County, in Company I, 99th 
Illinois Infantry. He was then in his 
nineteenth year, and was engaged in the 
following battles : Port Gibson, Jackson, 
Champion Hills, Black River, Vicksburg, 
Fort Blakely and many others 
Allen Isaac P., farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Breese 
Allen William, farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Ambrose William, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Bar- 
row 
AMOS GEORGE H. farmer, stock 
raiser and shipper. Sec. 26, P.O. White 
Hall. George H. Amos was born in 
Maryland, July 8, 1826. He was in his 
twelfth year when his parents moved to 
Virginia ; remaining one year the family 
moved to Pennsylvania. At fourteen young 
Amos concluded to go it on his own hook, 
and accordingly made his way to Illinois. 
Locating in Greene County he secured em- 
ployment on a farm and afterwards worked 
in the cabinet shop of his brother. At 
seventeen he was apprenticed to the trade 
of a blacksmith. Serving his time he 
opened a shop on Main street, and con- 
tinued in business several years. While 
here he married Miss Levina Barrow. For 
a short time Mr. Amos became a resident 
of Iowa. In 1854, long before the Union 
Pacific was thought of, Mr. Amos made 
his way across the continent to California; 
by way of speculation, driving some fifty 
head of cattle, which upon arriving in Cal- 



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ifornia, near Sacramento, he disposed of 
for a fair profit. When he made the re- 
turn trip, on a sailing vessel, he purchased 
a farm of i6o acres in Piatt County. He 
disposed of this for a stock of goods, and 
accordingly opened a general merchandise 
store at White Hall, where he sold goods for 
a few months. He now became a trader, 
and during the war speculated largely in 
horses, and here procured his first start in 
life. In order to show his enterprising dis- 
position Mr. Amos gathered together a 
large flock of turkeys, which he drove to 
the Illinois River and shipped them to 
New Orleans, making a fair profit on his 
venture. At another time he made a sim- 
ilar venture, his shipping point being St. 
Louis. In all probability he was the first 
one engaged in this venture in Greene 
County. The life career of Mr. Amos has 
been fraught with interest. Early learning 
to rely on his own resources he to-day is 
the owner of 570 acres of valuable land. 
His keen judgment and extraordinary en- 
ergy have brought about the wealth he to- 
day enjoys. The marriage of Mr. A. was 
to Miss Barrow, and was blessed with 
eleven children : Ruth M., William T., 
George H., Joseph B., and Charles R. ; 
not living : John L., Elizabeth L., James 
L., Addie, Mary and Alfred. Three years 
ago Mr. Amos was elected County Com- 
missioner. He is an extensive grain 
buyer 
Arnold Dr. J. Wilmington, P.O. Breese 
ASHLEY A. J. tile manufacturer, Bar- 
row. The above named gentleman, who 
in connection with Mr. Bruce has shown 
considerable enterprise in the erection of 
tile works, at Barrow, was born in Ken- 
tucky, January, 1S43. He was but eight 
years of age when his parents moved to 
Illinois, where he has now resided nineteen 
years. When the war came on he enlisted 
in Company F, 6lst Illinois Infantry, for 
one year's service. When the war closed 
he returned to Illinois, located at Winches- 
ter, Scott County, and worked as a carpen- 
ter. From this point he moved to Barrow 
in 1871; pursuing the carpenter business he 
was largely patronized and erected some of 
the most substantial dwellings in the neigh- 
borhood. In 1868 he was married to Miss 
Sarah A. Campbell, by whom he had four 



children, three living : John B., Bertha 
M. and Caroline 

ASHLEY JAMES M. carpenter and 
joiner, for the past six years a resident of 
Barrow, was born in Casey County, Ken- 
tucky, September 29, 1834. In 1851 he 
accompanied his parents to McLean Co., 
111., then a small village, with no railroad 
facilities. Here the family remained a 
short time, when they moved to Pike 
County. James shortly after removed to 
Kentucky, where he learned the trade of a 
carpenter and joiner. This occupation he 
follows at the present writing and receives 
a large share of public patronage, as his 
skill as a workman is well known. In the 
State of Tennessee in i860 he was united 
in marriage to Miss Nancy Hubble, who 
passed away in the year 1868, leaving to 
the care of her husband four children : 
Alonzo, Mary E., Eva B. and James L. 
July 28, 1869, Mr. Ashley was married to 
Miss Anna Summers, of Winchester, Scott 
County, by whom he has three children : 
Tessie, Earnest G. and Myrtle. Mr. A. 
owns two lots at Barrow, a commodious 
frame building, and is one of our most pub- 
lic spirited citizens. It is the intention of 
Mr. A. to open a first-class boarding house 
at Barrow, shortly, and parties looking for 
the comforts of a home will do well to note 
this fact 

Ashlock Henry, laborer, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

ASHLOCK JAMES, who was the 
first blacksmith to locate at Barrow, and 
who has built one of the best shops 
in the county, was born in Anderson 
County, Tennessee, November 23, 1830. 
He was the fifth child of William and Re- 
becca Ashlock. In his eighteenth year he 
accompanied his parents to Greene County, 
Illinois, where a settlement was made four 
miles east of Carrollton, where the father 
followed the calling of a cooper. James 
proceeded to Scott County, some years 
after his parents located in Greene County, 
where he served his time to a blacksmith. 
Returning to his old home in Greene 
County he opened a blacksmith shop, trans- 
acting business some three years, and dur- 
ing this time married Miss Sylvania Bre- 
den. Moving to Wilmington Mr. Ashlock 
carried on blacksmithing successfully for a 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



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period of eleven years. Moving from 
Wilmington to what is now the town of 
Barrow, Mr. A. erected the first building 
and became the first resident of the live 
little town, and has watched with proud 
satisfaction its upward growth. In addi- 
tion to general blacksmithing Mr. Ashlock 
does a large horse shoeing business, and is 
known as a superior workman in wood. He 
has five children ; Rosetta, Cyrina C, 
Sarah L., Wilburn W. and Emma R. 

Ashlock William, laborer, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

ATKINS JOSEPH J. blacksmith, 
Sec. 31. P. O. White Hall. Mr. A. was 
born in Virginia, November 25, 1823, the 
second son of Nathaniel and Nancy Atkins. 
who passed the remainder of life in Pike 
County, Missouri, Joseph J. became a 
skillful blacksmith, and in Ashley, Pike 
County, Missouri, he followed his vocation 
some four years. Here he married Martha 
J. Gourley. Locating at Carrollton. in 
Greene County, about 1835, he remained 
some two years, working at his trade, 
when he moved to Wilmington, opened a 
shop and conducted a successful business 
for five years. He then went to Carroll- 
ton, working for John C. Kelley six years 
and a half; was also employed by Winn 
Bros., who now do business at White Hall. 
Mr. A. is one of the most skillful mechanics 
in Greene County, and it is said repaired 
the first agricultural machinery in this 
county. Mr. A. owns 160 acres of land, 
has one child, Montgomery. Mr. A. is 
now blacksmith for Stewart Seeley 

Atkins Montgomery, cigar maker, Seeley 
Place, P.O. White Hall 

TDAIRD ISAAC N. renter. Sec. 15, P.O. 
Barrow 

Baird J. P. farmer, P.O. Barrow 

Baird Samuel, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 
9, P.O. Barrow 

Baird Zebulon, farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. Barrow 

Baldwin L. S. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. White 
Hall 

BALLARD A. J. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Bal- 
lard was born in Rutherford County, Ten- 
nessee, March 2q, 1828 ; third child of 
Avery and Anna R Ballard, whose maiden 
name was Wallace. Avery Ballard moved 



from North Carolina to Tennessee in his 
twentieth year, and there married the lady 
above mentioned. In 1831, accompanied 
by his wife and four children, he set out 
for Illinois in a two-wheeled ox cart. The 
trip occupied some four weeks, and when 
he landed in Illinois he had but twenty five 
cents in money. 'He settled on the farm 
now owned by Chester Crabtree, entering 
160 acres of land from the government ; 
also purchased forty acres from Andrew 
Bingham, and after many years he became 
a prosperous farmer. He was treacher- 
ously assassinated on the i6th of April, 
1870. This unprovoked murder made a 
deep impression on the community, who 
thoroughly respected Mr. Ballard, as he 
was an extremely law-abiding citizen and 
it was not supposed that he had an enemy 
in the world. Mrs. Ballard is still living. 
Andrew, from whom this sketch is ob- 
tained, married in his twenty-first year 
Miss Martha Smith, a daughter of David 
Smith, by whom he had eight children, 
seven of whom are living : Mary, who re- 
sides in Missouri, Sherry, Frances, Emily, 
Melissa, William, Henry, and Mattie. 
Mr. Ballard is the owner of 100 acres — 80 
acres prairie and 20 timber 
BIGHAM ELY T. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Bigham was born in Greene County, May 
1843. Youngest child of Eli and Mary 
Bigham, who were among the early set- 
tlers of this county. The head of the fam- 
ily passed away some twenty-six years ago. 
Mrs. Bigham is still living, residing in 
Greene County. Ely. who heads this 
sketch, received but a common school ed- 
ucation, as his time was almost wholly oc- 
cupied on the farm from the time he could 
reach the plow handles. In 1865 he was 
married to Miss Jemima A. Seeley, a 
daughter of the Hon. Stewart Se :ley, by 
whom he has five children : Ida M., Eva S., 
Herman C. and Roy Porter 
Ballard John, renter. Sec. 26, P.O. White Hall 
Ballard Wesley, renter. Hank's Station, P.O. 

Breese 
Bandy E. M. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Bandy Jas. L. farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Bandy Marion, farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Rood- 
house 



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Barber William, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 
Barnes Robert, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Barnhard L. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
BARROW A., farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 27, P.O. White Hall. A. Barrow was 
in his eighth year when his parents, James 
and Lucy Barrow, settled in Greene County, 
on the farm property now owned by him. 
James Barrow was a native of North Caro- 
lina, who moved to Kentucky in an early 
day, where he married. When the family 
Janded in Greene County, Carrollton was 
but a village, where but a few rough dwell- 
ings were seen. While yet a boy A. H. 
Barrow witnessed the hanging of Cavan- 
■augh near the present farm-residence of C. 
F. Bruce ; the prisoner confined in an old 
jail that looked even worse than the present 
stone structure, was led forth to execution 
while the rain poured in torrents. This 
affair creating a great sensation at the time, 
owing to the circumstances surrounding it. 
Mr. Barrow well remembers the marching 
through White Hall of the volunteers for 
the Black Hawk War. In his thirtieth 
year he was married to Miss Polly Ann 
Childers, by whom he had three children : 
Pleasant M., James H. and Susan J. Mrs. 
Barrow died in 1870. October 19, 1875, 
Mr. Barrow was married to Miss Delilah 
Heaton, whose father was county surveyor. 
Mr. Barrow is a very successful farmer, 
owning 200 acres 
BARROW ALFREO H., farmer 
and founder of the live little shipping town 
of Barrow, was born in the old homestead 
of his father, Joseph Barrow, in 1834. He 
[ received a common school education ; in 
1862 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Matilda Shaw, a daughter of David Shaw, 
of Greene County. Mr. Barrow has one 
adopted child, Gracie. He has met with 
more than ordinary success as a farmer. A 
few words in reference to the history of 
Barrow Station ; in 1871 the property ad- 
joining the town was owned by Mr. Barrow. 
The consideration of his sale of land to the 
railroad company was in this wise : the 
company were to have the right of way 
through his farm ; he to donate three acres 
of land for depot, stock yards, etc. ; this 
offer from the railroad was responded to by 
Mr. Barrow who is ever alive to all things 
pertaining to the public good ; owing to 



his enterprise the railroad was soon in run- 
ning operation, and the result is another 
thriving town has sprung up in Greene Co., 
in which dwells an industrious people. Mr. 
Barrow at one time owned the greater por- 
tion of the town, and assisted in building 
the greater portion of the town. Close to 
this enterprising town he owns 300 acres of 
valuable land ; for ten years he was a mer- 
chant at White Hall ; also in the mercantile 
business at Manchester, Scott Co. During 
the war he bought government horses and 
mules, having as a partner George H. 
Amos 

Barrow James H. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. White 
Hall 

BARROW JOSEPH, deceased, who 
is well remembered for his many gener- 
ous qualities by the early settlers of Greene 
County, was born in Tennessee, and emi- 
grated to Illinois in 1S18, becoming co- 
temporary with such early settlers as the 
Huitts, Thomases and others. The Bar- 
row family, who afterwards became among 
the wealthier farmers of Greene County, 
settled on the prairie near what is now 
White Hall, and were, in all probability, the 
original settlers of the town. Joseph Bar- 
row was married in 1825 to Miss Elizabeth 
Taylor. But little is known of the early 
history of Joseph Barrow. He was a very 
industrious man, and became a prominent 
farmer. Wm. H. Barrow, from whom this 
sketch is obtained, resides on the original 
homestead, settled on over half a century 
ago ; he necessarily lived the frugal life of 
the pioneer for many years, and step by 
step arose to a prominent position ; a 
farmer, he now owns over looo acres of 
land, on which he erected some years ago a 
handsome farm residence, in Township 12, 
Range 12 ; in his twenty-fifth year he was 
married to Miss Mary J. Bingham, a daugh- 
ter of Elisha Bingham ; in 1857 he was a 
partner in a grocery store at White Hall, 
as this was the year of the panic it proved 
a very hard blow to him in his business 
transactions, but his unswerving integrity 
and strict honesty carried him safely through. 
This strict sense of honor laid the founda- 
tion for his present success in life ; at one 
time Mr. Barrow held the position cf county 
commissioner. There were five children 
born of this marriage: Addie, Joseph, Wil- 



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liam, Nettie and Alfred ; the three children 
first mentioned are not living 
Barrow Monroe, renter, Sec. 29, P.O. White 

Hall 
BARROW TILE FACTORY, 
Barrow, Greene County. Messrs Ashley & 
Bruce, proprietors. The above named en- 
terprising gentlemen entered upon the tran- 
saction of the above important business one 
year ago ; they are doing a thriving busi- 
ness, manufacturing a very superior article, 
from 3 inch tiling to 8 inch ; these tile are 
manufactured from a very superior quality 
of clay, and give the best of satisfaction 
wherever introduced ; the factory is the only 
one at Barrow ; employs from six to eight 
men, and from four to eight thousand tile 
of the different sizes, ai-e shipped daily ; a 
good showing indeed for the enterprising 
firm. Mr. C. F. Bruce, from whom this 
sketch is obtained, was born in New Hamp- 
shire, March, 1830; in his twenty-fourth 
year he went to Vermont, also to Mass- 
achusetts, and shortly afterwards wended 
his way to Illinois ; locating at Scott Co. 
in 1856, where in connection with others he 
entered into the saw milling business, he 
also farmed for a considerable time on the 
Big Sandy ; four years ago he became a 
resident of Barrow, where he built the 
elevator now owned by J. Israel of White 
Hall ; he next built a grist mill, now owned 
by Whittaker & Kigg ; In 1857 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hood, 
by whom he has two children : Eva E. and 
Minnie M. 
Bateman Alfred, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. White 

Hall 
Beal John, school teacher, P.O. White Hall 
Berry William, renter, .Sec. 12, P.O. Barrow 
Brewster Lewis C. farm hand, P.O. White 

Hall 
Brown Aaron F. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Breese 
Brown D. A. Mrs. farming, Sec. 31, P.O 

Schutz Mill 
Brown Elias, carpenter. Hank's Station, P.O. 

Breese 
Brown Felix, coal miner, P.O. Roodhouse 
Brown James, renter, P.O. Breese 
Brown John A. renter. Sec. 6, P.O. Breese 
Bruce C. F. prop, tile factory, Barrow 
BURNS Dr. GEORGE W., for ten 
years a resident of Wilmington, was born 
in Mercer County, Pennsylvania ; his father 



was Thomas H. Burns, a native of Pennsyl- 
vania; there married Miss Sarah Duff; of 
eight children born of this marriage Dr. 
Burns was the second child ; his prelimi- 
nary education was received in the district 
schools of his native place ; for some time he 
became a school teacher, and then entered 
the Lebanon Academy, where he became 
versed in the higher classical studies ; prior 
to the war he studied medicine under 
Doctor T. H. Fulton ; when the call came 
for 600,000 more troops, the young student 
enlisted in Company A, 139th Penn. Vols., 
in the service of Uncle Sam ; during the 
war he was wounded at the second battle 
of Fredericksburg; transferred to the Army 
Medical Corps as an assistant to some of 
the most eminent army surgeons, he gained 
an experience that has helped materially 
to make of him a skillful physician and 
surgeon ; he was among those detailed to 
bury the dead after the famous battle of 
Bull Run ; among the more famous battles 
participated in by Dr. Burns were Antietam 
and Fredericksburg, where the regiment 
was seven days under fire ; while on duty 
at Armory Square Hospital he was the 
student of Professor G. K. Smith, of the 
Long Island College Hospital ; when the 
war closed he returned to Pennsylvania, 
where he studied medicine under Dr. White 
of Harlemsburg ; proceeding to Philadel- 
phia, he attended the medical college there 
for two terms pursuing the higher medical 
studies ; in 1868 he moved to Wilmington, 
Greene County, where his skill as a physi- 
cian is well known ; in 1872 he returned to 
Pennsylvania, where he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Helen M. Black, a daughter 
of A. H. P. Black ; returning to Wilming- 
ton, he resumed his practice and now ranks 
among the leading men of the town 

Bushnell Walter, farmer and teamster. Bar- 
row 

Byram Daniel, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 

r^ADE ISAAC, farm hand, P.O. Breese 
^-^ Cade James, renter, P.O. Breese 
Campbell John, boarding house, Barrow 
Carnger B. F. clerk, Wilmington, P.O. Breese 
CARRIGER NICHOLAS, farmer 

and stock raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese. Mr. 

Carriger was born in Lincoln County, Tenn. 

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his parents, Leonard and SylvaniaCarriger, 
en:iigrated from Tennessee to Illinois ; set- 
tling on the property now owned by Nich- 
olas ; the old folks, after many years of 
hard toil among the pioneers of long ago, 
were laid at rest beneath the prairies of 
Greene County that they loved so well. 
Nicholas was the third child born of this 
marriage ; his schooling was obtained where 
the studies were limited to a spelling book 
or a testament. November 8, i860, he was 
married to Miss 1 ,ouisa Breden ; of ten 
children born of this marriage the following 
are living : Sylvania E., George F., Orlena 
C, Henry McLean, Charles Perry, and 
Florence E. 
Carter A. J. farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Carter John, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Ciscoe Charles, laborer, Wilmington, P.O. 

Breese 
Coats L. retired merchant, Wilmington, P.O. 

Breese 
COATES W. B. dealer in dry goods, 
boots, shoes, hardware, groceries, drugs, 
etc., etc., Wilmington, Greene Co., 111. Mr. 
Coates was born in South Carolina, Octo- 
ber 1835 ; the following year his parents 
moved to Illinois, locating at Wilmington, 
in Greene County ; here the head of the 
family erected the building now owned and 
occupied by George W. McCoUister; shortly 
after this he moved down on the bluffs, and 
purchased the grist mill then owned by 
David Hodges ; he transacted a successful 
business until 1844, when he leased it for 
twenty-five years to Lemuel Patterson 
George Sholts, and A. S. Seeley. Mr. 
Coates died many years ago ; he was the 
father of ten children, of whom W. B. was 
the fourth ; he first worked for neighboring 
farmers ; for four years he worked in the 
mines of Montana ; on his return to Wil- 
mington he entered into the mercantile 
business, purchasing the building he now 
occupies, one of the most substantial in 
Wilmington ; here he has held forth many 
a year, meeting with a large patronage due 
his honesty and square dealing. He was 
married in 1859 to Miss Elizabeth Watt, a 
daughter of Miner Watt, an old settler of 
Greene County. Mr. Coates has seven 
children : Peroria, Denver, Mary, Martha, 
Lillie, Tilden, and infant child 
Cochran J. R. plasterer, Barrow 



Cochran Robert, farm hand, Barrow 

COL LISTER GEORGE W. farm- 
er. Sec. 18, P.O. Breese. Mr. Collister 
is an early settler of this county, and 
was born in Vermont, November 6, 1818; 
in company with the Hon. Judge Worces- 
ter, of White Hall, he set out by way of 
the Lake Erie Canal and Ohio River for 
Illinois ; in due time the two emigrants 
arrived at White Hall when it contained a 
few scattered houses. Mr. Worcester be- 
came a school teacher. Mr. Collister 
worked at his trade, that of a blacksmith, 
for three years, proprietor of a shop : he 
now moved on Apple Creek, between Wil- 
mington and White Hall, where he opened 
a blacksmith shop ; during this time, date 
1839, he was married to Miss Maria John- 
son, a native of Vermont ; for many years 
he worked as a blacksmith, and in 1852 set 
out for the golden shores of the Pacific, 
where he remained five years among the 
gold mines, becoming moderately success- 
ful; in 1S57, returning to Illinois, he set- 
tled down to the sweet life of a farmer, 
having purchased 130 acres prior to his 
journey to the Pacific ; for forty-two years, 
with the exception of his short residence 
on the Pacific coast, Mr. Collister has 
made his home here ; for thirty-six years 
he has been a resident of Wilmingto 1, and 
is the oldest settler now living within its 
limits; the marriage of Mr. Collister 
was blessed with six children, five of whom 
are living : Alfred, George, Lucy, Julia, and 
Mellisa ; Mr. C. owns a valuable town 
property 

Compton William, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Breese 

Cotter Henry, laborer, Barrow 

Crabtree Chester, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. White 
Hall 

Crumbey W. T. grain dealer, Barrow Station 

CUNNINGHAM GEORGE M. 
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. 
Breese. Mr. Cunningham is the youngest 
son of Joel and Theresa Cunningham, who 
came to Greene County in an earl day, 
settling near White Hall. Joel Cunning- 
ham was a farmer by occupation, f illowing 
this calling successfully until his decease, 
which occurred during the Autumn of 1873; 
he was at one time a large property owner; 
a trip to California proved peculiarly dis- 
astrous. Among the pioneers of Greene 



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County he was known as Uncle Joel, who 
respected him for his personal worth; to 
his wife he left the care of five children. 
George grew to manhood in Greene Co.; 
in 1874 he was united in marriage to Sarah 
Virginia Davison, by whom he has two 
children : Lenora and Arrinea 

"pvAWSON JAMES A. employed Pierce 

^-^ tile factory, White Hall 

DAWS0:N- NATHAN P, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 25, P.O. White Hall ; the 
subject of this sketch was born in the State 
of Maryland, in the year 1817 ; he was in 
his twenty-fourth year when he left the 
scenes of his youth for the boundless West; 
this date, 1841, was an early date in the 
history of Illinois, whither he directed his 
footsteps, but locating at Missouri, where 
he married Miss Ruth Amos in the month 
of December, 1842, making his way to 
White Hall and remaining one year; he 
then went to Manchester, in Scott ; for 
many years Mr. Dawson has lived near 
White Hall, where he owns 42 acres of 
land well cultivated, which he offers for 
sale at low rates ; of the marriage referred 
to ten children were born, eight of whom 
are living: Mary M., George F., Matilda, 
Amelia M., James A., Charles W., Thomas 
A., and Rutha B. 

DIXON WILLiIAM, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. White Hall. William 
Dixon was born in the north of Ireland, 
about 1826, where he followed the occupa- 
tion of farming from boyhood to manhood; 
at twenty-six he crossed the Atlantic for 
America, landing in New Orleans City in 
1849; he now proceeded to Ohio, where he 
was married to Miss Sarah Ann Dodsworth; 
leaving Ohio in 1850, he settled in Greene 
Co., near White Hall, where he worked as 
a farm hand three months ; he then rented 
property and finally became enabled to 
purchase; he now owns 225 acres; this 
farm, for its size, is one of the best in the 
county, containing no waste land. Mr. D. 
has become a successful farmer through in- 
defatigable industry ; he has a family of 
six children : Emma, Mary, Charley, Nellie, 
Carrie, and Robert 

DODGSON WILLIAM, deceased, 
was born in England, in i8o6; in his sev- 
enteenth year he accompanied his parents 



to America ; after a long voyage the little 
party of emigrants landed in New York 
City, thence to the broad prairies of Illi- 
nois, and located near Carrollton, in Greene 
County ; in his twentieth year he married 
Miss Brown, of Greene County, by whom 
he had eight children, five are living ; 
shortly after his marriage, Mr. D., a very 
energetic man, purchased an 80 acre tract 
of land, and for a number of years was well 
and favorably known as the Carrollton 
butcher. Mr. and Mrs. Dodgson have long 
since passed away ; his second wife was 
Miss Sarah Garrison, by whom he had seven 
children : Maria, Eliza, William, Alice, 
Carrie, Charles, and George not living ; Mr. 
Dodgson owned at the time of his death 
350 acres of valuable land, part of which 
lies in the corporation of White Hall ; he 
was held in high esteem by all 

Dodsworth Thomas, farm hand, P.O. White 
Hall 

Doyle John, merchant, Barrow 

Doyle L. F. grocer and druggist, Wilmington, 
P.O. Breese 

DUNN G. V. boot and shoemaker, Bar- 
row Station. Mr. Dunn has been estab- 
lished in business in Barrow for the past 
six years, where, and in the surrounding 
country he has the reputation of being both 
a rapid and skillful workman ; he was born 
in Upper Canada, near Toronto, February, 
1839 ; he was but twelve when his parents 
emigrated to Ohio, locating at Cleveland, 
where the head of the family followed shoe- 
making some six years, when he m.oved to 
Kentucky, and thence to Indiana, where 
young Dunn grew up, completing the trade 
of a shoemaker ; when the war broke out 
he enlisted in Co. K, 8ist Indiana Infantry, 
shortly after going to the front, where he 
became engaged in the following battles : 
Atlanta, Chickamauga, Franklin, Lookout 
Mountain, and many others famous in his- 
tory ; on the close of the war he was hon- 
orably discharged and returned to Indiana, 
where he married Miss Margaret A. Hol- 
lingsworth ; in 1S67 he moved to the south- 
ern portion of Illinois ; one year later he 
moved to Kane, Greene Co., subsequently 
at Roodhouse, and thence to Barrow. Mr. 
Dunn has three children, Charles R., Geo. 
v., and Ira E. 

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Dyer Margaret Mrs. renter. Sec. 30, P.O. 
White Hall 

Tip ATO^ C. C. farmer and stock raiser, 
resides in Wilmington. Mr. Eaton was 
born in Lincoln Co.,Tenn., July 6, 1823, the 
third child of Jonathan and Mary Eaton. 
C. C. Eaton, better known as 'Squire 
Eaton to the early settlers of Greene Coun- 
ty, grew to manhood in Tennessee, where 
he followed the occupation of ablacksmith. 
When war was declared with Mexico, he 
enlisted in Col. Campbell's regiment and 
served Uncle Sam one year, under the com- 
mand of Gens. Scott and Taylor. He be- 
came engaged in the famous battles of 
Monterey, Cerro Gordo, and Vera Cruz ; 
honorably discharged in the city of New 
Orleans. During the Spring of 1S47, he 
returned to Tennessee, working at his trade 
until 1849, when he moved to Illinois, lo- 
cating near Wilmington, Greene County. 
In 1850 he went to California; remaining 
but a short time, he returned to Wilming- 
ton, where in connection with A. J. White- 
sides he ran a saw mill two years, when he 
turned his attention to farming. His first 
purchase of land was made in 1853, and 
consisted of 80 acres. For four years Mr. 
Eaton held the position of justice of the 
peace. He is one of those whose good 
judgment make the successful farmer ; his 
sympathies are large, and his impulses gen- 
erous. In Tennessee he married Miss 
Martha McSain 
Edwards George, renter, P.O. Barrow 
Edwards G. W. farmer, P.O. Barrow 
EDWARDS ISHAM, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Barrow. Isham 
Edwards is among the first settlers of 
Greene County, and was born in Virginia 
Nov. 26, 1800. He was seven years of 
age when his parents moved to Logan 
County, Ky., where he arrived at maturity 
and married, April lO, 1823, Miss Sarah 
Day, by whom he had four children. Prior 
to his departure for the West, in 1828, 
when after some weeks of westward travel, 
he located north of Apple Creek prairie, 
near White Hall, Greene County, where he 
rented land some six years, from Vinas 
Hicks and others, when he entered from 
the government and purchased some 600 
acres of land. In 1859 he disposed of this 



property, and moved on to the farm he 
now owns, comprising no acres. After 
many years of hardship and self-denial that 
we of to-day know little of, Mr. E. has re- 
tired from the active duties pertaining to 
the farm. To such early pioneers we are 
indebted to our present prosperity in no 
small degree. In 1862, Mrs. Edwards 
found a last resting place in Greene Coun- 
ty. This marriage was blessed with six- 
teen children, six only of whom are living; 
all married and residents of this State. 
During the Autumn of 1862, Mr. Edwards 
married Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, a daughter 
of Joseph Thomas, who during the Black 
Hawk War contributed liberally of his 
mean= toward its prosecution. The pres- 
ent wife of Mr. Edwards was born in 1817 
EDWARDS T. G. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. I, P.O. Barrow. T. G. Ed- 
wards is the oldest son now living of 
Isham and Sarah Edwards. He was born 
in Kentucky, on the 29th day of August, 
1828. It was during this year that the 
family migrated to Greene County, where 
the subject of this sketch arrived at ma- 
turity. Attending a log cabin school prior 
to manhood, he perused the few simple 
studies then in use, on benches constituted 
of slabs, the other furniture of the room 
being of a similar nature. In his twentieth 
year he was united in marriage to Miss 
Elizabeth Smith, a daughter of David 
Smith. This marriage was blessed with 
ten children ; only three are now living: 
Henrietta, Octavia, and Emma. In l86g 
Mrs. E. departed this life ; during this year 
Mr. E. was married to Miss Serena Ann 
Moore, of Manchester, Scott County, by 
whom he has four children : MaryE., Fan- 
nie B., Minnie, and Gracie. Mr. E. began 
life without a dollar, and all that he has is 
due to his pluck and energy, and prominent 
traits of his character. He owns 248 acres 
of valuable land ; always taking an interest 
in educational matters; for eighteen years 
he has been school director 

T7IELDER Benjamin, laborer, P.O. Breese 

Floyd James, farm hand, P.O. Breese 
Ford S. H. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese 
FORD THOMAS R. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 16, P.O. Roodhouse. Thomas 
Ford was born in West Tennessee, Decern- 



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ber, 1842 ; youngest son of John and 
Viola Ford ; receiving a subscription 
school education at such odd times as the 
work of the farm would permit. When 
the war came on he enlisted in Co. I, 12th 
Tennessee Infantry, for one year's service ; 
engaged in following battles : Pittsburgh 
Landing, Perryville, Stone River, Chicka- 
mauga, Resakia, Kenesaw Mountain, At- 
lanta, etc., etc. Returning to Tennessee 
when the war closed, he remained two 
years and then came to Scott Co., 111., 
where he married Miss Mary E. Roberts, 
by whom he has five children, Rosa H., 
Nettie Ann, Laura V., Fannie J., and 
Lillie Belle. For the past four years a 
resident of Greene County ; Mr. Ford 
owns 80 acres ; at times folloxs teaching 

FORD WILLIAM F. who settled in 
Greene County in 1835, was the second 
child of James and Jane Ford, and was 
born in Tennessee in 1821 ; he was but 
seven years of age wlien his parents moved 
to Bond Co. ; this was in 182S. After the 
location of the family in Greene County, 
they first farmed it on the Grand Pass and 
afterwards on the Sand Ridge. James 
Ford became a successful farmer and 
trader ; in 1844 he met with great misfor- 
tune through the overflow of the river, that 
carried away a great deal of his personal 
property, and likewise damaged a great 
deal of his land ; he died about 1863. 
William early became noted for his indus- 
try ; on attaining his majority he was mar- 
ried to Miss Lucinda Drummond, a 
daughter of Benjamin. The first crop of 
small grain raised by Mr. Ford, was swept 
away by the flood mentioned. After many 
years of hard toil Mr. Ford has amassed a 
competence ; he r.ow owns of valuable 
land over 500 acres ; he is among our 
most enterprising citizens who are pro- 
gressive and liberal. Mr. Ford has a 
family of eiglit children whose names are, 
Sarah J., James S., Cynthia C, William 
Perry, Eliza Eldorado, Benjamin F., Mary 
Ida. Mrs. P'ord has one daughter by a 
former marriage, Paulina 

FRY GEORGE, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. White Hall. Among 
the early settlers of Greene County c.ime 
the subject of this sketch ; a native of 
North Carolina, he was born in iSoo, where 



he resided until 1S36. In his twenty- 
second year he was united in marriage to 
Miss Anna Crouse, by whom he had two 
children, Alvina and Anna E. Four years 
after her marriage, Mrs. Fry was laid at 
rest. In 1830 Mr. Fry was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Nellie Crouse, a sister of his 
former wife, by whom he had six children, 
John W., Christian S., Margaret M., 
Andrew F., George H., and Delphi E. 
Mr. F. came to Greene County in 1844 ; 
locating near White Hall, where he pur- 
chased a tract of 106 acres, the property 
he now owns ; even at this date, Mr. F. 
relates, that he could go from Carrollton 
to Jacksonville, in Morgan Co., without 
hindrance across the tall prairie grass. 
His land, purchased on time, required all 
the energies of his nature to pay for. 
Many years ago the second wife of Mr. 
Fry passed away to a home not made with 
hands. In 1S62 he was married to Mrs. 
Emma Townsend, relict of Andrew J. 
Townsend, and a daughter of Jac b Dods- 
man, who was once a well to do planter in 
the South 

/^ AMBLE JOHN C. section hand C. &A. 
^^ R.R., P.O. Breese 
Grainer Jas. renter. Sec. 6, P.O. Breese 
Garrett John W. farm hand, P.O. Barrow 
Gibbey James, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Breese 
Gibler Samuel, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Giller Marcus R. farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Gilson Daniel, constable, Wilmington, P.O. 

Breese 
Graves Charles O. farm hand, P.O. White 

Hall 
Greenwood James, renter, P.O. Barrow 
GRIMES JOHN, deceased, for many 
years a farmer in Greene County ; was 
born in Kentucky, July 21, 1815. In a 
very early day he wended his way to the 
West, first settling in Jersey County where 
he remained a short time, when he moved 
to Greene County, locating on what is now 
known as Lorton's prairie, where he erect- 
ed a small rough log cabin ; living in this 
rude affair until he located near White 
Hall on the farm property now owned by 
Mrs. Grimes ; this land was bought at a 
low ]->rice, as the means of the pioneer 
were limited. Here he worked and pros- 



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pered for many a year, acquiring a property 
of some 200 acres. Mr. Grimes departed 
this life January 28, 1872, Mr. Grimes 
was first married to Miss Mary Ann Potts 
in 1836, by whom he had seven children, 
Ellen M , Margaret J., William B., Julius 
F., Sarah Ann, Anna A., Elam A. and 
Mary E. His second wife Sarah Webb, is 
a daughter of James Rawlins and relict 
of John Webb ; children by second mar- 
riage are Charles, Julia ¥., Dora B., Jennie 
S., and John R. Mrs. Grimes is the owner 
of a large estate in Greene County 
Groce William, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Barrow 
Gurley F. M. drugs and groceries, Wilming- 
ton, P.O. Breese 
Gurley Hugh, farmer, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

TTAHN BENJAMIN, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 8, P.O. Breese. For 
nearly half a century Mr. H. has lived in 
Greene County ; born in the county in 
1833, he grew to manhood on the old 
homestead of his parents, David and Mary 
Hahn ; he received but little education, as 
the principal studies were then a speller 
and the New Testament. In his twenty- 
second year he was united in marriage to 
Miss Matilda Wells, a daughter of John 
Wells of North Carolina ; about this time 
Mr. Hahn was worth but little ; he first 
rented property, and after a time became 
able fo buy 120 acres at $18 per acre, add- 
ing to this year by year ; he now owns 398 
acres, nearly all under cultivation. There 
are eight children, John, Anderson, Lewis, 
Ellis, David, William, Mary F., and Ma- 
tilda E. 

HAHN DAVID, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. White Hall. Mr. H. 
was born in Missouri, 1810. Came to 
Greene County 1829 ; owns 200 acres. 
First wife. Miss Mary Hubbard ; second 
wife, Miss Keziah Seeley 

Hahn John, farmer, P.O. Breese 

HAHN WILLIAM, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 31, P.O. Schutz Mill. Mr. 
Hahn is a son of David and Mary Hahn ; 
he was born in 1835 ; his preliminary edu- 
cation was received in the log cabin of the 
period, the studies consisting of spelling, 
reading, writing, etc.; he, for the most part, 
attended school during the winter, for 



during the summer season he found em- 
ployment on the farm. On attaining his 
majority he was married to Miss Mary 
Gurley, a daughter of Hester Gurley, by 
whom he had seven children, five living, 
George W., Charles E., Virginia B., 
Minnie V., and Hattie L. Mrs. Hahn 
passed to her reward September 29, 1876, 
Mr. Hahn is the owner of 113 acres 
Hall George, farm hand, P.O. Breese 
Hanks John, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Barrow 
Hanks John, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O.Barrow 
HANKS THOMAS, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. White Hall. The 
above named gentleman, representative 
pioneer and founder of Hanks' Station, 
was born in North Carolina in 1793 ; on 
his westward trip he first settled at Cape 
Girardeau, Mo. Remaining one year he 
then proceeded to Alton, Madison County, 
Illinois, with Joshua Hanks, a brother. 
He remained at Alton one year and moved 
to Greene County in 1818. When it is 
remembered that steam or sail boats were 
the only means of transportation on water, 
and the stage or wagon by land, some idea 
of the daring nature of the youthful pio- 
neer may be realized. On his arrival in 
the County of Greene, Carrollton was 
being staked out as a town. He left the 
old homestead, in North Carolina, with 
barely sufficient to pay the expenses of a 
horse-back journey to Illinois, and accord- 
ingly his first start in life was procured by 
the splitting of rails for three shillings per 
hundred. The first few hundred dollars of 
Mr. Hanks were obtained slowly but 
surely, and in time he became enabled to 
purchase 80 acres of land, part of the 
property he now owns. Early in his career 
he became largely interested in the raising 
of hogs, thereby realizing a handsome 
profit, and he now added 40 acres more to 
the estate. Some six years ago he was 
instrumental in the laying out of the vil- 
lage of Drake, heretofore known as Hanks 
Station, contributing liberally of his means. 
Mr. Hanks is now upward of eighty-five, 
still vigorous, whose memory is unimpaired. 
Now the owner of 500 acres and the village 
of Drake. He has indeed been prosperous 
Harvey A. laborer, Barrow 

Hatten , R.R. agent, Barrow 

Plawkins John, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 



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HAYS DR. J. B. for the past two years 
a resident physician of Barrow, was born 
in Indiana in 1845 ; he there studied medi- 
cine under those skillful practitioners, Dr. 
W. H. Price and A. W. Porter, for three 
years, afterward attending the American 
Medical College situated at St. Louis, and 
under the management of Dr. George C. 
Pitzer ; at Cincinnati he also attended the 
Eclectic Medical Institute. In Indiana, 
where he became a practicing physician, he 
became well and favorably known for his 
skill in materia medica. In 1868 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Crane, 
a daughter of W. T. Crane, of Indiana ; 
there was one child born of this marriage, 
Geo. W. In 1861 Dr. Hays enlisted in 
Co. A., 53d Indiana Volunteers, serving 
fourteen months ; he was engaged during 
this time in the following battles : Avers- 
borough, Bentonville, and others ; honor- 
ably discharged when the war closed, he 
returned to Indiana. It should be stated 
Dr. Hays twice enlisted in the service of 
Uncle Sam, and, between enlistment, 
served as sutler's clerk, 2d Battalion, Pio- 
neer Brigade 

HICKS CALVIN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 22, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Hicks 
was born in Greene County. September 10, 
1827, on the old homestead of his father, 
Vinas Hicks. He was the fourth child, 
and while a youth attended school in a log 
cabin, presided over by Jessie Smith ; the 
building, long since gone to decay, stood 
on the farm now owned by Thomas Hanks. 
In his twenty-first year he married Miss 
Catherine Martin, a daughter of Reuben 
Martin, of Tennessee. From his father 
Mr. Hicks came into possession of a 40 
acre tract, and now set up housekeeping 
in the usual primitive fashion, the family 
dinner being prepared by means of skillets 
or pots suspended in the broad old fash- 
ioned fireplace. Years have gone by since 
then, but the stirring scenes of western 
life make a vivid impression on the minds 
of those who struggled for a scanty liveli- 
hood on our western prairies. The large 
tract of land now owned by Mr. Hicks, 
consisting of 300 acres, is one of the most 
valuable farms in this county. One child, 
Marcus L., who was born in Greene Coun- 
ty, October 3, 1855 



Hicks Isham. renter, P.O. White Hall 
Hicks William H. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Hitch William, farm hand, P.O. Breese Sta. 
HOETZ JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 3, P.O. Barrow. Mr. Hoetz 
was born near Chattanooga, Tenn., Octo- 
ber 13, 1824; the oldest son of David and 
Hannah Hoetz ; he was but six years of 
age when his parents moved to Illinois, set- 
tling near Winchester, Scott County, in 
1831, prior to the deep snow. During this 
Winter the family, exposed to the rude 
blasts of winter through the chinks of their 
cabin, suffered at times terribly ; when the 
Spring came the thaw that ensued caused 
the water to rise rapidly, carrying with ter- 
rific force the personal effects of the early 
settlers, in many instances washing the 
land and rendering it comparatively useless 
in Scott County. After many years of 
hardships, the old folks found a last rest- 
ing place within its borders. John, whose 
name appears at the top of this sketch, 
moved to Greene County, thirteen years 
ago. In 1851 he was married to Miss 
Sarah Ann Hayney, by whom he had eight 
children, four of whom are living : David 
M., Stephen A., Ephraim and Jasper. Sev- 
en years ago Mrs. Hoetz was laid at rest in 
the beautiful cemetery near Barrow. Sep- 
tember 3, 1872, Mr. Hoetz was married to 
Miss Mary E. Young, a daughter of Sand- 
ford Young, of Scott County 
HOGG- DANIEL, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. White Hall. The 
above named gentlemen, one of the most 
enterprising men in Greene County, was 
born in Hamilton County, Illinois, August, 
1823. His father was Samuel Hogg, who 
was born in Illinois, and here married Miss 
Jane Gore, by whom he had nine children. 
Daniel, the second child, was but an in- 
fant when his parents located in the south- 
ern portion of lUinois. Samuel Hogg died 
some two years ago, in Madison County ; 
his wife, who is still living, resides at Col- 
linsville. Daniel has followed farming from 
boyhood. In 1846 he was married to Miss 
Mary E. James, a daughter of Gilbert 
James, of Missouri ; married at St. Louis, 
the youthful couple proceeded from there 
to Madison County. For many years Mr. 
H. has been a resident of Greene County, 
where he owns go acres. There were six 



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children born of this marriage: Charles, 
William, Clara, Luella, Jessie and Frankie 

Holloway Thomas, section foreman Hanks 
Station, P.O. Breese 

Hosick Lewis, thresher and teamster, Barrow 

House Adam, carpenter, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

HOUSE JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser, P.O. Breese. Mr. House was born 
at Hcssen, Germany, December 2, 1827 ; 
when quite young he became apprenticed 
to the trade of a plasterer and stone mason. 
He became a skillful workman, and in his 
twenty-third year, 1849, emigrated to 
America. He immediately made his way 
to Pennsylvania, thence to St. Louis ; re- 
maining three years, working at his trade, 
he then made his way to Wilmington, 
Greene County, where he worked at his 
trade many years. While here he united 
his fortunes to Miss Sarah Granfield, by 
whom he has four children: Mary S., 
Laura, Adelia and John E. For twenty 
years Mr. House has been a farmer, owning 
35 acres; he also rents. He is a member of 
the town board 

Howard Alexander, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. 
Breese 

Howard Benjamin F., renter, P.O. Breese 

HOWARD JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 22. P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Howard became a resident of Greene 
County in 1836, and was born in Ford 
County, Tenn., February 23, 1S19; he was 
the fourth child of Henry and Charlotte 
Thompson, whose maiden name was Bal- 
lard, John was in his sixteenth year when 
he accompanied his parents to Greene 
County, locating east of what is now the 
flourishing town of White Hall. In his 
twenty-fifth year he married Miss Margery 
Ann Bell, a daughter of Francis Bell. At 
this time he had little save some small per- 
sonal property. Twelve years from this 
time he purchased 100 acres from his fath- 
er; disposing of this he purchased part of 
the property which he now owns, which 
consists of 195 acres. Mr. H. also owns 
property in the corporation of White Hall, 
Mr. Howard has by his first wife, who died 
in 1S57, three children : Frances M., Wil- 
liam II. and John A. In 1859 Mr. How- 
ard was married to Miss Martha C. King, 
a daughter of Samuel King, by whom he 



has, now living, Thomas, Edgar and Her 
bert. Mrs. H. died in 1869. In 1870 
Mr. Howard was married to Miss Harriet 
C. Smith, by whom he has one child, 
Catherine 
Howard William, laborer, Wilmington, P. 

O. Breese 
Hultz William, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 
Huston John, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Hutchinson Harvey, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 

ISRAEL FRANKLIN, engineer, Sec. 21, 
-*■ P.O. White Hall 

JAMES JOSEPH, farm hand, P.O. Breese 
James Lem, renter, P.O. Breese 
JOHNSON JOHN P. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Johnson is the oldest son, now living, of 
Henry and Nancy Johnson, who settled in 
Illinois in an early day, locating in Mor- 
gan County, where the old folks now reside, 
and where Henry Johnson is well known 
as an able minister of the gospel. Nearly 
all his life young Johnson has followed 
farming. Durmg the present year he was 
married to Mrs. Cordelia Day, a daughter 
of W. F. Ford and widow of Nimrod L. 
Day, who died four years ago, from the 
effect of a gun shot wound received by ac- 
cident. By her first husband Mrs. Johnson 
has two children, Nancy L.and Minnie L.; 
through him she also became heir to a val- 
uable farm, consisting of 120 acres 
Johnson Riley, renter. Sec. 19, P.O. Breese 
JOHNSON THOMAS M. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 10, P. O. Barrow. 
Mr. Johnson was born in Cumberland 
County, Kentucky, December 5, 1S23. He 
was in his fourth year when his parents 
set out for the State of Missouri, settling in 
Brown County, where the family remained 
some two years, and then moved to 
Greene County, in 1829. Thomas, from 
whom this sketch is obtained, relates that 
at this early stage of the county's progress 
deer were very numerous, and venison was 
frequently found on the family table. The 
father of Thomas has long since been 
gathered to his fathers. He was a most 
worthy man and a noble type of the 
western pioneer. His wife, who shared 
the privations of western life, still survives. 
There were many Indians still in Greene 



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' County, and when Thomas was a boy he 
became a frequent visitor of their camps. 
He was fourteen when he first attended 
school in a log cabin, where the studies 
consisted of spelling, reading, writing, and 
arithmetic. It has often fell to his lot to 
put in his time at a rough horse mill, com- 
mon enough in early days. In his twenty- 
fourth year he was married to Miss Eliza- 
beth Webb, a daughter of William Webb, 
by whom he had six children, two living. 
Mrs. Johnson died in 1859. In 1S60 Mr. 
Johnson was married to Mrs. Lucinda 
Bradshaw, a daughter of Thomas Lorton 
and relict of Vance Bradshaw. Of this 
marriage seven children were born, six 
living. Mr. Johnson is a prosperous 
farmer, owning 159 acres of valuable land 
Johnson W. L. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Jones David, renter, P.O. Hreese 
Jones Josiali G. farm hand, P.O. Breese 
Jones Robert, R.R. employee, Barrow 

T/'EMP JAMES F. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 16, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Kemp was born in Tennessee, January 10, 
1S25. He was the second child of Mur- 
phy and Anna Kemp. He was two years 
old when his mother died, and in 1829 or 
1S30, his father, accompanied by a small 
family of children, among whom was 
James, set out for Illinois, locating four 
miles northwest of Winchester, in Scott 
County, where a crop was raised and a 
cabin rented, in which to live. Murphy 
Kemp proved a good farmer and a success- 
ful trader. He passed away some six 
years ago. He was twice married; his 
second wife dying some years prior to her 
husband. Young Kemp received a good 
common school education. When the 
Mexican War broke out, in 1846, he en- 
listed in Co. H, 1st Reg. 111. Vol., and be- 
came engaged in the famous battle of 
Buena Vista. On being honorably dis- 
charged from the service, he returned to 
Scott County, and the following year was 
married to Samantha Jobanion, a daugh- 
ter of Garrett and Maiilia Jobanion; 
shortly after he purchased farm properly 
and also had an interest in a saw mill. 
Mr. K. has bought and sold a great deal of 
farm property, and now owns 120 acres in 
Greene. There were eight children born 
W 



of this marriage; seven are living: Martha 
A., Mary E., John W., Emily E., Margaret 
A., Edgar L., Sarah E. 

Kesler John, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. White 
Hall 

Kilburn W. A. renter, P.O. Breese 

King F. E. school teacher, Sec. 34, P.O. 
White Hall 

KING JOSEPH N. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 34, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
King was born in Greene Co., in 1830; his 
father, a native of England, crossed the At- 
lantic in an early day, and after remaining 
a short time in the East, made his way to 
Greene County, 111., where he turned his 
attention to farming and stock raising ; in 
1823 he was married to Miss Sarah Lind- 
say ; in a rough log cabin, where the pioneer 
housewife wove and spun for the children, 
many happy years were passed away among 
a people whose generosity was unbounded, 
who frequently assisted each other in the 
erection of a cabin, where the best of humor 
prevailed ; many years have gone by since 
this [doneer was wont to attend the rude 
horse mill, or make long trips by w.Tgon to 
procure the necessaries of life for his family. 
The parents of Joseph have long since 
passed to a home not made with hands. In 
giving due notice of Joseph King, it may 
be said that from his earlier years he has 
followed farming ; receiving a lil^ernl edu- 
cation in the district schools, and with an 
ambition to acquire greater knowledge, he 
attended the McKendrick College, situated 
near St. Louis, here pursuing the higher 
English studies; in his twentieth year he 
was united in marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth 
Morrow, daughter of James Rawlings, and 
relict of Samuel Morrow ; in the counties 
of Piatt and Greene Mr. King owns 31S 
acres, and is among the more substantial 
farmers of Greene County ; Mrs. King is 
the owner of 130 acres; of nine children 
born of this marriage, seven are living, 
whose names are: Frances E, Maiy E., 
Mary L., Sarah R., Albert H., Frederick 
C, and Rachel E. 

T AWRENCE JESSIE, farm hand, Sec. 
^-^ 14, P.O. Roodhouse 
Lawrence I., farm hand, P.O. Barrow Station 
LINDER J AS. M. for the past eleven 
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in Greene County, September, 1836; James 
was the oldest son of Joseph and Matilda 
Linder. In early life he became appren- 
ticed to the trade of a blacksmith, first with 
Price, Rabb iic Co., afterwards with Carr & 
Higbee ; in 1862 he was married to Miss 
J. J. McLain ; during the Spring of 1864 
he emigrated to Montana Territory, where 
he secured employment in the mines, re- 
maining three years; he returned to Greene 
County, locating at Wilmington; he opened 
a blacksmith shop near his present large 
one ; here he has lived up to the present 
writing, is a skilled workman, and receives 
plenty to do ; he is a member of the town 
board, and well known for his generosity 
and enterprise 
Long L. A. renter, P.O. Barrow 

TV /r ANLY G. W. school teacher. Barrow 
Manning Benjamin, farm hand, P.O. 
Roodhouse 
Marsh Daniel, book agent, Wilmington, P.0_ 

Breese 
Marsh J. B. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Marsh Marion Francis, renter. Sec. 21, P.O. 

White Hall 
Marsh Thomas, renter, Wilmington, P.O. 

Breese 
Martin Charles, farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Martin C. R. farmer, P.O. Barrow 
Martin Reuben G. school teacher, Hanks 

Station, P.O. Breese 
Masters Elizabeth Mrs. renter, P.O. White 

Hall 
Matthews George, renter, P.O. White Hall 
McCoUister A. B. blacksmith, Wilmington, 

P.O. Breese 
McCONNELL ANDREW L. 
farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Mc- 
Connell was born in Ohio Co., Va., June 
13, 1830, fifth child of Samuel and Olivia 
McConnell, natives of Virginia and there 
married, a farmer by occupation ; he died 
in Virginia in his twenty-third year ; the 
subject of this sketch came west and lo- 
cated in Scott County, where he first worked 
by the month in a flour mill, receiving as 
pay $25 per month, high wages for that 
day; in 1855 Mr. McConnell was married 
to Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of 
Geo. Armstrong, a Kentuckian ; one child 
Wrn of this marriage died in 1857; March 
22, 1859, Mrs. McConnell was also laid to 



rest ; June '27, i860, Mr. M. was married 
to Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts, relict of Joshua 
Roberts and daughter of Vinas Hicks ; 
there were born of this marriage eight chil- 
dren, six are living : Mary E., Elizabeth T., 
George G., Thomas J., Samuel N., and John 
L.; Mr. McConnell is one of our live, ener- 
getic men, who make the farm a success ; 
he owns a nice property of 90 acres in town- 
ship 12, range 12, one of the finest farms 
for its size in this township; for nine years 
school director 
McNait John A. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Barrow 
Merrick Daniel, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Montgomery Mat. farm hand, P.O. White 

Hall 
MURRAY A. W. REV. farmer and 
pastor M. E. Church of Barrow, was born 
in Monroe Co., 111., March, 1821 ; while 
still a youth, his mother died ; at seven- 
teen, he concluded to go it on his own hook, 
so to speak, and accordingly made his way 
to Greene Co., locating near what is now 
the flourishing town of Roodhouse, pro- 
curing board with Thos. Thompson ; for 
some time he worked as a farm hand ; Jan- 
uary, 1842, he was married to Miss Amelia 
Watson, a daughter of James and Eliza- 
beth Watson ; for a period of years he 
rented land, and then entered 80 acres, 
Mrs. Murray died in 1857, the family, on 
the decease of the mother, consisting of 
four children: Thomas J., Elizabeth, James, 
and George ; in 1858, Mr. Murray was 
united in marriage to Miss Delila Thomp- 
son, a daughter of Thomas Thompson, of 
this county ; there were two children born 
of this marriage : Elihu W., and Mason L.; 
after a residence of thirty-five years in 
Greene County, moved to Macoupin Co., 
where he owns 8 acres of land ; for many 
years he has been pastor of the M. E. 
Church of Barrow 



N 



ILES A. L. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. White 
Hall 



pATTERSON GEORGE B. farmer. Sec. 

-^ 19, P.O. Breese 

Patterson Joseph W. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. 
Breese 

PATTERSON L.. J. was born in St. 
Louis Co., Mo., June 19, i8i6; resided till 
the Fall of 1843 ; married Miss A. E. 



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Hume; moved to Greene Co., 111., 1844, 
and in company with A. S. Seeley and 
George Schulz leased of John Coates the 
David Hodges mill on Hurricane Creek, 
and started a steam distillery, the first in 
the county, and a great novelty at the time ; 
bought thousands of bushels of corn at 10 
cents per bu.; ran it till the Spring of 1849, 
and sold out his interest to Geo. Schutz ; 
moved to Wilmington and engaged in the 
mercantile business ; was elected justice of 
the peace that Fall, served six years, and 
in 1856 was elected sheriff; served two 
years, living in Carrollton ; 185S had to 
discharge one of the most disagreeable 
tasks, that of hanging Hall and Goffner, 
for the killing of Curren Hinton ; he then 
moved to his farm near Wilmington ; in 
1862 was appointed government inspector, 
and in the Fall of 1864 was elected one of 
the county judges of Greene County for 
four years: in i860 was appointed post- 
master at Breese, in Greene County ; held 
the office ever siuce. Has a family of four 
boys and three girls, all living in the 
county and doing well 

Patterson Stanton, farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. 
Breese 

Pepperdine Percilla Mrs. renter, P.O. White 
Hall 

PETER JOHN S. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec, 34, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Peter has been a resident of Greene County 
forty-one years ; he was the youngest son 
of John and Sarah Peter, and accompanied 
them to Madison Co., 111., near Monticello 
in 1829, where the family remained two 
years, and then moved to Greene County, 
locating on the farm now owned by the 
subject of this sketch, who received a good 
common school education, partly under the 
instructions of L. E. Worcester; in his 
twenty-fifth year he was married to Miss 
Susan Culver, a daughter of S. H. Culver ; 
by his father he was deeded an 80 acre 
tract of prairie and 30 of timber ; this he 
disposed of to Anthony Potts; several 
years after purchasing the valuable tract 
he now owns ; Mr. Peter once owned a 
thousand acres in Montgomery County. 
Feb. I, 1863, Mrs. Peter departed this life. 
to the care of the husband nine children 
were left, six now living ; in 1866 Mr. Pe- 
ter was married to Mrs. Mary Smith, a 



daughter of Andrew Finley and relict of 
Jesse Smith, of Upper Alton ; Mrs. Peter 
is the mother of two children by first mar- 
riage ; the farm property now comprises 
140 acres, considerable having been sold ; 
in 1840 Mr. Peter made the brick and 
helped to build his present residence 

PORTER WILLIAM A. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 26, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Porter was born in New Jersey, Feb. 14, 
1822 ; he was the oldest of a family of 
seven children ; at the early age of four- 
teen he became apprenticed to the trade of 
a stone mason and plasterer ; on complet- 
ing his trade, for a while he worked at 
White Hall, and then proceeding to Jack- 
sonville, Morgan County ; he there became 
employed on the State insane asylum, fe- 
male seminary, and many other buildings 
of note ; removing to Greene County, he 
was married to Miss Rachel Ann Auten in 
1850; iti 1846, when war was declared be- 
tween Mexico and the United States, he 
enlisted as a soldier in Capt. Fry's com- 
pany at Carrollton, a participant in the 
famous battle of Buena Vista ; honorably 
discharged the following year, he returned 
to Greene County, working at his trade at 
White Hall, until his location above ; on 
returning from the war, he made his way 
to Tazewell County, where he entered 160 
acres by means of a land warrant for ser- 
vices rendered during the war ; he also 
bought an 80 acre tract, remaining a resi- 
dent of Tazewell County seventeen years, 
following the occupation of farming success- 
fully ; in 1867, removing to Greene County, 
he purchased a tract of valuable land near 
White Hall ; at the present writing owns 
240 acres, 160 lying within the corporation 
of White Hall 

POTTS ELAM A. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall. Among 
the farmers of Greene County Mr. Potts 
takes a leading position ; he is the oldest 
son of William and Margaret Potts. Wil- 
liam Potts was a native of England, who 
crossed the Atlantic in an early day ; he 
became a resident of Ohio, where he mar- 
ried in 1S20; when Illinois was so deep in 
the wilderness that Chicago was unheard 
of, and the moccasined foot of the North 
American Indian tiod with independent 
step the broad unbroken prairies, this fam- 



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ily of pioneers made their way to Greene 
County mostly by river, on a keel boat, 
settling near what is now Carrollton ; land 
was entered from the government, and soon 
there nestled amid the tall prairie grass the 
pioneer's log cabin, where many happy 
years were spent ; Wm. Potts became a 
successful farmer, who passed away in 1862; 
Mrs. Potts died in 1871. Elam received a 
liberal education, and in 1846 was united 
In marriage to Miss Mary Ann Culver, a 
daughter of Dr. S. H. Culver ; for several 
years he rented property until able to pur- 
chase ; he now owns 330 acres, unparalleled 
in the West, on which he has erected a 
handsome farm residence ; in 1867 Mrs. 
Potts died, leaving to the care of her hus- 
band two children, William H., and Julius 
E.; the same year Mr. Potts was married to 
• Miss Naomi Zillinger, by whom he has two 

children : Clarence E.. and Maud E. 
POWELL CHARLES M. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 31, P.O. White Hall. 
Mr. Powell was born in Madison County, 
Illinois, December 29, 1S35. His father 
was James Powell, a native of Kentucky, 
who emigrated to Greene County in an 
early day, where he was united in marriage 
to Miss Harriet Silkwood. He passed 
away when Charles was but twelve years 
of age, and but little can now be gleaned 
relative to his life career in Illinois. Mrs. 
Powell survived her husband many years. 
Charles, from whom this sketch is ob- 
tained, grew to manhood in Greene Co., 
plenty of hard work falling to his lot, as 
his parents' circumstances were limited, 
and this deprived him of educational ad- 
vantages. In i860 he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Catherine Pear, who was 
born in Greene County. One child, 
Lorenzo, born of this marriage. Mr. 
Powell procured his first start in life in the 
following manner : In an early day, over- 
flowed land on the bottoms was owned by 
speculators, who were often absent for 
years. On this land Mr. Powell raised 
some abundant crops, and made consider- 
able improvements by means of fencing. 
In a short time so great was his industry 
that he was enabled to purciiase an eighty 
acre tract of land. He now owns 247 
acrc>, which is nearly all under culti- 
vation. Although quite a young man Mr. 



Powell is among our most substantial 
farmers, whose energetic nature has con- 
duced very materially toward his present 
prosperous condition 
Powell J. H. clerk, Wilmington, P.O. Rreese 
Pruitt William, renter, Wilmington, P.O. 

Breese 
Pryor William, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 



R 



ALSTON J. F. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 



KALSTON WILLIAM A. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. i, P.O. Barrow. Was 
born in Greene County, Illinois, in 1S42, 
oldest son of James B. and Ramy Ralston, 
natives of Kentucky and Illinois. James 
Ralston settled in Greene County in 1830, 
remaining a resident over forty years. On 
his first arrival he was in very moderate 
circumstances. Having no tiam with 
which to properly cultivate the soil to pro- 
vide for his family he has often gone to a 
horse mill many miles distant with a sack 
of corn thrown over his shoulder, and here he 
would patiently await his turn, sometimes 
a day, or perhaps two. Pie acquired a 
large estate in this county, comprising 444: 
acres and was one of the best men here. 
For the past fourteen years he has been a 
resident of Christian County, where he 
owns a farm property of 160 acres, and is 
also the proprietor of a liveiy stable at 
lUiopolis. William was early \ ut to work, 
almost from the time his head reached the 
plow handles. In November, 1S50, he 
was united in marringe to Mi>s Sarah Jane 
Martin, a daughter of Charles R. Martin, 
of Greene County. He first rented jnop- 
erty until such time ns he was enabled to 
purchase, and is now the owner of 120 
ecres of well-improved land. Has four 
children: Rebecca, Edward P., Dora E. 
and llayden F. 

Reardon Thomas, farm hand, P.O. B.arrow 

Reeve Spencer, works C.&A.R.R. Hanks 
Station, P.O. Breese 

Reno Leonard, laborer, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

Reno P. Wilmington, P.O. Breese 

Richmond J. J harness and saddle maker^ 
Wilmington, P.O. Breese 

Ricks John, carpenter, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

RIGGS J. M. farmer and s'ock raiser. 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



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Sec. 8, P.O. Breese. Among the early 
settlers and educated men 'of Greene 
County, we mention the name of James M. 
Riggs. He was born in Virginia in 1812, 
and was but a lad when his parents moved 
to Ohio. In his eighteenth year he at- 
tended the Ohio University, obtaining a 
a classical education and graduating with 
high honors in 1826. For one season the 
also attended Kenyon College. The 
young student determined to adopt the 
profession of an attorney, and accordingly 
entered the law ofiSce of Judge Swan, of 
Columbus, Ohio, With him he remained 
for a considerable length of time, when he 
studied under the Hon. Samuel D. King, 
of Newark, and also attended a course of 
law lectures for the benefit of law students. 
Gaining admission to the bar in 1837, he 
practiced a short time in Ohio, when he 
■came west and located in CarroUton, where 
for a short time the young attorney taught 
school, and then entered actively upon the 
practice of his profession with Judge Cav- 
alry. For many years the struggle among 
the legal fraternity was an uphill one, as 
settlers were few, and most cases were for 
assault and battery. As emigration came 
westward, however, the county settled up 
rapidly and the prospects of the young 
' attorney began to brighten. In 1842 he 
purchased 320 acres of land, on which he 
erected a saw-mill. This proved a failure. 
Mr. R. is an able lawyer, having for his- 
sociates at the bar Judge Hodges, Judge 
Woodson and others. Gained a fair start 
in life in 1858. He was united in marriage 
to Miss Martha J. Carriger ; of this mar- 
riage two children were born, Florence and 
infant child ; not living. Mr. R. is a fine 
linguist and a gentleman far above the 
average in ability, whose impulses are most 
generous 
Riggs G. proprietor saw mill, Barrow 
Rimleigh W. T. works tile factory, Bar- 
row 
ROBERTS ISHAM, farmer and 
stock raiser, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Rob- 
erts was born in Greene Counry in 1841. 
His parents were Lewis and Rebecca Rob- 
erts. Of Lewis Roberts it may be said 
that he was a native of North Carolina, 
born in 1797. In early youth he became 
a resident of Kentucky, where he was 



united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Day. 
In 1S20 he set out from Kentucky to Illi- 
nois in a covered wagon. Then, in his. 
twenty-second year, he was possessed of 
great powers of endurance. He first 
worked by day's labor, receiving therefor 
thesum of twenty-five cents per day. Saving 
what he could from his small earnings he 
entered land from the government, after- 
wards making a purchase of the farm 
property of Charles Kitchen. This old 
pioneer and Mr. Roberts made the first 
improvement, it is said, in township 12, 
range 12. Ke became a well to do farmer, 
acquiring a property of some 600 acres. 
Isham received his preliminary education 
in a log cabin, which afterwards gave place 
to a small frame dwelling. December 11, 
1S60 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Artimesia Baird, a daughter of Zebulon 
Baird, of Scott County. There were born 
of this marriage seven children, five now 
living: Lucy J., Marietta, Margaret E., 
Norman J., Louisa G. and infant child. 
Mr. Roberts is the owner of 138 acres of 
valuable land. In 1868 he was ordained 
a Baptist minister, and now takes charge of 
the following churches : Richmond, and 
Pleasant Dale in Greene, and Glasgow and 
Mauvaisterre in Scott County 
ROPER WILLIAM, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Breese. Mr. 
Roper, who for the past twenty years has 
been a resident of Greene County, was 
born at Manchester, England in 1822. 
His father, John Roper, was a machinist by 
trade, and to him young Roper was reg- 
ularly apprenticed. Completing his ap- 
prenticeship he worked some time as a 
journeyman, and on the decease of his 
father became proprietor of his shops. In 
1844 he married Miss Mary Ann Sherwin, 
a daughter of William Sherwin, of 
Derby, England. In 1849 William de- 
termined to emigrate to America. On 
two occasions he was nearly shipwrecked. 
Landed in New York City, and from here 
he made his way to Scott County, thence 
to St. Louis, where he worked in the 
Western Foundry for seven years. He 
then went to Springfield, from Springfield 
to Jacksonville, and thence to Greene 
County, where he now owns a farm of 
forty acres. He has four children living: 



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John, William, George and Catherine, who 
married Charles Clough 
Rudel John, renter, P.O. Breese 

CCOTT GEORGE, renter, P O. Breese 
Seeley Frank, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 31, P.O. White Hall 

SEELEY A. STEWART, farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall, 
one of the most prominent farmers of 
Greene County, whose generous nature 
makes him universally respected, was born 
at St. Louis, Missouri, December 27, 1812. 
He was left an orphan at the early age of 
eleven years, and thus early thrown on his 
own resources, he made his way to Illinois, 
locating in Greene County ia 1823, near his 
present magnificent property. For a boy 
he developed an energy of character that 
accounts for his success iu life. He first 
hired out as a farm hand. In his twenty- 
first yeir he was married to Miss Laney 
Hodges, a daughter of Samuel Hodges. 
About this time Mr. Seeley had for capital 
a wife, energy and perseverance. But in 
a short time he was enabled to purchase 
eighty acres of land. To break the stub- 
born soil he first used a Bull plow, subse- 
quently a Carey, Borshire and Diamond. 
The young man worked hard, living 
in a simple way, his home being a rough 
cabin, where venison frequently graced the 
table. Often he would go miles to a horse 
mill to procure a little meal to supply the 
family larder. Mrs. Seeley relates that 
prairie chicken were so numerous that they 
were a burden. At this date, to use the 
language of Judge Seeley, Carrollton was 
but a hamlet, where some half dozen stores 
and dwellings went to make up the place, 
and here the early settler was wont to lay 
in his provisions. As years went by the 
orphan boy of former years began to ac- 
cumulate property, and soon took a leading 
position as a farmer. He to-day owns over 
2,000 acres of land, in township 12, range 
12, township 12, range 13, and township 
II, range 13. The success of the pioneer 
boy was something wonderful. For four- 
teen years Mr. Seeley was county com- 
missioner, and for a number of years 
justice of the peace. Of ten children born 
of this marriage, what is somewhat re- 
markable, all are living : Rufus G., Louisa, 



John, William, Ann, George, Frank, Amer- 
icus, Anthony, Emma, and Ada 

Seeley George F. farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 
32, P.O. White Hall 

Seeley John H. farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 
31, P.O. White Hall 

SEELEY RUFUS G. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall. R. 
G. Seeley was born on the homestead of 
his parents, A. Stewart Seeley and Laney, 
in 1836. His preliminary education was 
received in the log cabin of by-gone days, 
where the seats were constructed of slabs, 
the writing desks of the same material. 
The first teacher of Mr. Seeley was Col. 
Richard Johnson, who was liberally edu- 
cated for the period of time in which he 
lived. On leaving the school room young 
Seeley's time was fully occupied on the 
farm. In his twenty-second year he was 
united in marriage to Miss Louisa Bigham. 
His first purchase of land consisted of 
ninety-five acres. Adding to this yearly 
he now owns 240. Mr. Seeley has three 
children : Nora Jane, Maud and Eda B. 

Seeley William, farmer, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

Short Patrick, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 

Sievers Frank, R.R. hand, Barrow 

SMITH DAVID, deceased, once a 
prosperous farmer of Greene County, was 
born in North Carolina, where he grew to 
manhood. Received a common school ed- 
ucation. He early learned to rely upon 
himself, and on coming westward he first 
settled at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The 
journey west was made in a covered wagon, 
which slowly wound its way over the tall 
prairie grass; on crossing small streams, it 
became necessary to transfer the household 
goods to boats, which on crossing were 
again placed in the wagon and travel re- 
sumed. For a period of fifteen years or 
more Mr. Smith remained a resident of 
Missouri, locating in Greene County in 
1838. Purchasing 160 acres near White 
Hall and Wilmington, he settled down to 
farm life in Greene County. While here his 
wife died. His second wife was Mrs. New- 
ton, by whom he had four children. This 
lady departed this life in 1866. In 1871 
he married Mrs. Serena Manuel, a daugh- 
ter of Cumberland James and relict of 
Thompson Manuel, who died many years 



TOWN 12, NOUTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



563 



ago. ^Mr. Smith died in 1S75. He was a 
man of extraordinary energy, and this, 
added to great steadiness of purpose, made 
his life a success 

Smith John, farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

Smith John E. renter, P.O. Breese 

SMITH JOHN" R. farmer and stock 
raiser, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. Smith was 
born in Scott County, 111., Jan. 8, 1843, 
oldest son of J. R. Smith, a native of 
Tennessee, who accompanied his parents to 
Illinois, when eight years of age; employed 
first as a farm hand, he afterward became 
apprenticed to the trade of a blacksmith. 
He was married to Miss Jane Six, by 
whom he had five children. Mrs. Smith 
died many years ago. His second wife was 
Miss Patsey Ann Overton. Mr. S. is still 
living, a resident of Scott County. John 
R., in 1873, was married to Miss Alice 
Cline, daughter of John and Julia Cline; 
one child, Birdie 

SMITH ROBERT, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 29, P.O. While Hall. The 
above named gentleman was born in 
Greene County, March 24, 1839. Receiv- 
ing a common school education, for a num- 
ber of years he worked on the old home- 
stead. In his twenty-third year he was 
united in marriage to Miss Margaret 
Ballard, a daughter of Avery Ballard, a 
native of Tennessee and an early resident 
of Greene County, of whom an account is 
given elsewhere. Of this marriage four 
children were born, three living : Eva A., 
Ida M., Minnie O., and Charles O. (de- 
ceased). Mr. Smith is the owner of 128 
acres prairie and timber, situated in Tp. 12, 
R. 12, and is one of the most industrious 
farmers in the county 

Smith Thomas, renter. Sec. 34, P.O. White 
Hall 

Smith Thomas B. farm hand, P.O. White 
Hall 

Smith W. J. renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Breese 

Smith W. S. laborer, Barrow 

Smith , foreman C.B.(S: Q R.R. Barrow 

Smock J. B. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

Spalding William A. farm hand, P.O. White 
Hall 

SPERRY CHARLES W. farmer. 
Sec. 33, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Sperry 
was born in Greene County, June, 1841. 

^ He was the fourth child of M. C. P. and 



Hannah Hodges. Of the head of this 
family it may be said that he became one 
of the first settlers of Greene County, and 
put in many a hard day's work within its. 
borders. Locating near Kane, his land 
was entered from the Government, on 
which he built a log cabin. When Black 
Hawk made war on the few daring settlers 
of Illinois he volunteered as a soldier. 
After the war he returned to his pioneer 
home. He passed away during the 
Autumn of 1S65. Mrs. Sperry died dur- 
ing the early infancy of him whose fortunes 
we now follow. In 1862 he enlisted in 
Company G, I22d 111. Inf., organized in 
Macoupin County. He became engaged 
in the following battles : Parker's Cross 
Roads, Tupello, Town Creek, Nashville,. 
Fort Blakely, etc., etc. When the war 
closed he returned to Jersey County, 111., 
where he married Miss Rachel E. Marshall. 
Remaining in Jersey County two years he 
then moved to Sangamon County, remain- 
ing one year, and also was a resident of 
Montgomery County. There are three 
children : Walter O., Emma J., and 
Lucy A. 
STEELMAN A. L. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Bairow. Mr. Steel- 
man is one of the leading farmers of 
Greene County, and was born in Surrey 
County, North Carolina, April 19, 1824, 
He was the second child of James and 
Catherine Steelman, who emigrated to 
Illinois from Tennessee in 1851. It should 
be stated, however, that Ashley Steelman 
became a resident of Greene County prior 
to this settling, in 1843. He was then 
married, his family consisting of a wife 
and one child, his capital thirty-five cents. 
Renting a house in Wilmington, he now 
looked about him for work. Becoming 
employed as a farm hand, working at the 
rate of $10 per month, for the late Judge 
Woodson, he worked one year; when 
war was declared between Mexico and the 
United States he enlisted in Company D, 
2d 111. Reg. as 3d sergeant, and was after- 
ward elected by the company orderly 
sergeant, serving under General Scott ; 
mustered out of Uncle Sam's service at 
Alton, Illinois. He was married, on his 
return home, to Martha J. Ford, a daughter 
of James Ford. In 1851 or 1852 Mr. 



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Steelman entered 80 acres of land, which 
is comprised in the property he now owns, 
and 40 acres north of this. From this 
small acreage came an estate of over 500 
acres. In conclusion, it may be stated, 
Mr. Steelman's success in life is due to no 
lucky chance, but to solid hard work, 
uniting energy and honesty. His marriage 
took place in 1849 
Steelman Alfred, renter, P.O. Barrow 
Steelman Andrew J. renter, P.O. Barrow 

Stevenson , laborer Wilmington, P.O. 

Breese 
Straight Perry, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Strait Thomas, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 

'pANNER JAMES, renter, P.O. White 
-*■ Hall 

TAYLOR BURGESS, deceased, 
was a successful farmer in Greene County. 
He was married, in 1844, to Miss Martha 
Record. Of this marriage three children 
were born, two are living : Lucy J- and 
William P. Mrs. Taylor owns 120 acres 
of valuable land. As a matter of history, 
Mrs. Taylor's father was a soldier in the 
Black Hawk War. Samuel Baird, a patron 
of this work, was born in Scott County, in 
1829, third child of Zebulon and Belinda 
Baird. He was but seven when his par- 
ents moved to Greene County, near Bar- 
row. Receiving a district school educa- 
tion, at twenty-one he was married to Miss 
Lucy J. Taylor, a daughter of Burgess 
Taylor. Five children blessed this mar- 
riage: Martha S., John B., James Z., 
j^lonzo C, and William O. 

Taylor Thomas, blacksmith, Wilmington, P. 
O. Breese 

Taylor William, blacksmith, Wilmington, P. 
O. Breese 

Teeples James, renter, P.O. White Hall 

Thaxton W. B. farmer. P.O. White Hall 

THOMAS A. PROF, insurance agent, 
liberal lecturer and public reader, was 
born in Mead Co., Kentucky, on the 6th 
of April, 1826; the second child of Benja- 
min and Hepsibah Thomas. At the age 
of two years his parents emigrated from 
Kentucky and settled at the Saline Salt 
Works, Gallatin Co., Illinois ; it was here 
our subject passed his boyhood upon a 
farm, where it was frequently his lot to 
plow all day with a yoke of unruly steers. 



During the winter season he acquired a 
liberal education in the common rough, 
round log cabin school house. When war 
was declared between the U. S. Govern- 
ment and Mexico, Mr. Thomas, then in 
the flush of early manhood, enlisted in the 
14th U.S. Infantry Regt. at Shawneetown, 
Gallatin Co., 111., under the command of 
Col. Truesdell. On reaching the scene of 
carnage he afterwards became a partici- 
pant in those battles so famous in history 
as Cherubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chep- 
ultepec. When the war closed he returned 
to Illinois and settled in Brown County, 
afterwards proceeding to Pike County, he 
became a teacher of district schools ; locat- 
ing in Scott County during the Spring of 
1849. On the fifth of October, 1851, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Ellen 
Anderson, a daughter of Andrew Ander- 
son, of Delaware. March, 1856, Mr. 
Thomas became a resident of Greene 
County, locating at the village of Wil- 
mington, where he was destined to play a 
prominent part in its growth and develop- 
ment, and for the long period of time in 
which he has lived here he has proved him- 
self a wide-awake business man, and has 
gained considerable local celebrity as a 
public reader and lecturer. The marriage 
of Mr. Thomas to Miss Anderson was 
blessed with five children, two of whom 
are living, whose names in order of birth 
are : George and Charles ; children not 
living : Eugene, Josephine, and Julia 

Thomas Henry, laborer, Wilmington, P.O. 
Breese 

Thompson I. C. farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Barrow 

Thompson Thomas, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. 
Barrow 

Thompson W. A. merchant and grain dealer, 
Barrow 

Thompson & Doyle, merchants, Barrow 



u 



NDERWOOD MR. tailor, Wilmington, 
P.O. Breese 



V 



AN METER JAMES, farm hand, P.O. 
White Hall 



W 



AI>E WILLIAM A. farmer and 
stock raiser in the pioneer days of 
Greene County, who has long since been 
gathered to his fathers, was born at Lan- 
cashire, England, in 1820. At the early 



TOWN 12, NORTH KANGE 12, WEST. 



565 



age I f eleven, he departed from England 
for America. He first stopped at Phila- 
delphia, and afterward became a resident 
of New Jersey, where he learned the trade 
ot a shoemaker. About this time glowing 
accounts reached him of the fertile prairies 
of Illinois, and accordingly the youth di- 
rected his footsteps westward, and first set- 
tled, on arrival in Illinois, in Sinclair 
County, near Belleville, where he worked 
at his trade some two years, when he accom- 
panied his parents to Pike County, settling 
near (iriggsville, where he married Miss 
Mary Ann King. After his marriage he 
lived one year near Florence, where he 
owned a farm. In 1850 he moved to Greene 
County, where his health became so poor 
that he gradually sank and passed peacefully 
away, in 1858. To the care of his wife 
he left one child, Samuel W., who resides 
on the old homestead, who during the 
present year united his fortunes to Miss 
Hattie Smith, a daughter of Mrs. Peters. 
Mrs. Wade, who is an excellent Christian 
lady, resides in Tp. 12, R. 12, where she 
owns a valuable farm property, in the 
neighborhood of 300 acres. She was born 
July 24, 1824, in Greene County 
Wadkins A. farmer, P.O. Barrow Station 
Wales Charles, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Walk John, farmer, P.O. Breese 
Wallace John, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Breese 
WELLS ROBERT, deceased, a 
farmer during his life, and who settled 
within the borders of Greene County in 
1830, and who was well and favorably 
known to the early settlers of this county, 
was born in Tennessee, January 16, 1803, 
and there married Miss Emma Jones, Dec. 
24, 1826. Mrs. Wells was born January 
14, 181 1, and died in 1S75. Mr. Wells 
died many years prior, Oct. 3, 1853. There 
are three children : William G., Robert C. 
and Mary A. 
Warner Charles, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Walkins Aaron, farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Breese 
Welch Thomas, farm hand. P.O. White Hall 
Welch William, farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Wells John, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Breese 
Wells William, farm hand, P.O. Breese 
WHITTAKER & RIGG, proprie- 
tors Barrow flouring mills, Barrow Station. 
Messrs Whittaker & Rigg became estab- 
lished in the above business during the 



present year, purchasing the property 
formerly owned by Chas. F. Bruce. The 
new firm, composed of young men of enter- 
prise and energy, are determined to manu- 
facture only a superior grade of flour, and 
thereby hope to gain a liberal patronage. 
In conclusion we heartily recommend them 
to the citizens of Greene County, who are 
not slow to bestow patronage where worthy 
Whittaker Cyrille, flouring mill, Barrow 
Whittaker Samuel, proprietor flouring mill, 

Barrow 
Wilkinson Ira, farm hand, P.O. Barrow 
WILKINSON GEORGE, the late, 
who deserves more than a passing notice 
due his kindly nature and generous disposi- 
tion, was born in Kentucky ; emigration 
was moving rapidly westward, and he de- 
termined to carve out a fortune upon the 
pi-airies of Illinois, and accordingly, after 
many weeks of travel, settled in what is 
known as the Sand Ridge, Greene County, 
where he followed farming up to the time of 
his decease, which occurred in 1852. To 
the care of his wife, whose maiden name was 
Lusetta Martin, he left a family of three 
children : James, Midas E. and George, 
Mrs. W. is a native of Tennessee ; born 
August 5, 1S29, and was married to George 
Wilkinson in 1846. Mrs. Wilkinson relates 
that when she began housekeeping her hus- 
band was very poor, and for several years 
it was an up hill struggle for an existence. 
Mr. W. survived his trip but five years ; his 
wife, thus left in moderate circumstances, 
was materially aided by her children who, 
though young, were industrious. James, 
the elder, developed an energy of charac- 
ter that has made him a successul farmer, 
and he has helped very materially to bring 
the home farm to its present state of culti- 
vation ; it comprises 360 acres, and is 
owned jointly by Mrs. Wilkinson and old- 
est son; the substantial farm residence 
was erected in 1865. The statement should 
have been made that Mr. Wilkinson died 
near North Platte River, on his way to 
Oregon 
WILKINSON JAMES, farmer and 
stock raiser, P.O. Breese. Mr. Wilkinson 
was born in Kentucky, June 11, 1831 ; in 
early infancy his parents, William F, and 
Jane Wilkinson, settled in Greene County, 
111. Mr. Wilkinson was a carpenter by 



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trade, who worked at this calling and that 
of farming many years. In 1858 he moved 
to Piatt County, 111., where he now re- 
sides, retired from active life ; Mrs. Wilk- 
inson passed away during the Spring of 
1877. James, whose name heads this sketch, 
grew to manhood in Greene County, where 
the greater portion of his life has been 
spent, as a farmer. For two years he made 
his home in California. November 23, 
1853, he was married to Miss Mary .Allen, 
a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Allen. 
This marriage was blessed with seven chil- 
dren : Elaine W., William Ira, America T., 
George A., Lewis C, Effie L., and Louisa 
J., deceased 
"WILKINSON WM. J. farmer and 
stock raiser, P.O. Breese. Mr. Wilkinson 
is among our most substantial farmers ; he 
was born in Casey County, Ky., February 
25, 1828 ; he was but three years old when 
his parents moved to Scott County, III., and 
shortly afterward to Greene, where a cabin 
was first rented. Mr. W. says that at this 
time wild game was very plenty and fre- 
quently graced the table of the pioneer, 
for, like nearly all Kentuckians, the head 
of the family was an excellent shot, and 
became a frequent participant in that inter- 
esting sport called a deer drive. Passing 
his boyhood among the sturdy veterans of 
the prairie, many of whom are gathered to 
their fathers, young Wilkinson attained a 
vigorous energy that few possess. From 
1849 until i860 he rented property. At 
twenty-two he married Miss Elizabeth Jane 
Lovelace. When the war came on he en- 
listed in the 91st Regiment 111. Vol. ; he 
served one year in the service of Uncle 
Sam ; after his return from the army he 
went to California, where he remained 
nearly four years. Mr. W. owns, to-day, 
301 acres of choice land, on which he has 
lately erected a handsome farm residence ; 
he has only one child, Laurett, who resides 
at home 
Williams Benjamin, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. 

Barrow 
Williams Geo P. renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Barrow 
Williams James, renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Barrow 
Williams William, brakeman C.B.& Q.R.R. 

Barrow 
Winters Joshua, jr. school teacher, boards A. 
J. Ballard, Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall 



BUSINESS CARDS. 

ALBERT T. J. school teacher, Wil- 
mington 



AMOS GEORGE H. stock buyer and 
trader, Tp. 12, R. 12 



ASHLEY & BRUCE, tile mnfrs. Bar- 
row. We would respectfully call your at- 
tention to our superior drain tile. Our 
clay is procured at the same bank from 
which the White Hall tile is made, and is 
in every respect, equal to the best manu- 
factured there. Our machinery is new and 
of the improved pattern; By using steam 
power, we are enabled to work clay much 
stiffer and therefore make much better tile 
than can be made by horse-power. Our 
tile are also burned in a regular potters 
kiln, and, like stoneware, burned to a 
stone body impervious to water, therefore 
can not be affected by frost. In selecting 
tile, see that they are smooth inside. Tile 
that are rough inside will gather dirt, roots 
and other particles that will finally stop 
your drain. Buy none but those manufac- 
tured from fire clay. By using these pre- 
cautions and having your ditching done by 
an experienced workman, your ditch will 
not trouble you nor your successors 

ASHLOCK JAMES, blacksmith and 
wood-worker, Barrow Station 

BURNS G. W. physician and surgeon, 
Wilmington 

COATES W. B. dealer in dry goods, 
groceries, boots, shoes, hats, caps, etc., 
Wilmington 

COLLISTER G. W. machinist and 
blacksmith, Wilmington 

HAYS J. B. physician and surgeon, 
Barrow 

LINDER J. M. blacksmithing and 
wood work, Wilmington 

PATTERSON L. J. station agent, 
Drake Station, Carrollton 

SEELEY A. S. will attend to the 
threshing of grain throughout Greene Co. 
every Fall 

WHITTAKER & RIGG, millers, 
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A KERS JOHN, plasterer, Roodhouse 
"^^ Allred Marion, plasterer, Roodhouse 
ARMSTRONG FRANK P., timber 
contractor C. & A. R.R., Roodhouse, was 
born in Maine, March, 1840. Becoming 
of age, he left the scenes of his youth for 
Illinois, and locating at Brown County, 
where he first worked by the month, after- 
wards he became very successful as a con- 
tractor on the C. & A. R.R., and one among 
the contractors for the woodwork entering 
into the construction of the Louisiana 
bridge; from Bloomington to Alton, con- 
tracted for and built the fencing for the C. 
& A. R.R. In 1873 he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Annie Ross, of White Hall, 
a daughter of Simeon and Eveline Ross. 
We have thus given in brief a sketch of one 
whose life has been marked by decision of 
character and honesty of purpose and be- 
nevolence 
ARMSTRONG GEO. W., dealer in 
groceries, queensware, hardware, wooden 
ware, willow ware, glassware, etc., etc. 
The above named gentleman was born in 
Maine in the year 1843. He is the young- 
est son of John and Isabella Armstrong, 
natives of Boyhill, Ireland. John A. mar- 
ried, in the beautiful isle of the sea, Miss 
Atwell. Crossing the broad waters of the 
Atlantic in 1820, after a long, tedious voy- 
age, the youthful couple set foot in Mass., 
where the husband procured employment 
in a tannery, at which vocation he served 
his time in Boston — the date is not known — 
from Boston to Maine, where following 
this some years he turned his attention to 
farming, an uphill business, although a 
large family contributed toward the family 
maintenance. In reference to the children 
it may be said that Humphrey W. is timber 
agent on the C. & A. R.R., and resides at 
Minneapolis, Minnesota ; here also is the 
home of John A., who is an extensive wood 
and coal dealer ; Robert, who follows farm- 



ing, resides in North Missouri ; Sarah E. is 
not living ; Frank A., R.R. contractor, re- 
sides in Roodhouse; George W., from 
whom this sketch is obtained, first settled 
on arriving in Illinois in Brown County, 
there and in Menard and Greene, in con- 
junction with his brothers, he became a R.R. 
contractor, and by skillful management laid 
the foundation for his successful career of 
to-day. Mr. Armstrong was united in mar- 
riage to Mary L. Sharp, a daughter of Peter 
L. Sharp, of Dubuque, Iowa. This mar- 
riage was blessed with three children : 
Katy, Georgia and Albert A. For the past 
seven years Mr. Armstrong has been a resi- 
dent of Roodhouse ; for the past four in 
the business mentioned ; in the venture he 
has been very successful, due to his efl'orts 
to please and unswerving honesty ; the 
last mentioned article, if so it may be called, 
is the true secret of Mr, Armstrong's suc- 
cess, and the boy who entered Illinois years 
ago poor as the poorest of Illinois youths, 
has won his way in the world through 
merit, hard work and integrity 
ARMSTRONG JAMES M. lumber 
dealer. Oldest child of E. T. and Isabella 
Armstrong. E. T. Armstrong, the head of 
the family, was born in Madison County, 
Illinois, and in the year 1818, during his 
boyhood, he accompanied his parents to 
Sangamon County, Illinois, and afterwards 
to Pike. In 1852 E. T. Armstrong moved 
to Oregon, where he now resides, a well to 
do citizen of that State. J. M. Armstrong, 
from whom this sketch is obtained, did not 
accompany his parents to Oregon. From 
the age of sixteen to twenty-one he taught 
school, and then made his way to Chicago 
where he entered Eastman's College, se- 
curing a classical education ; he also be- 
came a telegraph operator, serving after- 
wards in this capacity on the Wabash R.R., 
also ticket agent and operator on the Jack- 
sonville Division of the C. & A. R.R. In 



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1868 Mr. Armstrong came to Roodhouse, 
and the statement is made on good authority 
that he was the first telegraph operator here. 
He afterwards entered into business with 
Geo. Armstrong and P. J. Sharp. This house 
transacted a dry goods, grocery and lumber 
trade. This firm dissolved partnership by 
mutual consent, Mr. J. M. Armstrong tak- 
ing the lumber department, made the first 
shipment of lumber for Roodhouse. At 
Winchester, in Scott County, he married, 
in May, 1862, Miss Anna M. Reed, a 
daughter of John M. Reed, of Morgan Co. 
One child, Mattie Belle. Mr. A. is a strict 
advocate of temperance 

Armstrong Mrs. weaver, Roodhouse 

Auberer Carl, baker, Roodhouse 

T) AINE D. section foreman C. & A. R.R. 

Roodhouse 
Bank of Roodhouse, E. M. Husted, pres.; T. 

L. Smith, cash. 
Bames Robert, laborer, Roodhouse 
BARRETT AVILLIAM. The above 
named gentleman, who came to Roodhouse 
one year ago and opened a first class tailor- 
ing establishment, was born in Dublin City, 
Ireland, in 1823. In 1847 he emigrated to 
America, landing in New York City, he re- 
mained there many years of his life, and 
there learned the trade of tailoring, becom- 
ing a very superior workman. To the city 
of Richmond, Virginia, he Directed his foot- 
steps, before the war, where he began busi- 
ness, and was very successful. Remaining 
during the stormy scenes of the Rebellion, 
in 1869 he made his way to Philadelphia, 
thence to New York City, thence to Illinois. 
Mr. Barrett married in Ohio. From past 
experience in the leading houses in Ohio 
and Illinois he is prepared to do first class 
work at as low prices as first class work can 
be done. Give him a call 
Becratt E. fireman C.& A. R.R. Roodhouse 
Berkal Joseph, shoemaker, Roodhouse 
Birge R. J. engineer switch engine. Rood- 
house 
Bixby Richard, engineer, Roodhouse 
Bolan Patrick, car repairer, Roodhouse 
Brace J. C. Roodhouse 
Bridge James, laborer, Roodhouse 
Briggs Ellis, of the firm of H. M. Hunt & 

Co., grain and commission, Roodhouse 
Brooks W. H. barber 



BROWN ANDREW, retired farmer, 
for the past four years a resident of Rood- 
house, was born in Frederick County, Vir- 
ginia, near Winchester, October 24, 1S20. 
His father, Leroy Brown, was a native of 
Virginia, who there married Margaret Hut- 
ton ; there were three children born of this 
marriage, of whom Andrew was the oldest. 
When seventeen he left Virginia for Ohio 
• in company with his parents. They set- 
tled in Ross County, where the head of 
the family followed shoemaking. Leaving 
Ohio in 1849, the family came to Illinois, 
settling in Morgan County on a farm. In 
1853 Andrew was united in marriage to 
Miss Sarah Jane Burcher, a daugliter of 
Clark Burcher. He now set himself reso- 
lutely to work, and soon became enabled 
to buy 160 acres of good land near White 
Hall, in Greene County, and followed agri- 
cultural pursuits successfully many years, 
and only abandoned it on account of ill 
health, produced by overwrjrk. Selling his 
property, he moved to Roodhouse, where 
he now lives and where his wife has opened, 
to meet the wants of the enterprising peo- 
ple of Roodhouse, a first class millinery es- 
tablishment. Five children born of this 
marriage : Jackson, Phoebe and Margaret 
living ; John and Henry deceased 
Brown A. Mrs. milliner and dressmaker 
Brown John, blacksmith, Roodhouse 
BUIiLARD J. B. During the Summer 
of 1873 Mr. Bullard made his first entree 
into Roodhouse, and entered into partner- 
ship with Mr. A. E. Freeto, of Dupage 
County, Illinois, for the transaction of a 
general hardware business. They entered 
at once upon a successful career, as the 
town built up rapidly, with a good class of 
citizens. November 5, 1877, on the retire- 
ment of Mr. Freeto as a partner, Mr. Bul- 
lard took entire charge and now transacts 
a large and constantly increating business, 
both in hardware and tinware. Mr. B. was 
born in Sangamon County, January 20, 
1854. His father, John Bullard, one of the 
first settlers of Sangamon County, came 
west in very moderate circumstances, mak- 
ing his trip over the western prairies on 
horseback. But little improvements were 
then manifest in Illinois, and money was 
generally an unknown quantity. In Illinois 
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simple. An energetic man, he worked 
during the pioneer days of Sangamon Co. 
as a rail splitter at forty cents per hundred. 
He became a prominent farmer of this 
county, and died in i860. His wife was 
Miss Sarah Follis. The marriage took 
place in Kentucky. Of eleven children 
born of this marriage, the subject of this 
sketch was the tenth. He received a liberal 
, education, and at an early day became ap- 
prenticed to the trade of a tinner ; becom- 
ing a skillful workman. In 1878 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Josie Dugger, of 
Macoupin County, Illinois 
Bundy E. S. lumber, Roodhouse 
Bush George, laborer, Roodhouse 

i^AREY LAWRENCE, Roodhouse 
^-^ Carmine Nelson, laborer, Roodhouse 
Casey James, engineer, Roodhouse 
Casey John, telegraph operator, Roodhouse 
Champion G. W. laborer, Roodhouse 
CHAPMAN ADAM, retired farmer, 
Roodhouse, Illinois. The above named 
gentleman was the youngest son of Luke 
and Grace Chapmnn, natives of Yorkshire, 
England, who crossed the Atlantic about 
the year 1S20. The family then consisted 
of Sarah, Benjamin and William. A set- 
tlement was made in Virginia, where Luke, 
Hannah and Adam were barn. Adam, 
born in 1833, was but six years of age when 
his mother moved to Illinois; his father 
having died during his third year. On ar- 
rival in Illinois the little party of emigrants 
first settled in Scott County, remaining one 
year, and then moving to Greene County. 
Adam lived with his mother during her life. 
He became a resident of Pittsfield, Pike 
County, two years. A hard working farmer, 
owning a good property, he became truly 
successful. Moving to Roodhouse on ac. 
count of impaired health, he invested in 
valuable town property. Mr. Chapman was 
married to Laura B. Pea, a daughter of 
Ezekiel and E. M. Pea ; one child, Edward, 
born in Greene County. 
Christian Whitman, butcher, Roodhouse 
Clark Nicholas H. restaurant, Roodhouse 
Clarke H. A. physician, Roodhouse 
Clary J. M. night police C. & A. R.R. Rood- 
house 
COBB L. E. retired farmer. I,. E. Gobi) 
was born in Burke Co., N. C, Feb. 24, 



1810. At the youthful age of nineteen, he 
set out for the State of Indiana, on foot. 
The distance, 500 miles was made on foot 
not over a broad level prairie, like many 
who settled in the West in an early day, 
but on his way, which comprised consider- 
able of the distance, he crossed the range 
of mountains known as the Blue Ridge, in 
North Carolina, and Clinch and Cumber- 
land. This long distance was traversed 
in twelve days, giving the reader some 
idea of the strength of character and in- 
domitable will of the hardy pioneers, who 
will soon be known only in history. Arriv- 
ing in Indiana, Mr. Cobb secured employ- 
ment in a tannery, also worked as farm 
hand; first entered Illinois in 1832; worked 
for a blacksmith two weeks, receiving five 
dollars therefor ; his bed at night, a punch- 
eon floor ; his covering, deer skins; a life 
made up of variety surely. Becoming 
proprietor of a small tannery, he earned 
his first $100, and purchased eighty acres 
in Macoupin Co. In Morgan County, he 
married Miss Mary Crum, daughter of 
Mathais Crum, a native of Virginia. In 
1S52, he disposed of his property there and 
came to Greene Co., where he bought a 
valuable tract of land, part of which now 
lies in the corporation of Roodhouse. 
There are seven children : Joseph, William, 
John, James, Mary, Margaret and Fanny. 
On closing this sketch, it is due Mr. Cobb, 
to state that he has won his way to a 
leading position through merit 
Cobbs Willis, laborer, Roodhouse 
Cochran John, fireman C.& A. R.R. Rood- 
house 
Coke S. R. carpenter, Roodhouse 
Cole John, painter, Roodhouse 
Coles ]ohn, flour and feed, Roodhouse 
Cone G. W. eng. C.& A.R.R. Roodhouse 
Cooksy James, teamster, Roodhouse 
Corrington M. R. Roodhouse 
Cradock T. employee C.& A.R.R. Roodhous* 
Curlier Edward, laborer, Roodhouse 
Cutler Wdliam, founder, Roodhouse 

■pvARLING CHARLES, brickmaker, 

^-^ Roodhouse 

Day Mrs. Roodhouse 

Derrick John, teamster, Roodhouse 

Dill Charles, fireman C.& A.R.R. Roodhouse 

Dolan Charles, saloon, Roodhouse 



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Dolan William, eng. C.& A.R.R. Roodhouse 

DKENNAN" J. P. ex-merchant, and 
prominent among the citizens of Rood- 
house; was born at Kenton, Ohio, on the 
15th of Sept., 1S15. Mr. D. grew to man- 
hood in Ohio, and there received a liberal 
education. When the war broke out, he 
was living at Mansfield, Ohio, and enlisted 
in Co. F., 82d Ohio. Was Captain, As- 
sistant Quartermaster in field until 1864, 
and took charge of clothing, camp and gen- 
eral equipage until 1865. Since his loca- 
tion at Roodhouse, Mr. Drennan has 
proved himself not only a capable busi- 
ness man but one whose integrity is un- 
questioned. He has always taken a deep 
interest in church matters and the advance- 
ment of education 

Dugger Mrs. Roodhouse 

Dunbar Peter, grocer, Roodhouse 

pBBERT WILLIAM, blacksmith 
and machinist. The above named gen- 
tleman was born in Madison County, 111., 
in 1852 ; his father, John Ebbert, was a 
native of Germany, who married in Madi- 
son Co., 111., Martha Springman, a native 
of Germany. William is the oldest child 
of this family. Growing to manhood in 
Madison County, he became apprenticed 
to the trade of a blacksmith and machin- 
ist, and became a skilled workman in both 
branches. From Madison County Mr. 
Ebbert came to Greene, where he first 
worked for Robert Stewart. He then en- 
gaged in the machinery business, for him- 
self; for a short time he worked at Alton, 
and then returned to Roodhouse, where he 
erected the building he now occupies, and 
where he is prepared at all times to do first- 
class work at low prices. Mr. E. is a mar- 
ried man ; there are two children : Nettie 
and Mattie 

■piSK GEO. W. dealer in hides, pelts, etc. 

etc. Roodhouse 
Flatan Lewis, merchant, Roodhouse 
FOSTER D. T. CAPTAIN, who 

has been proprietor of the popular resort, 
known as the Railroad Eating House, for 
the past three years in Roodhouse, was 
born in Washington Co., Vt., July 22, 
1840 ; parents were, Elisha and Louisa 
Foster, natives of Vermont and New 



Hampshire. The father passed the re- 
mainder of his life in Indiana ; his wife 
died in Vermont, during the Summer of 
same year. Captain Foster remained in 
Vermont until his majority. As this date 
was the breaking out of the rebellion he 
enlisted in Co. D, Vermont Vol., as private* 
and arose to the rank of captain, being at 
first color-bearer, sergeant and first lieuten- 
ant ; a participant in many battles, where 
he gained an enviable reputation for bra- 
very on the field ; honorably dischared 
June 29, 1S65. He married in Blooming- 
ton, where he moved after the close of the 
war. Miss Lavilla VValtham, a native of 
Vermont ; one child blessed this union, 
named Myra. Was a member of the po- 
lice force at Bloomington ; afterward Cap- 
tain Foster came to Roodhouse, where he 
has gained a host of friends, who know 
him for a gentleman of culture and honor 

Frazier D. W. boots and shoes 

FREETO A. E. watch-maker and U.S. 
express agt., Roodhouse, 111. Mr. Freeto 
was born in Dupage Co., 111., in 1852. His 
father, William Freeto, was a native of 
New Hampshire, who moved to Illinois in 
an early day ; a tinner by occupation ; he 
settled at Danby, now known as Prospect 
Park, where he died in i860. The wife, a 
true type of those noble western women 
who shared the hardships of pioneer life in 
the West, with her husband, is now a resi- 
dent of Sangamon County. A. E. Freeto, 
whose name heads this sketch, learned the 
trade of tinner, at Lemont, 111., where he 
also clerked for J. A. Fisk & Co., hardware 
dealers, remaining eight years. He moved 
to Mechanicsburg, Sangamon Co., where 
he entered into a co-partnership with his 
brothers, J. H. and Geo. W. Freeto, firm 
name, J. H. Freeto & Bros. Here he re- 
mained for a period of two years, when he 
came to Roodhouse, where he became for 
some time, a partner of J. B. BuUard, in 
the hardware trade. At the present writ- 
ing holds the position above stated 

Frost Charles, Roodhouse 

/^ILLEM WILLIAM, livery, Rood- 



O 



house 



Good M. S. clothing, hats, caps, etc. etc., 

Roodhouse 
Gordy James, carpenter, Roodhouse 



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Graham James, car repairer, Roodhouse 

Grant T. J. bricklayer, Roodhouse 

Gray William, dealer in flour and provisions, 

Roodhouse 
Green Barney, yard master, C. & A.R.R. 

Roodhouse 

TTAMMOND WILLIAM H, stock buy- 
er, Roodhouse 
Hardcastle Mrs. Roodhouse 
Harney John, car repairer, Roodhouse 
Hatfield A. painter, Roodhouse 
Hatfield J. J. carpenter, Roodhouse 
Hinkel J. oculist, Roodhouse 
Holmes J. J. laborer, Roodhouse 
Hosman J, W. druggist, Roodhouse 
Hudson Berry, bricklayer, Roodhouse 
Hudson Fredrick, bricklayer, Roodhouse 
Hudson Sarah Mrs. Roodhouse 
Hueberger Joseph, barber, Roodhouse 
HUNT H. M. & CO. grain and com- 
mission. Firm composed of H. M. Hunt 
and Ellis Briggs ; copartnership formed in 
1875. Handle grain at the following 
points in Greene County : White Hall, 
Roodhouse, Drake Station, Schultz Mills, 
and Wrightsville, also at Winchester and 
Alsey, Scott County, and M array ville, 
Morgan County. During the year 1878 
this firm bought and shipped over seven 
hundred cars of wheat. They have the 
confidence of the entire community, and 
have unlimited facilities for buying and 
shipping grain. Their two mam elevators 
are located at White Hall and Winchester. 
A large portion of their trade consists in 
supplying mills, but in the heaviest part of 
the season they are heavy shippers to all 
the large markets in the country. This is 
one of the most reliable grain firms in the 
State, and two more reliable and energetic 
men can not be found in Greene County 
HUSTED E. M. farmer and banker. 
Was born in Addison County, Vermont, 
near the city of Vergennes, September 9, 
1830. His father, Lyman Husted, was 
born in Vermont where he married Miss 
Maria Dennison ; there were four children 
born of this marriage of whom E. M. 
Husted was the third. In 1836 the family 
arrived in Illinois, where, six weeks later, 
the head of the family died." The subject 
of this sketch early turned his attention to 
farming, and his systematic method of con- 



ducting business has made him a leading 
farmer of Greene County. In 1850 he 
purchased the property where he now re- 
sides. Mr. Husted, we believe, was the 
first to introduce drain tile in this section 
of country, and now has his entire farm, 
where necessary, drain-tiled. Mr. Husted 
is one of the most public-spirited men of 
Roodhouse and has held many important 
positions, as president Roodhouse Bank, 
justice of the peace, president Agricultural 
Society, etc. December 1850, he was 
married to Miss Harriet Swallow, by whom 
he had two children, Effie C. and Edgar. 
Mrs. Husted died March 23, 1864, and the 
following year witnessed the nuptials of 
E. M. Husted to Miss A. C. Bannister, of 
Vermont 

T SOM WILLIAM, laborer, Roodhouse 

T ORAEH J. W. merchant, Roodhouse 

JACKSON WM. B. grocer and res- 
taurant, w R.R. Roodhouse, 111. Mr. 
Jackson was born in the State of Tenessee, 
July 18, 1842. His father was a very pros- 
perous planter in the South until the war 
came on, when he met with many misfor- 
tunes incident to a time of war. Enlisting 
in Co. G, loth Tenn. Cavalry, he was 
killed in battle near Knoxville. Wm. B. 
enlisted in the 26th Tenn. Inft. for twelve 
months, or during the war, and served in 
the capacity of third lieutenant, engaged in 
many important battles, as Murphrysboro, 
Chickamauga, etc., etc.; honorably dis- 
charged when the war closed, he returned 
to East Tennessee, thence to Middle Ten- 
nessee, and then to Illinois, locating near 
Roodhouse, in 1873, where he became em- 
ployed on a farm. In 1875, he came to 
Roodhouse, entering into the above busi- 
ness, and meeting with good success, Mr. 
Jackson is a genial, kind-hearted man, 
who merits and receives a fair share of 
public patronage. In 1876, he was mar- 
ried to Miss Emma Sawyer, a daughter of 
Nathan Sawyer, a native of New York 

Jackson William, justice of peace 

Johnson A. asst. yard master, C.& A.R.R. 
Roodhouse 

Jones W. W. baggage master C. & A. R.R. 
Roodhouse 



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Jones W. T. watchmaker, Roodhouse 
Jones Wilson, switcli engineer, Roodhouse 



K 



IMBROUGH 



-, laborer, Roodhouse 



KIRKLAXD D. proprietor of the 
popular hotel known as the Kirkland, was 
born in Scotland, Feb. 2, 1S26. For eigh- 
teen years a resident of Scotland. At an 
early age he became apprenticed to ihe trade 
of a c.Tbinet maker. In 1S44 he crosse I 
the ocean, landing at Quebec. From the 
Dominion of Canada hz made his way to 
New York ; thence to McIIenry County, 
Illinois, and began life as a railroad employe 
on the old Galena Division, afterwards con- 
solidated and known as the North Western ; 
remaining some five years, and during this 
time was united in marriage to Miss Nancy 
Dacy. For thirty years Mr. K. has of- 
ficiated in railroad matters as contractor, 
conductor and foreman. Shortly after the 
commencement of l\oodhouse Mr. Kirk- 
land began the erection of a large liotel. 
This on completion was known as the Kirk- 
land House. The little town grew rapidly 
and he accordingly built several . ther sub- 
stantial buildings to be used as stores. 
These were swept away by fire Sept. 4, 1876, 
a hard blow to the enterprising proprietor, 
who using his means in a bbeial manner, 
contributed toward the prosj^erity of the 
town. The following monih, nothing 
daunted by this calamity, Mr. Kiikland re- 
built on the ashes of his former building a 
handsome biildingon East Railroad Street, 
now known as the Kiikland Hotrl, said to 
be the best in Greene County. See busi- 
ness card elsewhere. Of seven children 
born of his marriage, three are living: 
Robert M., Isnbel and John. Mr. K. was 
the successor of John Roodhouse as presi- 
dent of the tow n board 

KIRKLAND HOTEL, D. Kirkland, 

prop., Roodhouse 
KNIGHT F. L., city butcher. Mr. 
Knight was born in Manchester, New 
llampshiie, in 1846. His jiarenis were A. 
S. and Luvia C, natives of Massachusetts 
and Vermont. In an early d.ry the family 
moved to New Hampshire, where the hus- 
band secured work on thr city police force ; 
from here the family went to Vermont, 
where young Knight received his education. 



In his nineteenth year he removed to Newr 
Hampshire, where three years of his life 
were passed in a butchering establishment 
as an apprentice. Moving to Illinois nine 
years ago ; he first located at Manchester, 
Greene County ; in White Hall, where he 
afterwards moved, he entered into partner- 
ship with E C.Clement as butchers; this 
was a decided success ; two years later he 
moved to Greenfield, following the same 
occupation with fl.ittering success. Now a 
resident of Roodhouse, engaged in the 
same calling, he transacts a large and con- 
stantly growing business. In White Hall 
Mr. Knight married Miss Anna Langdon 
of Manchester, who departed this life the 
following year and was laid to rest in Man- 
chester 
Knight Frederick, butcher, Roodhouse 

T AKIN THOMAS, agent C. B.& Q. R.R. 

Roodhouse 
Lawless Thomas, carpenter, Roodhouse 
r.awson William, laborer, Roodhouse 
Leighton Frederick, clerk, Roodhouse 
Lennon Patrick, saloon, Roodhouse 
Les-em L. clothier, Roodhouse 
LORTON WM. M., Roodhouse. Mr. 
Lorton is one of those rare people who elicit 
our warmest sympathies ; penetrating into 
what was a vast wilderness of prairie, so to 
speak, he became one among the first resi- 
dents of Greene County. He was born in 
Cumberland County, Kentucky, April, 1S17. 
Two years later the Lorton family traversed 
the praiiies for the West, arriving indue 
course of time. When scarcely a cabin re- 
lieved the monotony of a broad expanse of 
prairie the family first settled in Bond Co., 
Illinois. Years have flown by since then, 
and Illinois is celebrated for its fertility of 
soil, and its grain trade, for its beautiful 
dwellings, churi-hes and schools; in it we 
see the guiding hand of the pioneer. Many 
Indians then crowded the frontier, and there 
were but few neighbors. Building a cabin, 
Robert Lorton set to work in a resolute 
manner to gain a livelihood. Remaining 
until 1S24; that year found the party en 
route for Greene County, where the noble 
and aged pioneer died in his S7th year; 
he merited the resjiect of all having the 
jileasure of his acquaintance. The spot 
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an uncle of Wm. M. who is now in his 6 1st 
year. Amid pioneer associations in this 
county he grew up, and received a liberal 
education. In his 25th year he married 
Miss Agnes Brauym, by whom he had eight 
children. Mrs. L. died in 1872. The fol- 
fowing year he married Mrs. Lincoln, relict 
of Jarvis Lincoln, a relative of Abraham 
Lincoln. Mr. L. is an extensive farmer, a 
resident of Roodhouse 
Lovell Joseph, farmer, Roodhouse 
liOWRY WILLIAM T., the only 
manufacturer of brick in the town of Rood- 
house. He became a permanent resident 
in 1877. Purchasing valuable land in the 
corporation of Roodhouse two presses or 
germs were soon in running operation and 
competition began with the surrounding 
country. Through large experience among 
the leading brickmakers of the country Mr. 
L. had acquired a skill as a maker of brick 
that soon became appreciated by the public 
at large. He manufactures some 5,000 
brick per day, of a very superior quality, 
the supply not being equal to the demand, 
the new and commodious public school, re- 
quiring a large number, also Peter Dun- 
bar's and many others. At Jacksonville, 
Morgan County Mr. L. manufactured the 
brick for the poor house and many other 
buildings of note. He was born in Mount 
Vernon, Illinois, Dec. 11, 1S33 ; appren- 
ticed to trade in 1843 ; married in Jackson- 
ville Lorena Pankey, of Illinois; there are 
three children : Mary E., Minnesota and 
Virginia. Mr. Lowry purchased some 200 
acres of valuable land in Greene County in 
1865 

lyrARKET V. The above named 
gentleman, although established in 
business at Roodhouse but a short time has 
already secured a large share of public 
patronage, his prices low as the lowest, and 
work always first class. When in town 
don't forget to call ; get your measure taken 
and get fits, good fits, and a perfect fit. 
Mr. Market was born in Switzeiland in 
1840; in his seventeenth year he emigrated 
to America ; from New York City he went 
to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cinncinati and 
St. Louis ; in the latter city was in business 
some fourteen years as a boot and shoe 
manufacturer; there married Miss Victoria 
X 



Stokker, a native of Germany. Three chil- 
dren blessed this union : Carroll, Edward 
and Victoria 
Martin Joseph, laborer, Roodhouse 
McCabe Charles, fireman C. & A. R.R. Rood- 
house 
McClure Lewis, assistant yard master, Rood- 
house 
McCoullogh Nathaniel, school teacher, Rood- 
house 
McCune Thomas, physician and surgeon, 

Roodhouse 
McEUEN DR. T., a rising physician 
of Greene County, was born in Missouri, 
Oct. 30, 1832. Oliver McEuen, the father, 
was born in Pittsburgh, Pe. He was mar- 
ried to Miss Jane Hayes ; by this lady he 
had twelve children ; Thomas, the seventh 
child, whose footsteps we now follow, be- 
came liberally educated, and when quite a 
youth turned his attention to the study of 
medicine, as a student under his father and 
likewise Dr. Thomas Lewis of Union, Mo 
He graduated from St. Louis Medical Col- 
lege. Taking up his residence in Pike 
County at Milton, he began practice as a 
physician. He had been a hard working 
student and in consequence his professional 
skill was recognised and he secured a large 
practice. In Milton he married Miss 
Phoebe Baker; has two children : Olive L. 
and Mattie B. Mrs. McEuen died in 1867. 
In White Hall Dr. McEuen married Mrs. 
R.N. Hemming, relict of Henry Hemming. 
In Roodhouse Dr. McEuen has a large and 
lucrative practice, due to his untiring eff"orts 
and professional skill. Was post surgeon 
during the war 
McGee Luther, laborer, Roodhouse 
McKiver Charles, attorney, Roodhouse 
Mclver W. T. publisher of the Roodhouse 

Kevie'M 
McSweeney M. supervisor C. & A. R.R. 
Roodhouse 

McWithy , laborer, Roodhouse 

Merricks William, laborer, Roodhouse 
METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Wm. 

Scott, proprietor, Roodhouse 
Mitchell Geo. laborer, Roodhouse 
MOLLOY C, saloon. East Railroad 
Street, Roodhouse. Mr. Molloy is a na- 
tive of Kings County, Ireland ; born in the 
year 1S34 ; his father was a farmer in good 
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by the seashore young Molloy spent a 
number of years, working on the old home- 
stead. In his eighteenth year he embarked 
on board a sailing vessel bound for America; 
landing in New York City, he then made 
his way to New Jersey, thence to Kentucky. 
During the year 1870 Mr. Molloy came to 
Roodhouse ; it was then a very small 
hamlet. His enterprise and forethought 
led him to build the first dwelling house in 
the town limits. As one of the earliest 
residents of Roodhouse due notice will be 
given of Mr. Molloy in the general history 
of this volume. In 1S61 he was united in 
marriage to Miss J. Maguire, by whom he 
had three children : Charles F., now attend- 
ing college, M. J. and Mary L. 

Moony Robert, wagon maker, Roodhouse 

Moore D.B. drugs and medicines, Roodhouse 

Morgan Mrs. Roodhouse 

Morrow William, drayman, Roodhouse 



/^RR ANDERSON Reverend, Rood- 

^^ house 

Overby James, barber, Roodhouse 



pATTEKSON J. L., attorney and 
counselor at law. The subject of this 
sketch is the second child of Lemuel J. and 
Anna E. Patterson, who deserve more than 
a passing notice. Settling in this county 
as early as 1844 ; the head of the family 
was born in St. Louis County, Missouri, he 
there married the lady referred to above. 
He became in after years a prominent man 
in this county. Of seven children born of 
this marriage all are residents of Greene 
County, of whom due notice will be given- 
J. L. was born August 29, 1846, in St. 
Louis County, Missouri. In early child- 
hood his parents moved to Greene County, 
where he became liberally educated, apply- 
ing himself vigorously to his studies and 
became a school teacher. In his eighteenth 
year he became a law stulent, studying 
under judges of Carrollton. Remaining 
five years, he became admitted to the bar 
in 1870. Previous to this he married Miss 
Mary Willmington, a daughter of Edwin 
Willniington, a native of England. Mr. 
Patterson became a successful lawyer, and 
an able one. A life-long resident of Greene 
County, he has held many important posi- 
tions ; deputy assessor nine years. In 1876 



was chairman Democratic Congressional 
Convention. For the past year a resident 
of the live town of Roodhouse, where he 
receives, due his ability, a large share of 
public patronage there. Two children : 
Buell and Harry 
Patterson Niel, Roodhouse 
Peel David, carpenter, Roodhouse 
Pennell William, teamster, Roodhouse 
PERLE Y HENRY P. engineer C. & 
A. R. R. for the past eleven years ; was 
born at Waterville, Maine, in 1841 ; at four- 
teen he entered the employ of the Andros- 
coggin and Kennebec R. W. Co. .afterward 
known as the Maine Central, remaining 
there through the years '59, '60 and '61 ; 
during the Spring of 1861 he enlisted in 
Company G, 3d Maine Infantry, under the 
command of Col. O. O. Howard; a partici- 
pant in the famous battle of Bull Run ; 
he served three months and received an 
honorable discharge from the service ; he 
returned to Maine, where he again entered 
the employ of the Maine Central as a 
locomotive fireman on the Kennebec 
Road and became a very skillful engineer. 
In 1867 Mr. Perley came west and entered 
the employ of the St. Louis, Jacksonville 
& Chicago Railroad, afterward leased to 
the C. & A. R. R. On this road Mr. Per- 
ley was freight engineer one year. In 1868 
he took uphis residence at Mason City, Ma- 
son Co., 111.; in 1S71 moved to Jacksonville, 
where he run passenger engine No. 42 ; in 
1872 he was running a passenger between 
Alton and Jacksonville ; moving to Rood- 
house, then just beginning to come into 
prominence, Mr. Perley shortly after built 
a substantial dwelling. He is well known 
for his generosity and is a very superior 
mechanic. April 24, 1863, he was united 
in marriage to Ann E. Morrill, of Maine, 
There are five children : John M., George 
P., Henry W., Anna R. and Francis C. 
As a railroad engineer Mr. Perley has been 
the actor of many stirring scenes, although 
owing to his skill as an engineer but very 
, slight accidents have occurred on his route. 
Mr. Perley owns 80 acres of land in Kansas 
Pinkerton W. H. engineer, Roodhouse 
Pruett William, teamster, Roodhouse 



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Randall , carpenter, Roodhouse 

Redmond John, Roodhouse 
Reid Samuel D. clerk, Roodhouse 
Richardson William, butcher, Roodhouse 
Rinnaker Fred, agent for nursery, Roodhouse 
Roodhouse Bank, E. M. Husted, President ; 

T. L-. Smith, Cashier 
KOODHOUSE JOHN, farmer, stock 
raiser, and founder of the live, go-ahead 
town of Roodhouse, was born in Yorkshire, 
England, February 1825 ; he was the sec- 
ond child of a family of five children, born 
of a second marriage. It was during the 
earlier years of his childhood that his 
parents embarked on board a sailing ves- 
sel for the great Eldorada of the world — 
America. Landing in the city of New 
York the family made their way princi- 
pally by way of the Erie Canal to St. 
Louis ; from the latter city proceeding to 
Greene County shortly before the deep 
snow set in. During the early years of 
settlement, when the nearest neighbors 
were many miles away, horse mills the 
fashion and railroads unknown in the 
State, and but few in the East, the pioneers 
found the road to prosperity rather a rough 
tone. However, there came an era of pros- 
perity to all of the family when Illinois be- 
came one of the most prosperous States in 
this great congress of States, peopled 
by the sturdy yeomanry from the south, 
the east, and by a people across the waters 
who had looked upon America with open- 
eyed wonder at the rapid strides of the en- 
terprising inhabitants. Owing to our 
limited space, and to the prominence of 
him whose name heads this sketch, we here 
append a short biography of his youth, 
spent among pioneer associates, many of 
whom are now prominent in the affairs of 
the State and County. Developing more 
than ordinary energy and business capacity, 
he made his way rapidlv upward. At 
twenty-five he united his fortunes to Miss 
Sarah E. Baker, a daughter of Cuthbert 
Baker. With but small capital he became 
enabled to purchase 240 acres in Tazewell 
County, taking up his residence there for 
years. He then moved to Greene Co., where 
he has since resided. On this property is 
now laid out the flourishing town of Rood- 
house, where years prior John Roodhouse 
had turned many a furrow. From him we 



glean the following in reference to the 
Louisiana Branch. We are all perfectly 
aware of the network of railroads that 
traverse the State of Illinois. Among the 
more important we find the C. & A. R.,R. 
rapidly taking a leading place. For many 
years branches from the main line have 
been found necessary to be laid to accom- 
modate the increased passenger traffic, and 
for the transportation of freight. In our 
municipal history will be found a fuller de- 
scription of the branch road that, passing 
through Roodhouse and taking its way to 
St. Louis, is given here. To the citizens 
of White Hall it is generally known that 
a proposition for the right of way of the 
road and $5,000 in money was made and 
not being readily responded to was re- 
ferred to the citizens of Roodhouse, among 
whom were John Roodhouse, E. M. Husted, 
George Thompson, S. L. Simmons, John ¥. 
Rawlings, William Cobb and others, and 
through their liberality and enterprise the 
road was secured. No sooner had the 
road got fairly under way than the little 
town began to thrive. Stores were erected 
and the place soon became peopled by live 
western men who have made it one of the 
busiest towns on the C. & A. R. R. It 
will compare favorably with any town of 
similar size in the State. Mr. Roodhouse 
is a large property owner and a whole- 
souled gentleman. Of his marriage seven 
children were born : John L., Edwin P., 
Laura L.. Mary M., Eveline J., Franklin 
S. and William 

Roodhouse Review, W. T. Mclver, publisher 

Ross Henry, laborer, Roodhouse 

Rouan J. laborer, Roodhouse 

Rushwort Benjamin, car-repairer C. & A. R. 
R. Roodhouse 

RUYLiE ROBERT N. blacksmith 
and wagonmaker, Morris street. Rood- 
house ; general blacksmithing, repairing, 
jobbing horseshoeing a specialty. Mr. 
Ruyle was born in Greene County, Illi- 
nois, in 1847. His father, Alfred Ruyle, now 
a resident of Kansas ; was born in Nash- 
ville, Tennessee, in 1801 ; he there mar- 
ried Sarah Ann Bleckston ; the youthful 
couple became residents of Greene County 
in an early day. Robert, who heads this 
sketch, was the youngest of a family of ten 
children. Near Athensville, this county, 



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Robert passed his youthful clays, and 
was apprenticed to the trade of a black- 
smith and wagon maker, and became a 
skillful workman. In iS6i he entered the 
army, enlisting in Company C, Fifth Reg- 
iment, of Missouri Volunteers; he was 
then but fifteen years of age; remaining 
eighteen months he was engaged in many 
severe skirmishes. Alfred Ruyle was a 
Captain during the rebellion, and what is 
somewhat remarkable seven of his boys were 
also in the service. Robert returned to 
Greene County March 19, 1S67. He was 
united in marriage to Sarah A. Ranee ; one 
child, Julia, was born in 1S72 
UUYLK & BROWN, blacksmiths 

O ALTAR T. R. agent and yard-master C. 

'^ & A. R. R. Roodhouse 

Sargeant Henry, shoemaker, Roodhouse 

Savage Mrs. Roodhouse 

Savage Carl, clerk, Roodhouse 

Sawyer E. H. groceries and hardware, Rood- 
house 

Sawyer George N. postmaster and insurance 
agent, Roodhouse 

SAWYER JAMES A. livery, Jack- 
son street, Roodhouse, first street west of 
new Kirkland Hotel. Mr. S. was born in 
Steuben County, New York, in 1845. In 
his fifteenth yearhe accompanied his parents 
to Illinois, locating in Madison County. 
Dilring the Spring of 1870 Mr. Sawyer 
came to Roodhouse, where he first worked 
for John Roodhouse as a farm hand. Mr. 
R. was then the proprietor of the livery 
that Mr. Sawyer now owns. In 1873 the . 
purchase was effected. Since this date Mr. 
Sawyer has bought largely, both of horses 
and the latest style of vehicles, which com- 
mercial travellers will do well to note. 
Special attention given to transient stock. 
Passengers conveyed to all parts of the 
county day or night. Mr. S. married Miss 
Laura Strate, of Roodhouse ; children, 
Ilatiie, deceased, and Edna 

SCOTT WILLIAM, proprietor Metro- 
politan Hotel, Roodhouse, 111. The above 
named gentlerran was born in Highland 
County, Ohio, in 1824. When three years 
of age his father died ; at nine his mother 
moved to Shelby County, Indiana, remain- 
ing but five years, and at the expiration of 
which time returned to Ohio. William, 



who heads this sketcli, was the youngest of 
this family. Mrs. Scott was a very indus- 
trious woman, who was left in moderate 
circumstances; on the death of her hus- 
band she struggled hard for herself and 
boy, who, when old enough, attended ta 
the duties of the small farm. In his 
twenty-second year he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Mahala Good, a daughter of 
Joseph and Mary Good, natives of Vir- 
ginia and Pennsylvania. For some years 
after his marriage Mr. Scott followed farm- 
ing. When the war broke out he entered 
the 100 day service, and was elected First 
Lieutenant of the company ; honorably- 
discharged at the expiration of ten days, as 
the company was organized as a relief 
corps for Cincinnati. Proceeding to Den- 
nison, near Cincinnati, he became a sutler; 
from this point he came west and settled 
in Milton, Pike County, and became a 
stock buyer and grocer. In 1S75 he came 
to Roodhouse, and renting the large estab- 
lishment owned by Humphrey Armstrong 
opened the first class hotel above men- 
tioned. Mr. S. has nine children : Sarah,. 
Daniel, George, James H., L. D., Lorenzo,. 
Charles F., William and Emma A. 

Seaver James, telegiaph repairer, C. & A. R. 
R. Roodhouse 

Sharp P. J. dry goods, boots and shoes, etc. 
Roodhouse 

SHIELD FRANCIS W. foreman car 
repairs C. &A.R.W., Roodhouse. Mr. 
Shield was born in Scotland, April 29,. 
1829; his father was by trade a carpenter 
and joiner ; with him young Shield was 
early instructed in the rudiments of car- 
penter work. On attaining his majority 
he emigrated to America ; working his 
way to Chicago, where he completed his 
trade, vvorl<ing five years ; he then went to 
Dubuque, Iowa, making the trip in a cov- 
ered wagon; he there worked as foreman, 
and erected many dwelling houses ; a resi- 
dent three years of Dubuque, he there 
married Miss Margaret Miller, a daughter 
of Michael Miller, of Glasgow, Scotland, 
by whom he liad eleven children, seven of 
whom are living: Phillis. Frank, Jessie, 
Marshall, Uphemia, Agnes and Maud. 
During the war Mr. Shield served as fore- 
man on the Sea Branch, Roanoke, Norfolk 
& Petersburg K.R., engaged in the trans- 



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portation of troops. Before the close of 
the war he came North, entering the em- 
ploy of the C.& A.Co., where he had worked 
previously, and at this writing has been a 
railroad man, so to speak, thirty years, and 
in the above capacity is regarded a superior 
workman. Seven years ago Mr. S. came 
to Roodhouse, where he invested in land, 
and now resides, living in very comfortable 
circumstances 
Shay M. ticket agent C.&A.R.R. Roodhouse 
Shields Frank, jr. fireman C.&A.R.R. Rood- 
house 
Sinclair Alexander, fireman C.& A.RR. Rood- 
house 
Sink John & Son, meat market, Roodhouse 
Sitton Perry, contractor and builder. Rood- 
house 
Sitton William, contractor and builder. Rood- 
house 
Smith Jacob, machinist, Roodhouse 
Smith J. R. brick maker and contractor, 

Roodhouse 
Smith Oliver, agent pumps, Roodhouse 
Smith T. L. cashier Roodhouse Bank 
Stewart James, retired farmer, Roodhouse 
Stone Samuel, painter, Roodhouse 
Straight George, hedge trimmer, Roodhouse 
Strong, Butler & Adams, dry goods, groceries, 

etc., Roodhouse 
Summers C. section foreman C.& A.R.R. 

Roodhouse 
STRONG S. L.. dealer in dry goods, 
clothing, boots and shoes, etc., Roodhouse. 
The subject of this sketch was born in 
Greene County, Ohio, in 1848 ; his father, 
C. A. Strong, a native of Greene County, 
Ohio, there married Miss Elizabeth Bruck, 
a daughter of Juen and Elizabeth. C. A. 
Strong was a successful farmer, who died 
in Ohio in 1869 ; his wife died some years 
previous. By the death of his mother 
young Strong was left to battle with the 
world ; he thus early learned to rely upon 
his own resources. At nineteen he became 
the proprietor of a grocery store, in which 
he became moderately successful ; in 1874 
he moved from Ohio to Illinois, and[first lo- 
cated in Milton, Greene County, where he 
became firmly established in a general mer- 
chandise store, in which he met with great 
success and accordingly established a branch 
store at Roodhouse. Owing to the rrfpid 
growth of this town the branch store has long 



since overtopped the one at Milton, making 
rapid strides to public favor, through the 
well known courtesy and liberality of its 
proprietor. Good goods at low prices 
distinguish this establishment. Mr. Strong 
married, in i86g, Miss Clara B. Adams, a 
daughter of Reuben and Matilda Adams, 
of Greene County, Ohio ; three children 
were born of this marriage : Maud M., 
Claudie B. and Sylvester L. 
SWAN C A. master mechanic of the 
C.&A.R.W. Although not among the 
early pioneers of this county, Mr. Swan 
occupies a leading position as a mechanic, 
at Roodhouse, and is therefore worthy of 
more than a passing notice. Oldest son of 
William and Judith Jackman ; he was born 
in New Hampshire, May, 1824 ; in his 
sixteenth year he entered upon the calling 
of a blacksmith, or rather apprentice, be- 
coming in a short time a skillful workman, 
entering the machine department of Al- 
chize, Tyng & Co., of Lowell, Mass. Rap- 
idly he rose in this calling. His next 
venture was to become a locomotive en- 
gineer, and he accordingly entered the 
employ of the Boston & Wooster Railway, 
as a fireman, and became an engineer on 
the Lowell and Lawrence road. In New 
Hampshire, where he afterward moved, 
was employed as engineer on the Sullivan 
Road. He was married to Miss Maria 
Hill, of Charlestown, N. H. ; six children 
were born of this marriage, whose names 
are : Mary A., Maria E., Charles A., Car- 
rie J., Belle and William H. In 1873 Mr. 
Swan moved to Ohio and was employed 
on the Cleveland & Toledo R.R., afterward 
consolidated and known as the Lake Shore 
Road, as master mechanic ; he served fif- 
teen years. Ten years ago he entered the 
service of the C.& A. as a master mechanic ; 
now takes charge of the Roodhouse de- 
partment, a responsible position which he 
is well qualified to fill. Was president of 
village board of Roodhouse ; also township 
trustee 

'T^AYLOR JOHN A. retired farmer. Rood- 

house 
Thompson Albert, teamster, Roodhouse 
THOMPSON GEO. W. who is one 

of the oldest residents of Greene County, 
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Station. Eighth child of James and Susan 
Thompson, natives of Kentucky, who emi- 
grated to Illinois during its earliest settle- 
ment. Growing to manhood, having for 
associates the pioneer boys of long ago, 
George attended the same log cabin, studied 
the same simple lessons, composed prin- 
cipally of Webster's speller and the New 
Testament ; on the old homestead property 
he received a full share of the hard work 
of the farm. December 13, 1855, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Eliza Perkins, 
a daughter of William Perkins, of Scott 
County ; seven children were born of 
this marriage, six of whom are living: 
Alice Ann, Samuel A., John H., William 
M., James E. and Eliza A. Mr. Thomp- 
son followed farming many years, and wit- 
nessed many hardships, incident to those 
good old days of long ago. In 1867 Mr. 
Thompson located at Roodhouse, where, 
in connection with S. L. Simmons, he put 
up the first dry goods and grocery store in 
the place. The business prospered far be- 
yond the expectations of its proprietors. 
In 1876 Mr. Thompson was elected justice 
of the peace of Roodhouse, an ofiFice he is 
well qualified to fill. There were of the 
first marriage of Mr. Thompson no chil- 
dren. His first wife died in 1863. The 
following year he was united in marriage 
to Miss Emily McNemer, a daughter of 
Robert Kidney and widow of Landford Mc- 
Nemer ; seven children born of this mar- 
riage. As written above it would appear to 
the general reader as though the children 
named were of the first marriage. We 
take this means of correcting this im- 
pression 
Trippen J. T. Mrs. saloon, Roodhouse 

'll/'AGGONER MRS. laundry, Rood- 
house 
WALES HARM0:N", was born in 

Schoharie County, N. Y., September, 1820; 
he there married Miss Lydia Andrews, 
daughter of Ira Andrews, by whom 
■ he had six children, five of whom are 
living : Charles, who is a farmer in 
Greene County ; Eliza Jane, who married 
Jacob Crist ; Romaett, who married John 
Akers ; Luther, who married Miss Ella 
Smith ; Henrietta, the younger of the chil- 
dren, resides at home. Years ago Mr. 



Wales settled in Greene County, where he 
rented the farm now owned by John Rood- 
house. Now a resident of Roodhouse, 
•where he erected a very substantial build- 
ing, about the time of the laying out of 
this now enterprising town ; this house is 
east of the depot, and used by Mr. Wales 
as a first-class boarding house. See busi- 
ness card in directory 
Wales Luther, works Sawyer's livery stable, 

Roodhouse 
Wallace Mrs. Roodhouse 
White Milton, laborer, Roodhouse 
Whitswort John, laborer, Roodhouse 
WILL \V. boot and shoe manufacturer, 
E. Railroad St., Roodhouse, 111., dealer in 
gaiters, rubbers, slippers ; repairing done 
neatly and cheaply ; all work warranted. 
Mr. Will came to Roodhouse during the 
Autumn of 1876, established himself in 
business in a short time on a solid basis, 
owing to superior workmanship and mate- 
rial used. Mr. W. is a native of Germany ; 
born in 1840. His father, Phillip Will, 
was a shoemaker by occupation ; he raised 
a family of five children, of whom William 
was the oldest son. Mr. Will crossed the 
Atlantic in 1871, landing in New York 
City. He went to St. Louis, where he en- 
tered the employ of a large boot and shoe 
house ; an employee of the house two 
years. At St. Louis he was united in mar- 
•riage to Miss Lena Rinhault, a native of 
Germany. See business card of Mr. Will, 
in business directory of this work 
WTXSLOW E. B. saddler and harness- 
maker, E. Railroad St., Roodhouse, 111. Two 
years ago Mr. Winslow came in our midst, 
and has proved himself a live business man 
and a thorough workman. He was born at 
Mount Sterling, Brown Co., 111., April, 
1844; but eighteen when the war came on, 
he enlisted in Co. B, 133d 111. Inft., at 
Jacksonville, in the one hundred day ser- 
vice, and was honorably discharged during 
the Spring of 1864, locating at Springfield, 
111. In this city and Jacksonville he 
worked very industriously as a harness- 
maker, and became a skilled journeyman. 
Should be stated, Mr. W. commenced his 
trade in Clinton. DeWitt Co., 111. Mr. 
Winslow was married to Miss Hattie Bee- 
rup, of Sangamon County. After his 
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Girard, Sangamon County. Drove a thriv- 
ing trade, and became firmly established in 
business; now located at Roodhouse. He 
makes the latest styles of harness in a supe- 



rior manner, which those who contemplate 
purchasing will do well to note 



A/'ATES ELIHU, harnes 
house 



maker, Rood- 



ROODHOUSE BUSINESS CARDS. 



ARMSTRONG FRANK P. timber 
contractor, C.& A.R.R. Roodhouse 

ARMSTRONG- G. W. dealer in gro- 
ceries, hardware, queensware, wood and 
willow ware, Roodhouse 

ARMSTRONG J. M. dealer in lum- 
ber and agricultural machinery — wagons, 
plows, corn-planter, hay rakes, etc., etc., 
Roodhouse 

BARRETT WILLIAM, merchant 
tailor, is prepared to do first-class work at 
low prices. Give him a trial. Roodhouse, 
111. 

BROWN A. MRS. milliner and dress- 
maker 

BULLARD J. B. dealer in hardware, 
stoves, tinware, etc., Roodhouse, III. 

FREETO A. E. U.S. Express agent, 
and dealer in hardware stoves and tinware, 
Roodhouse 

HUSTED E. M. banker and inventor 
of land crusher, Roodhouse 

JACKSON WILLIAM B. grocery 
and restaurant, w R.R., Roodhouse 

KNIGHT F. L. city butcher; first-class 
meat at moderate prices ; give him a call 

KIRKLAND HOUSE, Daniel Kirk- 
land, proprietor ; new house, new furniture, 
good rooms, first-class table, moderate pri- 
ces. When in Roodhouse stop at the Kirk- 
land 

LORTON WILLIAM M. undertaker 
and dealer in ornamental and plain furni- 
ture, Roodhouse 

LOWRY WILLIAM T. the only 
manufacturer of brick, in Roodhouse 



MARKET V. boot and shoe manufac- 
turer. A perfect fit guaranteed ; call and 
leave your measure 



McEUEN T. DR. Palm st , Rood- 
house. 111., physician and surgeon. Ob- 
stetrics a specialty 

METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Wm. 

Scott, proprietor ; a first-class hotel in 
every respect ; prices reasonable 

MOLLOY C. dealer in wines, liquors, 
and cigars, E. Railroad st., Roodhouse 

PATTERSON J. L. attorney and 
counselor at law. Collections promptly 
attended to. Roodhouse, HI. 

RAILROAD DINING HALL, 

Roodhouse, HI. All trains stop twenty 
minutes for dinner. Price, 50 cts. D. T. 
Foster, prop ietor 

ROODHOUSE JOHN, stock raiser 
and founder of the town of Roodhouse 

ROODHOUSE MACHINE 
SHOPS AND FOUNDRY. All 

kinds of machinery repaired on short notice. 
Also blacksmithing. Casting of all descrip- 
tions made to order at St. Louis prices. Win 
dow weights all sizes from 6 lbs. up to 12 lbs. 
on stock or made to order. Wm.Ebbert, ma- 
chinist ; Wm. Cutler, moulder. Cash paid 
for old iron 

ROODHOUSE REVIEW, W. T. 

Mclver, editor and publisher. Printing of 
all kinds promptly attended to 

RUYLE ROBERT N. blacksmith 
and wagon maker, Morris st., Roodhouse. 
General blacksmithing, repairing, jobbing, 
horseshoeing a specialty 

SAWYER GEORGE N. postmaster 
and insurance agent, Roodhouse 



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SAWYER JAMES A. livery stable. 
Passengers conveyed to any part of the 
country, day or night. Prices reasonable 

STRONG, BUTI.EK & ADAMS, 

dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, 
notions, groceries, etc., Roodhouse, 111. 

THOMPSON GEO. W. justice of 
peace. Collections promptly attended to. 
Roodhouse, 111. 

WALES HARMON, boarding house, 
near the depot, Roodhouse, 111. 



WILiLi W. Roodhouse, III, manufactur- 
er of and dealer in boots and shoes, gaiters, 
rubbers and slippers. Repairing done 
neatly and cheaply. All work warranted 

WINSLOAV E. B. proprietor of the 
Illinois trace-gearing, and manufacturer of 
saddles and harness, and dealer in whips, 
nets, currycombs, brushes, etc., Rood- 
house, 111. 




Township 12, North Range ii, West. 



A I.LEIS' ALONZO, farmer and stock 

"^^ raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Allen is among the more substantial farm- 
ers of Greene County ; he was born here 
in 1837 ; his father, John Alkn, was a na- 
tive of Tennessee, who emigrated to Greene 
County as early as 1830, where he married 
Miss Martha Barrow, by whom he had 
seven children ; four are living: Sarah, who 
married the late Wylie Pinkerton, and 
afterward married Joshua Martin ; William, 
who married Mary Shaw ; Alonzo, and 
Nancy. Alonzo for many years supported 
his widowed mother on the homestead, 
comprising 80 acres ; this he eventually 
purchased from the heirs. After many 
years he has gathered together a valuable 
tract of land comprising 300 acres. In 
1868 Mr. Allen was married to Mrs. Ellen 
Ellsworth, a daughter of Samuel Mc- 
Cracken, a native of Pennsylvania, as was 
also his wife, whose maiden name was 
Brouyn. The former husband of Mrs. 
Allen was a native of Pennsylvania. Four 
children blessed the marriage of Mr. Allen 
to Mrs. Ellsworth: John, Jessie, Albert, 
and Olive. Mr. Allen has always taken a 
deep interest in educational matters, for 
several terms holding the office of school 
director ; was once judge of election. Note : 
Parents of Mr. Allen, on their first settle- 
ment in Madison County, 111,, found Alton 
a village containing but few rude dwellings 

ALLEN CHARLES E. Dr. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 22, P.O. Roodhouse. 
Dr. Allen is a native of Massachusetts, 
born June 23, 1827, the eighth child of Ab- 
ner and Lucy Allen. The days of his 
youth were passed in Massachusetts where 
his preliminary education was received in 
the district schools. Having an ambition 
to become a scholar, he now entered the 
Normal school, where he became versed in 
the higher English studies. On perfecting 
himself at this institution, and having a 



thirst for greater knowledge, he now pro- 
ceeded to that famous seat of learning, 
Amherst College. Becoming proficient as 
a scholar, he now determined to adopt the 
medical profession, and accordingly, be- 
coming a resident of Chicago, he attended 
the Rush Medical College, where he studied 
all the branches, including surgery, under 
those eminent Professors, Drs. Brainard 
and Freer. Graduating from this insti- 
tution in 1861, he now became a practicing 
physician in Chicago, remaining one year. 
Moving to Blue Island, his thorough 
course of practical study, and also thor- 
ough knowledge of the duties appertain- 
ing to his profession, soon brought him a 
large practice. He remained here seven 
years, when he moved to Murrayville, Mor- 
gan County, where he met with flattering 
success, remaining six years. Moving to 
Greene County, the doctor concluded to 
follow agricultural pursuits, and is engaged 
in this pursuit at the present writing. He 
was first married to Miss Marcia D. Hale, 
of Massachusetts, in 1859; there were born 
of this marriage six children, three living : 
Charles H., Hattie, and Bertie. Mrs. 
Allen died at Murrayville, in i86g. Mr. 
Allen was married to Mrs. Elizabeth N. 
Dixon, relict of Joseph Dixon, and daugh- 
ter of William and Elizabeth Gould. The 
home farm comprises 120 acres, one of the 
most valuable ti'acts of land in Illinois, on 
which are situated the famous mineral 
springs for the cure of many diseases of a 
chronic nature. The springs have been 
analyzed by eminent chemists, and found to 
be extremely beneficial. We learn with 
surprise that this valuable property will be 
sold at nominal figure^, as the doctor and 
his excellent lady do not at their time of 
life feel equal to the task of opening the 
grounds to the traveling public. An in- 
vestment there by some enterprising man 
would prove a boon to suffering humanity. 



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and a bonanza to its lucky owner. Here, 
also, are valuable coal deposits 
Allen George, coal miner, P.O. White Hall 
Allen Jas. M. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Roodhouse 
ALLEX JOSEPH DUNCAN, far- 
mer and stock raiser. Sec. 8, P.O. Rood- 
house. Mr. Allen is a native of Greene 
County, born October, 1834, the seventh of 
a family of eleven children. As Jas. Mar- 
tin Allen, the head of this family, was in 
all probability the first settler of White 
Hall, and the first settler who erected a 
dwelling there for the purpose of keeping 
an inn, a brief sketch of his life will prove 
interesting to many of the old settlers who 
are still living. A native of Tennessee, 
he was born in 1794; he found a home in 
Greene County as early as 1820, when the 
copper-colored face of the Indian was more 
frequently seen than the early settler ; the 
prairie wolves were still numerous, and 
frequently made their way to the little log- 
cabin, making the night hideous with their 
discordant notes. Shortly after his arrival 
he was married to Miss Elizabeth A. Mor- 
row. For many years he kept the only 
inn, or tavern, on the property now owned 
by Mr. Adams, the country thinly settled, 
and the Indians, still numerous, acquired 
the habit of stealthily purloining small arti- 
cles from his cabin ; his family quite large. 
When the present town of WHiite Hall was 
laid out, he concluded to settle upon a 
farm, and accordingly purchased a tract on 
Lorton's Prairie. While here he made 
frequent trips to Alton to get his grist 
ground, awaiting patiently his turn at the 
rude horse mill. As the county grew in 
importance, he became a large property 
owner ; his busy and eventful life was 
brought to a close in 1873. His wife, a 
lady of a most kindly disposition, passed 
away eleven months prior. The survivors 
of this family are : Elizabeth J., who mar- 
ried Hiram H. Lemon, a prominent farmer 
of Scott County ; William P., who married 
Miss Clarinda Billings ; Sarah Ann, who 
married James Alverson ; Joseph D., who 
married Miss Nancy E. Goldsby ; Samuel, 
unmarried ; James M., who married Eliza 
Gilbreth ; and John Newton, who married 
Miss Gracie Frazier 
Allen J. W. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Allen L. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 



ALLEN W. J. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 14, P.O. Roodhouse. The above 
named gentleman, who takes a leading 
position as a farmer, was born in Greene 
County, on the old homestead of his par- 
ents, John and Martha Allen. While a 
youth, during the winter season, he attend- 
ed school in a log cabin, where a window 
or series of windows the entire length of 
the cabin admitted the daylight, the seats 
constructed of slabs, while the writing desk 
was made of plank. In 1855 Mr. Allen 
was united in marriage to Miss Mary Shaw, 
a daughter of James Shaw. At this time, 
his capital, quite light, and having little if 
anything to lose, instead of renting prop- 
erty, like ninety-nine in a hundred would 
have done, he purchased 70 acres, thinking 
it as well to pay interest as rent. The re- 
sult to-day shows the wisdom of the ven- 
ture. After many years of patient labor 
he is now the owner of 280 acres of valua- 
ble land. Of this marriage seven children 
were born : Lizzie, James, Alonzo, Thomas, 
Dora B., Nancy J,, and Sarah 

AUman Wm. renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Roodhouse 

Aired H. A. farmer, Sec. ' 10, P.O. Man- 
chester. Scott Co. 

ALVERSON JAMES, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Roodhouse. 
James Alverson is a native of Kentucky, 
born in 1821, fourth child of Benjamin and 
Mary Alverson, natives of Kentucky, who 
emigrated to Illinois in 1830, settling on 
the farm now owned by Samuel Hopkins, 
where the head of the family passed the 
remainder of life. He was a merchant. 
Many years afterward, turning his attention 
to farming, becoming a successful one. Of 
James it may be said that from boyhood he 
exhibited a daring disposition, and now 
concluded to travel, finding his way to far 
western and southern points, as Mexico 
California, and Oregon ; a miner in Cali- 
fornia ; in Oregon he also prospected for 
gold. Exposed to climatic changes, he be 
came nearly deprived of sight, and accord- 
ingly returned to Greene County. In the 
far west, under the hands of unskillful 
physicians, the best surgical aid in Illinois 
could not prevent a total loss of sight. 
His first wife was Martha Hawks, to whom 
he was married in 1827, and by whom he 
had one child, Hardin. Mrs. Alverson 



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died a quarter of a century ago, and six 
years ago he was married to Miss Sarah 
Ann Allen, a daughter of James M. Allen. 
The homestead property comprises 45 
acres 

Anlam Wm. renter, P.O. Roodhouse 

Antrobus A. J. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. White 
Hall 

ANTROBUS B. R. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Manchester, Scott 
County, 111. Mr. A. is a native of Mary- 
land, born in 1822. The following year his 
parents, Thomas and Mary Antrobus, con- 
cluded to cast their fortunes in the bound- 
less west, and accordingly made their way to 
Morgan County, finally locating near what 
is now Franklin. In the counties of Scott 
and Morgan young A. passed his youthful 
days, and in his twenty-fifth year was united 
in marriage to Miss Melissa Boyd, a daugh- 
ter of James Boyd, by whom he had eight 
children : Mary Jane, who married Nelson 
Carmine; Lean, who married George Ca- 
natsey ; Phoebe L., who married Peter 
Spencer ; Martha L., who married Wilder 
Goacher ; and Rachel, Newton M., Rena 
E., and Barnabas E. As the life career of 
the early pioneer has been so graphically 
described by old and experienced writers, 
their simple mode of living so well describ- 
ed, and their journeys to a horse mill or 
cabin raising so well depicted, the state- 
ment is here given that from boyhood to 
old age Mr. A. has followed agricultural 
pursuits. A resident of township 12, range 
II, in the county of Greene, he is the 
owner of 80 acres, acquired by industry 
and economy. An earnest working Chris- 
tian, he merits the respect of his many 
friends in this community 

Armstrong Ewing, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. 
Rotjdhouse 

Armstrong George, farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. 
Roodhouse 

■n AKER JOSEPH R. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 20, P.O. Roodhouse. 
Mr. Baker was born in 1842, in Pennsyl- 
vania, second child of Elijah and Eliza- 
beth Baker. His early years were passed 
among the rugged hills of Pennsylvania. 
When the war broke out he enlisted in Co. 
B, loth Pennsylvania volunteers, for three 
years service, a non-commissioned officer. 



He became engaged in the famous battles 
of Gettysburg, Antietam, second battle of 
Bull's Run ; wounded at the battle of 
White Oak Swamps ; honorably discharged 
when the war closed. He returned to 
Pennsylvania, where he followed the occu- 
pation of a miner for a period of ten years, 
and during this time married, in 1867, 
Miss Martha Chandler, a native of New 
York, by whom he has one child, Jennie 
E. Nine years ago he first settled in 
Greene County, where Mrs. Baker died in 
1873. He was united in marriage to Miss 
Flora Milliken, a daughter of Emanuel 
Milliken, by whom he has two children, 
Dwight and Ann Ida 
BALLARD W. P. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 4, P.O. Roodhouse. During 
the Autumn of 1829, when glowing ac- 
counts were sent out of the fertility of the 
now great western State of Illinois, the 
Ballard family, consisting of husband, wife, 
and three children, set out in a covered 
wagon for Greene County ; and on reach- 
ing the garden spot of the west, located 
near the present village of Berdan. The 
first winter was spent in a log cabin, open 
at one end, and usually closed during se- 
vere weather with a blanket. A large 
open fire-place in one end made room for 
large back logs that when fairly ablaze 
threw a ruddy glow over the inmates, and 
despite the keen, cutting weather that at 
times fairly shook the little cabin, spread a 
genial warmth through the one roomed 
dwelling. When warm weather came a 
more comfortable cabin was built. As Mr. 
Ballard, Senior, is still living, and a resi- 
dent of Greene County, we now narrate a 
few facts in reference to the industrious 
gentleman whose name appears at the head 
of this sketch. At a proper age he attend- 
ed school during the winter, his first 
teacher being Abel Spencer, once circuit 
clerk of Carrollton. In his twentieth year 
he was married to Miss Pamelia Smith, a 
daughter of David Smith. When the war 
came on he enlisted in Co. I, 91st Ills. 
Infty., for three years, or during the war; 
honorably discharged in 1865. He re- 
turned to Greene County, where he has 
since followed farming, owning 160 acres 
in township 12, range II. Like the early 
pioneers, the generosity of Mr. Ballard is 



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unbounded. Of nine children born of this 
marriage, all are living : Martha Ann, 
James L., David L., Emily J., Mary F., 
Sarah E., Naomi E., Wm. H., and Chas. E. 
Ballard Wm. renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Roodhouse 
Barnard John, farmhand, P,0. Roodhouse 
BARNETT GEORGE, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Barnett is the third child of William and 
Catherine Barnett, natives of Pennsylvania, 
who emigrated to Illinois in 1835, locating 
in Greene County, near the present farm 
residence of the subject of this sketch, 
where land was purchased, and here were 
spent the last days of William Barnett, 
who was in his later days a prosperous 
farmer. His wife, who still survives, re- 
sides on the old homestead, where so many 
of her pioneer days were spent. George 
is a native of Greene County, born in 1835. 
■Growing to mature years he received a 
good common school education. From his 
earliest years he has followed farming suc- 
cessfully. In 1864, he was married to Miss 
Eliza Jane Hutton, a daughter of John 
Hutton. Three yeais later Mrs. Barnett 
was laid at rest in the Jones cemetery. 
Mr. Barnett owns 160 acres of valuable 
land 
Barnett Joseph, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Barrow Aaron, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Beadling Wm. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
BEADIVELL GEORGE, foreman 
over the extensive clay works of the White 
Hall Co., was born at Dunham, England, 
March 3, 1827; in his early years a coal- 
miner in England, where he gained ex- 
tensive knowledge. At the early age of 
nineteen he was united in marriage; leav- 
ing England December, 1849, he landed 
in New Orleans, and thence to Kentucky, 
and thence to St. Clair Co., TIL, entering 
the employ of Mr. Gathside, a prominent 
•citizen of the place. In 1865, he came to 
White Hall, first working for Isaac Tuni- 
son. His large experience as a miner had 
given him an enviable reputation, and now 
for many years he officiated in the capacity 
of foreman, to the general satisfaction of 
one of the most substantial companies in 
their line, in America 



Bigley James, coal miner, P.O. Roodhouse 
BRADSHAW WILLIAM M., 

farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 27, P.O. 
White Hall, the subject of this sketch, is 
worthy of more than a passing notice. He 
was the fifth child of Charles and Mary 
Ann Bradshaw, who settled, on first arri- 
val in Illinois, in Morgan, near the present 
city of Jacksonville, where they remained 
until the settlement in Greene County in 
1 83 1, locating on what is now familiarly 
known as Lorton's Prairie. An improved 
claim was purchased on which stood a log 
cabin, and here the family lived for years, 
during the winter season often suffering se- 
verely from the cold. In these pioneer 
days the house-wife made the best of her 
hard lot, while the husband, to provide 
shoes for his growing family, tanned the 
leather in a rough trough. Charles Brad- 
shaw was a man of no ordinary energy, 
who penetrated the forests of Illinois, or 
traversed its prairies as an assistant survey- 
or, in the laying out of many of its towns 
and villages, a man of noble impulses. His 
death, which occurred in 1869, was univer- 
sally regretted. Mrs. Bradshaw is still 
living. William, from whom this sketch 
is obtained, married, in 1847, Miss Susan 
P. Lorton, who died the following year; 
one child born of this marriage. In 1850, 
Mr. Bradshaw was married to Miss Eliza- 
beth Chipman, by whom he had three chil- 
dren. Mrs. Bradshaw departed this life 
in 1855. In 1856, he was married to Miss 
Mary Baker, by whom he had one child. 
The third wife of Mr. B. died April 5th, 
1857, and in 1861 he was married to Miss 
Elizabeth Stewart by whom he had eight 
children, seven of whom are living. Mr. 
Bradshaw is a prominent farmer, owning 
260 acres of valuable land 
Branyn F. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. White Hall 
BRICKEY JAMES H. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 17, P.O. Roodhouse. 
James Brickey is a native of Illinois, born 
in Monroe County, Jan. 9, 1819. He was 
the second son of Preston B. and Emilia, 
natives of Virginia and Kentucky respect- 
ively. Many years ago Preston Brickey 
was a scout or ranger on the plains. Few 
save himself and others of a like daring 
nature, had then set foot on our Western 
prairies. Several years after his settlement 



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he was united in marriage (in 1817) to 
Miss Millie Rawls, by whom he had nine 
children. For a number of years he ran a 
distillery, quite a novelty in early days, af- 
terward turning his attention to farming. 
He died in Monroe County, in the prime 
of life ; the family then consisted of four 
children ; James was then married, having 
united his fortunes to Miss Mary Ann 
Crislar, a daughter of Silas Crislar. He 
was then the owner of 100 acres in Monroe 
County. In after years he became a prop- 
erty owner on a large scale. In 1S6S, dis- 
posing of his property for $12,000, he came 
to Greene County, where he purchased 220 
acres, in tp. 12, range 11. Through great 
industry, indomitable will and enterprise 
he became the owner of some 500 acres, 
brought to a high state of cultivation. No 
more live, energetic man than James Bric- 
key, exists in Greene County, whose impul- 
ses are liberal, where occasion requires it, 
On the well cultivated farm he has erected 
a handsome farm residence. Of this mar- 
riage nine children were born, seven of 
whom are living : Denton, Margaret, Alon- 
zo, Manfred, Fernando, Addie and Nora 
BROWX FELIX, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall, was born 
in Nelion County, Ky. He was in his Sth 
year when his parents, Frederick and Polly 
Brown, came to Greene County, where Fe- 
lix passed many years of happy life. From 
his own lips we gleam the following: In 
his youth he wore buckskin pants, and was 
in his fifteenth year when he fastened the 
first pair of shoes upon his feet. When the 
rebellion came on he enlisted in Co. H, 
91st 111. Inft. for three years service, or 
during the war; honorably discharged in 
1865, he returned to Greene County. In 
1852, he was united in marriage to Mrs. 
Elizabeth Jackson, who died on the 25th 
of October, 1866 ; of this marriage two 
children were born : Mary H. and Martha 
C. In 1866, Mr. Brown was married to 
Miss Lauretta Jackson ; of tliis maniage 
three childien were born. Like nearly 
all old pioneers, the generosity of Mr. 
Brown is well known 
Brown Holloway, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Brown L. retired tarmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Brown Leroy, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. White 
Hall 



Brown Oliver, renter, P.O. Roodliouse 
Buller Henry, miner, P.O. Roodhouse 
Burton Frank, renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
Burton Mrs. Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall 
Buster Sarah Mrs. Sec. 30. P.O. White Hall 
Buxton Will, farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Roodhouse 

/^ALDWELL WILLIAM, farmer. Sec. 8, 

^ P.O. Roodhouse 

CAMPBELL. AMBERG, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Roodhouse^ 
was born in Ohio ; married Sarah A. 
Crist ; five children : Flora, Morton, Rob- 
ert, Carrie and Lelia. Mr. Campbell owns 
160 acres 

CarroUton Mat, renter, Sec. 29, P.O. White 
Hall 

Chapman George, farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Chapman Henry, renter, P.O. White Hall 

CHAPMAN LUKE, farmer and slocl? 
raiser. Sec. 16, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Chapman was born in Western Virginia, 
Jan. 29. 1826, fourili child of Luke and 
Grace Chapman. During the early child- 
hood of Luke, his father died. In 1835, 
Mrs. Chapman, accompanied by her fami- 
ly, traveled west to Illinois, settling in 
Greene Counly, where land was purchased,, 
and here young Luke helped very materi- 
ally toward the family mairitenance. At 
twenty-three he married Miss Clarinda 
Lorton, a daughter of Thomas Lorton, who- 
settled in Greene County in 1818. Prior- 
to his marriage, Mr. Chapman had pur- 
chased 100 acres of land, and now set to- 
work to prepare a home, and after many 
years of hard labor, now finds himself com- 
fortably situated in life; one child, Corne- 
lia, born in 1851 

Chapman W. H. coal miner. Sec. 32, P.O. 

White Hall 
Childers Elihu, farm hand. Sec. 32, P.O. 

White Hall 
COATES CHESTER, farmer and 
stock raiser, P.O. Roodhouse. The above 
named gentleman is a native of Greene 
County, born in 1842 ; fourth child of John 
and Martha A. His boyhood was passed 
upon the old farm homestead ; on attain- 
ing his mnjority he was united in marriage 
to Miss Zirelda Farmer, by vhom he had 
one child, Florence W., not living. Mrs. 



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Coates died in 1 866 ; two years later Mr. 

Coates was married to Miss Elizabeth 

Craig, a daughter of Isaac ; three children: 

Martha A., Frank O., and Willie A. Mr. 

Coates recently disposed of a valuable 

farm property of lOO acres 

Coffman J. P. renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Roodhouse 

Collins Ade, renter. Sec. 25, P.O. Roodhouse 

Conway Nancy Mrs. Sec. 28, P.O. Roodhouse 

Coon Robert, renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
Crabtree B. farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Roodhouse 
Crabtree Frank, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Crabtree George, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Crabtree Joseph, farm hand, Sec. 6, P.O. 

Roodhouse 
Crabtree J. B. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
CRIST C. J. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 21, P.O. Roodhouse; was born in 
Greene County in 1845 ; owns 160 acres in 
this township ;. during the present year 
elected justice of the peace, vice Perry 
McConathy ; for ten years a school teacher 
CRIST DAVID, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Roodhouse. It was 
during the year 1833 that David Crist 
landed in Greene County ; he was then in 
his twenty-fourth year ; a native of Ohio, 
He had but avfew hundred dollars where- 
with to commence life on our western 
prairies ; settling near White Hall, then a 
village containing two rude dwellings 
one answering for a store. Mr. Crist was far 
above the average in both intelligence and 
in a business point of view ; entering into 
partnership with Joshua Simonds, they 
opened a general merchandise store where 
a fair trade was done for the space of one 
year, when Mr. Simonds died ; disposing of 
his stock of goods by auction, he now 
entered into partnership with Knapp & 
Poe, who ran a flour mill at Beardstown ; 
purchasing a flat-boat the adventurous 
speculators laid in a supply of pork and 
flour, and were soon bon voyage down the 
mighty Mississippi for New Orleans. Ar- 
riving in the Crescent City a fair profit 
was derived from the venture. This sort of 
life was suitable to the daring pioneer, and 
many ventures of a like nature were after- 
wards made down the Father of Waters. 
In 1836 he purchased a large drove of 
hogs, intending to ship to New Orleans ; 
the winter proving unusually severe, the 



Mississippi being frozen over, he now 
found it necessary to dispose of his cargo 
to a man by the name of Talbot, realizing 
a $2,000 profit on the speculation. Turn- 
ing his attention to farming, he brought his 
farm property to a high state of cultiva- 
tion, through the same energy that marked 
his many voyages down the Mississippi ; 
at one time he was the owner of 300 acres 
of good land. An honest, generous man, 
a true type of the western pioneer. The 
first wife of Mr. Crist died in 1851, leav- 
ing to his care three children, Louisa, 
Sarah, and Jacob. In 1853 he was mar- 
ried to Miss Lucinda Blivens, by whom he 
had four children, none of whom are liv- 
ing ; in i860 Mrs. Crist found a last resting 
place where so many years of her married 
life were spent. In 1862 Mr. Crist was 
united in marriage to Mi-s. Sarah Camp- 
bell, a daughter of Thomas Lorton. A 
short biography will here be given of the 
children : Louisa married Benjamin Strang, 
Sarah married Amberg Campbell, Charles 
J. married Eliza Jane Wales. First wife 
of Mr. Crist was Maria Jackson, a daugh- 
ter of Dr. Jackson 

CRYDER DAVID, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 13, P.O. Roodhouse. The 
above named gentleman was born in Ross 
County, Ohio, August, 1813, where he 
resided many years. Learning the vocation 
of a miller, he became a workman in the 
flouring mill of his father ; this not prov- 
ing a healthful employment he turned his 
attention to farming. In 1836 he was mar- 
ried to Miss Mary Downs, by whom he 
had two children, one now living, Theo- 
dore. Mrs. Cryder died in 1840, and the 
following year Mr. Cryder was married to 
Miss Rachel R. Hunter, by whom he has 
three children : Mary, now the wife of E. 
A. Husted ; James H. who married Miss 
Emily Martin ; Emma, who married 
Francis M. Martin. Since 1855 Mr. Ciy- 
der has been a resident of Greene County, 
where, at one time, he held the position of 
deputy assessor; in his native State, Ohio, he 
held numerous offices of trust and responsi- 
bility. In 1846 he was a member of the 
House of Representatives, and, in 1843, 
while a resident of Delaware County, was 
elected probate judge 

CRYDER JAMES H. farmer and 



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stock raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Roodhouse. The 
subject of this sketch was born in Ross 
County, Ohio, August, 1847 ; in his fifth 
year his parents moved to Delaware 
County ; he was in his seventeenth year 
when they moved to Greene County, on 
the present property in Tp. 12, R. 11. 
In 1869 he was united in marriage 
to Miss Emily Martin, a daughter of 
Josiah ; four children born of this mar- 
riage, Thomas, Charles, Bessie, and Maud. 
Mr. C. is the owner of 80 acres well im- 
proved land 

TAARLING GEORGE, renter, P.O. Rood- 

^"^ house 

DAVIS ARTHUR, farmer and stock 
raiser, P.O. Roodhouse, was born in Rowan 
Co., North Carolina, on the 29th of De- 
cember, 1817 ; he was the sixth son of a 
family of eleven children ; his father, Jarres 
Davis, was a native of North Carolina, 
born in 1780, who married 'in 1803 Miss 
Jane Morrow, of North Carolina. During 
his lifetime James Davis followed farming; 
in 1835, he emigrated to Greene County, 
locating on the farm property now owned 
by Joseph King, and subsequently on Ap- 
ple Creek Prairie, west of White Hall, 
where he entered Congress land ; with little 
exception he resided in Greene County un- 
til his decease, which occurred on the i8th 
day of August, 1858, near Springfield, 111. 
Mrs. Davis was born in 1780, and died on 
the i8th of November, 1855, and all that 
is mortal of both husband and wife now 
repose in Greene County ; the survivors of 
the family are Allen M. Davis, Thomas, 
James, Arthur, and Ransom; we have only 
space to follow the career of him whose 
name heads this sketch ; in 1842 he was 
married to Miss Rosanna Pruitt, a daugh- 
ter of James Pruitt, a prominent merchant 
and agriculturist of Greene County ; four 
children were born of this marriage, three 
sons and one daughter, all of whom are 
dead, with the exception of Wm. H. Davis; 
Mrs. Davis died on the 30th of September. 
1851, and on the 30th of August, 1853, Mr. 
Davis was united in marriage to Miss Mar- 
garet P. Rawlings, a daughter of James 
Rawlings, one of the most prominent and 
wealthy farmers of this county ; of four 
children born of this marriage two are liv- 



ing, Sarah E., and Arthur W. ; Margaret, 
second wife of Mr. Davis, died Jan. 8, 1861, 
and eleven months later, on the 3d of De- 
cember, Mr. Davis was married to Miss 
Amanda M. Denham, of Kentucky, a 
daughter of Wm. Denham, a native Ken- 
tuckian ; eight children blessed this union, 
six of whom are living, and whose names 
are in order of birth : Douglas A., Minnie 
L., Julia N., Mary O., Alfred B., and Lillie 
C. Mr. Davis is the owner of 160 acres of 
valuable land, and is in possession of one 
of the best orchards in the State, and makes 
large shipments of the finest quality of ap- 
ples, peaches, pears, etc. 

Davis Burrell, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 

Davis Daniel, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. White 
Hall 

DAVIS WILLIAM H. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 26, P.O. Roodhouse, 
Mr. Davis was born in Greene County, 
Lorton's Prairie, July 29, 1848 ; at the 
early age of seventeen he was united in 
marriage to Miss Mary Jane Thompson, a 
daughter of Israel Thompson, by whom he 
had one child, Albert A. Mrs. Davis died 
in 1873; during the same year he was 
united in marriage to Mary C. Denham, a 
daughter of William Denham, by whom 
he has four children. The occupation of 
farming Mr. Davis has followed from boy- 
hood, owning 40 acres 

DEPOSTER ABRAHAM, farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall. 
Mr. Deposter was born in Johnson Co., 
Illinois, in 1833; the youngest of a family 
of nine children ; he grew to manhood 
upon the old homestead property of his 
parents, Thomas Jefferson and Winifred. 
During his twentieth year he came to 
Greene County, where he first worked by 
the month, afterward renting property. In 
i860 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Caroline Overby ; one of the foremost 
settlers of Greene County ; of seven chil- 
dren born of this marriage six are living, 
Sarah W. born May 3, 1861 ; Alonzo, 
Nov. 10, 1866 ; Martha L., May 9, 1864, 
died 1865 ; Mina Jane, March 30, 1870; 
Albert A. and Cora A., twins, April 30, 
1874, and Lewis, March 12, 1878. In 
1865 Mr. Deposter purchased his present 
farm of 40 acres, in Tp. 12, R. 11 

Donnelly Harry, coal miner, P.O. Roodhouse 



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Dumfry Michael, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Dunham Henry, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. White 

Hall 
Dunham Martin, renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 

■ppADES ARTHUR, renter, P.O. Rood- 

■^^ house 

Eastham G. R. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Eddard Jacob, renter. Sec. 2, P.O. Manches- 
ter, Scott Co. 

Eddy John, renter. Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall 

EDWARDS P. G. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 19, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Edwards was born on the old farm home- 
stead of his father, Isham Edwards, in 
1841 ; growing to manhood on the farm. 
He received a common school education in 
the village of Wilmington, his first teacher 
being Price Lovelace. Before attaining 
his majority the war coming on he enlisted 
in Co. E. 59th Infantry at St. Louis, Mo.; 
engaged in numerous skirmishes; he was 
honorably discharged in 1862, and re- 
turned to Greene County. In his twenty- 
third year he was married to Miss Nancy 
Jones, a daughter of William Jones, who 
settled in Scott County when his closest 
neighbor was a man by the name of Bunch 
who lived near Allen's old mill in this 
county. Mr. Edwards from boyhood gave 
evidence of no ordinary energy and rose 
rapidly in a vocation that had been his 
from boyhood, in the purchase and sale of 
lands; he once owned over a thousand 
acres ; he is now the possessor of 220 acres 
of rich farming land, and has succeeded 
by sheer force of will and honesty of pur- 
pose ; he is, althougli generous, a good 
financier. Manufactures his own brick 
for the purpose of building, at some 
future day, a handsome farm residence. 
Of ten children born of the marriage five 
are living, Sarah C, Thos. W., Daisy A., 
Lewis, and Mary E. 

Elliott Green, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. White 
Hall 

Elliott James, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Rood- 
house 

England James, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 

Emms J. H. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. White 
Hall 

Everett Z. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Roodhouse 



"pALE JOHN, renter, P.O. Manchester, 

^ Scott Co. 

Field L. R. farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Roodhouse 

Fleet M. S. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

Foley Thomas, farmer. Sec. i, P.O. Man 

Chester, Scott Co. 
Ford John L. renter. Sec. i, P.O. Roodhouse 
Fraley Jas. H. renter, P.O. WHiite Hall 

r^ OLLIER PHILIP, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. 

^ While Hall 

Gortsley W. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

Graves John PI. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Griffiths John, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Rood- 
house 

GUTHRIE MELTON, deceased, 
was born in 1809, in Illinois ; for many 
years he was a resident of Madison County; 
the date of his settlement in Greene 
County can not now be ascertained, but 
that it was an early one is evident from the 
fact that but one log cabin, whitewashed, 
or having a white appearance, marked the 
pre.-ent town of White Hall. For two 
campaigns he became a participant in the 
Black Hawk war. January 14th, 1833, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Katherine 
W. Fisher. At the time of his .marriage 
he owned 80 acres, where he worked and 
toiled for many a year, while the improve- 
ments that characterized the Eastern States 
gradually became manifest in the West ; 
an energetic man, a worthy type of the 
generous pioneer, his memory is warmly- 
cherished ; he passed away in 1877, His 
wife, who helped very materially toward 
her husband's prosperity, is a resident of 
township 12, range II. There were born 
of this marriage eight children : Julia, 
who married Walker Gunn ; James, who 
married Mary Ann Smith ; died 1877 ; 
John, who married Frances Babbitt, and 
on her decease married Martha Williams ; 
William, who married Miss Elizabeth Mar- 
tin ; Joshua, who married Miss Louisa 
Martin ; Martha, who married John Moore, 
and Dempsey, who married Margaret 
Kicis 

Hamilton Martha Mrs. Sec. 29, P.O. White 
Hall 

HARP W. N. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 4, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. Harp is a 
native of Tennessee; born January 8, 1S36; 



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second child of Hubbard and Sarah Harp; 
the head of the family died in Kentucky; 
his wife passed the remainder of life in 
Tennessee, where the subject of this sketch 
follovved agricultural pursuits until 1854, 
when he moved to Hancock County, 111. ; 
afterward returned to Tennessee. On his 
next trip westward he settled in Bond 
County; thence to Greene. At this time 
the mining excitement ran high in Cali- 
fornia, and thither he directed his foot- 
steps. On his return to Greene County he 
was united in marriage to Miss Lavina 
Rawlings, a daughter of James Rawlings, 
one of the most enterprising men in Greene 
County. Here Mr. Harp has since re- 
sided, owning 250 acres of valuable land, 
in township 12, range II. Of eight chil- 
dren, born of this marriage, six are living : 
Luella, William M., Benjamin F., James 
H., Otis F. and John A. 

Hart Aaron, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. White 
Hall 

Hart James W. farmer, P.O. White Hall 

Hayes Ephraim, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Heaton William, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Rood- 
house 

HELM JOHN W. farmer and stock 
raiser, P.O. Roodhouse. The subject of 
our notice is a native of Indiana, born in 
1833, where he parsed his earlier years. 
When he was sixteen his parents, Daniel 
and Deborah Helm, set out for Missouri, 
where they lived for many years, and where 
the head of the family passed to that 
bourne from whence no traveler ever re- 
turns. John grew to manhood in Mis- 
souri, receiving a liberal education, and 
largely developed that surprising energy 
that marks his entire subsequent career. 
During the Summer of 1S63 Mr. Helm 
moved with his family to Greene County, 
where he first worked by the month for 
John Roodhouse, until such time as he be- 
came enabled to purchase his present farm, 
consisting of 140 acres of valuable land, 
loc.ited in township 12, range 11. It should 
have been stated that Mr. Helm, when in 
his twenty-second year, date 1S60, united his 
fortunes to Miss Mary Strait, a daughter of 
William Strait, by whom he has three 
children: William II., Lorancy E. and 
Charles 
Y 



Hill Henry, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Roodhouse 
Hobson Jas. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Hosick L. farmer, Barrow Station 
Hopkins S. C. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Hopkins Samuel, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Howard W. H. renter, P.O. White Hall 
Hupple E. A. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
HUDSON D. B. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Roodhouse. David 
Hudson was born in Greene County, in 
1S28. His father, a native of Virginia, 
moved to Kentucky in an early day, where 
he formed the acquaintance of and married 
Miss Mary Duncan. During the Autumn 
of 1827 he wended his way to Illinois, lo- 
cating four miles northeast of Carrollton, 
Greene County, where an improved claim 
was purchased. After many years the head 
of the family became an exceedingly pros- 
perous farmer; He passed away in 1852, a 
true type of the western pioneer; his loss 
was deeply deplored. Mrs. Hudson, who 
still survives, is a resident of Kansas, and 
is now upward of eighty years of age. 
David departed from the scenes of his 
earlier days in 1849, for California, cross- 
ing the plains by wagon. Arriving in Cal- 
ifornia he proceeded to the Placerville 
mines, where he worked as a miner three 
years. Securing considerable of the shin- 
ing metal, he returned to Greene County, 
where he was shortly after married to Miss 
Mary VanTyle, a daughter of Otto Van- 
Tyle. Since his return from California Mr. 
Hudson has followed farming, and very 
successfully, owning 380 acres. Of seven 
children, born of this marriage, six are liv- 
ing : Julia, Noah, Robert, Charlotte, Mary 
and Martha. Disbrow, deceased. Mr. 
Hudson was married in Scott County 
Humphrey W. farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Husted Lyman, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Hutchins Anson, farm hand, P.O. White 

Hall 
Ilutchin David, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. White 

Hall 
Hutchin Wdliam, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. White 

Hall 
Hutnn Elizabeth Mrs. Sec. 26, P.O. White 

Hall 
Mutton William, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. White 
Hall 



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TSRAEL BENJAMIN, coal miner, P.O. 

Roodhouse 
Israel Samuel, farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
ISRAEL WILLIAM G. farmer and 
stock raiser, .Sec. 17, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Israel was born at Griggsville, Pike County, 
111., in 1848, youngest son of James and 
Elizabeth Israel. James Israel was for- 
merly a prominent merchant of White 
Hall, now retired, but still a resident of 
the place. His wife was Miss Elizabeth 
Grimes, by whom he had five children. Of 
William, who heads this sketch, it may be 
said, that at the time of the family de- 
parture for Greene County, he was a res- 
ident of Griggsville. This was in 1859, 
the family settling at White Hall, where 
the head of the family became a merchant, 
William becoming employed as clerk seven 
years. During this time, 1870, he was 
married to Miss Emma J. Webb, a daugh- 
ter of Mrs. Sarah Grimes, formerly Mrs. 
Webb; one child, Hemax McKenzie. For 
the past three years Mr. Israel has followed 
farming, owning 40 acres in Tp. 12, R. 11 

JACKSON PERRY, farm hand, P.O. 
White Hall 

Johnson Isaac, renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White 
Hall 

Johnson John R. renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White 
Hall 

Johnson Robert, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. White 
Hall 

Johnson W. L. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Rood- 
house 

JONES DAVID B. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 33, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Jones is worthy of more than a passing 
notice. He was born in Kentucky, near 
Sommerset, on the gth of Nov., 1815. 
In his seventeeth year he accompanied his 
parents, Joshua and Eliza. Jones, to the 
prairies of Southern Illinois, where they 
settled on what is now called Lorton's 
Prairie. Here the head of the family, a 
very industrious man, erected the first 
frame building. Joshua Jones, who, as 
heretofore mentioned, was the head of the 
family, became an exceedingly prosperous 
farmer, who is well remembered by the 
older settlers of Greene County. He 
passed away in 1868. His wife, who died 
during the earlier years of David, was a 



most estimable woman, whose memory is 
cherished to this day. David, reared amid 
pioneer associations, attained a vigorous 
energy that counted in after years. In 
1840 he was married to Miss Elvira Davis, 
a daughter of the late Daniel Davis. Mr. 
and Mrs. Davis first began housekeeping 
in the usual pioneer cabin, on the property 
they now own, consisting of 160 acres. 
Like his worthy parents Mr. Jones is dis- 
posed to be generous. Two children born 
of this marriage, Rebecca A. and As- 
bury W. 

TT'ANOTH MARY MRS. Sec. 29, P.O. 
Roodhouse 

KELLER LEONARD, deceased, 
was born near Manchester, Scott County, 
January 4, 1835, where many years of his 
life were passed away amid the scenes of 
youth; in 1859 he was united in marriage 
to Miss Sarah Moore, a daughter of James 
K. Moore ; two years later INIr. Moore 
made his way to Greene County, where he 
purchased an 80 acre tract of land, part of 
the property now owned by Mrs. Keller, here 
he followed the pursuits of agriculture un- 
til his decease which occurred in 1876. The 
possession of that energy that distinguishes 
the pioneer of long ago, an upright citizen, 
his loss was deeply felt in the community 
in which he lived ; to the care of a devoted 
wife he left a family of three children : Ella, 
Georgia and Cora ; the estate comprises 
120 acres in this township, is a valuable 
tract on which Mrs. Keller lately erected a 
handsome farm residence 

Kelley John C. renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Roodhouse 

Knox William, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 

LABEE MRS. E. Sec. 24, P.O. Roodhouse 
Lake William, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Laundry Angeline W. Sec. 8, P.O. Roodhouse 
LIESENFELDT JOHN, farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall. 
The above named gentleman was born in 
Germany on the 14th day of January, 1821; 
near the bankb of the Rhine he grew to 
manhood, following farming. Leaving the 
scenes of his youth in I851 and crossing the 
Atlantic on board a sailing vessel he landed, 
after a voyage of many weeks, in the city of 
New Orleans ; from here he proceeded to 
St. Louis and from there to Wilmington in 



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Greene County, where he first worked in a 
brickyard and afterwards for Lemuel Pat- 
terson, by whom he was united in marriage 
to Miss Ann Elizabeth Fry, a daughter of 
George Fry, by whom he had four children ; 
Millie K., Mary C, George F. and Eliza- 
beth Ann, For many years he rented 
property, but twelve years ago purchased 
40 acres where he now lives. Mr. L. is a 
gentleman of liberal education and takes 
a deep interest in edcuational matters 

Little Elijah, renter, Sec. 29, P.O, Roodhouse 

Little T. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

LongEphraim, renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Manches- 
ter, Scott Co. 

L.ORTON A. H., farmer and stock 
raiser, .Sec. 32, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Lor- 
ton comes of a numerous and respected 
family ; he was born in Greene County in 
1852. His father, Robert Lorton, settled 
in Greene County long before our present 
towns and villages sprang into existence. 
Of Albert, who heads this sketch, it may 
be said that he has followed farming from 
his earliest years ; in 1872 he was united 
in marriage to Miss Eliza Batty, a daughter 
of Richard Batty, by whom he has three 
children : Clarence, Edith and Essie. Mr. 
Lorton is the owner of 40 acres in this town- 
ship 

Lorton Rodney, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Lyden Michael, farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

T\/r ANSFIELD JAS. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. 

-'■*-*■ Roodhouse 

Martin Edward, renter, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co. 

Martin Frank W. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Martin George W. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 13, P.O. Roodhouse 

Martin H. farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 

Martin John, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Roodhouse 

MARTIN JOSIAH, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 13, P.O. Roodhouse. Josiah 
Martin is a Kentuckian by birth, born in 
.1814; he was the third child of John and 
Delilah Martin ; in his fourteenth year he 
accompanied his parents to Greene County 
where a settlement was made on what is 
now township I2, range 11, part of the 
property now owned by Josiah. John 
Martin first settled in Lawrence County, 



Illinois as early as 1818, where he lost his 
first wife; he was again married in 1828, 
the date of the location of the family in 
Greene County ; on the farm young Martin 
lost no idle time ; at twenty-two he was 
united in marriage to Miss Eliza Vandeveer 
of Kentucky. On land purchased from the 
government he erected a log cabin, still a 
fixture of his present residence, here the 
youthful couple began housekeeping in an 
humble way, the articles of furniture enter- 
ing therein being few and simple, but were 
in time materially improved upon through 
the mechanical skill of the husband ; after 
many years of self-denial Mr. Martin is now 
a prosperous farmer, at one time the owner 
of 320 acres, many acres of which have been 
generously deeded to his children ; there 
were eleven children born of this marriage : 
Martha J., who married Daniel Jackson ; 
Elizabeth, who married William Guthrie ; 
Emily, who married James Cryder ; John 
T., who married Arra Sullivan; Louisa, who 
married Joshua Guthrie; Frank W. who 
married Emily Cryder ; George W., unmar- 
ried 
Martin J. G. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Martin Nancy, P.O. Manchester, Scott Co. 
MARTIN SAMUEL, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 26, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Martin was born in Logan County, Ken- 
tucky, October 20, 1826; third child of 
John and Polly Martin, who emigrated to 
Greene County in 1828. Young Samuel in 
his eighth year, through the limited means 
of his parents, learned to plow and do other 
hard work from this age until he attained 
his majority ; while yet a youth he would 
make frequent trips to a horse mill, and 
there patiently wait for the corn he brought 
to be ground ; the little schooling he ob- 
tained was by frequent trips to a log cabin, 
where a log taken from one side was filled 
in with window glass to admit the day- 
light, the benches, made of slabs, were 
awkwardly constructed; here the few studies 
were perused while the memory of many 
were sometimes refreshed by the use of 
long rods or withes in the hands of the 
expert teacher ; in 1862 Mr. Martin enlisted 
in Co. I, 91st 111. Vol., for three years ser- 
vice or during the war; entering the ranks 
as a private, through meritorious conduct, 
he arose to the position of a first lieutenant ; 



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principal battles participated in were Fort 
Blakely and Spanish Fort; captured at 
Elizabeth by Morgan's men he was shortly 
after paroled ; when the war closed he re- 
turned to Greene County. October xg, 
1865. he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary Lyden, by whom he had one child. 
Harry G. Mrs. Martin died August 9 
1873. Samuel Martin is the owner of 180 
acres, acquired by his own industry ; he was 
lately elected to fill the office of justice of 
the peace of White Hall precinct 
Martin Sarah Mrs. Sec. 23, P.O. Roodhouse 
McCONATHY EDGAR, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Roodhouse. The 
above named gentleman is a native of 
Greene County, born in 1S52 ; his father, 
Perry McConathy, an old settler of this 
county, is a native of Kentucky; he there 
married Miss M. J. Alverson, by whom he 
had fourteen children, and of whom Edgar 
was the eighth. Early in the thirties his 
father settled in Greene County, on farm 
property, where young Edgar became em_ 
ployed at an early age; August 27. 1876, 
he was married to Miss Elizabeth Allen, a 
daughter of William Allen, who is among 
the first settlers of this county; one child 
Rebecca, blessed this marriage. Mr. Mc^ 
Conathy is the owner of 60 acres of valua- 
ble land 
McConathy H. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
McCOXATHY PERRY, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 22, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
McConatliy was born in Lexington Ken- 
tucky, August 17, 1813 ; he was the young- 
est son of Jacob and Eunice McCon.Uhy. 
At the age of fifteen he became apprenticed 
to the trade of a saddler, serving his time ; 
in his twentieth year he became a journey- 
man ; for a considerable length of lime he 
worked as a journeymxn, and also opened 
a shop for a time; while a resident here he 
was married to Miss Matilda Jane Alverson. 
In 1839 he made his way to Greene County 
where he worked in a co-partnerhip way 
with Benjamin Alverson ; fur a number of 
years he rented properly and ihen moved 
on to the farm he now owns, consisting of 
30oacrts ; in 1S46 Mr. McConathy \\as ap- 
pointed agent for the Internal Improve- 
ment Fund, his ability for anv ]50-ition he 
might aspire to lieing recognized, he was 
elected to the responsible office of county 



assessor and treasurer, and for twenty year^ 
has been justice of the peace, and now holds 
the office of notary public ; as a public 
officer Mr. McConathy has left behind him 
an honest record, that is held in grateful re- 
membrance by the citizens of this county; 
in conclusion, it may be said that Mr. M. 
is one of the most liberal of men, whose 
large heart goes out toward all appeals of a 
public nature. Of fourteen children born of 
this marriage eleven are living ; Benjamin 
F., John M., Mary Jane, Emma V., Clarissa, 
Jacob, Edgar, Robert Perry, Joseph H., 
Samuel R. and Lucy A. 
McConathy R. P. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
McCracken E. M. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.White 

Hall 
McCracken William A. farnicr, Sec. 35, P.O. 

White Hall 
McGinnis John, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
McLaughlin Lewis G. farm hand, P.O. White 

PI all 
McLaughlin Patrick, farm hand, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Medlock Dorcas, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
Mitchell Charles, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Mitchell George, farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Mitchell John, renter. Sec. 8, P.O. Riodjiouse 
Moore Andrew, renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Manches- 
ter, Scott Co. 
Moore J. K. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Manchester, 

Scott Co. 
Monroe John, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Morgan Mrs. Sec. 32, P.O. While Hall 
MORRIS JAMES, farmer. Sec. 22, 
P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. Morris was liorii 
in Morgan County, near Alexander, in 
1S49, the second child of Nehemiah 
and .Matilda Morris, natives ofOhioand Illi- 
nois. Nearly all his life Mr. Morris has 
been a farmer. April, 1875, lie was united 
in marriage to Miss Maiy Jane Smith, a 
daughter of Isaac Smith, a wealthy farmer 
of this county. 'I'iiere are two children: 
Es^ie and Grace. During the present year 
he has rented farm jiropcrty of Dr. Allen, 
where he has entered actively into the 
manufacture of sorghum molas-e-. This 
finds rea'ly sale, the su])ply not i)eing et)ual 
to the demand ; TOO gallons being manu- 
factured daily. The cane crusher and 
eva[)orater is consliucted on the ciost ap- 



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proved plan, and customers are not kept 
long in waiting 

:N'ETTLES WILLIAM, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. White Hall, is 
one of the oldest citizens of Greene Co., 
and one whose life has been characterized 
by more than ordinary energy. Born in 
Pennsylvania, January 10, 1794. In the 
old settled State of Pennsylvania he grew 
to manhood and there married Miss Marga- 
ret Branyn. He followed the occupations of 
carpenter and farmer until 1837, when he 
moved to Ohio. Three years later he 
came to Greene Co., and located in township 
12, range ir, where he purchased land. 
Like nearly all who sought a home in Illi- 
nois, Mr. Nettles worked early and late 
to provide the necessities of life for his 
growing family. After many years he is 
now the owner of a valuable tract of land. 
At the ripe age of eighty-five years he 
quietly rests from the labors that marked 
his earliest years. Of nine children born 
of this marriage seven are living : Ross, 
Agnes, Eliza Anne, Sarah, Margaret, Wil- 
liam H. and Joshua T. 

NETTLES WILLIAM H. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. i, P.O. Rood- 
house. Mr. Nettles is the youngest son 
now living of William and Margaret Net- 
tles. He was born in Greene County, on 
the 24th of January, 1845. Following 
farming from his earliest years, in 1871 he 
was united in marriage to Miss Martha 
Martin, a daughter of James and Hannah 
Martin. Of the children, Daisy E., Joshua 
C. and James, whose voices once rang 
through the household, none are left to 
gladden the hearts of the bereaved parents. 
William Nettles is one of the most ener- 
getic men in Greene County, where he 
owns a valuable farm of 126 acres (town- 
ship 12, range 11) 

Orerbrey James K. Polk, renter, Sec. 29, P.O, 
White Hall 

ORERBREY JEFFERSON, 
farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. 
White Hall. The above named gentleman 
was born in Greene County in 1833, the 
fifth of a family of ten children. His 
father, Archibald Orerbrey, was a native of 
North Carolina, who moved to Tennessee 
and there married Miss Sarah Barnard. The 
■date of the family settlement in Greene 



Co. was probably 1S2S, when the prairies 
for many miles remained unbroken and 
from the door step of his father's cabin 
young Orerbrey was wont to watch with 
childish glee the graceful flight of vast 
herds of deer as they disported themselves 
on the prairie, or became lost to view 
among the timber. Mr. Orerbrey relates 
that during his earliest years the county 
was but thinly populated. At intervals in 
the timber was seen the pioneer's cabin, as 
few settlers had then ventured on the 
prairie. Jefferson was married in 1863 to 
Miss Emma Clark, a daughter of Ira Clark. 
By this lady he had two children : James 
Ira and Ida May. September 1859 Mrs. 
Orerbrey departed this life. Mr. O. is a 
resident of township 12, range li, and 
there owns farm property. Like nearly all 
who bear the name his generosity and kind- 
ness of heart is unbounded 

pAGE SHERMAN, farmer, P.O. Man- 
Chester, Scott County 

Perrine Albert, farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 
9, P.O. Roodhouse 

PERRINE ISAAC N. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Perrine is a native of New Jersey, born in 
1844. In his ninth year, his parents, 
Joseph and Margaret Perrine, emigrated 
to the west, locating in Greene County, 
remained one year ; moved to Sangamon 
County ; resided in Springfield two years 
when they returned to Greene County, 
where Joseph Perrine passed the remainder 
of his life. He merited the respect of his 
many friends in this community, was a na- 
tive of New Jersey, born in 1815. In 
185 1 he married Miss Margaret Myers, who 
with her children resides in township 12, 
range li, where the subject of this sketch 
owns 100 acres 

Perrine Margaret Mrs., Sec. 9, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Pinkerton James, renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Powell Hiram, coal miner, P.O. Roodhouse 

Prather Asbury, farm hand. Sec. 25, P.O. 
Roodhouse 

PRATHER JAMES, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Prather was born in Greene County in 
1838, youngest child of Edward Prather, 



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who settled in Greene County as early as 
1820, when Chicago was so deeply in the 
wilderness as to be a mere trading point 
for trappers or adventurers, and Carrollton 
a village where one or two log cabins 
stood. He is now a wealthy farmer, own- 
ing some four hundred acres in Greene 
County. James, in his twenty-first year 
was married to Miss Julia A. Thompson, 
a daughter of John B. Thompson, by whom 
he has five children : Louise, Mary E., 
Ida B., George R. and Lovell 
PRATHER SAMUEL, . farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 25, P.O. White Hall. 
Mr. Prather was born in Madison County, 
Illinois, in 1830, and accompanied his 
parents to Greene County when but a child. 
A farmer from boyhood he is also a natural 
mechanic. In his twenty-first year he was 
united in marriage to Miss Martha Stubble- 
field, a daughter of Easely Stubblefield, by 
whom he has five children : Asbury, Mary 
J., Albert, Sarah Jane and Charles S. 

■p AFFERTY JOHN, renter. Sec. 20, P.O. 

-*-^ Roodhouse 

Rafferty W. M. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Ransom Robert, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Rood- 
house 

RAWLINGS JAMES, one of the 
earliest settlers within the bounds of Greene 
County, was born near Pilot Knob, Ken- 
tucky, in 1798. His father, James Raw- 
lings, was a native of England, it is sup- 
posed, as he was a sailor ,on the high seas 
during the war of the Revolution and 
taken prisoner and sent to England. Emi- 
grating to America he settled in North 
Carolina. He married Miss Lydia Greene, 
whether in England or North Carolina, 
nothing of a positive nature can be ob- 
tained. Moving to Kentucky, then to 
Tennessee, he eventually settled with his 
family in the timbered State of Indiana 
shortly after the battle of Tippecanoe. Re- 
maining five years the family moved to 
Vincennes, Lawrence County, Illinois, 
where a settlement was made until 1826, 
when they moved to Greene County, and 
settled on land situated within a quar- 
ter of a mile of the present farm of James 
Rawlings, from whom this sketch is ob- 
tained. Here the old folks passed the re- 



mainder of their life. James Jr. was 
born in 1827, in Greene County. He 
married Miss Rebecca Taylor, daughter of 
John and Nancy Taylor. Building a 
hewed log cabin, rather better than the 
average, James Rawlings settled down to 
the rough life of a frontiersman. To pro- 
cure the necessaries of life he frequently 
made trips to St. Louis. Wild game of 
nearly every description abounded, venison 
being the principal meat used in pre- 
paring the noonday meal. Over half a 
century has passed by since these days of 
stirring pioneer life. We now have a per- 
fect network of railroads, steamboats ply 
the waters of the streams and other great 
improvements are manifest to the men 
who came when none save the daring ad- 
venturer or trapper were inhabitants of the 
west, and to whom we are indebted in a 
great measure for the comforts and luxuries 
of to-day. Mr. R. is one of our most sub- 
stantial farmers, owning 280 acres of val- 
uable land. His marriage was blessed 
with fourteen children, eight of whom are 
living : Lydia J., Isabel and Sarah, Me- 
lissa C, John T., Milly, Walter G., Pleas- 
ant A. and Julia Pleasant, who is a patron 
of this work 
Rawlings P. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Reavis Frank, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 
Reed James, farm hard, P.O. Manchester, 

Scott County 
Robertson Daniel, farm hand, P.O. Man- 
chester, Scott County 
Ross Henry, farmhand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Rutherford George, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Ruyle Thomas, renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White 
Hall 

Q ANDERS H. deceased, was born in 
*~-' Kentucky, in 1810. Moving to Greene 
Co. in an early day he located on the farm 
property now owned by W. J. & Alonzo 
Allen, and started in for a western life made 
up of hardships and toil. His first wife 
was Miss Henderson (christian name not 
ascertained); one child born of this mar- 
riage, Eliza. By his second wife, who was 
Miss Elizabeth Allen, he had nine chil- 
dren : J. F., Martha, Elizabeth, Mary J.. 
James H., W. A., Emma, Charles and 
Hardin A. Deceased, after a long life of 
usefulness spent on the prairies of Greene 



TOWN 12, NORTH EANGE 11, WEST. 



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County, passed away to that world of 
spirits to which we are all hastening. Dur- 
ing the Autumn of 1872 Mrs. Sanders de- 
parted this life. W. A. Sanders, from 
whom this narrative is obtained, is a res- 
ident of township 12, range II, where he 
follows farming in connection with James 
H. Sanders. During the present year he 
was united in marriage to Miss Nora 
Heaton, a daughter of William Heaton 
Sanders J. H. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Sanders J. T. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 
Sanders James, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Sanders W. A. renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Schuyler Joseph, renter. Sec. 24, P.O. White 

Hall 
Shaw Geo. farmer. Sec. ix, P.O. Roodhouse 
SHAW J. C. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. II, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Shaw was 
born in the extreme north of Ireland, on 
the 9th day of November, 1802. At the 
early age of ten, he was apprenticed to the 
trade of a millwright ; serving seven years, 
he became exceedingly skillful in this vo- 
cation. Crossing the Atlantic in 1832, he 
landed in the city of Baltimore, remaining 
eight months, he went to Wheeling, West 
Virginia, where he was united in marriage 
to Miss Rebecca Barkus. In 1834, he 
made his way to the southern portion of 
Illinois, locating at Montezuma, Scott Co., 
and thence to Manchester, where he erected 
many of the buildings, entering into the 
construction of the town. At this time the 
circumstances of Mr. Shaw were exceed- 
ingly limited, although he earned good 
wages. Like nearly all of his race, his 
generosity was unbounded. By the advice 
of his devoted wife he proceeded to Ed- 
wardsville, then a small place, where he 
entered land from the Government, and 
now began the quiet life of a farmer. A 
resident of this county forty years, he wit- 
nessed many changes, and has become a 
well-to-do farmer, owning 160 acres. Mrs. 
Shaw departed this life five years ago. 
There are ten children : John, Mary, Eliz- 
abeth, Thomas, Henry, James, Daniel, 
William, Benjamin and George 
SHAW JAMES, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Manchester, Scott Co., 
111. Tames Shaw is a native of Greene 



County, born March 5, 1844, the fifth child 
of James and Rebecca Shaw ; a farmer 
from boyhood, Mr. Shaw still follows the 
occupation that he has been accustomed 
to from his earliest years. In 1S62, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Mary Stubble- 
field, a daughter of Easely Stubblefield, 
one of the first settlers of Greene County. 
Of four children born of this marriage, 
three are living : Ida May, Laura and No- 
ra. Mr. Shaw is the owner of 80 acres of 
valuable land 
SHAW JOHN, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 4, P.O Roodhouse. The above named 
gentleman is a native of Virginia, born in 
1833, oldest son of J. C. and Rebecca Shaw. 
He was but two years of age when his par- 
ents emigrated to Illinois, locating first in 
Scott County, and two years later in Greene 
on the farm property now owned by J. C. 
Shaw. John, on attaining his majority, 
rented a farm of Wm. Andrews, for six 
years, afterwards renting of E. M. Husted. 
During the flush war times he here pro- 
cured his first start in life, having purchased 
a tract of lOO acres in 1868, he moved on to 
it, in after years becoming successful 
through great industry; his present farm 
comprises 200 acres, on which he has lately 
erected a handsome farm residence. His 
wife was Miss Sarah E. Allman, a daughter 
of Nelson Allman, a native of North Caro- 
lina 
Simmons G. renter. Sec. 33, P.O. White Hall 
SIMMONS W. L. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 17, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. 
Simmons ranks among our most industri- 
ous farmers. Invariably busy, he has made 
the farm pay. He was born in Randolph 
County, III., in 1849 > oldest son of J. C. 
and Mary Ann Simmons, who were born 
in Illinois. Mr. Simmons was raised in 
the counties of Randolph, Monroe, and 
Sinclair. For the past eighteen years he 
has been a resident of Greene County, fol- 
lowing the occupation of farming, owning 
100 acres brought to a high state of culti- 
vation, through the remarkable energy dis 
played by him. In 1874, he was married 
to Miss Maggie, a daughter of James 
Buckey, a prominent farmer of this town- 
ship, whose sketch will be found elsewhere. 
One child born of this marriage, James 
Edwin, on the I2th day of Dec, 1875 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



SMEAD CHARLES K. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co., 111. Mr. Smead is a native of 
Vermont, born Aug. 30, 1826, and at the 
age of eleven accompanied his parents to 
■Greene County, 111., locating near White 
Hall, on Apple Creek prairie, where the 
head of the family followed farming up to 
the time of his decease; which occurreci in 
1840. One year prior to this the pioneer 
wife passed to a home not made with hands. 
Charles was then in his 14th year, and went 
to live with a neighboring farmer. He was 
to remain until his majority ; he, however, 
remained but five years, as his employer 
gave him no advantages in the way of an 
education, to which his ambitious nature 
aspired. Proceeding to Jacksonville, Mor- 
gan County, he prccured employment of 
Thomas Wiswall, where he received the 
advantages of a good common school edu- 
cation. Returning to Greene County, he 
entered the employ of Erastus Eldred, be- 
coming busily employed on the farm dur- 
ing the summer, in the winter season 
attending school. In 1848, he proceeded 
to what is now the township 12 of range 
10, where he taught school two years. In 
1851, he married Miss Sarah G. Alverson, 
a daughter of Benjamin Alverson, by whom 
he had two children : Darius C. and Bark- 
ley. In 1854, Mrs. Smead was laid at rest 
in the county of Jersey. May 23. 1855, 
Mr. S. was married to Mrs. Mary Stowell, 
by whom he has three children : Laura, 
Herbert, and Edgar F. Mr. Smead is one 
of our most enterprising farmers, owning 
140 acres 

Smith Archibald, renter. Sec. 31, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Smith Frank, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Smith Geo. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co. 

Smith Henry, farmer, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co. 

Smith Hugh, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Smith Josiah, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. White 
Hall 

Smith Marion, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O.Manches- 
ter, Scott Co. 

Smith Mary Mrs. Sec. 12, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co. 



SMITH WILLIAM R. minister of 
the gospel, and farmer, P.O. White Hall, 
is a native of Macoupin County, born in 
1842, where he grew to maturity, early be- 
coming inured to the hard work of a farm- 
er. His father had died previous to his 
tenth year, and from this period to man- 
hood he helped very materially toward the 
family maintenence. When his mother 
again married he moved to Greene County, 
where he married Miss Henrietta Jane 
Dunham, a daughter of Wm. Dunham, by 
whom he has five children : Mary E., Wm. 
A., Sarah A., Rena B. and Martha Jane. 
Four years ago Mr. Smith became a con- 
vert to religion, and two years ago was or- 
dained a Baptist minister of the United 
Persuasion, and licensed to preach in this 
circuit 
Smith William, renter, Sec. i, P.O. White 

Hall 
Smock L. farm hand, P.O. Roodhouse 
Smock W. renter. Sec. 6, P.O. Roodhouse 
Sorrells Thomas, renter, Sec. I2, P.O. Man- 
chester, Scott Co. 
SPENCER JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser, P.O. Manchester, Scott Co. Among 
the leading farmers of Greene County, we 
mention, with more than ordinary notice* 
the energetic gentleman, whose name heads 
this sketch. Mr. Spencer is a native of 
Greene Co., born in 1837. At an early age 
his parents moved to Morgan County, 
where our subject passed his earliest years, 
following agricultural pursuits, and early 
developed that energy of character that 
paved the way for future success. During 
the Spring of 1S58, Mr. Spencer was united 
in marriage to Miss Margaret Ann Banes, 
a daughter of Solomon and Caroline S. 
Banes, by whom he had eight children, six 
of whom are living and whose names are 
in order of birth : Franklin P., Mary J., 
Debby A., Charlotte, Nancy E., and Jen- 
nie. For over three years, to the satisfac- 
tion of all, Mr. Spencer has held the office 
of township trustee. His success in life is 
due to his own indomitable will and force 
of character. In the township 12, range 
II, he is the owner of 400 acres of valuable 
land, and a more live, capable farmer it 
would be a hard matter to find. Where 
necessary, in the way of public improve- 
ments or co-operation in church matters, 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



597 



Mr. Spencer has always born a helping 
hand 
Spencer Willis Major, renter, Sec. I2, P.O. 

Roodhouse 
STATTS JAMES V. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 2i, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Statts is a native of New Jersey, born in 
1822, and was in his 15th year when he 
accompanied his parents, Peter and Cathe- 
rine Statts, to Greene Co., the family set- 
tling five miles north of White Hall. Peter 
Statts was the possessor of but little of this 
world's goods, but he had a strong will and 
physical endurance that few, if any, ex- 
celled ; a successful farmer ; he passed 
away seven years ago, after a long life of 
usefulness and honor, at the ripe age of 88 
years. His wife, whose maiden name was 
Voorhees, departed this life twelve years 
prior to her husband, and thus slowly the 
pioneers of long ago, whose generosity and 
kindness of heart have been sung by poets, 
and whose praises have been well written 
by American prose writers, are passing 
away. James grew up on the old home- 
stead, received a good common school edu- 
cation. At twenty-five he was united in 
marriage to Miss Mary Wyatt, a daughter 
of William Wyatt, deceased, once a promi- 
nent farmer, and well remembered by early 
settlers of Greene and Morgan Counties. 
There are seven children : Tobias, Peter, 
Abraham, Martha J., Sarah, Augusta, and 
Jessie. Like his worthy father, Mr. S. has 
acquired property through indefatigable 
effort, the homestead comprising two hun- 
dred acres, is among the best in the, 
county 
Stevenson William J. farm hand, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Stewart Jas. M. renter. Sec. 29, P.O. White 

Hall 
Stone J. H. farmer, P.O. Manchester 
Stone Jas. N. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Manches- 
ter, Scott Co. 
STONE N. M. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 29, P.O. Roodhouse. Mr. Stone is a 
native of Tennessee ; born in 1830 ; the 
third child of Micajah and Matilda Stone, 
who emigrated to Greene County in 1836, 
where land was settled upon. The head 
of the family passed away during the early 
infancy of the subject of this sketch, who 
it then became incumbent upon to con- 



tribute toward the family support. When 
the war broke out with Mexico he enlisted 
in Co. C, 1st Reg. 111. Volunteers ; a 
participant in the famous battle of Buena 
Vista. He was an intimate friend of that 
daring ofilicer. Col. J. J. Hardin. When 
the war closed he returned to Greene Co., 
renting farm property until such time as 
he became enabled to purchase. In 1848 
he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza 
Hicks, a daughter of Vinas Hicks, by 
whom he had eleven children, eight of 
whom are living, whose names we here 
append : William A., Robert, James, 
Angeline, Winnie C, and Jessie B. Mr. 
Stone is the owner of 80 acres of valuable 
land 
Stone William A. farmer and stock raiser, 

P.O. Roodhouse 
Stoats Peter, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. White 

Hall 
Strait John, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Roodhouse 
STRANG B. D. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. White Hall. The 
subject of this sketch, who has been more 
than ordinarily successful as a farmer, was 
born in Greene County in 1839; his boy- 
hood was passed on the old homestead of 
his parents, Benjamin and Martha Strang ; 
his father passed away in 1843. December, 
1863, the subject of this sketch was united 
in marriage to Miss Louisa Crist, a daugh- 
ter of David Crist, whose biographical 
sketch appears elsewhere, by whom he 
had one child, Benjamin F., who died in 
early infancy. Mrs. Strang died in 1864 ; 
three years later Mr. Strang was married 
to Miss Minnie Bean, a daughter of Fred- 
erick Bean, one of the earliest settlers of 
Scott Co., and a native of Kentucky ; of 
five children born of this marriage, four 
are living : Leslie H., Frederick, Martha 
A., and Walter Benjamin. In connection 
with C. F. Strang, a brother, he owns 1400 
acres in the counties of Scott and Greene ; 
an achievement surely for two young men 
who are still in the prime of life 
Stuart Albert, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O.. Rood- 
house 
Stubblefield Cal. renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Man- 
chester, Scott Co. 
Stubblefield Easely. farmer and early pioneer 
of Greene Co., Sec. 2, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co. 



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Stubblefield William, renter, P.O. White 
Hall 

SULLIVAN ELIZABETH, Sec. 14. 
P.O. Roodhouse 

SULLIVAN W. A. deceased, was born 
in the State of Indiana, Jefferson Co., May 
30, 1833 ; in his fifth year his parents 
settled near CarroUton, Greene County ; 
here he shared the hardships of pioneer 
life. In his twenty-fifth year, March, 
1858, he was married to Miss Elizabeth 
Heaton, a daughter of Samuel Heaton, 
who became well known as a surveyor 
during the early history of Greene County. 
Mr. Sullivan was a gentleman of liberal 
education, teaching school for a number of 
years in Greene County ; while yet in the 
prime of life he was stricken down, and 
now quietly rests amid the scenes of his 
labors ; to the care of his wife he left two 
children : Orrie, who married John Martin, 
and William.who resides on the homestead. 
Mrs. Sullivan is a native of Greene County, 
born in 1837 ; a lady of liberal education 
and the owner of 60 acres of land in Tp. 
12, R. II 

^AVLOR J. W. farmer, P.O. Roodhouse 

TAYLOR PRESTON, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 10, P.O.. Roodhouse. 
Preston Taylor, who ranks among the 
whole-souled farmers of Greene County, 
was born within its borders July, 1830 ; his 
associates, the pioneer boys, like them he 
acquired a hardy vigor that laid the founda- 
tion for his present success. On attaining 
his majority in 185 1 he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Roxanna Thompson, a 
daughter of Thomas Thompson, who ranks 
among the first settlers of Greene County. 
After many years of labor Mr. Taylor finds 
himself the owner of 200 acres of valuable 
land in Tp. 12, R. 11, on which he erected, 
eight years ago, a handsome farm residence. 
With the same bustle and activity that 
marked his youth he now attends to his 
farm duties, and where he will, undoubt- 
edly, pass down the stream of time to that 
great unknown to which we all are drifting 

Thaxton W. W. renter, Sec. 33, P.O. White 
Hall 

THOMPSON GEO. W. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Roodhouse, 



is a native of Logan County, Illinois, 
where he was born in 1853 ; his father, 
John Thompson, whose ancestry are traced 
back to Ireland, followed farming from his 
earliest years, and where the subject of this 
sketch spent his boyhood on the farm home- 
stead ; for the past four years he has been 
a resident of Greene County ; Mr. Thomp- 
son is a gentleman of genial manners, a 
warm friend, and a liberal citizen 
Thompson Wm. farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Thompson W. A. postmaster, Barrow Station 
Tribble J. B. coal miner, P.O. Roodhouse 
Tucker Hicks, renter, P.O. Roodhouse 
Tucker Jas. coal miner, Sec. 24, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Tucker W. A. coal miner. Sec. 24, P.O. 

Roodhouse 
Tucker W. J. coal miner, Sec. 24, P.O. Rood- 
house 

ATANGIESEN JAMES, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 8, P.O. Roodhouse. 
For a period of thirty years the above named 
gentleman has been a resident of Greene 
County, where he is well known for his 
kindly disposition and success as a farmer ; 
he was born in Somerset County, New 
Jersey, in 1822 ; the youngest of a family 
of ten children. In his fifteenth year he 
accompanied his parents to Greene County. 
The year 1838, although not an early one' 
in the history of the county, it had yet to 
witness many changes ; as deer still 
roamed at will and wild fowl were abun- 
dant, being frequently found on the table 
of the backwoodsman ; the family first 
settled on the Sand Ridge, being the third 
in that neighborhood ; here were passed 
the last days of the head of the family, 
Cornelius Vangiesen, who died at the 
advanced age of seventy-seven years. 
James, then in his twenty-second year, was 
in limited circumstances ; his first purchase 
on the Sand Ridge consisted of 160 acres ; 
here he resided fourteen years, and, during 
this time, united his fortunes to Miss 
Elizabeth Hudson, a daughter of the late 
William Hudson, by whom he had five 
children, William, Mary Jane, Minnie 
Belle, an infant child, and Dora, the only 
surviving child. In 1852 Mr. V. moved to 
his present farm, consisting of 220 acres 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



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VAN TUYLE ROBERT, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Manchester, 
Scott Co., III. Robert Van Tuyle was born 
in Somerset Co., New Jersey, on the 26th 
of November, 1832 ; he was in his fourth 
year when his parents, Otto and Charlotte 
Van Tuyle, immigrated to Illinois, settling 
in Greene County. Remaining during the 
winter northeast of White Hall, thence to 
Manchester prairie ; remaining until 1851, 
when a location was made on the prop- 
erty now owned by Robert ; on this prop- 
erty were passed the last days of Otto Van 
Tuyle, who became an exceedingly pros- 
perous farmer through industry, whose 
worth was appreciated by the early resi- 
dents of Scott and Greene Counties ; he 
passed away to that world of spirits to 
■which we all are hastening, on the 3d of 
June, 1852. Mrs. Van Tuyle who is still 
living, a most estimable lady, is a resident 
of Jacksonville, Morgan County. Robert, 
from whom this sketch is obtained, has 
followed farming from boyhood ; on the 
3d of May, 1859, he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Margaret A. Clark, a daugh- 
ter of E. J. Clark, a successful farmer of 
Scott County, an earnest minister of the 
gospel and president of the Manchester 
Bank of Scott County ; three children born 
of this marriage, Frederick, a student of 
the Commercial College of Jacksonville, 
and Edward and Lottie. Mr. Van Tuyle, 
from a small beginning, has become a suc- 
cessful farmer, owning 460 acres ; in ad- 
dition to farming Mr. V. is also extensively 
engaged as a stock buyer and shipper ; one 
of the most popular men of Scott County, 
he there holds the position of bank 
director, and was lately nominated for pro- 
bate judge 
Vaughn Thos. renter. Sec. 16, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Vermillion Chas. renter. Sec, 31, P.O. White 

Hall 
Vermillion Henry, renter. Sec. 31, P.O. White 

Hall 
VERMILLION THOMAS, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O.White Hall. 
Mr. Vermillion is a native of Virginia, 
born in 1822 ; sixth child of Charles and 
Nancy Vermillion. At the early age of 
sixteen Thomas made his way to Greene 
County, locating near present farm resi- 



I dence of James Rawlings; remaining three 
years he returned to Virginia, and while 
here a resident was united in marriage to 
Miss Catharine Carr. Sixteen years later 

! he again set out for Illinois, locating first 

I in VI arshall County, he proceeded to Deca- 
tur, in Macon County, and thence to 

J Greene, where he has since resided ; own- 
ing 44 acres. Having thirteen years ex- 
perience in the manufacture of sorghum 
molasses every autumn finds him busily- 
engaged in the manufacture of a superior 
grade of this article that finds ready sale 
owing to its superior quality. Of seven 
children born of this marriage five are 
living, Henry R., Charles, Frank B., 
Althea, and Ferrell 
VLIET WILLIAM S. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 22, P.O. Roodhouse. The 
above named gentleman is a native of 
New Jersey; born in 1825, eldest son of 
Simon J. and Elizabeth Vliet. In the small 
but enterprising State of New Jersey^ 
Young Vliet passed his early years, upon 
the old farm homestead. At twenty-five 
he was united in marriage to Miss Dorotha 
Thorp, a daughter of John Thorp, a suc- 
cessful farmer. In 1853 Mr. Vliet made 
his way to Illinois, where he first located 
in Marshall County, and became a dealer 
in grain. In 1864 he moved to Greene 
County, where he has since followed farm- 
ing, owning 86 acres in one of the best 
townships in Greene County. Although 
not among the older residents, Mr. V. is- 
well and favorably known in this county. 
Of this marriage nine children were born, 
three of whom are living : Helen Jo- 
sephine, Charley, and May. Mrs. Vliet 
departed this life on the 14th of June, 1877 

Vy^I^SW^^I^TH ISAAC, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Man- 
chester, Scott County, 111. Mr. Wads- 
worth was born in Greene County. Nov., 
1843. He was in his eighth year when his 
parents, Joseph and Gertrude Wadsworth^ 
moved to Montgomery County, where the 
subject of this sketch grew to maturity. 
When the war came on he enlisted in 
Company I, 53d 111. Reg., for three years*^ 
service. Returning to Montgomery County, 
when the war closed, he remained until 
1870, when he moved to Greene County, 



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where he has since resided, owning So acres 
of valuable land 
WALKEK A:^DREW, deceased, 
who is well remembered by early settlers 
of Greene County, was born in Virginia, 
Feb. i6, 1808. He grew to manhood in 
the famous old State of Virginia, a farmer 
by occu|)ation. On the 13th day of Sept., 
1833, he was married to Miss Charlotte 
Litner. In 1837 he concluded to follow 
the fortunes of the early settlers of Illinois, 
and accordingly, after many weeks of 
travel over the prairie, he settled in Greene 
County, where, as soon as able, h.i pur- 
chased a tract of 40 acres, part of the farm 
property now owned by Mrs. Walker, from 
whom this sketch is obtained. On the de- 
cease of the husband, the family comprised 
five children: Malcina, who married Thomas 
Fisher; James A., who married Huldah 
Longworth; Mary, who married Nelson 
Ballard; ZacharyT., who married Miss Sal- 
lie Robinson ; George B., resides at home 
TVALKEK E. S. (the late), who was 
a farmer and skillful physician of Greene 
County, was born in Virginia ; in early 
youth he acquired many advantages in an 
educational point of view, which fitted him 
in after years for the medical profession ; 
in Greene County he united his fortunes to 
Miss Mary Jane Mar, by whom he had nine 
children ; for many years he was a practic- 
ing physician in Greene and adjoining 
•counties ; he passed away during the year 
i860; of O. W. Walker it may be said, 
that his boyhood was passed on a farm ; at 
twenty he was married to Miss Margaret 
Barrett, a daughter of John Barrett, by 
whom he had five children, three living : 
Cora O., Otis S., and infant child ; Mr. 
Walker owns 120 acres 
Walker William, P.O. White Hall 
Wells Levi, renter. Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall 
WHITFIELD THOMAS J, farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 10, P.O. Roodhouse. 
Mr.W. is a nativeof Tennessee; born July 24, 
1854, oldest son of Thomas Whitfield, who 
di;d during his early childhood, and Martha 
C, who during the rebellion concluded to 
locate in the North, and on arrival near 
Cairo sickened and died. Thomas, then 
in his tenth year, went to live with a 
farmer, working for an exceedingly hard 
and grasping man. Arriving in Greene 



County, he worked for Alonzo Allen eight 
years. During this time, 1874, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Delilah Taylor, 
a daughter of Preston Taylor, by whom he 
has one child, Charles A. 

WILLIAMS GEORGE W. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 32, P.O. White Hall. 
Mr. Williams, although not among the 
earliest settlers of Greene County, is 
worthy of more than a passing notice. 
He was born in Virginia, Sept. 5, 1816. 
He was the fifth child of a family of thir- 
teen children. His parents were John and 
Elizabeth Williams, who died in Virginia. 
George left Virginia, in 1846, for Illinois, 
locating, on arrival, near White Hall, where 
he purchased what is now known as the 
Adams Farm. This he bought on time 
from David Barrow. A natural mechanici 
at this time he devoted considerable time 
to blacksmithing. In 1847 he was married 
to Miss Sarah J. Williams, a daughter of 
the late Lewis Williams, by whom he had 
one child. In 1848 Mrs. W., departing 
this life, was laid at rest in the Carrollton 
Cemetery. On the 4th of April, 1S49, Mr. 
Williams was married to Miss Tabitha J. 
Pankey, a daughter of William B. Pankey, 
by whom he has seven children : Mary A., 
Edward, John J., Virginia, William B., 
Emma, and Holmes. Mr. Williams is a 
kind hearted man and a substantial citizen, 
owning 200 acres in valuable town prop- 
erty, at White Hall, and a farm of lOO 
acres in Kansas 

Williams John J. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. White 
Hall 

Windsor Henry, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Man- 
chester, Scott Co. 

Winters B. G. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. White 
Hall 

WINTERS J. C. COL. a leading 
agriculturist of Greene County and one 
of its most prominent citizens, is a native 
of Sinclair County, 111.; born in 1816. 
Passing briefly by the earlier years of his 
life, spent upon the old farm homestead, 
we arrive at the year 1846, when war was 
declared between Mexico and the United 
States Government, with a zeal consistent 
with his early years, he enlisted as a pri- 
vate in Company C, 1st Reg. 111. Vol., 
under the command of Col. J. J. Hardin. 
Proceeding to the front, ranking as a 2d 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



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Lieutenant, he became engaged in the bat- 
tle, so famous in history, and known as 
Duena Vista. Sharing the privations in- 
cident to a soldier's life thirteen months, he 
was honorably discharged, at Camargo, and 
returned to Greene County, where he had 
moved to from Morgan. While quietly 
pursuing his vocation of farmer, the re- 
bellion coming on, and realizing the danger 
to the old flag that had proudly waved over 
many a battle field years prior, lie quickly 
organized a company and proceeded to 
Missouri. Although he first ranked as 
captain, through meritorious conduct he 
became the popular colonel of the Sglh 111. 
Entering for three years' service, when his 
term expired, owing to ill health, he re- 
signed his commission, retiring from the 
stirring scenes of war to the quiet pursuits 
of agriculture. In 1850, while a member 
of the legislature, he became known among 
the members who voted in favor of the 
Illinois Central R.R., then seeking to ex- 
tend its lines to Chicago. Since his retire- 
ment from the legislature, the name of 
Colonel Winters has been frequently men- 
tioned in connection with responsible 
offices, but he has invariably declined them 
all, preferring to attend to the duties of his 
farm, comprising 317 acres in Tp. 12, R. 
II. Like our late martyred President, Mr. 
Winters, ihirty-eight years ago, split rails 
for a livelihood, and to-day can point with 
pride to a success achieved by no ordinary 
energy. Mr. Winters was married to Miss 
Cynthia Cochran, a most estimable lady, by 
whom he has seven children : Frank, 
Samuel, Lafayette, Solon, Joshua, Jo- 
sephine, and Byron 

Winters John, school teacher. Sec. 35, P.O. 
White Hall 

Winters Williim, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. White 
Hall 

WISE LEWIS N. school teacher, Sec. 
23. P.O. White Hall. Mr. Wise is a native 
of Greene County, born Dec. 15, 1S36. the 
youngest of a family of nine children. The 
early years of his life were passed ujion a 
farm. Early evincing a ta^te for knowledge 
he applied himself assiduously to his 
studies and acquired a liberal education. 
At nineteen he entered Shurileft' College; 
remaining one year, he became versed in 
the higher English studies. Attaining his 



majority, he determined to adopt teaching 
as a profession, and for a period of seven 
years was a teacher of a district school. 
During this time he united his fortunes to 
Miss Rebecca Jones, a daughter of David 
B. Jones. For a period of sixteen years he 
has taught school in Greene County and, 
his attainments being far above the average, 
he gives general satisfaction. In his twenty- 
fourth year he was elected justice of the 
peace and township treasurer. In 1869 he 
made his way to Kansas, where with his- 
family he settled iu Montgomery County. 
At Independence he conducted a success- 
ful merchandise business, but in the midst, 
of prosperity his devoted wife sickened 
and died. Insheartened at the death of her 
who had shared his fortunes, he returned 
to Greene County, where he is the owner 
of 40 acres of valuable land, but still con- 
tinues his old vocation 

Wy.it t J. W. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. White 
Hall 

WYATT THOMAS, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall. Mr. 
Wyatt was born in Madison County, III., 
July 5, 1819. Me was but a child when his 
parents settled in Morgan County, and 
accompanied them to Greene County, set- 
tling on the Lorton Prairie, where land was 
entered from the government. William 
Wyatt was an exceedingly prosperous farmer 
for the period of lime in which he lived. 
He passed away thirty-five years ago, Mrr» 
W., surviving her husband many years, was 
also laid at rest in Greene County. Thomas, 
from whom this sketch is obtained, well 
remembers many of the older pioneers who 
have been gathered to a home above. At 
his father's house the North American Tn- 
di.an smoked in stolid silence the pipe of 
peace and then strode sullenly away across 
the trackless prairie. The education of 
the youth was dciived in a log cabin not 
far from his present residence. In his 
twenlieth year he was united iu marriage 
to Miss Nancy Denham, a daughter of 
Willis Denham, by whom he had ten chil- 
dren : William, John, Daviil, Thomas, 
Oby, Aaron, ula, Mary, and Addie. Mr. 
^Vyatt owns So acres 

Wyait William, renter, P.O. Whi(e Hall 

AV YXX JOHX, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 12, P.O. Manchester, Scott County, 



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111. John Wynn is a native of Ireland, 
born in the county of Roscommon, in 1847. 
During his early infancy his father passed 
to that bourne from whence no traveler ever 
returns. The youth, in 185^, became a 
passenger on board a sailing vessel and 
crossing the Atlantic in it, reached, in due 
time. New York City, where he remained a 
short time, when he wended his way to 



Morgan County, and, entering the employ 
of James Strawn, twelve years ago, became a 
resident of GreeneCounty, where,in i873,he 
married Miss Margaret Collins, a daughter 
of Thomas Collins. Three children were 
born of this marriage : Michael, May, and 
Margaretta. Like nearly all of his race, 
liberality is a distinguishing trait of Mr. 
Wynn's character 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



ALLEN CHAS. E., M. D. proprietor 
Mineral Springs, three miles east of Rood- 
house. The above Springs contain, from 
actual analysis, the properties whence we 
maintain the vigor of youth 

AMOS GEORGE H. stock dealer, 
township 12, range 11 

CRIST C. J. justice of the peace, 
township 12, range il 



DAVIS ARTHUR, fruit grower. Mr. 
Davis has one of the best orchards in 
Greene County, situated in township 12, 
range 11 

VERMILLION THOMAS, manu- 
facturer and dealer in sorghum molasses, 
township 12, range il _ 




Township 12, North Range 10, West. 



A RMSTRONG H. MRS. widow T. H. 
-^^ Sec. 29, P.O. Athensville 
Ash Jesse, farmer, Sec. lo, P.O. Athensville 
Ash S. M. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Murrayville, 
Morgan Co. 

TDARBER JAMES, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. 

Murrayville, Morgan Co. 
Barnard Mittie Mrs. wid. J. T. Sec. 29. P.O. 

Athensville 
Barnard Thomas, druggist and general store- 
keeper, Athensville 
Barnett Fred, farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Barnett John, farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Barrow James, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Barrow Levi, lab. Sec. 20, P.O. Athensville 
BELL JOHN, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. 
Athensville, born in Yorkshire, Eng.,Sept. 
10, 1837 ; came to this country in 1854, 
and lived with his uncle, Mr. Thomas Bell, 
of Morgan County, who emigrated to this 
country many years ago, and still resides 
in Morgan Co. Mr. Bell married Dec. 22, 
1861, to Elizabeth Gordon, born in Cana- 
da, July 17, 1834. Shortly after their mar- 
riage Mr. and Mrs. Bell removed to Greene 
Co., where a family of five children have 
been born, viz.: Lizzie, born Oct. 16, 1862; 
Richard T., Nov. 11, 1864; Frederick H., 
Dec. 13, 1867; John F., July 7, 1869, and 
George T., Sept. 4, 1871. Mr. Bell has 
been a farmer all his life. Owns seventy 
acres, well improved 
Black R. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville, 

Morgan Co. 
Blake David F. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Rood- 
house * 
Blake John M. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Brock Joel, renter. Sec. 16, P.O. Athensville 
Brown General, lab. Sec. 31, P.O. Athens- 
ville 



Burrell Edward, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Mur- 
rayville, Morgan Co. 

/^ARVETH BROS. James H. and George 
^ P. farmers. Sec. 34, P.O. Athensville 
Castleberry John, farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 
Cawdle James, renter. Sec. i, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 
Chaudoin Andrew, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 
Church W. E. photographer, Athensville 
Colclaugh Geo. W. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 
Converse A. farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Cox Henry D, lab. Sec. 26, P.O. Athensville 
Crane Geo. W. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Curlismyer Joseph, Sec. 4, P.O. Murrayville, 
Morgan Co. 

"pvANN JAMES, renter. Sec. 27, P.O. 

-*-^ Athensville 

DANROW JAMES, farmer. Sec. 27, 
P.O. Athensville, born in Ireland, March 
20, 185 1; came to this country in 1869, and 
settled in Greene Co.; married Dec. 22, 
1873, to Sarah E., daughter of Ely and 
Mary Bathel, Greene Co., born March 20, 
1S53 ; one child has been born of this 
union, Richard G., April 9, 1875. Mr. 
Danrow, since coming to this country, has 
devoted his industries solely to agricultural 
pursuits. Farm consists of 100 acres 

Davidson Hezekiah, lab. Athensville 

Delany Geo. H. renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Delany Robt. renter. Sec. 14, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

DELL GIL. H. renter. Sec. 13, P.O. 
Athensville, son of Matthew Dill, who was 
born in Alabama, Feb.i, 1811, and came to 
this State, settling in Greene Co. in 1857 ; 
married to Martha Hazelton, of Kentucky, 



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who was born April 19, 1S19. Six sons 
and four daughters were born of this union, 
of which Gil. H. is the sixth child, and was 
born in Kentucky, May 16, 1849, where he 
lived until his parents moved here. Mar- 
ried Dec. 26, 1875, to Caroline Smith, 
Greene Co., born Aug. 10, 1S53. Two 
children have blessed this union : Matt H. 
born Feb. 3, 1S77, and Carrie M., born 
March 7, 1878. Mr. Dell has devoted his 
industries exclusively to farming. Rents 
90 acres 

Denison John, lab. Sec. 20, P.O. Athensville 

De Shazo Charles, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Mur- 
rayville, Morgan Co. 

Dooty James, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Downs Helen, wid. Andrew, Sec. 18, P.O. 
Roodhouse 

Downs Zacariah, farmer, Sec. iS, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Dryden J. !">. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Dyer John, renter. Sec. 21, P.O. Athensville 

Dyer Wm. L. lab. Sec. 20, P.O. Athensville 

■pARLY MICHAEL, renter, Sec. 12.P.O. 
"^ Scottsville, Macoupin Co. 
Edwaids John L. blacksmith, Athensville 
Edwards Michael, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 
Ellet Wm. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Athensville 
Elmore Wm. renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
English John H. dry goods and groceries, 
Athensville 

■pANNING BENJAMIN, farmer. Sec. 1, 
P.O. Scottsville, Macoupin Co. 

Fanning George, renter. Sec. 12, P.O. Mur- 
rayville, Morgan Co. 

FARLOW JAME.S, farmer, Sec. 34, 
P.O. Athensville. Born in Ireland, came 
to this country in 1819. landing in New 
York; came to Illinois in 1852, and to 
Greene County about fourteen years ago. 
Married September 14, 1S54, to Lucinda 
Johnson, of .Macoupin County; this union 
has bien blessed by three children, viz: 
Lucinda E., born Oct. r6, 1855, now the 
wife of G. Egglcron of Morgan C!o., Michael 
J., horn Dec. 9, 1S56, and James P. born 
April 14, 1S59. now in Kansas. Since his 
mariiat'e Mr. Farlow has devoted his in- 



dustries to agricultural pursuits ; he bought 
his present homestead, consisting of 80 
acres, about five vears ago 
FAULKNER H. T., farmer. Sec. 23, 
P.O. Alliensville. Born in Kentucky Dec. 
12, 1828, and came to this State and county 
about 1848; was married Ai^g. 11, 1852 to 
Jennie R. Moore, of Greene County, born 
Sept. 12, 1833 ; iJiis union was blessed by 
three children, viz. : Sophie E., born June 
20, 1853, Jennie 15., born Aug. 17, 1855, 
and Andrew J., born May 16, T857. Mrs. 
Faulkner died Aug. 19, 1863 ; Mr. Faulkner 
was married again Oct. 19, 1864, to Mar- 
garet M. Vedder, of Pike Co., born May 14, 
1837 ; four children have been born of this 
union, viz.: Florence C, born Oct. 16, 1866, 
died Aug. 16, 1867, Mary R., born Nov. 19, 
1868, Cornelia J, born June it, 1871, and 
Edward A , born INLirch 15, 1S73. Mr. 
Faulkner has devoted his industries solely 
to agricultural pursuits; homestead con- 
sists of 80 acres 
Ferguerson J. T. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Ferguson James A. renter. Sec. 30, P.O. 

Athensville 
Fergu.son W. C. blacksmith, Athensville 
Fester Francis M. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Few Robert, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Athensville 
Filzsimmons James, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. 

Athensville 
Floro Wm. renter. Sec. 4, P.O. Athensville 
Florence James, Sec. c6, P.O. Athensville 
Flynn Michael, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

/^ILMORE C. N. farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. 

^ Athensville 

Gilmore Carrell, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Rood- 
house 

Gil more John, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O Athens- 
ville 

Gilmore John 1\L farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Gilmore W. P. farmer and stock dealer. Sec. 
10, P.O. Murrayville, Morgan Co. 

Glover John, farmer. Sec. I, P.O. ^lurrayville, 
Morgan Co. 

GOODING CHARLES, farmer. Sec. 
15. P.O. Athensville. Son of M. S. Good- 
ing, who was born in North Carolina, July 
22, 1791 ; married in Kentucky to Eva 



TOWN 12, NORTH EANGE 10, WEST. 



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Dunlap, and settled in this county about 
1825, and died in 1834, leaving five young 
children to be provided for by their mother, 
who, by great perseverance succeeded in 
her labor of love, and died in July, 1854. 
Charles Gooding was born Feb. 10, 1834; 
married April 13, 1853, to Maria, daughter 
of Theo. and Ellen Stafford, of Morgan Co., 
born Nov. 14, 1825 ; this union has been 
blessed by four children, viz : Ellen M., 
born July i, 1854, Milton S,, born Dec. 9, 
1856, Henry E., born Feb. 9, 1858, and 
Charles A., born Aug. 9, 1861. Mr. Good- 
ing has devoted his industries solely to 
agricultural pursuits ; homestead consists 
of 180 acres 

Goucher Albert, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Goucher Wiley, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Greenwood Isaac, renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Grider M. F. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Athensville 

Grigsby Henry, renter. Sec. 11, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Gunn Joseph D. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Rood- 
house 

T_T ALE JOHN CALVIN, renter, Sec. 23, 

■*~^ P.O. Athensville 

HANLEY JOHN C, farmer. Sec. 24. 
P.O. Athensville. Born in Tennessee, July 
12, 1844, and came to this State with his 
parents when seven years of age, and settled 
in Macoupin Co. ; married Nov. 14, 1866, 
to Minnie Hilyer, of Scott County, born 
April 13, 1848 ; this lady died shortly after 
marriage, June 22, 1867 ; Mr. Hanley mar- 
ried again, March 31, 1869, to Alice, daugh- 
ter of Oliver and Martha Springer, of Greene 
County, born May 20, 1848 ; this union has 
been blessed by one child, John O., born 
July 19, 1873. Mr. Hanley took up his 
residence in this county in 1868 ; has made 
farming his occupation ; homestead con- 
sists of 40 acres 

Harrison George W. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. 
Athensville 

Harrison William, renter, Sec.26, P.O.Athens- 
viUe 

HASTINGS PETER, renter. Sec. 21, 

P.O. Athensville ; born in Kentucky, Jan. 

15, 1819; came to this State in 1834, and 

has lived in this county four years ; mar- 

Z 



ried Feb. 4, 1846, to Mary Ruggles, of 
Tennessee, born Nov. 11, 1823 ; this union 
has been blessed by seven children, only 
two however of whom are living, viz : Clara, 
born June 9, 1850, and Louisa born Aug. 
5, 1852. Mr. Hastings enlisted in August, 
1861, in the loth Mo. V. I., and served at 
Vicksburg, Champion Hills, Raymond, 
Corinth and Chattanooga, was mustered 
out at St. iLouis, Sept. 1864, after three 
years very active and arduous service. Mr. 
Hastings followed the occupation of black- 
smith for many years, but since his return 
from the war has devoted his industries to 
farming 
HATL.ER F. M., renter, Sec. 32, P.O. 
Athensville. Born in Barren County, Ky., 
Feb. 28, 1833, and removed to Sangamon 
County, Illinois, with his parents in March, 
1834. His parents were both stricken with 
fever shortly after arriving there, and died 
in June of that year, leaving the infant son, 
the subject of our sketch, an orphan in a 
new settlement. He was the youngest of 
three children thus left without a parent ; 
he was raised by his uncle, John M. Hatler, 
who had lately settled in Greene County, 
where they have lived ever since. Mr. 
Hatler was married March 9, 1854, to 
Sarah C. Overby, a daughter of Andrew 
and Rachel Overby, of Greene County, born 
Sept. 10, 1837 ; this union has been blessed 
by five children, three of whom are living, 
viz. : James W„ born May 11, 1856, Albert 
M., born May 21, 1861, and John Alonzo, 
born ^Dec. 13, 1867. Mr. Hatler has de- 
voted his industries solely to agricultural 
pursuits ; rents 300 acres 
Heaton Mark, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Rood- 
house 
Heywood Wm. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Hicks George, farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Hicks Joel, renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Athensville 
Hicks Nancy Mrs. wid. J. W. Sec. 13, P.O. 

Athensville 
Hicks Samuel, renter. Sec. 13, P.O, Athens- 
ville 
Hicks W. E. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Roodhouse 
Hoots Henry, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
HOPKINS NANCY MRS., wid. 
Geo. H. Sec. 29, P.O. Athensville. Geo. 



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H. Hopkins was born in Kentucky in 
1796, and came to this State when a young 
man ; he was one of the earliest settlers of 
Morgan County where he entered land, but 
removed to Greene County shortly after, 
and bought and entered land in this town- 
ship ; was married in 1825 to Mary Ann 
Arnold of Tennessee, born in 1807 ; this 
union was blessed by nine children, five of 
whom are living, viz.: Abraham, John, 
Ellen, Mary Ann and Austin. Mr. Hop- 
kins after a long life of toil and industry 
devoted to the improvement of his land, 
died Oct. 14, 1866, at the age of 70 years. 
Mrs. Hopkins still resides at the homestead, 
which consists of 120 acres, the original 
tract having been divided at Mr. Hopkins' 
death 

Hopper Calvin P. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Hopper J. Sidney, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Mur- 
rayville, Morgan Co. 

Hubbell Joshua, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

JACKSON DAVID, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. 
Athensville 

Jackson Job, renter. Sec. 24, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Jackson Sarah B. wid E. R., Sec. 24, P.O. 
Athensville 

Jackson Simeon, farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Jackson Wm. B. farmer and tile maker. Sec. 
26, P.O. Athensville 

Jackson Wm. J. renter. Sec. 12, P.O. Scotts- 
ville, Macoupin Co. 

JAMISON BENJAMIN, farmer, 
Sec. 15, P.O. Athensville. Born in Ten- 
nessee, March 6, 1815, and came to this 
State with parents when about eight years 
of age. He is thus one of the early set- 
tlers, and closely identified with this coun- 
ty's growth. Married in 1843, to Sarah 
Wardwell, of Kentucky, born June 27, 
1823. Three children were born of this 
union, viz. : William, Caroline, now wife 
of Jas. Corcoran, Morgan County, and 
Samuel. Mrs. Jamison died Dec. 17, 1866. 
Mr. J. has passed his whole life at the plow. 
His son, Samuel, was married Nov. 14, 
1873, to Clarissa Haws, Macoupin County, 
and resides with his father at the home- 
stead, comprising 80 acres 



Johnson Solomon, renter. Sec. 12, P.O. Scotts- 
ville, Macoupin Co. 

Jones Oliver, laborer, Sec. 27, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

TT^ING ALEXANDER, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Athensville. 
Born in Indiana, Jan. 18, 1820, and was 
brought to this county by his parents at the 
early age of one year, and has resided here 
ever since, thus having grown up as it 
were with the county, and one whose in- 
terests are closely identified with its im- 
provements. Married Oct. 30, 1845, to 
Mary, daughter of William and Sarah 
Waggoner, born in Kentucky, Sept. 17, 
1825. This union has been blessed by 
seven children, of whom only four are liv- 
ing, viz.: David F., born Jan. 7. 1853, "ow 
County Superintendent of schools; Stephen 
A. Douglas, born Aug. 14, 1855 ; Sarah M., 
born April 28, 1858, now wife of George 
Wood, Greene County ; and Samuel T., 
born June 11, 1864. Mr, King was elected 
constable of Carrollton in 1844, justice of 
peace in 1852, and representative to State 
Legislature in 1858, fulfilling the duties of 
each with entire satisfaction to his constit- 
uents, and honor to himself. He was for 
many years a prominent business man of 
Athensville, being the leading dry goods 
merchant, but retired about eight years 
ago, since which time he has devoted his 
industries to agricultural pursuits. His 
farm consists of 455 acres, about 300 of 
which is under cultivation 

King David F., Co. Supt. Schools, Athens- 
ville 

King Stephen A. Douglas, farmer, Sec. 26, 
P.O. Athensville 

T ABBEE E. A. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. 

■^ Athensville 

Lewis Archibald H. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. 
Athensville 

Lindsey W. K. physician. Sec. 27, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

lyrABERRY BROTHERS, 
■'■*-*■ WILLIAM W. AND L. C. farm- 
ers. Sec. 27, P.O. Athensville. Sons of 
Randolph J. Maberry, who was born in 
Tennessee, June 18, 1827, and came to this 
State with his parents at an early age, and 



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were among the earliest settlers, having ar- 
rived prior to the deep snow, settling with- 
in the confines of Greene County. He was 
married to Agnes E. Ferguson, of which 
union four children were born ; the two 
elder ones died, and the two surviving ones 
are the subjects of this sketch. Mr. Ma- 
berry devoted his industries to farming, but 
died Feb. 3, 1859, while yet in early man- 
hood. Mrs. Maberry, mother of the broth- 
ers Maberry, died May 16, 1872. Wm. W. 
Maberry was born May 28, 1853 ; married 
Dec. 24, 1876, to Virginia A., daughter of 
George H. and Sarah E. Finley, Morgan 
County, born Sept. 12, 1858. This union 
has been blessed by one child, born Oct. 7, 
1877, and died Nov. 22, 1877. L. C. Ma- 
berry was born Sept. 23, 1855, and is un- 
married. The brothers devote their indus- 
tries to farming, stock raising and dealing, 
and are worthy successors of the name, 
which is a prominent one in the early his- 
tory of Greene County 
Maberry John, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Athens- 

ville 
Maberry Wm. G. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Ath- 

ensville 
Macauley Wm. school teacher, Athensville 
MASON JOHN, farmer. Sec. 33. P-O. 
Athensville. Born in Kentucky, May 18, 
1812; removed to this State and settled in 
Greene County in 1830. Married in Ken- 
tucky, Jan. I, 1830, to Rebecca Moss, born 
in Tennessee, in 1813. This union has 
been blessed by four sons and five daugh- 
ters, six of whom are living. Mr. Mason 
enlisted in 1846 in the ist Reg. 111. Vol., 
and served in the Mexican War, returning 
home in 1847, since which time he has de- 
voted his industries solely to agricultural 
pursuits. Farm comprises 120 acres, high- 
ly improved. 
McBride S. B. renter. Sec. 22, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
McCarty , farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Athens- 
ville 
Mccracken W. H. renter, Sec. 35, 
P.O. Athensville. Son of Alex McCracken, 
who came from Pennsylvania in the early 
history of this county, and died April 6, 
1866. W. H. McCracken was born in 
Greene County Oct. 3, 1848 ; married Feb. 
13, 1870, to Josephine Sharp, of Macoupin 
County, born Aug. Ii, 1849. Four chil- 



dren has blessed this union, viz. : Millie 
J., born Jan. 12, 1871 ; Charles E., Jan. 11, 
1872; Sophie A., Sept. 13, 1874; MaryE,, 
March 27, 1876, died Dec. 18, 1877 ; and 
George H., Dec. 7, 1877. Mr. McCracken 
enlisted in Co. B, lOth I. V. I., and served 
in Missouri ; was discharged the same 
year ; re-enlisted in Co. G, 38th I. V. I., 
and served under Gen. Thomas in the de- 
partment of the Cumberland, participating 
in the battles of Franklin, Nashville, etc., 
and discharged March 20, i866. Since 
Mr. McC.'s return home, he has devoted 
his industries to agricultural pursuits ; 
rents 160 acres, showing evidences of thrif- 
ty husbandry on every hand 
McElroy Patrick, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Mcpherson james, farmer, sec. 

34, P.O. Athensville. Son of Patrick Mc- 
Pherson, who was born in Ireland, and 
came to this country when a young man, 
landing in New Orleans, but came direct to 
this country about forty years ago and en- 
gaged in farming, and continued to reside 
in this county until his death, which occur- 
red June 17, 1877. He was married to 
Johanna Driscoll, born in Ireland by which 
union nine children were born, of which 
James, the subject of this sketch, was the 
second son, and was born May 14, 1847 ; 
married Sept. 19, 1869, to Catherine Cra- 
ven, born in Greene County June 7, 1848. 
This union has been blessed by four chil- 
dren, two only of whom are living, viz. : 
James P., born Nov. 2, 1870, and Julia C, 
born Aug. 13, 1874. Mr. McPherson has 
resided in this county all his life, and de- 
voted himself solely to farming ; homestead 
consists of forty acres 

McVay John, farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

McVay Thomas, fanner, Sec. 24, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Metcener Casper, boot and shoemaker, Ath- 
ensville 

Miller Celia, wid. William, Sec. 16, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Mitchell J. G. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Mitchell Nancy, wid. Fielding, Sec. 27, P.O. 
Athensville 

Morrow Geo. W. (Morrow Bros.) miller, Alh- 
ensville 



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Morrow James, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Athens- 
villa 

MORROW JESSE, retired miller, Sec. 
26, P.O. Athensville. Born in North Caro- 
lina Aug. 4, 1812, and removed to this 
State in the Fall of 1819, settling within 
the limits afterward contained in Greene 
County; he may thus be regarded as one of 
the earliest settlers, and one closely identi- 
fied with this county's growth and develop- 
ment ; married Nov. 19, 1836, to Margerie, 
daughter of 'Squire Allen, of Greene 
County, born Dec. 17, 1817. This union 
was blessed by two children, viz. : Mar- 
shall, born April 28, 1838, and Martha 
Jane, born June 28, 1840, died Aug. 5, 
1864. Mrs. Morrow died Aug. 6, 1842. 
Mr. M. married again Nov. 19, 1845, to 
Elvira, daughter of Charles and Marj' 
Bradshaw, Greene County, born Feb. 22, 
1821. By this union eleven children were 
born, seven of whom are living, viz. : Alex 
R., born Aug. 27, 1846; George W., Feb. 
9, 1851; Sarah Ann, Nov. 14, 1852; Nan- 
cy E., Nov. 10, 1854 ; John B., July 26, 
1856; Zac. D., Sept. 15, 1838; and Oliver 
A., April 29, 1863. Their mother died 
March 5, 1866. Mr. M. married his third 
wife Dec. 27, 1868, Miss Nancy Nettles, 
Greene County, born Dec. 7, 1828. Mr. 
Morrow, during the greater part of his 
active life, has been engaged in the milling 
business, having first bought the old Ruyle 
mill nearly forty years ago ; he has been 
retired from active business about ten 
years. He held various positions of trust, 
such as county treasurer, superintendent, 
justice of the peace, etc., etc., ever dis- 
charging his duties satisfactorily and with 
honor. Mr. M. recalls with vivid recollec- 
tions many incidents of early settlers' life, 
having come here when this country was 
the hunting grounds of the Indians. He 
is now spending his declining years in ease, 
surrounded by his numerous family 

Morrow John B. miller (Morrow Bros.), 
Athensville 

MORROW MARSHALL W. (Mor- 
row Bros.), miller, Athensville, eldest son 
of Jesse Morrow, born Greene County, 
April 28, 1838; married Nov. 2, 1865, to 
Elizabeth E., daughter of Benjamin and 
Lucinda Scott, Greene Co., born Feb. 22, 
1839. This union has been blessed by one 



child, viz.: Benjamin F., born Feb. 22, 
1869. Mr. Morrow commenced business 
as miller about twenty years ago, on Apple 
Creek, but in 1862 he went to California, 
and operated a quartz mill in Nevada for 
about two years ; he then returned to this 
county and, in company with his brother, 
built a grist mill at Athensville. This en- 
terprise has proved very successful, fast 
gaining patronage from a large area of sur- 
rounding country, due to the skill, perse- 
verance, and integrity of its management. 
In 1S69 this mill was destroyed by fire, was 
rebuilt on the same site on a larger scale 
the following year, containing all the mod- 
ern improvements and appliances essential 
to a first-class mill. On their commence- 
ment of business the brothers had but little 
capital, and assumed considerable indebt- 
edness, but by untiring industry and hon- 
esty in their dealings, they have surmounted 
all obstacles, and are now in possession of 
a fair allowance of this world's goods, with 
an increasing patronage and reputation 

Morrow Wm. M. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Morrow Zac. D. boots and shoes and varie- 
ties, postmaster, Athensville 

Mullens Thomas, blacksmith, Athensville 

Mutaker John, lab. Sec. 20, P.O. Athensville 

XTEECE C. W. renter. Sec. 29, P.O. 

■'■^ Athensville 

Neece W. H. renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Athensville 

Neighbors John, farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Nicholls John, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Nichols James F. lab. Sec. 36, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

NIXON SIMON, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. 
Athensville ; born in North Carolina, June 
I, 1817, and came to this State when only 
seventeen years old ; married July 4, 1838, 
to Lucy Jane, daughter of John and Lucy 
Patten, born Kentucky, Oct. 9, 1819; this 
union has been blessed by seven children, 
four of whom are living, viz. : John, born 
Aug. 29, 1839 ; Sallie J., Aug. 8, 1841 ; 
Samuel, Feb. 18, 1845, and Daniel S., Jan. 
29, 1848. Mr. Nixon's father entered and 
bought land on their first arrival here, all 
of which is still in possession of the family. 
Mr. N. has been a farmer all his life, and 



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has assisted by his labor and industry in 
the improvements of Greene Co. Home- 
stead consists of i8o acres 
NOKRIS EDWIN, farmer, Sec. 2i, P. 
O. Athensville ; born in Greene Co., within 
half a mile of his present residence ; son 
of Wm. Norris, who was born in Tennes- 
see, and was one of the earliest settlers of 
this State; he died in 1848; Mr. Norris 
married Jan. 8, 1858, to Priscella Flem- 
ming, of Greene County, born Sept. 25, 
1840; this union has been blessed by eight 
children, six of whom are living, viz.: Ma- 
rion, Jan. 3, 1859; Deborah, Jan. i, 1866; 
Mary Ann, Dec. 15, 1867 ; Emma J., Feb. 
13, 1872 ; Fannie F., Nov. 13, 1874, and 
Lizzie, Jan. 12, 1876. Mr. N. enlisted 
Aug. 1862, in Co. G, io2d I. V. I., and 
served in the Department of the Gulf, par- 
ticipating in the battles of Parker's Cross 
Roads, Nashville, Fort Blakely, etc., etc., 
and was mustered out at close of war. 
Since his return home Mr. N. has devoted 
his industries to agricultural pursuits ; 
homestead consists of 100 acres 

/^VERBY F. M. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. 

^-^ Athensville 

Overby Julia Mrs. widow W. R. Sec. 28, P.O. 

Athensville 
Overby Z. renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Athensville 

pATTERSON S. S. farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. 
Athensville 

PATTERSON T. S. farmer, Sec. 26, 
P.O. Athensville ; born Madison Co., Ky., 
March 25, 1812 ; removed to this State in 
1832, and settled in this county in Spring 
of 1836, where he has resided ever since; 
married Oct. 19, 1837, to Mary Wood, of 
Carrollton ; this union was blessed by eight 
sons and seven daughters, eleven of whom 
are living. Mrs. Patterson died Sept. 9. 
1868, aged forty-eight years. Mr. P. mar- 
ried again Aug. 20, 1872, to Sarah Jane 
Florence, born Jacksonville, Morgan Co., 
Sept. 23, 1838 ; two children have been 
born of this union, viz. : Perry Florence, 
July 9, 1874, and Laura Almeda, Oct. 7, 
1876. Mr. Patterson has been a prominent 
business man in Athensville ; he kept the 
leading grocery and general store lor twenty 
years, was justice of the peace and post- 
master for many years, and has always been 



a zealous Republican ; he retired from ac- 
tive business about two years ago, and now 
devotes his attention to the direction of af- 
fairs on his farm, which consists of 283 
acres 

Pennell J. G. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Murrayville, 
Morgan Co. 

PEPPERDINE BROTHERS. 
John and M. T. Sewer pipe, drain tile, 
and fire brick, factory Sec. 26, P.O. Athens- 
ville. John Pepperdine was born Aug. 2, 
1849, at White Hall; married Oct. 11, 
1871, to Miss Anna Athey, of Pittsfield, 
Pike Co.; this union has been blessed by 
four children, viz.: Lawrence C, Henry D., 
Earl and Pearl (twins). M. T. Pepperdine 
was born at Exeter, Scott Co., July 18, 
1850 ; married Nov. 18, 1877, to Mollie E., 
daughter of William and Louisa Ballard, 
Greene Co. Pepperdine Bros, are engaged 
in the manufacture of drain tile and fire 
brick ; they have all the facilities and prac- 
tical knowledge necessary to ensure the 
production of a very superior article ; they 
guarantee their tiles to be made of the best 
material ; a full stock in all varieties and 
sizes constantly on hand and for sale at the 
lowest possible rates 

Prayther Edward, farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. 
Athensville 

Prayther Thos. F. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. 
Athensville 

Prayther Wm. A. farmer, Sec. 31. P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Preston J. W. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

-p AFFERTY WM. H. farmer. Sec. 34, 

-•^ P.O. Athensville 

Reeves James, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Reeves John T. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Reeves M. Mrs. wid. Joel, Sec. 26, P.O. 
Athensville 

Rimbey Wm. renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Ring John P. renter, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville, 
Morgan Co. 

Rodgers R. Mrs. wid. John, Sec. 33, P.O. 
Athensville 

Rogers George W. carpenter and builder, Sec. 
33, P.O. Athensville 

Ruyle W. B. farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Athensville 



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Ruyle Washington, farmer, Sec. i6, P.O. 
Athensville 

C ANDERS BEN", farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. 
Athensville ; born in North Carolina, 
Sept. 30, 1803 ; came to Morgan Co. in this 
State 1827, and removed to Greene County 
1831 ; married in Kentucky, June, 1826, to 
Elizabeth Strong, born Kentucky, April, 
1805, and died March 6, 1872. Mr. San- 
ders married May 20, 1876, Mattie Brink- 
ley, born Dec. 30, 1833, and widow of the 
late Thomas Brinkley, of Greene Co. 

Sanson Fred, renter. Sec. 29, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

SCHEPPE JOHN, farmer, Sec. 24, 
P.O. Athensville, son of August Scheppe, 
who was born in Tennessee, March 22, 
1801, and came to this State and settled in 
Morgan County, prior to the deep snow. 
John Scheppe was born in Morgan County 
Nov. 2, 1833 ; married May 12, i860, to 
Mary Ann Fayette, daughter of L. A. and 
Lucy Fayette, of Sangamon Co., born July 
6, 1838. This union has been blessed by 
six children, viz.: William, born March 21, 
1861 ; Hessing A., Jan. 4, 1863 ; Mary B., 
April 24, 1869; Samuel A., Jan. 21, 1871 ; 
Walter H., Feb. 5, 1872, and Isaac T., 
March 19, 1876. Mr. Scheppe, purchased 
the land where they now reside, in 1857. 
He has devoted his industries solely to 
farming. Homestead consists of sixty-five 
acres 

SCOTT FREDERICK, farmer, Sec. 
28, P.O. Athensville, born in this township 
May 10, 1845. Mr. S.'s parents were among 
the earliest settlers of this county, having 
come here from Tennessee prior to the 
deep snow. Married April 14, 1866, to 
Emma L., daughter of Henry and Emma 
Hastings, Greene Co. Three sons have 
blessed this union, two of whom are living, 
viz: Fred. H., born Sept. 14, 1867, and 
Henry W., born Nov. 17, 1869. Farm 
comprises So acres beautifully located and 
well improved 

Sharp Nimrod, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Sharp Wm. A. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

SHAW W. A. renter. Sec. 34, P.O. Ath- 
ensville, born Pike County, Aug. 19, 1832 ; 
settled in Greene County 1850. Married 



Oct. 18, 1851, to Eliza, daughter of John 
and Louisa Bently, born Oct. 18, 1830. 
This union has been blessed by three chil- 
dren, viz.: Thomas G., born Nov. 11, 1852; 
Walter C, born Oct. 4, 1854, and Henry 
J., born Feb. I, 1857. Mr. Shaw's occupa- 
tion has always been farming; rents no 
acres 

Sheppard John V. renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Sheppard L. W. farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Sheppard S. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Sheppard Theo. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Athens* 
ville 

Shores John, wagon maker and blacksmith. 
Sec. 29, P.O. Athensville 

Simmons Alfred B. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

SIMPSON" ALFRED, farmer, Sec. 16, 
P.O. Athensville, born in Sangamon Co., 
111., March i, 1850, and has lived in Greene 
County since six years of age. His grand- 
father was one of the earliest settlers of the 
State, and came from Vermont. Alfred is 
the third child of a family of eight; was 
married Feb. 13, 1873, to Lydia J., daugh- 
ter of Zac and Matilda Bean, born Greene 
Co., April 7, 1854. This union has been 
blessed by one child, Mary M., born Oct. 
27, 1874. Mr. Simpson has devoted his 
industries solely to agricultural pursuits ; 
homestead consists of 116 acres 

Sink G. W. renter. Sec. 9, P.O. Roodhouse 

Sink J. F. farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Athensville 

Smith Daniel, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Smith John, school teacher, Sec. 10, P.O. 
Athensville 

Smith Robert, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Sorrels Thomas, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Spencer Elizabeth, wid, W. F. Sec. 15, P.O. 
Athensville 

Spencer Henry, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Spencer Samuel, renter. Sec. 2, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Spencer Thomas, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Spotts Charles, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 



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Spotts John, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Murrayville, 
Morgan Co. 

Stamer Mrs. wid. W. F. Sec. 12, P.O. Scotts- 
ville, Macoupin Co. 

Stannaford Isham, renter. Sec. 21, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 

Stillwell D. renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Athensville 

Stillwell J. T. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

STOCKWELL. DANIEL, farmer, 
Sec. 22, P.O. Athensville, born in Tennes- 
see, Aug. II, 1840; came to this State 
when an infant, with his parents, who set- 
tled in Macoupin Co. Married June 28, 
1867, to Esther Wright, daughter of Thos. 
and Nancy Wright, born in Morgan Co. in 
1843. This union has been blessed by five 
children, viz.: Esther S.,born June 20, 1868; 
Lucy J., May 12, 1869 ; John T., April 3^ 
1871 ; Frederick, Oct. 7, 1872, and Nancy 
C, March 6, 1875. Mr. Stockwell has de- 
voted his industries solely to agricultural 
pursuits ; farm consists of 60 acres 

STOCKWELL R. M. farmer, Sec. 29, 
P.O. Athensville, born in Tennessee, Sept. 
26, 1841, and was brought to this State when . 
only three years of age ; has resided in Ma- 
coupin Co. until four years ago, when he 
purchased his present homestead. Married 
Nov. 9, 1864, to Mary Ann, daughter of 
Thomas and Emily Spring, Macoupin Co., 
born March 26, 1843. This union has 
been blessed by three children, viz.: Wm« 
R., born Sept. 29, 1867 ; Lemuel M., Oct. 
21, 1868 ; and Emma A., born Dec. 2, 1871. 
Mr. Stockwell has devoted his industries 
solely to agricultural pursuits ; homestead 
consists of 80 acres 

Stoddard J. L. wagon maker, Athensville 

Story A. J. farmer. Sec. 27, P. O. Athens- 
ville 

Story Henry, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Murrayville. 
Morgan Co. 

Strawn Sallie Mrs. Athensville 



T 



URNER T. C. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. 
Athensville 



WANDAVEER J. D. farm hand. Sec. 32, 
^ P.O. Athensville 

Vandaveer R. Mrs. wid. E. T. Sec. 32, P.O. 
Athensville 

Virden Charles, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Ath- 
ensville 



AITADDELL JAMES, renter. Sec. 24,P.O 
^ * Athensville 
WAINWRIGHT RICHARD, 

painter, Athensville, born in Kentucky, 
Oct. 5, 1849 ; removed to this county in 
1872 ; married March 14, 1876, to Alice, 
daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Stiles, 
Morgan Co., born June 19, 1851. Mr 
Wainwright carries on the business of house 
and sign painter. His long and thorough 
experience in the business guarantees to his 
patrons good work at reasonable rates 

WARD JAMES, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. 
Athensville, son of Thomas Ward, who 
was born in Virginia, Jan. 20, 1811, and 
came to this State in 1839, and settled in 
Greene Co., where he still resides. James 
Ward was born May 6, 1840 ; married Feb. 
29, 1865, to Letitia Hood, Greene Co., born 
April 13, 1842. Mrs. Ward died May 3, 
1866, leaving one daughter, who also died 
the same month. Mr. Ward married again 
Nov. 5, 1871, to Emma Russell, Greene Co., 
born March 31, 1844. This union has been 
blessed by two children : Thomas J., born 
Sept. 16, 1872, and Emma A., born Oct. 
II, 1875. Mr. Ward enlisted Sept., 1861, 
in Co. D, 32d I. V. I., and served on the 
Mississippi, participating in the battles of 
Shiloh and Vicksburg, and with Sherman's 
famous march to the sea ; was mustered out 
Sept., 1864. Since his return home, Mr. 
Ward has given his attention solely to 
farming. Homestead consists of 125 acres 

WATERS DR. J. E., physician and 
surgeon. Sec. 26, P.O. Athensville. Born 
in Morgan County, June 25, 1829; mar- 
ried March 11, 1850, to Miss Ann Dawson, 
of Delaware ; this union has been blessed 
by five children, only one of whom how- 
ever is living, viz. : James M., bom July 4, 
1852. Dr. Waters is a graduate of the St. 
Louis Medical College, in the class of 1862, 
and has attended several courses of lectures 
at Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville ; he 
has lived at Athensville since i860, and 
enjoys a wide reputation both as a physician 
and a gentleman throughout the country 

Waters J. M. carpenter and builder, Athens- 
ville 

Wayman James, renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Webb George, laborer, Athensville 

Wells John, laborer, Sec. 33, P.O. Athensville 



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Westrope James, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan County 

Westrope Richard, farmer, Sec, 6, P.O. Mur- 
rayville, Morgan County 

Whitlock John, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Scott County 

Whitlock Tarlton, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. 
Athensville 

Whitlock William, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Mur- 
rayville, Morgan County 

Wilcox F. M. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

WILDER THOMAS T., farmer. Sec. 
24, P.O. Athensville. Born Feb. 20, 1834, 
near the spot where he now resides ; mar- 
ried Dec. II, 1856, to Rebecca, daughter of 
William and Rachel Brandon, of Kentucky, 
born Jan. 12, 1836 ; this union was blessed 
by seven children, only one of whom is now 
living, viz. : Frank G., born Dec. i. 1863. 
Mrs. Wilder died Feb. 19, 1877, of con- 
sumption, and was buried at Prairie Ceme- 
tery. Mr. Wilder has experienced sad 
bereavement in his family, having buried 
his wife and six children within a period of 
sixteen years. Mr. Wilder's occupation has 
been that of farming all his life ; home- 
stead consists of 100 acres 



Wilder M. E. laborer, Athensville 

Wilson Thomas, farmer. Sec. i, P.O. Murray- 
ville, Morgan Co. 

Wood Eliza W. wid. J. P. Sec. 27, P.O. 
Athensville 

Wood Elvis, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Athensville 

Wood George A. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Wood Sampson, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Wood Thomas T. farmer. Sec, 21, P.O. Athens- 
ville 

Wyatt Robt. painter, Athensville 

Y'OUNGER THOMAS, renter and 
hog breeder. Sec. 27, P.O. Athensville. 
Born in Morgan Co., Sept. 16, 1848, removed 
to Greene County at an early age with his 
parents ; married May 4, 1870, to Hattie 
M. Rowe, born in Greene County Nov. 22, 
1847 ; two children have blessed this union, 
Hattie E., born Feb. 9, 1872, and Wm. T., 
born May 13, 1874. Mr. Younger gives his 
special attention to the raising of hogs, 
chiefly of the Berkshire variety, in which 
he is quite extensively and successfully en- 
gaged ; rents 140 acres, which bears testi- 
mony of his industry on every hand 



ATHENSVILLE BUSINESS CARDS. 



PEPPERDINE BROS. AND 
MORROW, manufacturers of drain 
tiling, sewer pipe and fire brick. Tiling of 
all varieties and sizes, made of the best ma- 
terial, constantly on hand, at the lowest 
possible prices. Orders solicited. P.O. 
Athensville 



WATERS J. E., physician and sur- 
geon. Athensville 

WAINRIGHT RICHARD, house 
and sign painter. From his long experi- 
ence in business he guarantees good work 
at reasonable prices 



Town 12, North Range 13, West. 



A SH WILLIAM R. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. 

-^ Breese 

ATCHISON EDWARD L. farmer, 
sec. 22, P.O. Schutz Mill, was bom in 
Belleville, St. Clair Co., 111., Aug. 30, 1854. 
His father was born in St. Clair Co., 111., 
Aug. 21, 1830, died Feb. 21, 1861. His 
mother, Sarah H. Atchison, was born in 
Todd Co., Ky., Aug. 15, 1830, and came 
to this county in 1855, and is now living 
with her son Edward. He was married, 
April 4, 1874, to Mary J. Fox, daughter 
of John Q. and Artie Fox ; she was born 
in Pike Co., 111., Jan. 2, 1855. They have 
two children : Zuma I., born Jan. 8, 1875, 
and Donald R., born Aug. 25, 1877. He 
has one brother and one sister living in 
this county. He is living on the home 
farm of sixty acres, two shares of which 
belong to him. The Perkin's Cave, a very 
noted cave, is located on this land. 

"DASS AMOS E. farmer. Sec. 29. P.O. 

-^ White Hall 

Baxter Wm. F. Sec. 13, P.O. Breese 

Bess J. W. laborer, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese 

Bishop Henry C. watchman, r. Sec. 25, P.O. 

Schutz Mill 
Bishop James, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Breese 
Bounds Isaac W. renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Breese 
Boyer Henry, farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Bedford, 

Pike Co., 111. 
Butt Simeon, lab. Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill 
Bratten Andrew, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese 

/^ARRIGER GEORGE W. farm- 
— er, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese, was born Jan. 
12, 1850. in Lincoln Co., Tenn. His 
father died at the age of fifty years; his 
mother is still living in Tenn. He was mar- 
ried Feb. 13, 1873, to Nonie Coates, daugh- 
ter of Lee and Emeline Coates. She was 
born Feb. 19, 1857. They have two chil- 
dren living and one deceased : Archie W. 
was born Sept. 3, 1875; Clyde T., born 



Jan. 24, 1877; Orie L , born July 25, 1874, 
died Sept. 19, 1874. He is living just west 
of thi town of Breese 
Carter George W. renter Tp. 12, R. 14, e.s. 

Illinois River, P.O. White Hall 
Carter John, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
Carter Lorenzo E. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. 

White Hall 
Clark L. C. farmer, .Sec. i, P.O. Breese 
Coates James, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Breese 
Coates Jasper, farmhand. Sec. 16, P.O. Breese 
Coates J. S. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 
COATES MARCUS, farmer, Sec. 35, 
P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in this county 
Dec. 14, 1852. He was married July 8, 
1871, to Christina Schutz, daughter of 
Matthew Schutz ; she was born Nov. 4, 
1852. He owns forty acres of land, valued 
at $500, and cultivates two hundred acres 
belonging to his father-in-law. His father 
was born in South Carolina, and was killed 
by a train on the Chicago & Alton R.R. 
three years since ; he was about eighty 
years of age 
Coates Milton, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 
Cotter John, farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Breese 
Cotter Thomas A. farmer. Sec. i, P.O. Breese 
Cox Wm. laborer. Sec. 20, P.O. Breese 
Cunningham Geo. W. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. 
Breese 

■pvAGLEY JOSEPH, farm hand, Sec. 17, 

-^ P.O. White Hall 

Dawdy A. J. farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Breese 

DAWDY JASPER N^. farmer. Sec. 
12, P.O. Breese, was born in Scott Co., 111., 
March 4, 1855. He came to this county 
with his parents in 1858. His parents are 
both living ; his father was born in this 
county April 8, 1829 ; his mother was born 
in Calhoun Co., Ill, Feb. 18, 1831. He 
was married April 8, 1874, to Florinda 
Farmer, daughter of William and Anna J. 



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Farmer; she was born in Gibson Co., Ind., 
Aug. 5, 1858. They have two children : 
Albert Elmer, born in this county Feb. 15, 
1875 ; Denver Loyd, born in this county 
March 5, 1878. He has one sister and six 
brothers living ; he has a young man living 
with him by the name of Francis M, 
Crane, born March 11, i860. He is living 
on h s mother-in-law's farm, northwest of 
of the town of Breese 
Dawdy Jessie, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Breese 
Dawdy Wm. C. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Breese 
DEEDS LA FAYETTE, farmer. Sec. 
26, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in the State 
of Virginia, Feb. 14, 1846. His father 
died in this county at about iifty-seven 
years of age ; his mother also died in this 
county at about sixty years of age. He 
was married Oct. 3, 1867, to Lucinda 
Wells, daughter of Philip and Sarah A. 
Wells; she was born Feb. 17, 1849. They 
have five children : John H., born July 19, 
1869; Elvira E., born March 29, 1870; 
Cordelia A., born Dec. 20, 1872 ; Carrie 
E., born Sept. 20, 1873 ; George E., born 
Jan. 26, 1876. He owns eighty-three acres 
of improved land west of Schutz Mill 
DOSSETT MRS. SARAH E. 
widow of Wm. H. Dossett, Sec. 35, P.O. 
Schutz Mill, was born in Lincoln Co., 
Tenn., Oct. 6, 1830. She was married 
twice : first June 26, 185 1, to Joseph Sheff, 
and April i, 1869, to Wm. H. Dossett, 
who died June 2, 1876. She has four chil- 
dren living : George A. Sheff, born Nov. 
12, 1854 ; Rufus Sheff, born Jan. 12, 1857; 
Joseph H. Sheff, born March 24, 1862 ; 
William W. Sheff, born April 21, 1866. 
William T. Sheff (deceased), born Nov. 5, 
1852 ; Catharine Sheff. born Feb. 3, 1859, 
died April 23, 1859. She has twenty acres 
of land about a mile east of Happyville 
on the C. & A. R.R. Her father was born 
in Georgia in 1799, and died in Scott Co., 
111., March 15, 1873. She has one grand- 
daughter, Mary Francis Sheff, born June 
26, 1877 
DOSSETT THOMAS, farmer. Sec. 
34, P.O. White Hall, was born in Hopkins 
Co., Ky., May 11, 1824. He came to this 
county in 1842 with his father, who was 
born in North Carolina 1790, and died in 
this county in 1843 ; his mother was born 
in Virginia in 1799, and now lives with 



him. He has been married three times — 
first, Dec. 4, 1845, to Lydia Naylon, who 
was born in Jersey Co., 111., Nov. 4, 1823, 
and died May 8, 1861. By this marriage 
they had nine children : Margaret E., born 
Aug. 12, 1847, died Oct. 24, 1875 ; James 
W., born Aug. 12, 1850, died Jan. 20, 
1874 ; Catharine, born Sept. 25, 1852, died 
June 14, 1877; Martha, born March 7, 
1857 ; others died young. Married second 
time Jan. 23, 1862, to Mary McClenning, 
who died in 1863 ; she had one child, 
which died small. Married third time 
Sept. 20, 1863, to Elizabeth McClenning, 
born in this county Oct. 12, 1844. By 
this marriage they had four children, but 
only two are living ; Nancy V., born Sept. 
8, 1872, and Thomas F., born Dec. 21, 
1875. He has been living during the last 
four years south of Happyville, on forty 
acres of land, to which he has a tax title 
DYER WM. J. farmer. Sec. I, P.O. 
Glasgow, Scott Co., was born in Granger 
Co., East Tenn., Nov. 2, 1820. He came 
to Morgan Co., 111., in 1862, where he 
lived seven years ; he then moved to this 
county, where he lived six years, and then 
moved to Scott County and again moved 
to this county in 1874, and has resided 
here ever since. His father was born in 
Virginia Sept 29, 1786, and died in Cass 
Co., 111., Feb. 23, 1873 ; his mother was 
born in Tennessee and died there about 
twenty-five years ago. He was married in 
Tennessee June 15, 1843, to Amanda 
Gibson, daughter of Dennis and Priscilla 
Gibson ; she was born in Jefferson Co., 
Tenn., Feb. 27, 1825. They have ten 
children : Theresa C, born Jan. 8, 1845, 
she was married to George Warden Jan. 
16, 1866; Artie L., born March 22, 1847, 
she was married to Thomas J. Summers 
Dec. 29, 1864; Parlee, born Nov. 14, 1849, 
in Granger Co., Tenn., she was married to 
John C. Langford, Aug. 4, 1866; Eliza 
Adeline Texann Josephine, born in Jeffer- 
son Co., Tenn., Feb. 4, 1852, was married 
to John A. Summers Nov. 28, 1867 ; Mary 
E., born in Morgan Co., 111., July 14, 1854, 
was married to James Garrett April g, 
1872; Amanda A., born in Morgan Co., 
Nov. 28, 1856, was married to James 
Brown Dec. 28, 1876 ; Wm. H., born in 
Scott Co., 111., Jan. 28, i860; James H., 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST. 



615 



born in Scott Co., Oct. 4, 1862 ; John G., 
born in Scott Co., Jan. 16, 1865; George 
Oscar, born in this county Sept. 29, i86g. 
He has five sisters living : one in Morgan 
Co. 111., two in Cass Co., one in E. Tenn. 
and one in Kansas. Mrs. Dyer's mother 
was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., Aug. 25, 
iSio, and died in Oswego, Kan., Sept. 28, 
1872. She was married twice; first to 
Dennis Gibson and second to W. S. Dyer, 
father of Wm. J. Dyer 

"PADES NATHANIEL, ditcher, Sec. 12, 

-*-' P.O. Glasgow, Scott Co. 

England Reuben, laborer, Sec. 27, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 
Ennis James, laborer, r Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 
Erickson Louis, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 

pARMER JOHN P. Sec. 12, P.O. 
Breese, was born in Indiana, Dec. 13, 
1853. He came to this county with his 
parents in March, 1863. His father, Wil- 
liam Farmer was born in Tennessee, 
March 11, 1822, and died in the late war, 
in which he enlisted Dec. 23, 1863, and 
died April 3, 1864 ; he belonged to the 5th 
111. Cavalry. His mother, with whom he 
lives, was born in Gibson Co., Ind., Aug. 
22, 1825. His grandfather, J. R. Field, 
born Jan. 23, 1803, is still living in this 
county. He has one brother living, Wil- 
liam, born April 21, 1863, and four sisters, 
namely: Emeline, born Nov. 8, 1843, she 
was married to James M. Beverly April iq, 
1866 ; Nancy Caroline, born June 27, 
1846, died July 31, 1877 ; Joseph Riley, 
his brother deceased, was born Nov. 23, 
1848, died Sept. 10, 1858; Elizabeth J., 
born Dec. 13, 1850, and twin sisters, Sarah 
L. and Florinda, born Aug. 5, 1858. Flo- 
rinda was married to J. N. Dawdy April 5, 
1874; Elizabeth J. was married to Francis 
M. Pryor, June 8, 1865. His grand-mother, 
Mrs. Field, was born in Kentucky, and 
died Dec. 15, 1853; his mother, Mrs. 
Anna J. Farmer, and heirs have 201 acres 
of improved land, valued at fifty dollars 
per acre, about one and a half miles north- 
west of the town of Breese 
Ferguson Wm. B. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Breese 
FIELD JAMES J. one of the most 



prominent farmers of Greene County, was 
a resident of Indiana at twenty-five, and 
for a time worked in the Shackleford Salt 
Works ; here he displayed great courage 
in punishing the most noted bully of the 
place. Moving to Alton he remained 
nearly two years and then moved to 
Greene County, and was then worth two 
horses, four wagons, and seventy-two dol- 
lars in money. His first purchase was 80 
acres. By the display of no ordinary 
energy he is to-day the owner of over 
2,000 acres in this county 

Fielding Fielder, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Glas- 
gow, Scott Co. 

Ford E. N. farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. White Hall 

FORD JOHN D. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. White Hall, was born 
in this county Dec. 26, 1837. He has been 
married twice: first, in Aug., 1863, to 
Lucinda J. Radcliff, who died Nov. 19, 
1875 ; they had four children by this mar- 
riage, but only one is living, John R., born 
July 6, 1867. Married second time, March 
19, 1876, to Eliza Cordelia Clark, born in 
this county in 1857; he has one child by 
last marriage which is yet very young. He 
lives on Schutz Heirs' farm on Long Lake, 
at the crossing of the C. & A. R.R. 

Fox John Q. farmer Sec. 34, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Friend Cornelius, farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Bed- 
ford, Pike Co., 111. 

GARRISON GEORGE, farmer. Sec. 27, 
P.O. White Hall 
GILSON HENRY D. farmer. Sec. 
23, P.O. Breese, was born in Grafton, 
Windham Co., Vermont, Sept. 23, 1825. 
He came to Bridgeport Nov. 11, 1848. 
He was married twice ; first in Vermont, 
July 5, 1845, to Calista M. McCollister, 
daughter of Reuben and Lucy McCollister, 
West Windsor, Ver.; she was born Sept. 
16, 1825. They had eight children : Dan- 
iel H., born in Vermont, May i, 1847 ; 
Arthur E., born in Vermont in 1849 ; 
Charles A., born in Breese, Aug. 13, 1850; 
Mason E., born June 15, 1855, in Scott 
Co.; Donna M„ born in Scott Co. in 1857, 
died in Fall of 1861 ; Isaac H., born in 
Scott Co., deceased ; Luman R., deceased. 
Married second time Nov. 3, 1871, to 
Elizabeth A. Davis, of this county. By 



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this marriage he had three children, but 
only one is living, A. Burr, born Dec. 21, 
1875. He has forty acres of land, on 
which he has lived since 1861 ; he is also 
occupied in moving buildings, and has 
moved over three hundred buildings and 
can furnish numerous references. He has 
an old shotgun, made by Robins, Kendell 
& Lawrence Windsor, Vermont, in 1847, 
which is six and a half feet long and is 
quite a curiosity 

GoUyer Henry, farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. White 
Hall 

Gollyer Wm. renter, Sec. 19, P.O. White 
Hall 

Guise Peter, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Breese 

TT ATCHER P. E. farm laborer, Sec. 17, 

-*^ P.O. White Hall 

Hazelwood Jacob T. laborer, Happyville, 

P.O. Schutz Mill 
Hazelwood Martin, laborer, Happyville, P.O. 

Schutz Mill 
Heberling John, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. White 

Hall 
Heberling Wm. D. carpenter, Sec. 33, P.O. 

White Hall 
Hitch S. renter. Sec. 24, P.O. Breese 
Hoots Levi, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese 
Hoots Washington, renter. Sec. 2, P.O. 

Breese 
Houghton Arthur, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. 

Breese 
Hubbard L. T. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. Breese 
Hubbs James P. farm hand, Sec. 16, P.O. 

Breese 
Hubbs John, farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. BreeSfe 
Hunnicutt James, renter, P.O. Pearl Station, 

Pike Co. 
Hunnicutt Thomas P. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. 

White Hall 



TRYING WM. laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. 
Breese 



JACKSON WM. C. farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. 
Breese 
James L. B. & Bro. renters. Sec. i, P.O. 

Breese 
Johnson Addison, renter. Sec. 16, P.O. 

Breese 
Johnson D. renter. Sec. 16, P.O. Breese 
Johnson J. renter. Sec. 16, P.O. Breese 
Johnson Peter, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Breese 



JOHNSOIf H. H. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. 
Breese, was born Aug. 18, 1838. He was 
married March 27, 1859, '° Jane Gibson, 
daughter of James Gibson ; she was born 
Nov. 15, 1838. They have one child, 
deceased, born April 8, i860. He has an 
adopted son, William Williams, age, four- 
teen years. He is living on his brother's 
farm 

Johnson William, renter. Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Jones CuUen, laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 

Jones Wm. farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall 

TT'EE ANDREW, laborer, Sec. 14, P.O. 
-'^ Breese 

Kerns William, Sec. 27, P.O. Breese 
Kessinger Reuben, laborer. Sec. 12, P.O. 

Breese 
Keys James B. renter. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 
Knox Thomas, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. White 

Hall 
Koppe August, renter. Sec. 26, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 

T AWSON GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 

■^ 26, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in Scott 
Co., 111.. March 4, 1841. He was married 
Aug. 17, 1865, to Nancy J. Cox, daughter 
of John Cox ; she was born in the State of 
Kentucky. They have two children : 
Robert, born July 7, 1866 ; Edwin, born 
Feb. 15, 1868. His parents are both dead: 
his father, Sevier Lawson, died May, 1878, 
at sixty-eight years of age, and his mother 
died while he was yet young. He owns 
forty acres of land northwest of Schutz 
Mill, on which he resides 

Lawson Jefferson, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Little Cyrus, renter. Sec. 25, P.O. Pearl Sta- 
tion, Pike Co. 

Little Thomas A., farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. White 
Hall 

Lovelace Amos, laborer. Sec. i, P.O. Breese 

Lovelace James, farmer. Sec. I, P.O. Breese 

Lovelace L. B. farmer. Sec. i, P.O. Breese 

•jy/r ANGER ANDREW, farmer and black- 
^^^ smith. Sec. 36, P.O. White Hall 
Martin Andrew J. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Breese 
Manger Andrew M. farm hand, Sec. 36, P.O. 

White Hall 
Martin Charles F. renter. Sec. 32, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 



TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST. 



617 



Martin George W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. 

Breese 
Martin G. F. farmer, Sec. I2, P.O. Breese 
Martin Martha Mrs. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. 

Breese 
Marsh Thomas, Sec. 24, P.O. Breese 
McClelan Charles, laborer, Sec. 3, P.O. 

Breese 
McGILL JAMES, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. 
White Hall. Was born in Ireland in 1836. 
He was married Sept. 17, 1867, to Miss 
Nancy Heading, born Oct. 7, 1846. They 
have four children : Charles E., born March 
I, 1868 ; Minnie E., born Jan. 28, 1871 ; 
Mary A., born Sept. 28, 1873; Sarah J., 
born Feb. 5, 1876. He came to this coun- 
try while quite young ; has been twice back 
to the old country to see his relations. He 
is renting and living on land on south side 
of Long Lake, south of C. & A. R. R. He 
has traveled very extensively over the 
United States, having been in almost every 
State of the Union 
Mitchell A. B. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. White 

Hall 
Mitchell Lafayette, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. 

Breese 
Moon Isaac, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese 
Moore A. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Breese 
Moore G. W. laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 



N 



ELL JAMES B. renter, Sec. 
Breese 



P.O. 



/^DEM LEONARD, renter. Sec. 24, P.O. 
^-^ Breese 

Odem William, farmer, Sec, 24, P.O. Breese 
Orr Thomas H. renter. Sec. 9, P.O. Breese 
ORR WM. D. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. 
Breese, and Bedford, Pike Co., 111. He 
was born in Ohio, Oct. 17, 1835. He came 
to Pike County, 111., with his parents in the 
Fall of 1839, and to this county in 1867. 
His father was born in Pennsylvania in 
1806, and is living in Pike Co., 111. His 
mother was born in Ohio in 1821, and is 
also living. He was married Feb. 7, 1861, 
to Mary E. Hubbs, daughter of Simeon E. 
and Hannah Hubbs, of Pike Co., 111. She 
was born in Pike Co., 111., April 14, 1843. 
They have five children living, and five de- 
ceased : Hannah A., born Oct. 2, 1861 ; 
James E., born Feb. 16, 1863, died Septem- 
ber, 1870 ; Florence J., born Feb. Ii, 1866 ; 



I William H., born Aug. 26, 1867 ; Leonard 
D., born July 19, 1873 ; Clifford J., born 

I September, 1875, died September, 1876 ; 

I Amos Sylvester, born Dec. 13, 1877. Mrs. 
Orr's father was bom in New Jersey, May 
17, 1793, died in Pike Co., 111., September, 
1871. Her mother was also born in New 
Jersey, Nov. i, 1799, and died in Pike Co., 
111., July 10, 1851. Mr. Orr owns 80 acres 
land in Sec. 9, and rents 130 acres in 
Sec. 17 

pARR JOHN, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. White 

-^ Hall 

Parson John, laborer. Sec. 34, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Parsons W. C. fence builder. Sec. 12, P.O. 
Breese 

Perigo James F. renter. Sec. 13, P.O. Breese 

Pickett Robert, renter. Sec. 34, P.O. Breese 

POWELL ROBERT, farmer. Sec. 35, 
P.O. White Hall. Was born in this coun- 
ty Oct. 22, 1854. He was married August 
8, 1 871, to Miss Jennie Overturf, daughter 
of Andrew Overturf. She was born in the 
State of Pennsylvania, June 8, 1854. His 
father, William Powell, was born in this 
county, and died in January, 1865, at the 
age of about thirty years. Mr. Powell owns 
36 acres of valuable and well improved 
land. They have three children : Lily G., 
born July 6, 1872; Mattie L., born August 
10, 1875 ; Robert, born Oct. 21, 1877 

Powell Wm. E. renter. Sec. 30, P.O. 
Breese 

Prewit Wm. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese 

PRYOR FRANCIS M. farmer, Sec. 
12, P.O. Breese. Was born in Scott Co., 
111., March 24, 1844. He came to this 
county with his parents, William and 
Rachel Pryor, while quite young. His 
father died in this county about twenty 
years ago, at the age of about 55 years. 
His mother also died in this county about 
thirteen years ago, aged about 63 years. 
He was married June 8, 1865, to Elizabeth 
J. Farmer, daughter of William and Anna 
J. Farmer. She was born in Gibson Co., 
Ind., Dec. 13, 1850. They have three 
children living and one deceased : Mary, 
born Oct. i, 1866 ; Charles Francis, born 
Sept. 27, 1868 ; Nettie Caroline, born 
March 12, 1870, died May 15, 1870; John 
Philip, bom Sept. 8, 1874. He is living on 



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his mother-in-law's farm, one and one-half 
miles north of the town of Breese 
Pryor James, laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 

■p AABE FREDERICK, farmer. Sec. 25, 

■'^ P.O. Schutz Mill 

Raabe Frederick A. renter, Sec. 25, P.O. 

Schutz Mill 
Riley John, laborer. Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 
Riman J. E. renter, Sec. i, P.O. Glasgow, 

Scott Co. 
Roberts Henry C. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. 

White Hall 

CCHUTZ ANDREW, engineer. Sec. 25, 

»^ P.O. Schutz Mill 

Schutz George, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Schutz George T. laborer. Sec. 25, P.O. 
Schutz Mill 

Schutz John, proprietor Schutz Mills, Sec. 25, 
P.O. Schutz Mill 

Schutz Matthews, merchant, Schutz Mills, 
Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill 

Schmitt Peter, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Seely Americus, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. White 
Hall 

Sharp J. N. renter. Sec. 12, P.O. Breese 

Sheff Joseph, renter. Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Sheff Riley, renter. Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz Mill 

Sheff Rufus, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. Schutz Mill 

SHINNAULT JACOB, farmer. Sec. 
27, P.O. Breese. Was born in this county 
July 14, 1845. His father and mother were 
born in Tennessee, and came to this coun- 
ty about fifty years ago. He was married 
June 10, 1868, to Mary Martin, daughter 
of Charles and Nancy Martin. She was 
born in this county May 10, 1848. They 
have five children: Lucy, born Oct. 12, 
1868; William I., born March 15, 1871; 
Sarah E., born Dec. 19, 1872 ; Mattie B., 
born Dec. 9, 1877 ; Mary E., born July 
25, 1875. He- has 40 acres of land, on 
which he has lived seven years 

Silkwood Henry, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Smith Wm. S. tarmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Glasgow, 
Scott Co. 

Snow Martin, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Bedford, 
Pike Co., 111. 



Sullivan Adam, renter. Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz 

Mill 
Suttles Louis, renter. Sec. 5, P.O. Bedford, 

Pike Co. 

T^AYLOR NATHANIEL, farmer. Sec. 
-*■ 24, P.O. Breese 
Townsend Isaac, farm hand. Sec. I, P.O. 
Breese 

Vy'ATT JAMES, farm hand, Sec. 2, P.O. 

** Breese 
Watt John, renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Breese 
WELLS JOHN A. farmer. Sec. 26, 
P.O. Breese. Was born in this county 
Sept. 17, 1849. He was married Oct. 17, 
1872, to Phoebe J. Hubbard, daughter ot 
H. T. and Elizabeth Hubbard. She was 
born in this county Jan. 17, 1847. They 
have one child, Warren Virgil, born Sept. 
20, 1875. He is living on his father's 
land, two miles southwest of Breese 
Wells J. L. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 
WELLS WM. r>. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese. Was born in 
North Carolina, Rowan Co., Dec. 13, 1824. 
Came to this county in 1834, with his par- 
ents. His father was born in North Caro- 
lina in 1800, died in 1871. His mother 
was born in North Carolina, and died in 
this county, January, 1856. He was mar- 
ried Sept. 23, 1847, to Martena E.Ford, 
daughter of James and Jane Ford. She 
was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., 
Sept. 4, 1827. They have seven living 
children: John A., born Sept. 17, 1849; 
James L., born Aug. 14, 1851 ; William 
W., born Aug. 6, 1856; Sarah J., born 
Sept. 7, i860; Jefferson D., born Feb. 28, 
1863 ; Elizabeth M., born Oct. 14, 1865 ; 
Addison I., born Aug. 31, 1869; Leonidas 
D., born Aug. 9, 1858, died Jan. 9, 1862 ; 
Mary A., born January, 1868, died April 
15, 1868. Mr. Wells has over thirteen 
hundred acres of land. The home farm is 
well improved, having a large dwelling and 
barn, and is nicely located. Has lived on 
this farm since 1843 ; his father died on 
this place. He has one sister living in 
Newton County, Mo., born February, 1827. 
She is married to James E. Neece 
Wells Wm. W. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 
Wheeler Arthur, farm hand, Seo. 12, P.O. 
Breese 



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Wilkinson Elam, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese 
Wilkinson Harden, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese 
Willmington Sidney H. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. 

Breese 
WILTSHIRE JAMES, farmer, Sec. 
34, P.O. White Hall. Was born in Eng- 
land, Nov. 7, 1837. He came to this coun- 
try, landing in New York City, May 27, 
1867, and to this county in 1872. His 
father and mother both died in England. 
He was married in England, Oct. 7, 1866, 
to Mary A. S. Matthews, daughter of 



Phillip and Matilda S. Matthews. She was 
born in England, June 7, 1844. They 
have two children : George Phillip, born 
May 7, 1873 ; Willie James, born in this 
county. May 3, 1878 

Winningham C. C. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Bed- 
ford, Pike Co., 111. 

Wirt Casper, farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 

Wolff Philip, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz 
Mill 




Township ii, North Range io, West. 



A LGER E. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Green- | 



J^ 



field 



Alger James, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.Greenfield 
Alger Lorin, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Greenfield 
ALLEN JAS. M. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Greenfield, 111. Was 
born in Greene County in 1831. His 
father, William Allen, was born in North 
Carolina in 1798; emigrated to Greene 
County, 111., in 1818 ; was one among the 
oldest settlers of that county ; entered 80 
acres of land from the Government in 1824, 
and commenced as a farmer on the unbrok- 
en soil of Greene County. Was married to 
Mary Pincerton, who was born in Virginia 
in 1798. He died in Greene County, 1814, 
at the age of eighty-two. His wife died in 
1863, at the age of seventy-one. The sub- 
ject of this sketch was married in 1855, to 
Louisa M. Strickland, who was born in 
Greene County, 111., in 1831. Have twelve 
children: Laura E., Mary A., Frank, John, 
Fannie J., William G., Ida E., Lillia A., 
Carrie P., Anna M., deceased ; Nellie K., 
deceased; Mattie B. Mr. Allen owns 154 
acres of land 
ANDREWS LEWIS, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Greenfield. Was 
born in Butler County, Pa., Sept. 28, 1823. 
His father, I. Andrews, was born in Penn- 
sylvania in 1798; and married in 1811 to 
Elizabeth Johns, who was born in Penn- 
sylvania in 1799 ; emigrated to Illinois in 
1835. The party started down the Ohio 
River on the Wanoacatt. During the 
night the hands were intoxicated, and ran 
the boat at a terrible rate ; the shaft of the 
fly wheel broke and went tearing through 
the wheel-house, causing the boat to leak. 
Another boat came to the rescue, landing 
them at Cincinnati, Ohio. They then took 
passage on the General Pike to Louisville, 
Ky. ; changed to the Citizen, and came to 
Shawneetown, 111., staying there a few 
days, but found it to be unhealthy there ; 



loaded up their wagons and went to the 
bluffs, near Edwardsville ; out of money 
and provisions. Mr. Upton Smith gave 
them meat and potatoes, for which he took 
his pay in work. Staying there for awhile, 
moved to Rockbridge and bought a mill, 
running it a short time ; exchanged it for a 
farm of 160 acres, near Walnut Grove, liv- 
ing there for sixteen years ; sold the farm 
and moved to Greenfield, living there one 
year; broke up housekeeping and went to 
live with his oldest son, where he died in 
1870. Mr. Lewis Andrews was married in 
1852, to Mrs. L. Saterlee, who was born 
April 5, 1830; have six children, three liv- 
ing : Leu S., Feba A., Ruber B. Mr. An- 
drews owns 120 acres of land 

Armstrong John, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Green- 
field 

Arnold Joseph, farmer. Sec 36, P.O. Green- 
field 

Arnold William, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Green- 
field 

73 AKER WILLIAM P. farmer. Sec. 19, 

^ P.O. Greenfield 

Beeman William, farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Green- 
field 

Bilderback H., farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Green- 
field 

Borrow John, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field 

Brown George K., farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. 
Greenfield 

Button Oscar, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field 

Bryan Charley, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Green- 
field 

pAMERON GEORGE W. retired 
— farmer, living on Sec. 17, P.O. Green^ 
field. Was born in Tennessee, Smith 
County, November, 1819. Emigrated to 
Illinois in 1836, landing at the Macoupin 
Creek, Dec. 3o, the day of the sudden 



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change ; crossing on the first bridge that 
was made across the Macoupin, before it 
was quite finished traveling some three 
miles on Dec. 20, and stopped before the 
sudden change came on them. Cattle 
froze to death during that terrible storm. 
The family came west of Greenfield before 
they settled. The father of the subject of 
this sketch was in the Mexican War, and 
died there during that war. His son that 
heads this sketch, was married Feb. 27, 
1851, to Mary Moore, who was born Nov. 
12, 1825, and died Nov. 7, 1871. Mr. 
Cameron was married again in 1872, to 
Martha E. Overby, who was born in 1835 ; 
have one child by last marriage, Florence 
CARSON" JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O.Greenfield. Was born 
in Ireland in 1815 ; was married in 1840 to 
Florence Stone, who was born in Ireland 
Feb. 14, 1819; have eight children living: 
Eliza, born Dec. 21, 1842 ; Ann, Dec. 23, 
1844; Francis, Jan. 12, 1847; Mathew, 
April, 1849; Mary J., April, 1852 ; Sarah, 
June 10, 1855; Ida, Nov. 10, 1859; John, 
March 12, 1862. The first four children 
were born in Ireland. Mr. Carson emi- 
grated from Ireland to Vermont in 1858, 
living there till i860, then came to Greene 
County, 111., and rented land from Robert 
A. Harden, remaining on his land as a 
renter for ten years, then bought the land 
he now lives on, which consists of 240 
acres 
Chaney C. farmer, Sec. i8, P.O. Greenfield 
Chaney C. Mrs. Sec. 17, P.O. Greenfield 
Glowers George, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Green- 
field 
Coats F. M. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Green- 
field 
Coats G. W. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Greenfield 
Coats S. P. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Greenfield 
Cole Stephen, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Green- 
field 
Converse Eugene, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. 

Greenfield 
CONVERSE URIAH, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Greenfield. Was 
born in Vermont, Dec. 24, 1824. His 
father, Alfred Converse, was married in 
Vermont, to Betsy Gary, who was a native 
of Vermont ; seven children, five living. 
The subject of this sketch is the fifth child ; 
was twenty-one years of age when became 
A2 



to Greene County, 111. ; entered 40 acres of 
land from the Government and commenced 
life on the unbroken soil of Greene County 
as a farmer. As he accumulated, bought 
land till he now owns 420 acres, which has 
been made by hard labor and economy. 
Married twice : first in 1848, to Miss Sarah 
E. Gary, who was born July 15, 1829, died 
May 30, 1852, leaving two children. Flora 
A., and Harriet E. ; married second time 
Sept. 20, 1855, to Minerva Standefer, who 
was born Jan. 15, 1835, in Marion County, 
Tenn. ; came to Illinois in 1851 ; five chil- 
dren by this marriage : Otis E., Fannie D., 
Henry, Jane, Truman U. 
Corrington N. W. farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Corrington W. C. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Crawford Daniel, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Green- 
field 
CROUCH ELBERT, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Greenfield. Was born 
in Washington County, East Tennessee, in 
1815 ; came to Greene County in 1843 ; 
married in 1843, to Mary Melon, who was 
born in Tennessee in 1825, and died in 
1865 ; was married second time, June 7, 
1868, to Mrs. Amanda J. Comes, who was 
born in 1844 ; has one child by her first 
husband, Edna A. Comes. Mr. Crouch has 
two children by his first marriage : John 
L., and Dicy E., deceased. Has been to 
Tennessee three times ; came to lUinois 
the first time by wagon ; owns 226 acres of 
land, which he has made by his own exer- 
tions 
Cummings James, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Curmutt J. W. farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. Green- 
field 

■pvICKERMAN MAJOR W. farmer, Sec. 

^ 16, P.O. Greenfield 

DOYL.L. ELI AS, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. Wrightsville, 111. Was 
born 1842, in Greene County, 111. ; mar- 
ried in 1874, to Miss Dica Johnson, who 
was born in Greene County in 1S40 ; have 
one child, born Oct. 8, 1S77, and died June 
9, 1878. Mr. Doyll owns 192 acres of 
well improved land, which he has made by 
his own exertions 

Drake Carter, farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Greenfield 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



Drake Benjamin, retired farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Drake R. F. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Greenfield 
Drum William, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Green- 
field 

■pDWARDS DAVID, farmer, Sec. i,P.O. 

•^ Greenfield 

Edwards D. H. Mrs. farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Edwards G. H. farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Green- 
field 
Edwards O. L. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Green- 
field 
Elms Jesse, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield 

17 AIR JAMES, farmer and stock 
^ Kaiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Greenfield, 111. Was 
born Nov. 22, 1823, in Kentucky ; came to 
Illinois in 1849, o" horseback, and with 
but money enough to pay his traveling ex- 
penses ; went to farming with his uncle, 
Absalom Fair, till he was married Dec. i, 
1853, to Lorinda P. Rafferty, who was born 
March 8, 1836, and died Oct. 19, 1864, 
leaving a family of five children : Aman- 
da H., born March 26, 1855 ; William E., 
born March 25, 1857 ; Mary C., born May 
6, i860 ; Sina E., born April 29, 1S62 ; 
Thomas A., born Aug. i, 1864. The sub- 
ject of this sketch is the fourth child of 
Aaron B. Fair, who was born Jan. 19, 

1792, and died March 10, 1867 ; was mar- 
ried to Leah Smith, who was born Feb. 23, 

1793, and died March 2, 1872 

Farrelly G. W. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Green- 
field 

Farme C. H. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Green- 

t§ field 

Fitzjarrell Gary, farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field 

Fitzjarrell Edgar, farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field 

Fitzjarrell Levi, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field 

FITZJARRELL ROBERT, farm- 
er and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field. Was born in 1S23, in Ohio ; came 
to Greene County, 111., with his father, Eli 
Fitzjarrell, in 1830, who was born in the 
State of Delaware in 1788, and reared in 
New Jersey; was married in 1812 to 
Tabitha Kelsey, who was born in New 
Jersey in 1793. The family emigrated to 



Ohio in 1814, living there for fifteen years: 
then moved to Greene County, 111., in 1830, 
the year of the deep snow, and saw some 
of the privations of that winter among the 
old settlers of Greene County ; entered 280 
acres of land near Rock Bridge, Medora, 
in Jersey County. Eli Fitzjarrell died 
Dec. 20, 1855 ; his wife died Oct. 1857. 
The subject of this sketch was married 
Aug. 19, 1847, to Susanah Jolly, who was 
born March ir, 1827. Have four children: 
Edgar, born April 12, 1852 ; Carrie, Jan. 
28, 1855; Levi, Jan 6, 1857; Francis E., 
Feb. 6, 1859. Mr. Fitzjarrell owns 120 
acres of land, which he has made by his 
own e.xertions. His grandfather, Ambrose 
Fitzjarrell, was born March 10, 1753 ; was 
married to Deborah Barrot, who was born 
in 1757 

FORD JOHN, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 36, P.O. Greenfield, was born in 
Greene Co., 111., Oct. 26, 1845 ; married 
Aug. 26, 1875, to Ellen L. Anderson, who 
was born March 18, 1855 in Greene Co.; 
have one child, Arthur S., b rn Oct. 5, 
1876 

FORD THOMAS, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 32, P.O. Greenfield, was born 
in Yorkshire, England, in 1819; emigrated 
to New York in 1842, and remained there, 
working for seven dollars a month till the 
Spring of 1843; then went to Jacksonville, 
Morgan Co., 111., and worked for one hun- 
dred dollars per year ; was married in Mor- 
gan Co. in 1845, to Elizabeth Ilembrough, 
who was born in England, and emi- 
grated to America with her parents when 
she was six years of age ; have seven 
children living : John S., Thomas T., 
George B., Richard R., Francis A., William 
J., and Eddie F. When Mr. Ford came to 
America, he had the sum of $500 to start 
in life with ; has worked hard during his 
life, and he now stands with the leading 
farmers of Greene County; owns 846 acres 
of land ; has followed the occupation of a 
farmer all his life 

FORD THOMAS T. farmer and stock 
raiser. See. 35, P O. Greenfield, born in 
Greene Co., Ill,, in 1847; is the son of 
Thomas and Elizabeth Ford; was married 
1876 to Eliza O. Richardson, who was born 
in Morgan Co., 111., in 1854, is the daugh- 
ter of William and Ann Richardson, of 



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Jacksonville, Morgan Co.; have one child, 
William A., born Dec. i8, 1877 
FOSTER A. L. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 15, P.O. Greenfield, was born in 1852, 
in Greene Co , 111., is the son of A. M. Fos- 
ter, who is a native of Kentucky ; came to 
Greene County in 1836 ; was »married in 
Morgan County, in 1849, to Mary Larri- 
more, who is a native of Kentucky ; Mr. 
Foster is a large land owner, in Greene 
County 910 acres, and in Morgan County 
240 acres, and town property in Jackson- 
ville, where he now lives. His son, the 
subject of this sketch, was married in 1872, 
to Mary Morison, who was born in 1853 in 
Scott Co., 111., is the daughter of Richard 
Morison, of Jacksonville ; have three chil- 
dren, Fanny L., Harry R., Jennie K. Mr. 
Foster received his education at the Illi- 
nois College of Jacksonville, Morgan Co. 
French J. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Greenfield 
Furgerson D. A. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Green- 
field 

GIBBENS JAMES, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. 
Greenfield 
Godfrey Henry, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Green- 
field 
Green M. M. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Green- 
field 

TTALL AMON, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. 

^^ Greenfield 

HALLi JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield, was born in Greene 
County, in 1843 ; the father, Nathaniel 
Hall, came to Greene County in 1831, as 
near as can be ascertained, and entered 300 
acres of land from the Government, which 
land was left to his children. The subject 
of this sketch owns 142 acres of the land 
his father entered ; was married 1867, to 
Amanda Vallard, who was born in Greene 
County in 1S50 ; have five children : Mil- 
ton, born June II, 1868; Lillian, March 
17, 1871 ; Lulia, March 20, 1873; Ada, 
June 17. 1875 ; Fred, Nov. 12, 1877 

Hall Joseph, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Greenfield 

Hamilton H. B. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Green- 
field 

HARDEN R. H. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Greenfield, was bom 
in Ohio, in 1846; his father, Robert A. 
Harden, was a native of Ireland, came to 



America when he was nineteen years of 
age, was married to Lucinda Lane ; he 
owned several hundred acres of land at his 
death. The subject of this sketch was mar- 
ried in 1874, to Lucy Lane, who was born 
in Texas ; have one child, Robert, born in 
1877. Mr. Harden owns 140 acres of well 
improved land 

Harper Charles C. farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Green- 
field 

Harper James H. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Green- 
field 

Harper John, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Green- 
field 



JACKSON HUGH, fa 
J Greenfield 



rmer. Sec. 17, P.O. 



Jackson Robert, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Green- 
field 

Jackson William, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Green- 
field 

Johnson Francis, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Green- 
field 

Jones J. W. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Greenfield 

TT'EENER PHILIP, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. 

-*^ Greenfield 

KING- AQUILiA, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Greenfield, was born 
in Kentucky, March 14, 1825 ; emigrated 
from Kentucky with his father, A. King, 
sr., to Missouri in 1835, who was a native 
of Georgia, living in Missouri for twenty 
years, then came to Illinois in 1S55 ; was 
married, in 1805, to Pamelia Gatewood, 
who was a native of Georgia, and died in 
Missouri in 1850; the father died in Illi- 
nois in 1870. The subject of this sketch 
was married, in 1861, to Miss P. T. Lari- 
more, who was a native of Morgan Co., 111.; 
have three children by this marriage : 
Austin, Mary (deceased), Emory (deceased); 
wife died 1867. Mr. King married again 
in 1873, to Mrs. Mary Hodge, who was 
born in GreeDC County, May 4, 1838 ; two 
children by this marriage : Thomas R., 
Charles A. Mr. King owns 160 acres of 
land, has followed farming all his life, ex- 
cept one year, when he was in the lumber 
business in Greenfield ^ 

King Charles H. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Green- 
field 

Kruney C. M. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Green- 
field 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



LACKEY N. G. farmer, Sec. 36 P.O. 
Greenfield 
Linder Johnson, farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Green- 
field 
Lorten J. P. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Greenfield 

MAPES HARRIS, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. 
Greenfield 
Marrow Alec, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield 
Mason Elizabeth Mrs. farmer. Sec 17, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Massey Isaac, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Greenfield 
Matterson A, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Greenfield 
Matterson Charles, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. 

Greenfield 
McCann S. P. farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Greenfield 
McCarty Edward, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Green- 
field 
McGovern Robert, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Mcllheran H. L. farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. Green- 
field 
Melvin Sylvester, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Miller John A. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Green- 
field 
Miller M. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Greenfield 
Miller William D. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. 

Greenfield 
MILLION MARCUS W. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 15, P.O. Greenfield, 111., 
was born in Stafford County, Vermont, in 
1817; his father, Elijah Million, was a na- 
tive of Vermont, living there till 1823, then 
moved to Kentucky, remaining there till 
1S30, then came to Illinois ; was married 
in Vermont to Elizabeth Jemison ; was in 
the Black Hawk War in 1832 ; was a car- 
penter by trade, but followed the occupa- 
tion of a farmer most of his life ; died in 
Greene County in 1875, his wife dying a 
few days previous to his death. The sub- 
ject of this sketch was thirteen years of 
age when he came to Illinois ; was married 
at the age of twenty-four, in 1842, to Miss 
Mary Drum, who was born March, 1817, 
in Madison County, 111.; by this union 
eleven children, six living : Larenia, Hes- 
ter A., Emma, Tempy, Eliza, Eleanor, and 
five dead : Lucean, Mary, Eliza, and two 
infants. Mr. Million's farm consists of 200 
acres of well improved land, which he has 
made by his own exertions 
Mitchell J. C. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Greenfield 



TVr ORRIS WILLIAM F. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 2, P.O. Green- 
field, was born in 1842, in Greene Co., 111.; 
is the son of Alexander Norris, who was 
born in Indiana, in 1820, came to Illinois 
in an early day, was married twice, first in 
1841, to Rachel Noble, who was born in 
1820, and died in 1854; Mr. Norris mar- 
ried again, in 1859, to Mary Pickard ; four 
children by his first marriage, and two by 
his last. The subject of this sketch is the 
son of the first marriage ; was married in 
1867 to Nancy E. Bilderback, who was 
born in Blunt Co., East Tennessee ; have 
six children : Olivia (deceased), Ada, New- 
ton, Luther, Minnie, and Marshall. Mr, 
Norris owns 80 acres of land ; was in the 
late rebellion ; enlisted Aug. 14th, as pri- 
vate in Co. C, 124th 111. Infantry, was in 
the battle of Port Gibson, Champion Hills, 
Jackson, and siege of Vicksburg ; mustered 
out Aug. 19, 1865, at Camp Douglas, Chi- 
cago 

Northen C. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Greenfield 

OVERBY ALFRED M. farmer, Sec. 17, 
P.O. Greenfif>ld 
OVERBY DRURY, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 8, P.O. Greenfield, born Aug. 
31, 1814; his father, Nicholas Overby, was 
born March 2, 1776, in Virginia; was mar- 
ried to Elizabeth McKiney, a native of 
North Carolina ; the family lived in Ten- 
nessee till December, 1829, then emigrated 
to Illinois, and stopped in Sangamon Co., 
near Springfield, and rented land ; made a 
crop the Summer before the deep snow ; 
was in the war of ibi2; was at New 
Orleans at the time of the battle there, but 
was sick at the time, and did not partici- 
pate in the battle ; died in Illinois, Sep- 
tember 6, 1857, at the age of eighty-two; 
his wife died in 1841 in Greene County. 
The subject of this sketch was married Dec. 
24, 1835, to Sallie Scott, the daughter of 
Welcome and Elizabeth Scott, was born 
March 22, 1815 ; have nine children, seven 
living: Louisa J., born Oct. 7, 1836; Mar- 
tha L., born June 8, 1838 ; Julia A., born 
July 5, 1840 ; Mississippi, born April 8, 
1843 ; Elizabeth V., born Dec. 7, 1845, 
died Oct. 5, 1865 ; Louisiana, born April 
17, 1848 ; Henry E., born Dec. 3, 1853 ; 
Lenda J., born Aug. 3, 1856 ; William T., 



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born Dec. 25, i860. Mr. Overby, at the age 
of twenty, entered land from the Govern- 
ment, entering 40 acres at a time, till he 
accumulated 140 acres, which he still owns 

Overby E. J. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Green- 
field 

Overby J. M. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Green- 
field 

Overby T. H. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Green- 
field 

OVERBY WILLIAM A. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 21, P.O. Greenfield, 
was born in Tennessee, in 1844; came to 
Illinois in 1855; was married in 1870 to 
Miss Gilley C. Drum, who was born in 
Greene County, in 1853. They have four 
children, two living : Etsle, born Jan. 15, 
1874, Leroy, born Feb. 23, 1878, and two 
dead : Pearly, born Feb. 8, 1872, and in- 
fant, born July 6, 1876. The father of the 
subject of this sketch, William Overby, 
was a native of Tennessee; was married to 
Maria Surles, also a native of Tennessee. 
The family came to Alton, Illinois, in 
1855, and the father died a short time after 
landing, and the widowed mother was leit 
with a family of five children, the oldest 
one being twelve years of age. She died 
in Dewitt County, 111., in 1874 

Overby William J. carpenter. Sec. 17, P.O. 
Greenfield 

Owens T. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Greenfield 

pARKS JOHN CAPT. farmer 
and school teacher, Sec. lo, P.O. Green- 
field, is the son of J. C. C. Parks, who was 
born in Tennessee, in 1802; was married, 
Oct. 22, 1833, to Minerva Yarnell, who was 
born in 1804. They came to Greene 
County, 111., a few days after their mar- 
riage, and entered land from the govern- 
ment, and had accumulated, at his death, 
646 acres ; died March 4, 1874. His 
land was left to George and John Parks. 
The mother lives at the age of seventy- 
four, and is living with her sons. John was 
in the late rebellion; enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, 
as private, and was elected sergeant and 
filled all the promotions of that office, ex- 
cept the fifth, then was commissioned as 
first lieutenant, filling that office a short 
time, then was commissioned as captain, 
which he filled till his discharge, which was 
July 28, 1865; participated in several bat- 



tles. George Parks was married, in 1871, 
to Sarah J. Mason; have three children : 
Elmer W., Lulia E., Victor A. 

Parkes Robert, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Green- 
field 

Pettit Anthony, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Green- 
field 

Pointer John, farmer. Sec. 34, P. O. Green- 
field 

Prather Edward, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. Green- 
field 

Prather Doc, farmer. Sec. 5, P. O. Green- 
field 

Prather James, farmer. Sec. 6, P. O. Green- 
field 

PRATHER JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 6, P.O. Greenfield, was born 
Aug. 3, 1820, was married, in 1853, to 
Sarah Morrow, who was born, in 1825, in 
North Carolina, have three children : Ed- 
ward, born May 29, 1854; James, born 
Oct. 28, 1856; Ann M., born Nov. 11, 1858. 
The subject of this sketch is the oldest son 
of Edward Prather, who is one of the old- 
est settlers of Greene County, 111.; was 
born in Kentucky, Aug. 3, 1795, and at the 
age of twenty-one left Kentucky on horse- 
back, in 1816, for the unbroken soil of 
Illinois, and worked by the month on a 
farm; staid in Illinois for two years, then 
went back to Kentucky and bought sev- 
enty-five head of cattle and brought them 
to Illinois to pasture, and about half of 
them died. He sold what was left near 
Alton, which was but a village then; then 
went back to Kentucky and was married, 
Oct. 18, 1819, to Maria Harrison, who was 
born April 26, 1802. They started for Illi- 
nois a short time after they were married; 
farmed in the American Bottom for a short 
time, then moved to Carrollton, in 1824, 
and leased land from Governor Carlin, 
staying there six years; then entered 160 
acres from the government, where he now 
lives, at the age of eighty-three years. His 
wife died Nov. 13, 1878, at the age of sev- 
enty-four 

Prather W. A. farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Greenfield 

Prewett S. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O.Greenfield 

Probst M. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Greenfield 

■p ANGE A. C. farmer and stock 

raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Greenfield, was 

born in Tennessee, in 1826; married twice. 



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First in 1848, to Catherine Miller, who was 
born in Tennessee, in 1826; have twelve 
children by this marriage: Mary, Isaac 
M., John G., Martin K., William H., Solo- 
mon F., Julia, James M., Oscar E., Louis, 
Charley A., and Frank. The first wife 
died in 1869, in Greene County; married 
second time in 1874, to Rebecca Sullivan, 
who was born in Tennessee, in 1845; have 
one child by this marriage, Ada L. Mr. 
Range emigrated from Tennessee to Illi- 
nois in 1858; remained till 1865, then 
moved to Kansas, and remained but a 
short time, when he returned to Illinois, 
where he has remained; owns 56 acres of 
land 
Reckxrode Cyrus, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Ath- 

ensville 
REFFETY T. B. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 7, P.O. Greenfield, was born 
January 6, 1812, in Kentucky; emigrated 
from there to Illinois in the Fall of 1830, 
with his father, Richard Reftety, who was 
a native of Kentucky; was marj^ied to Miss 
Sarah Candle, who was a native of Ken- 
tucky. The family came to Macoupin and 
settled near Palmyra, staying there one 
season, and then moved to Greene County 
and entered 120 acres of land. Livingthere 
for about eight years, they then moved to 
Pike County, where the father died, in 1845. 
His wife died in Greene County. The 
subject of this sketch was seventeen years 
of age when he came to Illinois, living one 
year with his father, then started in life for 
himself; was married in Morgan County, in 
1833, to Miss Mary Wriston, who was born 
TDec. 24, 1815, in North Carolina; is the 
daughter of Bazil and Nancy Wriston, who 
emigrated from Tennessee to Illinois in 
1830. Mr. Reffety has reared ten children: 
William H., Lorinda P. (deceased), Aman- 
da H., Lucretia A. Annie E., Mary M., 
Emerine M., Nancy M., Thomas J., and a 
grandson, Thomas A. Mr. Reffety entered 
40 acres of land at one time and 80 at 
another; still owns the same land 
Rives H. J. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Greenfield 
Roach William, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Green- 
field 
Robb John, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O.Greenfield 
RoUan Lewis, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield 
Rudolph; Charles, farmer. Sec. 30, P. O. 
Greenfield' 



CACKEY GEORGE W. farmer. Sec. 36, 

•^ P.O. Greenfield 

Sanders James M. farmer. Sec. 6, P. O. 

Greenfield 
SCOTT BENJAMIN, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Greenfield, was 
born 1813, in Virginia. His father, Wel- 
come Scott, a native of Virginia, was 
married in Kentucky to Elizabeth Allen, 
who was a native of Kentucky, and de- 
serves more than a passing notice, for her 
husband died when they had a family of 
four children, and Benjamin, the oldest, 
was but four years of age. She reared her 
family on a farm in Kentucky till Benja- 
min was eighteen years of age, then they 
emigrated to Illinois in 1830; came in a 
one-horse wagon, and when filled with 
their beds and wearing apparel, there was 
but room for one to ride. One of her 
daughters rode and the rest of them 
walked. They were twenty-one days on 
the road coming 500 miles. Benjamin 
rented land near Winchesterj and farmed 
for two years, then entered 80 acres of land 
from the government, m Greene County, 
where he now lives, and has owned 2,600 
acres of land at one time, but now owns 
536 acres, and is one among the best stock 
farmers in Greene County; has four living 
springs on his farm. He was in the Black 
Hawk War of 1830-31, where he made 
part of his money to enter land with; was 
married Oct., 1834, to Luciiida Ruyle, who 
was born in 1818, in Illinois; have nine 
children : James (deceased), Elizabeth M., 
Edward, Sallie J. (deceased), Louisa F., 
Polly, William T., and Anna, all of whom 
are married 
Scott W. T. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Greenfield 
Scott Z. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Greenfield 
Shannon William, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.Green- 
field 
Shinpaugh J. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Greenfield 
Shinpaugh L. B. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Green- 
field 
Short Charity A. Mrs. farmer, Sec. 7, P. O. 

Wrightsville 
Short E. B. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Greenfield 
SHORT J. M. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 18, P.O. Wrightsville, is the son of 
Thomas and Catherine Short; was born 
Oct. 12, 1839, and married Oct. 6, 1864, to 
Ann M. Furgerson, the daughter of James 



TOWN 11, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



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and Elizabeth Furgerson; was born Oct.. 1 1, 
1 841; have seven children living: George L., 
Delia, Dora, Charley J. (deceased), Francis 
M., Maggie, Lewis H. Mr. Short has lived 
in Greene County all his life, except nine 
years, which he spent in Christian County; 
has farmed all his life, and now owns 200 
acres of land 
Short John W. carp. Sec. 18, P.O. Greenfield 
Short L. R. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Greenfield 
Short Lawrence F. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Green- 
field 
SHORT R. A. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 18, P.O. Greenfield, was born Dec. 
13. 1835, in Greene County; was married 
Sept. 7, 1859, to Emily J. Chaney, who was 
born April 11, l84i,in Mason County, 111., 
the daughter of William and Mary Chaney; 
have six children : Catherine B., born 
March 15, 1862; John B.. born Oct. 8, 
1864; William S., born Dec. 8, I867; in- 
fant son (deceased); Thomas J., born Oct. 
23, 1871; Samuel S., born April 4, 1873. 
The subject of this sketch is the eighth 
child of Thomas J. and Catherine Short; 
has followed the occupation of a farmer in 
the summer and has taught school for 
eighteen winters; has been esquire for a 
number of years, and has united twenty- 
two of his scholars in marriage; was elected 
County Treasurer of Greene County in 
1875-6, and owns 261 acres of land 
Short Samuel, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Greenfield 
SHORT WILLIAM S. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 7, P.O. Greenfield, was 
born Sept. 16, 1832. His father, Thomas 
J. Short, was born Sept. 27, 1805, in 
Tennessee; was married to Catherine 
Overby, who was born in 1807. They em- 
igrated to Greene County, 111., in 1829, 
and rented land of Mr. Hubbard; re- 
mained there for five years, then borrowed 
money from Samuel Thomas to enter 80 
acres of land, paying 25 per cent, for 
said money, and cut cord wood at twenty- 
five cents per cord to pay said interest. As 
he accumulated wealth he entered land, 
and bought from others, till he owned 1,000 
acres at his death, which was valued at 
$35,000. He died in 1876, at the age of 
seventy. His wife died in 1849, ^' t^^e age 
of forty-three. Having sixteen children 
by his first marriage, was married the sec- 
ond time to Rebecca Whittle; have two 



children by this marriage. The subject of 
this sketch is the sixth child; was married 
1854 to Elizabeth M., who was born in 1830, 
in South Carolina; have thirteen children : 
Amanda E., Rosa A., Louis S., Martha J. 
Thomas J., Eliza B., infant son, Dickey, 
Elizabeth M., William S., Catherine, Sam- 
uel J., Mary A., and adopted son, James 
H. Mr. Short owns 357 acres of land 
Simms George, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Green- 
field 
Smith Charles, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Green- 
field 
Smith E. farmer. Sec. i, P.O. Greenfield 
SMITH ERVIlSr B. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec 8, P.O. Greenfield, was born in 
1853, in Greene County. His father, W. 
W. Smith, was born in 1825, in Indiana, 
and came to Greene County in 1832, and 
died Nov. 30, 1877; owned 240 acres of 
land at his denth; was married twice; first, 
in 1852, to Mary A. Short, who was born 
in 1830; had four children by this marriage : 
Ervin, Henry, Elizabeth, and Amanda; 
married the second time to Lettence Whit- 
lock, who was born in 1838 
SMITH J. P. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. I, P.O. Greenfield, was born in Greene 
County August 29, 1834; was married in 
1853 to Martha A. Smith, who was born 
February 8, 1834; is the daughter of James 
and Peninah H, Smith; have five children, 
four living: Virginia A., James E., Caro- 
line E., Robert L., and Albert E., deceased. 
Mr. Smith owns 211 acres of land, all 
fenced, which he has made by his own ex- 
ertions. His father, Daniel Smith, was 
married to Lucy A. Pace, and they emi- 
grated to Greene County in 1834, and en- 
tered land from the government, to the 
amount of 160 acres 
Smith John M. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Greenfield 
Smith R. A. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Greenfield 
SMITH STEPHEN, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Greenfield, was 
born May 22, 1809, in Vermont. His 
father, John M. Smith, was born in 1781, 
in Virginia, and was married to Rachel 
Pack wood, who was born in 1781. They 
emigrated to Kentucky in 1810, and re- 
mained there till 1840, then emigrated to 
Greene County, 111. He died in 1858, in 
Greene County, and his wife died in 1836, 
in Kentucky. The subject of this sketch 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTOKY. 



was twenty-eight years of age when he 
came to Greene County; was married in 
Kentucky, Sept. 13, 1836, to Sallie M. 
Pace, who was born Feb. 22, 1816; have 
nine children : Thomas A., born Dec. 8, 
1837; Greensville Z., born Aug. 31, 1839, 
died April 7, 1866; Nacy, born Feb. 26, 
1842; Edward, born July 11, 1844; James 
T., born July 30, 1847; William, born 
March 28, 1 850; John C., born Feb. 24, 
1853; George W., born Nov. 13, 1855; 
Martha B., born July ics i860. Mr. Smith 
came to Illinois with a borrowed team and 
wagon, and all he brought with him was 
his '^bed clothes and wearing apparel and 
cooking utensils, and with money enough 
to buy 106 acres of the unbroken soil of 
Greene County, and now owns 175 acres 

Smith W. H. farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. Greenfield 

Smith W. H. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Greenfield 

Sperry David, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Green- 
field 

Strawmat John, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Green- 
field 

Strawmat John L. farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Green- 
field 

Stone Taylor, farmer, ^Sec. 13, P.O. Green- 
field 

Sullivan Hardin, Sec. 20, P.O. Greenfield 

T^AYLOR JOHN F. farmer Sec. 3, P.O. 
Greenfield 

WANDAVEER A. farmer, Sec. 4, P. O. 
^ Greenfield 
Vandaveer Israel, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Athens- 

ville 
Vandeveer Thomas, farmer, Sec. i, P. O. 
Greenfield 

Vy ALLER J. W. farmer. Sec. 12, P. O. 
** Greenfield 

Waller John H. farmer, Sec. 12, P. O. Green- 
field, 

WALTON FRANCIS M. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 17, P.O. Greenfield, 



was born in 1843, in Greene County. His 
father, William Walton, was married to 
Martha Scott, in 1834; have seven chil- 
dren, four of whom are living; came to 
Illinois in 1831, and followed the occupa- 
tion of a farmer, and by falling from a hay 
stack in 1848, received injuries from which 
he died in a few days, leaving five children 
for the widow to rear, which was quite a 
task, for they were all small and could not 
help to support the family. She still lives, 
at the age of sixty-seven, with her son, the 
subject of this sketch, who was married 
April 22, 1866, to Mary M. Rafferty, who 
was born in 1848, in Greene County; have 
six children: Martha L., Mary S., Viola, 
William T., Edith, and Hattie M. Mr. 
Walton was in the late rebellion. Enlisted 
Aug. 28, 1861, in 32d Reg. 111. Vol., in Co. 
D, as a private; was appointed first cor- 
poral Aug. 19, 1862, and promoted to fifth 
sergeant Dec. 29, 1862, and fourth ser- 
geant June 13, 1863; was discharged 
Jan. I, 1864; re-enlisted Jan. 2, 1864, as 
first sergeant; was commissioned as first 
lieutenant May 26, 1865, which office he 
filled till he was discharged, at Springfield, 
Illinois, Sept. 30, 1865; participated in 
several battles; was at the siege of Vicks- 
burg and Corinth 
Wilder J. M. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Greenfield 
Wilhite Frank, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield 
Wilhite J. H. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield 
Wilhite S. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Greenfield 
Wilkinson Thompson, farmer, Sec. i, P. O. 

Greenfield 
Williams W. W. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Green- 
field 
Woodward Henry, farmer. Sec. 24, P. O. 
Greenfield 

-yOUNG W. H. farmer. Sec. 27, P. O. 
Greenfield 

yiNC R. C, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
^ field 



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A LDERSON REUBEN, renter, Sec. I2, 
-^^ P.O. Greenfield 
Ames Van, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Wrightsville 



r) AKER G. W. farm hand, Sec. 27, P. O. 

^ Wrightsville 

BALDES JOHN, farmer, Sec. i, P.O. 
Wrightsville, was born in Prussia, Nov. i, 
1825; came to this country in 1857, where 
he remained until he accumulated means 
to purchase the land he now owns. Was 
married in 1865. to Miss Regina Taffrey. 
They have had five children ; Joseph, born 
Nov. I, 1867; John B., born March 19, 
1869; Kathrina, born Feb. 14, 1871; Peter, 
born Sept. il, 1873; Anna M., born Aug. 
20, 1878. He is a member of the Catholic 
Church, and says he has always voted the 
Democratic ticket. He owns 40 acres of 
land 

BAIiLARD LOUIS J. farmer, Sec 7, 
P.O. White Hall, was born in Lincoln 
County, N. C. Oct. 4, 1800, the sixth 
child of ten children of Wiley and Nancy 
Ballard, who were of English descent. At 
the age of ten years the subject of this 
sketch moved to Tennessee, and in July 
22, 1824, he married Miss Rutha Pace. In 
1829 they removed to this county, where 
they have since remained. They have had 
born unto them twelve children, five of 
whom are living : William P., born Dec. 
17, 1831; Wiley, born Dec. 27, 1833; Sarah, 
born March 28, 1842; Louis N., born March 
30, 1844; Joseph C, born April 15, 1848. 
Mr. Ballard and wife are members of the 
M. E. Church since 1838, and have en- 
deavored to live a life that may be emulated 
by the younger. He has not been eager 
after this world's goods, being content to 
live a quiet and retired life, satisfied with 
a living, and to lay up treasure where 
" moth and rust doth not corrupt," rather 
than this world's goods, which perish with 
using. Has not paid much attention to 



politics; is identified with the Democratic 
party 

BARNETT HENRY A. farmer. Sec. 
14, P.O. Wrightsville, was born June i, 
1843, on the identical section he now lives 
upon. Nov. 2, 1865, he married Miss Mary 
E. Wood; they have had nine children, of 
whom six are now living: Charles S., Henry 
I., Susan H,, Mary E., Luella A., and George 
A. Mr. Barnett was a member of the 
133d Reg. 111. State Vol., in which he en- 
listed in 1864, in the 100 day service. He 
is Republican in sentiment and cast his 
first vote for " Honest Old Abe." Has a 
good farm 

Ballard Nelson, farmer, Sec. 23, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

Ballard W. M. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Barnard J. H. laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Barnett Isaac, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. White 
Hall 

Barnett Isaac M. farmer. Sec. II, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

Barnett Henry A. farmer, Sec. 14, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

Barnett W. G. Sec. i, P.O. Greenfield 

Bartlett Marion, renter, Sec. 10, P.O.Wrights- 
ville 

Batty James R. farm hand. Sec. 15, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

BEASON AV. S. farmer. Sec. 13, P. O, 
Wrightsville, was born in this county, Nov. 
4, 1847; was the ninth child of ten chil- 
dren of David and Mary Beason, who were 
early settlers, the former a native of North 
Carolina and the latter Tennessee. In 1873 
Mr. Beason was married to Miss Julia Can- 
nedy, born in this county; from this alliance 
they have had three children: Guynn, born 
Jan. 17, 1873; Bruce, May 4, 1875; Samuel 
L., March 29, 1876. Mr. Beason lost 
his wife Feb. 27, 1878. Since then his 
mother has been keeping house for him. 



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He is Democratic and a staunch advocate 
of Jacksonian principles. Mr. Beason 
owns i6o acres of land, and hopes to be- 
come one of the opulent men in his town- 
ship 
Bell Charles T. farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O. White 

Hall 
Bell F. M. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Wrightsville 
BELL MAKTIN L. farmer. Sec. 5, P. 
O. White Hall, was born in this county 
Dec. 8, 1844 ; was the third child of four 
children of Zachariah and Susanna Bell, 
who were early settlers. In the early part 
of Luther's life he was engaged as engineer 
and general worker about a mill ; went to 
California, remained two years, then re- 
turned to this State, and on Oct. 22, 1S65, 
abandoned the life of a bachelor and mar- 
ried Harriet C. Lorton, who was born on 
the section that they now are living on. They 
have had four children, viz.: Carrie E., 
born Nov. 13, 1869 ; Robert E., born July 
10, 1S71 ; Mattie H„ born Nov. 5, 1874; 
Clinton L., born Aug. 14, 1877. Mr. Bell 
now owns fifty acres of land in this town- 
ship, which he intends building upon in 
the Spring; he has also an interest in some 
Nebraska land 
Bembrock \Vm. H. Sec. i, P.O. Wrightsville 
Benear J. H. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall 
Benear J. S. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall 
Benear T. E. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall 
Benear Wm. H. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. White 

Hall 
Bennett W. G. renter. Sec. i, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Berean Peter R. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White 

Hall 
Bethard J., P.M., Sec. 23, P.O. Wrightsville 
Bethard James C. merchant. Sec. 23, P.O. 

Wrightsville 
Bethard John, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Bethard Thomas, retired, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Boehm John, shoemaker, Wrightsville 
BRADSHAW MRS. MARY A, 
farming. Sec. 4, P.O. While Hall, was 
born Jan., 1804, in South Carolina, and at 
an early age her parents moved to Tennes- 
see, where she became acquainted with and 
married her husband, Charles Bradshaw. 
In the year 1S28 they came to Morgan Co., 
where they remained two years, and then 



moved to the place she now lives upon. 
They have had sixteen children, nine boys 
and seven girls, of whom seven are now 
living, viz.: William M., John, Perry, Fran- 
cis M., Nancy, Mary, and Lucinda, all. of 
whom are now married and settled, except 
Francis M., who lives with his mother on 
the farm. Mrs. Bradshaw is a member of 
the Christian Church. She owns 320 acres 
of land 

BRADSHAW PERRY, farmer. Sec. 
3, P.O. White Hall, was born in White 
Co., Tenn., May 17, 1828. His family 
were natives of North Carolina, and were 
among the early settlers of this county. 
The subject of this sketch was first married 
to Phebe Wise, by which union they had 
four children,allof whom are now numbered 
among the dead. His second marriage was 
with Elizabeth J. Wells. March, i860, a 
native of this county. They have had 
nine children ; eight of them are now liv- 
ing, viz.: Laura J., Oliver P., Albert J., 
Charles F., Louis A., John A., Shannon O., 
and Miner Douglass. Mr. Bradshaw has 373 
acres of land, upon which he now resides. 
Mr. B. is a man of retiring habits, has had 
no aspirations after office, but in sentiment 
is Republican, and is a member of the 
Christian Church, and is endeavoring to 
live a life that is in harmony with the prin- 
ciples he professes 

Brannen A. L. smith and wagon maker, 
Wrightsville 

Brannan Mrs. Elizabeth, at home. Sec. 23, 
P.O. Wrightsville 

Brannan James L. renter. Sec. 23, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Brenner Joseph M. renter. Sec. 35, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Broadmarkle M. H. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. 
Berdan 

Brown Albert, tanner, Sec. 16, P.O Wrights- 
ville 

Burke Michael, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

CAGE A. M. laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Cane Thomas, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Carmody John, farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. Berdan 
Carmody Michael, laborer. Sec. 19, P.O. Ber- 
dan 



TOWN 11, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



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Carmody Pat, farmer, Sec. ig, P.O. Berdan 
Carmody Thomas, renter. Sec. 31, P.O. Ber- 
dan 
Casey Hannah, renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Wrights- 

ville 
Casey Thomas, renter, Sec. 19, P.O. Berdan 
Clarida John, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Grc^T^f < 1 ' 
Close R. M. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Wh u i. ..i 
Coates Susan M. Sec. 27, P.O. Wrightsville 
COOPER MRS. MARGARET C. 
farming, Sec. 22, P.O. Wrightsville, was born 
in this county, Aug. 1 1, 1837, is the daughter 
of Joel and Nancy Johnson. Her mother's 
maiden name was Banning. Mrs. Cooper's 
father was a native of this State, and was 
identified with its interests up to the time 
of his death, which occurred in 1872. Mrs. 
Cooper remained with her parents until her 
nineteenth year, when she was united in 
marriage to W. T. Cooper, a son of E. L. 
Cooper, an old settler and resident of this 
county ; their marriage took place April 
27, 1856. After their marriage he located 
on the land now occupied by Mrs. Cooper, 
and farming was his occupation during the 
time he lived ; on July 19, 1875, he fell 
a victim to that terrible malady, consump- 
tion ; was a man that was highly esteemed 
in the circle of his acquaintances ; during 
his life was a consistent member of the 
U. Baptist Church, of which Mrs. Cooper 
is also a member. .Seven children have 
been born to them : Owen, born June 26, 
1857, died Aug. 26, 1878 ; Rosie Jane, born 
April 15, i860; George E., born March 
29, 1864 ; William E., born March 26, 
1866; Martha A., born April 17, 1868; 
Minnie L., born June 5, 1872 ; Mary, born 
May 10, 1875. Since the death of her 
husband, Mrs. Cooper has continued the 
farm enterprise, and still keeps her family 
together, and gives the management of the 
farm her own supervision 
Cooper M. C. renter. See. 21, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Cox Milburn, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Cunningham A. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Cunningham George, at home, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
CUNXI:N'GHAM R. L. farmer. Sec. 22, 
P.O. Wrightsville, is a son of Samuel Cun- 
ningham, of this Township, Sec. 36, who is 



well known in the county. Robert L. first 
drew breath in Kentucky, Oct. I, 1851, and 
eame to this State with his parents wlien a 
babe, and remained with his parents up to 
the time he matured. Jan. 11, 1877, was 
married to Mary Jane Jones, born Oct. 3, 
t"-?. daughter of Enoch Jones of this 
c Linty. After their marriage he located 
on the land he now occupies, and began 
farming, and has since continued. Has 
one child, Mary Ellen, born Dec, 1877. 
His wife is a member of the regular Bap- 
tist Church. He cast his first vote for U. 
S. Grant. Has 120 acres of land, 80 of 
which are in cultivation 

CUNNINGHAM SAMUEL Mc. 
farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Greenfield. The 
subject of this sketch was born in Marion 
Co., Ky., Feb. 16, 1818 ; was son of Robert 
and Nancy Cunningham, the former a 
native of Pennsylvania and the latter of 
Kentucky. Mr. Cunningham came to this 
county in 1853, and has since been a resi- 
dent of this county. Was married, Dec, 
1850, to Emeline E. Cooper, daughter of 
E. L. Cooper, who came to this county in 
1836. From this union they have had nine 
children : Richard, born Dec. 3, 1855, died 
Oct. 3, 1855 ; William B., born March 4, 
1854, died Jan. 20, 1865 ; Belle, born March 
19, 1864, died Jan. 18, 1868 ; Mary E., born 
Nov. 19, 1866, died Feb. 27, 1868; Robert L., 
born Oct. r, 1851; Henry, Sept. 7,1857; Geo. 
W., Oct. 10, 1859; Lewis, Jan. 13, 1862; Ann 
Jane, Feb. 28, 1869. Mr. Cunningham is 
engaged in farming pursuits ; has 660 acres 
of excellent land, under the best of cultiva- 
tion. Mr. Cunningham has been in poor 
health for several years past, and has not 
the emjoyment he desires ; has accumu- 
lated wealth, and is reckoned among the 
solid men of the county ; has long been a 
member of the C. P. Church, and has lived 
a life consistent with his profession, and 
has established a name and a reputation of 
which those who succeed him may justly 
be proud 

Cunningham Henry, at home. Sec. 36, P.O. 
Greenfield 

CUNNINGHAM W. D. farmer, Sec. 
13, P.O. Wrightsville, was born in this 
county, Aug. 16, 1840, was the fourth 
child of ten children of Richard and Mary 
Cunningham, early settlers of this county. 



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In September, 1866, was married to Emma 
Coates. They have had six children, of 
whom four are now living, viz.: Luman, 
Ora, Theodore, and Lee. Mr. C. moved to 
this place in 1873, and now owns 160 acres 
of land. He is a member of the U. Bap- 
tist Church, and is a good citizen and an 
upright man 

T^AMM MRS. SARAH, Sec. 31, 
P.O. Berdan, was born in Alton, Sept. 16, 
1847, is the fifth child of Elias and Sarah 
Meister. On Dec. 7, 1865, was married to 
John Damm,who was a native of this county. 
As a result of this union, they have had 
four children, viz.: Sarah Jane, born Sept. 
8, 1S66 ; John, Oct. 30, 1867 ; Annie, Oct. 
7, 1869; Dealer, June 22, 1871. Mrs. 
Damm is now a widow, her husband having 
met with a tragical death at his own hands, 
July 2, 187S. She resides at present with 
her parents, having rented her farm, con- 
sisting of g4 acres, which she intends 
keeping for the benefit of herself and child- 
ren, that they may be educated and fitted 
for the coming duties of life 

Darke Ben. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Wrightsville 

Davidson Isaac, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Davidson James, renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Davidson J. E. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Davidson J. L. farm hand. Sec. 21, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Davidson Willis, laborer, Sec. 21, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Davis Clayton, renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Davis James E. renter. Sec. 4, P.O. White 
Hall 

Davis Maria Mrs. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. White 
Hall 

DAVIS OSCAR, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. 
White Hall, was born in this county, Oct. 
13, 1847. Was married April 8, 1869, to 
Mrs. Virginia Beam, born in King George 
Co., Va., and raised in St. Louis Co., Mo., 
at which place they were married, and 
moved to White Hall, where they remained 
until Dec. 5, 1877, at which time they 
moved to the premises they now own. 
They have had four children, three of 
whom are living, viz.: Frank Stewart, 



Grace Amanda, and Vernon Lee. Mr. Davis 
owns about 60 acres of land, and hopes by 
patient industry and rigid economy to ac- 
quire a competency, and to leave after him 
a name and character that shall be worthy 
of their imitation 

Dodson James, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. White 
Hall 

Dorsey Patrick, renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Doyle Jasper, Sec. 25, P.O. Wrightsville 

Doyle John, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Doyle John, Jr. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

"pARLY THOMAS, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. 

-*-^ Wrightsville 

Ellis Charles, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O. White 

Hall 
Ellis Charles S. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. White 

Hall 
Emerson T. G. teacher, Wrightsville 
Eyer Charles & Bro. distillers. Sec. 18, P.O. 

Berdan 

pEATHERSON THOMAS, far- 
mer. Sec, 12, P.O. Wrightsville, was born 
in England, Jan. i, 1835, came to New York 
in the Spring of 1852, and to this county in 
1858, and located on the section he now 
resides on. Was married Feb. 12, 1861, to 
Elizabeth Barnett, who is a native of this 
county. From this union they have three 
children : Wm. H., born in 1862,; Nancy 
Jane, born in 1863; Dora E., born in 1868. 
Mr. Featherson owns 151 acres of land; is 
a member of the Republican party 

Ferguson Catharine, P.O. Greenfield 

Ferguson E. B. renter, sec. i, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Ferguson Thos. renter, sec. i, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Ferguson Tiiomas S. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Ferguson Walker, renter. Sec. i, P.O. Green- 
field 

Felinger Joseph, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Berdan 

Fetters Simon, laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Flaherty John, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Flowers John W. renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 



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r^ ADWELL MOSES, farmer, Sec. 20,P.O. 
^ Berdan 

Gardiner James, wagon maker, Wrightsville 
Gardiner Joseph, blacksmith, Wrightsville 
Gardiner Wm. blacksmith, Wrightsville 
Garrison William A. Sec. 7, P.O. White 

Hall 
Goodall John, wagon maker, Wrightsville 
Goodall Robt. farmer. Sec. 16, P.O.Wrights- 

ville 
Goodall Wm. laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Goode George, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Berdan 
Goode John L. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
GOODE W. B. farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Ber- 
dan ; was born in Christian County, Ken- 
tucky, Sept. 16, 1827 ; was the fourth son 
of W. H. and Gensey Goode, the former a 
native of Virginia, and the latter of Ten- 
nessee. They came to this county in 1829, 
which was at that time almost a wilderness. 
The subject of this sketch was about one- 
and-a-half years old when he came to this 
county ; has since been a resident, and ex- 
pects to spend the remainder of his days 
on the farm he now resides upon. In August 
22, 1S45, was married to Eliza Ann David- 
son, by whom he had eight children ; five 
are now living : Ginsey Ann, born June il, 
1846 ; Emeline, born Jan. 28, 1848, An- 
geline, born Jan. 28, 1848, twins; Melissa 
Jane, born Oct. 4, 1849 ; John^L. born July 
25, 1351. Mr. Goode was married the sec- 
ond time to Elizabeth Walker, a native of 
this county, by whom he has nine children, 
but two are now living, viz : Alzina, born 
Jan. 5, 1865 ; Alvin, born April 20, 1872. 
Mr. Goode owns 365 acres of land; has an 
interest in 160 acres not yet divided. Mr. 
Goode has acquired what he has by close 
attention to business, rigid economy, 
and patient industry; commenced with the 
traditionary mould-board plow and the hand 
sickle, and thus moved along with the pass- 
ing years, and is now in the fruition of his 
early and sanguine anticipations 
Griffin Geo. M. farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Griffin Jeff, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Wrightsville 
Griffin Joseph M. farmer, Sec. 23. P. O. 

Wrightsville 
Griffin Wm. Jr. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 



Guthrie James L. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Guthrie Jesse, farm hand. Sec. 35, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

Guthrie Thos. farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O. White 
Hall 

Guthrie Wm. farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. Ber- 
dan 

TJ ARPER JAMES, renter. Sec. 12, P.O. 

■*^ Wrightsville 

Halps Joe, renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Wrightsville 

Haskins Wm. renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

HENDERSON JOSEPH, farmer, 
Sec. 7, P. O.White Hall, was born May 26, 
1813, in Ohio ; ab an early age he came to 
this county where he has since resided ; 
was married at the age of 29 years to Mary 
Ann Stout, with whom he lived until her 
death, which occurred in 1876. They never 
had any children, Mr. Henderson has 100 
acres of land, upon which he now resides. 
Politically he is Republican. He is a con- 
sistent member of the C. Presbyterian 
Church, and has always been esteemed as 
an honest and conscientious man, upright 
in his dealings, and generous to a fault 

Houck John, farm hand. Sec. 27, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Hubbard H. F. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. White 
Hall 

Hudson Isaac M. farmer, Sec. 11, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

Hutchinson Marion, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Ber- 
dan 

T CKES W. D. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Wrights- 
■*■ ville 

Isaacs James F. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Isaacs William, farm hand. Sec. 35, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

T ACKSON JOHN H. renter, Seo. 22, P.O. 

J Wrightsville 

Jennings Henry, renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Johnson David, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Johnson John, Sec. 25, P.O. Wrightsville 

Johnson Mrs. Rebecca, Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Jones Alexander, laborer, Wrightsville 



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Jones Alexander, renter, Sec. lO, P.O. Wrights- 

ville 
Jones E. H. renter, Sec. i6, P.O. Wrights- 

ville 
Jones Jessie, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O White 

Hall 

TT'EI^NEDY MILES, Sec. 29, P.O. 
Berdan, was born in Hamilton County, 
Ohio, Oct. 30, 1844, and in Feb. 1866, came 
to Brown County, remaining one year ; then 
came to this county in the Spring of 1868. 
In Sept. 1861, he enlisted in the United 
States service, 33d regiment of Ohio Vol- 
unteer Infantry, where he remained nearly 
four years, until the close of the war, when 
he received an honorable discharge. Mr. 
Kennedy was engaged in several of the 
most hotly contested battles that occurred 
during the war — Chicamauga, Mission 
Ridge, Atlanta, Stone River, Peach Tree 
Creek, and all of the battles that occurred 
during that memorable Atlanta campaign. 
Mr. Kennedy is now married to Laura An- 
drews, daughter of Stephen and Lucretia 
Andrews ; the above marriage occurred 
Sept. 6, 1877. Mr. Kennedy is engaged in 
farming pursuits, and is a young man de- 
serving of success 

Keohm Adam, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Keohm Philip, Sec. 35, P.O. Wrightsville 

KESSINGEK DANIEL, farmer. Sec. 
27, P.O. Wrightsville. Among the old set- 
tlers of this township is Daniel Kessinger, 
who is a native of Hart County, Kentucky, 
born Nov. 13, 1811 ; was next the youngest 
of a family of seven children by his father's 
first wife. Jacob and Rebecca, the parents 
of Daniel, are natives of the same county 
and State. Daniel's mother's name, prior 
/ to her marriage, was Clendennen. The 
advantages Daniel had, when young, for 
schooling were unfavorable indeed, and 
what he did receive was in those rude log 
structures of the time. At the age of 19 
he made a trip to Tazewell'County, on horse- 
back, staid eleven months, and i-eturned to 
Kentucky, where he remained about thir- 
teen years. In March 7, 1832, married 
Rachel McCombs, of Byron County, Ken- 
tucky, near Mammoth Cave. She was born 
Oct. 24, 1813. By this marriage they have 
had twelve children, nine of them living : 



William, Porterfield F., James C, Wood- 
ford T., Charles A., and the girls are : Per- 
lina E., Sarah F., Prudy Jane and Louretta, 
all of them married and well settled in 
life, and every member from the parents 
down belong to the U. Baptist Church. 
Nov., ^847, Mr. Kessinger, wife and six 
children emigrated to this State with an ox 
team and located in this county; first be- 
gan renting, which he followed for seven 
years, then bought 120 acres of land where 
he now resides. His wife has for the last 
fifteen years served in the capacity of mid- 
wife, and has been very successful. Mr. 
Kessinger has not been a man that was 
eager after this world's goods, but has 
been reasonably content with a good living 
and a sufficient competency for his old age. 
Has taken but little interest in political 
matters, but is a staunch Democrat ; in 
short, there is no man in the township 
more highly respected than he is, being re- 
ligiously honest, and conscientiously just. 
He has raised a family of children who are 
an honor to him and to the community in 
which they reside. His wife has been a 
member of the U. Baptist Church for near 
half a century 

Kessinger J. C. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

KESSINGER WILLIAM, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Wrightsville; 
was born in Baron County, Kentucky, April 
II, 1834 ; is the first child of nine children 
of Daniel and Rachel Kessinger, who were 
also born in Kentucky. In 1847 they 
moved to this county and have since been 
identified with the interests of the county. 
In Jan. i, 1856, was married to Cassandria 
Davidson, daughter of John Davidson ; 
they have had seven children, viz.: Ettna J, 
born Dec.3,1858, died Feb. 1875; Laura, born 
Feb. 16, 1859; John L. born Jan. 4, 1857 ; 
Rachel, born Aug. 8, 1863, lived 9 months 
and 8 days ; Louisa, born Jan. 31, 1864; 
Thomas A. born Aug. 22, 1S67 ; infant 
died March 29, 1S64. Mr. Kessinger has 
540 acres of land, has the best of buildings 
and farm improvements, the best in the 
township and but few better in the county. 
Mr. Kessinger for several years past has 
been engaged in shipping stock and grain 
in connection with his farming, and has 
been successful in his operations ; is a safe 



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dealer, buying and selling on the market. 
Mr. Kessinger is known as an upright and 
conscientious man in his dealings, a good 
neighbor, and worthy citizen, and now 
ranks among the wealthy and opulent far- 
mers in the county 

Kessinger Wood, farmer, Sec 2i,P.0.Wrights- 
ville 

Kirk James S. laborer. Sec. 9, P.O. White 
Hall 

Klat Andy, farm hand, Sec. 35, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

T AWLER THOS. farmer, P.O. Wrights- 

^ ville 

Lee J. P. renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Carrollton 

liEE MILES W. farmer, Sec. 32. P.O. 
Carrollton ; born in Anderson County, 
North Carolina, Feb. 12, 1812, and in Dec. 
3, 1833, he came to this State, stopping 
awhile on his way at Tennessee. In the 
Spring of 1834, landed in Madison County 
this State, at which place he remained about 
thirteen years. In the Spring of 1847 
went to Drew County, Arkansas, where he 
remained four years ; then returned to Mad- 
ison County in 1852 and staid five years, 
and in the Spring of 1857 came to this 
county and settled on Sec. 32, where he has 
since remained. Was first married in Ten- 
nessee, to Nancy Floyd, Feb. 9, 1834 ; had 
three children : William H. born July 29, 
1835 ; Joseph T. born May 15, 1839 ; James 
P. born April 28, 1842. Married the sec- 
ond time to Martha Randall, Jan. 8, 1846, 
by whom he had one child, which died be- 
fore christening. Mr. Lee has 200 acres of 
land, and is spending the eve of his life in 
peace and tranquility, having seen much of 
this country in his time, and accumulated 
what he now has by honest industry and 
frugality ; has long been a member of the 
U. Baptist Church, and expects to die in 
the hope of a glorious 'mmortality 

Lester William, renter. Sec. 29, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Lorton Allen A, farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. White 
Hall 

Lorton David H. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. White 
Hall 

Lorton Harvey M. farmer, Sec. 8, P O. White 
Hall 

Lorton Harvey N. farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. White 
Hall 



LORTOIS' ROBERT, farmer. Sec. 8, 
P.O. White Hall, was born in Cumberland 
County, Ky., Sept. 15, 1817; went to 
Bond County, 111., in 1818, where he re- 
mained four years, when he came to this 
township and married Jane Stubblefield, 
Nov. 14, 1844 ; with whom he lived until 
his death, which occurred Oct. 3, 1875. 
They have had six children, of whom five 
are now living, viz : Harriet C, born July 
28, 1847; Hester A., born July 28, 1847— 
twins ; Martha E., born April. 25, 1849; 
Albert H., born Sept. 30, 1852 ; David H., 
born Feb. 5, 1857. Since Mr. Lorton's 
demise his widow has remained upon the 
farm, in company with her son David and 
daughter Hester. Mr. Lorton was, during 
his life, a very consistent member of the M. 
E. Church, was a zealous and enthusiastic 
worker in the Sunday-school cause ; he 
died lamented by all who knew him, hav- 
ing filled several offices of trust in the 
church to their satisfaction and with credit to 
himself. Politically he was identified with 
the Republican party 

TWTATHEWS M. renter, Sec.i8, P.O. Ber- 

^*-*- dan 

Mattes Conrad, renter, Sec 33, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Mayberry E. H. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Mayberry J. M. farmer, Sec. 11, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

McClellan Hugh, Sec. 36, P.O. Greenfield 

McGowan W. A. teacher. Sec. 33, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

McMAHON 1>AN"IEL, saloon, 
Wrightsville. Born in Tipperary County, 
Ireland, Oct. 20, 1852 ; His father's name 
was Cornelius, and his mother's maiden 
name, Bridget Flemming. His father be- 
ing in humble circumstances, Daniel was 
not sent to school ; at the age of 15, he 
left the parental roof, to shape out his own 
fortune — began working for the farmers, at 
which he continued until he attained his 
19th year, when he became satisfied that 
America would afford him better opportu- 
nities than the Emerald Isle, so, on April 
14, 1871, he embarked for this country, 
landing in New York ten days afterward, 
stopped a short time in the city, then vis- 
ited several Eastern cities ; came to this 



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State and visited his uncle, John McMahon, 
at White Hall ; worked by the month for 
Adam Keohm and Thomas English, and 
Mr. Datty, on Apple Creek, two years ; 
rented land on Mrs. Ryan's place, and sub- 
sequent to this he engaged to clerk for John 
English, at Wrightsville, at which he con- 
tinued until he embarked in the business 
which he is now engaged. Has recently 
built him a very substantial brick building. 
Is unmarried, and is a sound Democrat 

McNAMARA ANTONY, farmer, 
Sec. 20, P.O, Berdan, was born in Mayo 
County, Ireland, March 15, 1816. Came 
to Charleston, S. C, and has been in vari- 
ous localities from the time he first came, 
up to the date of his settlement upon the sec- 
tion on which he now resides ; was engaged 
during the several years in railroading, be- 
ing employed as foreman on different roads. 
In the year 1859, he located on the tract 
of land he now owns, and has, since that 
time, been identified with the interests of 
the county. On Nov. 15, 1855, was married 
to Elizabeth McFadden, by which marriage 
they have one child, William, born Dec. 7, 
1857, in Batt County, Ky. Mr. McNamara 
owns 137 acres of land, which he has 
earned by " hard knocks," and expects to 
spend his days there, and enjoy the fruits 
of his past labors in peace and quietness 

McNamara Thomas, farmer, Sec. 28, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

McNamara William, farmer, Sec. 35, P. O. 
Wrightsville 

MEISTER DANIEJL, farmer, Sec. 31, 
P.O. Berdan. Born in Germany in 1835; came 
to this country at an early age ; since been 
a resident of the county. In 1861 he en- 
listed in the ist Missouri cavalry, Co. F, 
and participated in several hard fought bat- 
tles. Pea Ridge, Corinth, Murfreesboro, 
and others during the Atlanta campaign ; 
received several wounds as an evidence of 
his bravery and fidelity as a soldier, having 
lost one finger, and was shot in the leg; 
was in the service three years, and served 
his country faithfully, and received an hon- 
orable discharge. In June 25, 1871, was 
married to Ann Spare, had three children, 
but one now living, Sarah, born Aug. lO, 
1873 ; now lives with her grand-parents, 
Elias and Sarah Meister. Was married 
second time on Easter day, 1874, to Meinn 



Anderson ; have had two children, but one 
now living, Jacob, born Nov. 12, 1874. 
Mr. Meister has 40 acres of land, and is 
comfortably situated in life 

MEISTER ELIAS, farmer, Sec. 29. P. 
O. Berdan, was born July 20, 1813, near 
Spaer, Rhine Falls, Germany; was married 
at the age of 23, to Sarah B. Bauman, born 
March 31, 1814. They have had six chil- 
dren, four boys and two girls, viz : John, 
born Sept. 8, 1837 ; Daniel, born Sept. 8, 
1837 — twins ; George, born March 27, 
1839 ; Jacob, born May 13, 18*^0; Sarah B., 
born Sept. 16, 1847; Elizabeth, born Jan. 3, 
1853. Mr. Meister emigrated to this country 
in 1847, came to Alton first, remained one 
year, then came to this county, where he 
rented land for a term of years, and accu- 
mulated money to buy 320 acres, upon 
which he now lives ; has raised a family 
that are an honor to him, being reckoned 
among the reliable men of the country, 
and excellent farmers. Mr. Meister and 
wife are now living in the enjoyment of 
their health, and have their children set- 
tled about them. John, being a bachelor, 
remains with his parents, and has charge of 
the farm 

MEISTER GEORGE, farmer. Sec. 
31, P.O. Berdan. Born in Germany, March 
27, 1839. At an early age he emigrated to 
this State, in company with his parents, 
and since 1872 has lived on the place he 
now occupies. In 1864 was mustered into 
the United States service, in Co. H, 144th 
Regiment 111. S. V., where he served his 
country until mustered out in 1865. In 
July 6, 1874, was married to Josephine 
Darr, a native of this State, born Feb. 24, 
1850, and have had three children, viz : 
Hattie E., born June 6, 1S73 ; Elias. born 
Sept. 7, 1875 ; George, born Nov. 11, 1876. 
Mr. Meister has a farm of 80 acres, which, 
though small, is a model for neatness and 
order ; and what may be said of him as re- 
gards his ability to conduct a farm, may 
be said of all the family of Meisters, who 
are truly model farmers, 

MEISTER JACOB, farmer, Sec. 29, 
P.O. Berdan, was born in Germany, May 
13, 1840, and while quite young he emi- 
grated to this country with his parents, and 
has since been a resident of the county, for 
about 31 years. In Jan. 23, 1877, he was 



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married to Miss Louisa Schutz, born July 
29, 1854, at Schutz's Mills. They have 
had two children, one of whom is now liv- 
ing, Lena, born Oct. 5, 1878. Mr. Meis- 
ter is now engaged in farming pursuits, is 
settled on the home farm, and hopes, by 
rigid economy and patient industry to ac- 
quire a competence for himself and family, 
and leave behind him a character worthy 
of the emulation of his posterity 

Miller Patrick, laborer. Sec. 4, P.O. White 
Hall 

Miller W. F. grain dealer, Wrightsville 

Mitchell John, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Moore Thomas, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Morgan James J. laborer, Sec. 8, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

■\T ELSON HOWARD, laborer, Sec 4, P. 

■'■^ O. Wrightsville 

PEMBROKE DAVID, farmer, Sec. 12, P. 

^ O. White Hall 

Palmer George, farmer, P.O. Wrightsville 

Prather James, renter, Sec. i, P.O. Green- 
field 

Pratt Anderson, renter, Sec. 15, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

"DAFFERTY JOHNC. Sec. 11, P. O. 

-^ Wrightsville 

Rafferty William M. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Rainge John, farmer, P.O. Wrightsville 

Reavis J. F. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. White 
Hall 

Rliodes Frank, laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Rhoads John F. farm hand, Sec. 22, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Rhoads Joseph C. Wrightsville 

Rhoads G. W. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

RHODES WILLIAM V. constable. 
Sec. 21, P.O. Wrightsville. The subject of 
this sketch was born in Bedford County, 
Pa., Sept. 14, 1846. His father's name 
was Joseph, and his mother's maiden name 
was Ellen Jakes. They are of German 
descent. At the age of 17 ran away from 
home and enlisted in the army, but, under 
age, he was released and returned to his 
parents. In August, 1865, he, in company 
with his parents, emigrated to this county, 
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first locating near Carrollton. Since his 
arrival here has been engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits. June 5, 1873, formed a 
matrimonial alliance with Mary E. Batty, 
born in this county April 7, 1854 ; she is a 
daughter of William Batty, of this town- 
ship. Two children are the result of this 
union, Joseph C, born July 12, 1874, Wm. 
O., born Feb. 13, 1876. March, 1877, 
moved to Wrightsville, where he has since 
remained; was elected constable of the 
precinct same year, and has since served in 
that capacity with credit to himself and to 
the satisfaction of the people. He is an 
efficient officer, and does not shrink from 
danger when he has an official duty to per- 
form, being brave and fearless ; a striking 
proof of his executive ability was mani- 
fested in the capture and arrest of Dr. C. 
E. McAuliffe, who had shot his man, and 
retreating to a house, barricated himself 
against the pursuing throng, whom he kept 
at bay for several hours, when Mr. Rhodes 
arrived with a warrant and broke down the 
door, rushed in, captured the prisoner, 
when it was known that he was armed 
with a double-barrelled shot gun. The 
crowd was disbanded, but while on his 
road to the county jail, at night, was over- 
powered by a posse of fifty men, who seized 
the prisoner and hung him to a tree 
Ross William, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White 
Hall 

C HAFFER HENRY, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. 

♦^ Wrightsville 

Short James, laborer. Sec. 5, P.O. White 
Hall 

Smith Amos, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. Carrollton 

Smith C. H. laborer. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Smith Daniel, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Smith Joseph, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Smith Mrs. renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Carrollton 

Smith Samuel, Sec. 11, P.O. Wrightsville 

Smith William, Sec. 13, P.O. Wrightsville 

Smith William H. farm hand. Sec. 25, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Springate farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Staats Abram, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. White 
Hall 



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STINNETT JAMES H. farmer, Sec. 
I, P.O. Wrightsville, was born in this coun- 
ty, May 10, 1835 ; was the second son of 
David and Margarina Stinnett, who 
were natives of Kentucky. Mr. Stin- 
nett was married Oct. 9, 1856, to Miss Ma- 
ry J. Ferguson. They have had six chil- 
dren, Eunice E., Pleasant M., James A., 
Charles H., William T. and Bertha Ann, 
all of whom are now living. Mr. Stinnett 
has 120 acres of land, and knows very well 
how he got it — as the good Master said we 
should obtain our bread — " by the sweat of 
his brow." Mr. Stinnett is of Democratic 
principles, and holds to those principles 
very tenaciously 
Stoat John, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. White Hall 
Stocks Zeno, teacher, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan 
Stone Josiah, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. White 

Hall 
Stone Joseph, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Stout Daniel, carpenter. Sec. 23, P.O.Wright.'-- 

ville 
Stout John H. farmer. Sec. 7. P-0. White 

Hall 
STOUT H. C. carpenter, Wrightsville. 
The subject of these lines is a native of 
Greenfield. Greene Co.. born May 16, 1836. 
Is the son of Dr. J. M. Stout, who was 
born and raised in Ohio. The Stout 
family are of German descent. Mr. Stout's 
mother's name was Lodicy Drum, daughter 
of John Drum, who was an old pioneer of 
this county. Mr. Stout's father resides in 
Kansas since 1870. At the age of twenty- 
four Mr. Stout left the parental roof, and, 
at this time, concluded that to be success- 
ful he must first secure nature's great help- 
meet — a wife ; and solicited and won the 
hand of Lauretta Thaxton, daughter of 
Dr. Clay Thaxton ; their marriage being 
celebrated August, i860 ; had three chil- 
dren, but one now living, Florence, born 
May, 1868. Sept. 2, 1862. Mr. S. enlisted 
in Co. I, 91st Regt. Ills. Vol. Infantry, and 
served his country faithfully until the close 
of the war ; mustered out at Mobile. Was 
once taken prisoner by John Morgan but 
was released four months afterwards. 
During the time he was in service engaged 
in nearly all the engagements the regiment 
participated in. Since his return has been 
engaged at his trade, that ot a carpenter 



and joiner ; is a good workman and does 
satisfactory work. Is a man of quiet and 
retiring habits and an excellent citizen 
STRANG ALEXANDER D. faim- 
er, Sec. 5, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Strang 
was born March 19, 1835 ; son of Solomon 
and Elizabeth Strang, who were early set- 
tlers, Solomon having, in an early day, 
worked in the lead mines at Galena, where 
he earned the money which gave him a 
start in this county, and was afterward sue- 1 
cessful. He died Sept. 6, 1848. Alexan- 
der D., the subject of this sketch, was first 
married Jan. 15, 1856, to Olive Wood, 
had one son, William S., who now lives 
with his father. Mr. Strang was married 
the second time Dec. 29, 1869, to Rebecca 
Waghorn. They have three children, viz : 
Lizzie R., born Sept. 2, 1871 ; Mary J., 
born Jan. 2, 1875 ; Thomas A., born Feb. 
2, 1878. Mr. Strang is a member of White 
Hall Lodge, No. 80, of A. F. and A. M. 
Cares but little about political matters, but 
votes the RepubHcan ticket. Mr. Strang 
and brother own 682 >^ acres of land, 272 
in Sec. 5, 240 in Sec. 4, balance in 9 and 

10. They are men of energy ; upright and 
excellent citizens 

Strang William H. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. White 

Hall 
Stubblefield George A. farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. 

White Hall 
Stubblefield James H. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. 

White Hall 
Sullivan James, teacher. Sec. 28, P.O. 

Wrightsville 

T^AFFNER JOHN, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. 
-*■ Wrightsville 
TAFFNER JOHN B. farmer, Sec. 

11, P.O. Wrightsville, was born in Prussia 
in 1852 ; at an early age his parents emi- 
grated to St. Louis, about the year iS64,and 
in 1865 came to this State. He is the son 
of John and Anna Taffner, who came to 
this country about fourteen years ago. On 
March 2, 1878, John B. was married to Mar- 
garet L. Caine. He owns 50 acres of land. 
He is a member of the Catholic Church, 
and is a Democrat 

Taffner John P. farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

TAYIiOR ALONZO P. farmer, Sec. 
9, P.O. White Hall, was born March 19, 



TOWN 11, NORTH RANGE 11, "WEST. 



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1853, is a native of this county ; is a son of 
Joseph and Rebecca Taylor, who were 
natives of Kentucky, and came to this county 
at an early day. Alonzo was united in 
matrimony Dec. 26, 1872, to Lizzie Davis, 
daughter of J. W. Davis ; as a result of 
this marriage they have now two children, 
viz.: Warren, born Aug. 9, 1873; Nora, 
born July 11, 1875. Mr. Taylor owns 80 
acres of land, and although young, he has 
had considerable experience with the world, 
and expects, if spared, to grow up to be one 
of the wealthy, and to rank among the most 
respected of his township 
THAXTON CLAY DR. farmer. 
Sec. 28, P.O. Wrightsville, was born 
near Richmond, Va., Aug. 5, 1799, was the 
"seventh son " of William and Mary Thax- 
ton. William having served seven years 
in the Revolutionary War. In 18 19 the 
subject of this sketch came to this county, 
at which time it was but a wilderness. In- 
dians roamed across the prairies, and it was 
in the days of horse mills and " hominy 
mortars," the nearest mill at that time, being 
at Alton. Large game, such as bears, pan- 
thers, elk, wolves and deer in countless 
numbers could be seen almost at any time. 
Chills and fevers were among the indispen- 
sables at this time, and it is related that 
there was scarcely a house during these 
times but what some members of the family 
would be down with the " ager," and in 
many instances, all of them — none being 
left to care for the sick. People speak of 
hard times now, but they are nothing in 
comparison to the times in which those 
early pioneers lived, and the trials which 
they passed through would daunt and dis- 
hearten the hearts of the most hardy at the 
present time had they to pass through such 
scenes as related by those hardy pioneers, 
who opened up the country, and prepared 
the way for the present generation. The 
subject of this sketch was married Nov. 9, 
1827, to Caroline Whitaker, who was born 
March i, t8ii, was the daughter of Robert 
and Anna Whitaker, from this union they 
had eleven children, have raised nine : 
Sarah Ann, born Jan. I, 1829; Martha Jane, 
born Dec, 29, 1830 ; Robt. M., born July 
9, 1835; Elizabeth, born Oct. 11, 1839; 
Lauretta, born January 27, 1842; William, 
M. born May 2, 1844 ; John Francis, born 



Aug. 20, 1847 ;| Joseph H. born Jan. 4, 
1850. Mr. Thaxton and wife have divided 
up their land among their children, have 
reserved 80 acres for himself and wife, 
which they are now located upon. John 
and Joseph are still single, and live with 
their parents. Mr. Thaxton and wife are 
consistent members of the United Baptist 
Church, have been members of that body 
during the last forty years. They are in 
unusual good health for people of their 
years ; are sprightly, and seem to be in the 
full possession of their mental as well as 
physical faculties, to an extent that gives 
promise of several years yet; they are 
ready to go, and are like shocks of corn 
ripe for their Master's use, and when He 
calls they are ready to enter into the joys 
prepared for His people before the founda- 
tion of the world 
THAXTON PARHAM, farmer. Sec. 
31, P.O. Carrollton. Mr. Thaxton first saw 
the light of day Jan. 8, 1826, on a spot of 
ground on the land he now occupies, and 
which is now used as a cornfield, and off of 
it grew corn, which took the blue ribbon at 
the Greene County Fair this year ; so much 
for association. Mr. Thaxton was the 
seventh child of Larkin and Catherine 
Thaxton, the former a native of Virginia 
and the latter of Scotland. The subject of 
this sketch had but few educational advan- 
tages, for while in his minority there was 
not, he relates a regularly organized district 
in the county, and what education he did 
get was by walking several miles to the 
rude structures incident to those pioneer 
days. Mr. Thaxton learned the trade of 
an operative mason, and worked at it for a 
number of years in Virden and various 
other localities. In Jan. 27, 1858, he con- 
cluded that he had lived a bachelor suf- 
ficiently long, and solicited the hand of 
Anna Drum, and as a result of the alliance 
have had four children : Florence, born 
Dec. 26, 1859; Luella, born March 7, 
1861 ; Jennette, born July 5, 1868 ; Clif- 
ford born Nov. 25, 1869. Mr. Thaxton is 
a man whose honesty and integrity are un- 
questioned ; has held office of Coroner and 
Township Trustee to the satisfaction of the 
people 
Thaxton Perry, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- 
ville. 



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Thaxton Thomas, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. 

Wrightsville. 
TippsJ. M. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall 
Tipps Wm. renter, Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall 
Turney P. farmer, Sec. 30. P.O. Berdan 



u 



TLEY MARTIN, laborer, Sec. 12, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

A yANDEVEER JOSIAH. farmer. Sec. 11, 
^ P.O. Wrightsville 

"\ 1 rALKER BROS, brickmakers. Sec. 23, 
^* P.O. Wrightsville 
Walker J. W. farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan 
Walker Mac, brickmaker, Wrightsville 
WALKER MARY MRS. farming. 
Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan. Born it^ Brecken- 
ridge County, Ky., Sept. 12, 181 1, was the 
daughter of William and Elizabeth Walker, 
who were natives of Virginia. At an early 
age she moved to this county with her 
parents. At the age of 19 she was married 
to Robert Walker, born March 31,1811; 
had twelve children : Elizabeth, born July 
4i 1833 ; Lucinda, born Aug. i, 1835 ; 
Eliza, born Jan. 20, 1838 ; James, born 
April 12, 1840; Robert, born July 24, 1842 ; 
Mary Ann, born Feb. 8, 1845 ; William G., 
born Feb. 14, 1847 ; Martha Jane, born 
Oct, 12, 1849; Sarah E., bom July 3 r, 1853. 
The above are now living. Mrs. W. lost 
her husband Oct. 10, 1868, and still remains 
on the farm, consisting of 160 acres, which 
she is still farming. All of her children 
are married and doing for themselves, ex- 
cept three boys, who remain with her at 
home 
Walker Wm. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan 
WALKER WILLIAM J. farmer, 
Sec. I, P.O. Greenfield, was born in this 
county in 1843. Was married in 1S68 to 
Susan Barnett, who was also a native of this 
county. They have eight children, four 
are now living : Mahalia A., Mary Olive, 
Adda B., and Eddie M. In 1862, Mr. 
Walker enlisted in the loist Regt. 111. State 
Vols, where he served his country faithfully 
until the close of the war. In 1860 he went 
to Missouri and returned in 1872 ; has since 
been a resident of this section 
Walton Isaac, farmer. Sec, i, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 
Waltrip Luke, farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 



Waltrip Michael, retired, Sec. 28, PO. Wrights- 
ville 

WALTRIP W. D. farmer. Sec. 29, 
P.O. Berdan, was born in this county April 
10, 1846, the seventh child of Michael and 
Alcey Waltrip, who were early pioneers in 
this county. Apil 10, 1866, was united in 
marriage to Ginsa Goode, daughter of W. 
B. Goode, whose sketch appears in this 
work. From this union they have one child, 
Norman, born Jan. 20, 1867. Mr. Waltrip 
owns 140 acres of land, which he has ac- 
quired by his own industry and economy, 
and knows very well how he came by every 
dollar in his possession, and hopes by a 
continuation of the practice of the princi- 
ciples that have hitherto governed him, to 
become one of the most opulent and well- 
to-do farmers in his township. Is a con- 
sistent member of the United Baptist 
Church 

Waltrip M. H. renter. Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Webb Daniel, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

Webb Maria Mrs. at home. Sec. 23, P.O. 
Wrightsville 

Webb William, farm hand. Sec. 4, P.O. White 
Hall 

Welch James, laborer, Sec. 15, P.O. Wrights- 
ville 

WOOD JAMES A. farmer. Sec. 30, 
P.O. Berdan, was born Nov. i, 1833, in St. 
Lawrence County, Mo., son of George and 
Sarah M. Wood, the former a native of 
Pennsylvania and the latter of Kentucky. 
When quite young he came to this county. 
In Dec. iS, 1S56, was married to Sarah 
Ann Pinkerton, a native of this county, by 
whom he has had nine children, viz. : 
George A., born Jan. 11, 1858; Isaac L., 
born Sept. II, 1859; Sarah E., born Aug. 
19, 1861 ; Minnie J., born June 13 1863 ; 
Henry R., born Feb. 20, 1865 ; Lotty A., 
born May 22. 1867 ; John G., born Sept. 9, 
1869; Willie O., born Nov. 5, 1872 ; Mar- 
tha M., born Nov. 4, 1874. Mr. Wood has 
200 acres of land, which is well improved, 
and upon which he intends to spend the 
remainder of his days in peace and quiet- 
ness, and to hand down to his posterity a 
name'and charactuer unsullied 

WRIGHT ANDREW J. general 
store, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrightsville. The 



TOWN 11, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



641 



subject of this sketch is the founder of the 
town of Wrightsville, which was laid out 
July, 1872, and upon the land he owned. 
Mr. Wright is the son of Thomas Wright, 
a native of South Carolina, who was twice 
married, first to Elizabeth Bell, by whom 
he had eight children, two of whom are 
now living : George M., now 80 years of 
age, and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Funkhouser. 
Was married the second time to Mary Cole, 
by whom he had four children : Andrew 
J., Thomas, Robert N., and Nancy, now 
dead. The subject of this sketch was born 
Aug. 29, in town 10, range 11. Mr. Wright's 
father entered the land on which Thomas 
now resides, Sec. 35. Andrew J, has been 
twice married, first to Lucinda Cunning- 
ham, eldest daughter of R. B. Cunningham, 
from this alliance they had three children : 
Mary N., born Feb. 8, 1857 ; James W., 
born Aug. 2, 1858 ; Richard D., born Oct. 
30, i860. Mary was married March 8, 
1877, to Geo. A. Palmer, who are now 
located in this township. James and Rich- 
ard are now at home with their father, car- 
rying on the store and attending to the 
railroad office and the business of the sta- 
tion. Mr. Wright having been in poor 
health for several years past, has sold the 
greater part of his land, and is now engaged 
in mercantile pursuits, having a general 
store, keeping in his line nearly everything 
required by the farmers, and at prices to 
suit the times. Mr. Wright is a man of 
retiring nature ; has never been an aspirant 
after office, yet has held several offices of 
trust at the urgent request of the people ; 
has officiated as township treasurer, jus- 
tice of the peace, postmaster, and railroad 
agent. Mr. Wright's early advantages for 
obtaining an education were very meagre 
indeed — being reduced to a practical one, 
and by the aid of the " tallow dip." Yet 
notwithstanding these unpropitious sur- 
roundings of his youth, he has attained 
success, and for himself a name and charac- 
ter for honesty and uprightness that is 
worthy of the imitation of those who will 
succeed him 



Wright Douglas, clerk, Wrightsville 

Wright J. W. R.R. agent. Sec. 23, P.O. 

Wrightsville 
WRIGHT THOMAS, farmer. Sec. 
35, P.O. Wrightsville, was born on the 
very spot he now lives upon, Dec. 27, 1836 ; 
was the second child of Thomas and Mary 
Wright, the former a native of North Car- 
olina and the latter of Kentucky, who came 
to this county in the Spring of 1833. The 
subject of this sketch was married to Ange- 
line Goode, daughter of W. B. Goode, Feb. 
25, 1869, as a result of this alliance they 
have had two children : William M., born 
Jan, 23, 1870; George W., born July 8, 
1875. Mr. Wright has 440 acres of land 
which he is farming, and is of a retiring 
nature; has held the office of coroner and 
constable during the past, but has never 
desired political honors, but is noted for his 
powerful and retentive memory ; can re- 
member almost entire speeches made by 
orators, and it is related of him that he 
remembered certain portions of a speech 
made by a prominent man in the county 
twenty years ago, and reiterated it, much 
the discomforture of the speaker, who sup- 
posed it had been buried in the debris of 
the past 
Wright W. farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Wrightsville 
Wright W. J., R.R. agent, Wrightsville 
Wylder William, laborer. Sec. 14, P.O. 
Wrightsville 



BUSINESS CARDS. 

BRANNAIS" A. L. wagon maker and 
smith. Sec. 23, Wrightsville 

McMAHON DANIEL, saloon with 
pool tables, Wrightsville 

STOUT J. H. contractor and builder, 
Wrightsville 

WRIGHT A. J. general store; dry 
goods, clothing, groceries, boots and shoes. 
I at bottom prices, Wrightsville 



Town ii, North Range 12, West. 



ADAMS E. R. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. White 
Hall 

AlJIiEN F. H. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 3, P.O. White Hall ; born in Greene 
Co., 111., in 1836; was married, April 8, 
1867, to Mrs. S. S. Pankey, the widow of 
Thomas L. Pankey. She was born Jan. 16, 
1836, having two children by first marriage : 
Napoleon B., born July 13, 1861 ; William 
T., born Nov. 24, 1862 ; had two children 
by second marriage : Mattie May, born 
May 9, 1870 ; Jessie B., born April 22, 
1873. Mr. Allen lives on the old home- 
stead of his grandfather, Zachariah Allen, 
which he bought from the government in 
1819 ; the farm contains 100 acres 

Allen I. farmer. Sec, 18, P.O. White Hall 

AUdridge William, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. 
White Hall 

Anderson J. B. Mrs. Berdan 

Andrews L. Mrs. Berdan 

Armstrong William, laborer, Berdan 

r)AlN C. Miss, farmer. Sec. 23. P.O.White 

•^ Hall 

Baines C. farmer. Sec. 23. P.O. White Hall 

BAKER J. S. farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. 
White Hall, was born Feb. 11, 1846, in 
Scott Co., 111.; was married to Sarah F. 
Lakin, daughter of Thomas Lakin, who 
was born, June 9, 1845, in Greene Co., 
111.; have three children : Carlos E., born 
July 2, 1868, died June 20, 1870; Sarah 
E., born Jan. 20, 1871 ; George E., born 
April 24, 1876 

BAKER W. C. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall. The subject of 
this sketch was born Aug. 18, 1848, in 
Scott Co., 111.; was married, Oct. 6, 1870, 
to Alice Griswold, daughter of Damon Gris- 
wold ; she was born Aug. 12, 1849; have 
four children : Mabel, born June 30, 1871 ; 
Fred, born July i, 1873 ; Edgar, born May 
27, 1875 ; Charles, born Aug. 8, 1877, died 
Dec. 29, 1877. The father of Mr. Baker 



was born, Feb. 2, x8o2, in Kentucky, died, 
June 6, 1863, in Greene Co., 111.; was mar- 
ried twice: first, April 13, 1820, to Sallie 
McCarty, who died Aug. 12, 1852 ; was 
married second, Sept. 8, 1835, to Elizabeth 
Ecton, who died Aug. 31, 1855 ; by the 
two marriages, fourteen children. The 
subject of this sketch was last child 
of the second marriage ; participated in 
the late rebellion; enlisted in 1864. and 
was honorably discharged in 1865 ; he was 
in the battles that were fought around 
Mobile, which lasted for three weeks ; has 
followed the occupation of farming all his 
life, and now owns about 200 acres of land 

BALDWIN E. V. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. White Hall ; born in 
Ohio, 1827 ; came to Greene Co., 111., in 
1848, when he was twenty-one years of 
age ; was married in 1850 to Mary Pankey, 
a native of Greene Co., born in 1835 ; 
have no children. Mr. Baldwin came to 
Greene Co. with a willing hand and a stout 
heart, and has accumulated 400 acres of 
farming land, which is under good cultiva- 
tion, and has one of the finest barns in 
Greene Co.; can feed fifty head of stock 
under shelter, has running water through 
his barn yard all the year 

BALDWIN F. M. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 17, P.O. White Hall. Born in 
Warren County, Ohio, 1831 ; came to 
Greene County, 111., with his father, Ben- 
jamin Baldwin, who was born in Virginia, 
1792 ; was married in Warren County, 
Ohio, about 1814, to Martha Varner, who 
was born 1796, in Hamilton County, O., 
near Newtown ; lives at the age of 82 
years. Her husband, B. Baldwin, died- 
Feb., 1865, in White Hall. He was an in- 
dustrious and enterprising man, had the 
respect of all who knew him. Was elected 
to the legislature of Ohio in 1829, serving 
two terms, and elected in Illinois to the 
same office in i860; served one term. 



TOWN 11, NORTH RA.NGE 12, WEST. 



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Was in the War of 1812. Started in life 
without any means only a set of shoema- 
ker's tools. Had accumulated some wealth 
in Ohio before he came to Greene County, 
in 1847; came prospecting in that year and 
bought 320 acres of land ; returned to Ohio 
and disposed of what property he could ; 
returned to Greene County in 1849; bought 
760 acres, returned again to Ohio and 
brought his family to Greene County in 
1850. Bought 320 acres more land, 
disposed of his homestead in Ohio, bought 
more land in Greene County, and kept buy- 
ing, till he owned in all during his life 3,020 
acres, which he gave to his children as they 
became of age. The subject of this sketch 
was married April 5th, 1855, to Mary A. 
Bowman, who was born in Logan County, 
111., Dec. II, 1832; have nine children; 
five living : Etna, born March 29, 1856 ; 
married to Damon Griswold. Mattie, born 
March 31, 1858 ; married to Marcus North. 
Twins — Minnie and Fannie — born May 7, 
i860. Fannie died Sept. 9. 1862. Eddie, 
born April 6, 1862 ; died Nov. 18, 1875. 
Harry, born Dec. 5, 1863. Elias, born May 
15, 1865; died Sept. 2, 1876. Aggie, born 
June 18, 1867. Emery, born March 28, 
1867 ; died Aug. 18, 1869. Mr. Baldwin 
has followed milling part of his life, but is 
now farming ; has a fine orchard of choice 
fruits; owns 120 acres of land 

BALDWIN GEORGE E. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall, 
was born Dec. 25, 1849, in Ohio. Came 
to Greene County, 111., in 1850. Was 
married to Theresa Kendall, daughter of 
Nathaniel Kendall, Dec. 27, 1870. She 
was born Oct. 24, i85i,in Greene County. 
Have four children : Marilla, born Nov_ 
14, 1871; deceased. Artemus W., born 
Nov. 7, 1872. Benjamin F., born Jan. 3, 
1875. Peter, born Jan. 6, 1877. Mr. 
Baldwin lives on the estate of his father, 
B. F. Baldwin, and has one of the best 
stock farms in Greene County. On one 
part of the estate there is a spring of living 
water, which is one of the finest in Greene 
County 

BALDWIN HANNAH MRS. Sec. 
21, P.O. White Hall. Born in 1834. B. 
F. Baldwin, deceased, the husband of the 
subject of this sketch, was born in Warren 
County, Ohio, in 1821. Came to Greene 



County March, 1850; was married to Han- 
nah Sever Oct. 15, 1840, and died Feb. 5, 
1875 ; have seven children : Louis S., 
Martha M., deceased ; Mary A., George 
E., Alice C, John A., Alva C. Mrs. Bald- 
win lives on the estate of her late husband, 
with her three sons, which consists of 2,000 
acres of land, shipping about one thousand 
head of cattle from the farm every year. 
Has one of the finest stock farms in Greene 
County 

BALDWIN JANE M. MRS. Sec. 
16, P.O. White Hall. J. W. Baldwin, de- 
ceased, was born Nov. 10, 1836, died Oct. 
3, 1873. Was married to Miss Jane M. 
Headrick, daughter of John Headrick, of 
Carrollton, Oct. 31, 1866. Have four chil- 
dren : Franklin C, born Feb. 18, 1867; 
Hattie O., born Sept. 28, 1869; Albert R., 
born Dec. 16, 1870; Mary, born Dec. 3, 
1872. Mrs. Baldwin owns 240 acres of 
land 

Baldwin J. B. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. White 
Hall 

BALDWIN THOMAS J. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall, was 
born Oct. 6, 1833, in Warren County, O. 
Came to Greene County Nov. 10, 1850, at 
the age of 17. Followed the occupation of 
a farmer all his life, and owns 240 acres of 
fine farming land, which he inherited from 
his father. Was married to Margaret F. 
Headrick June 28, 1864, who was the 
daughter of John Headrick, Carrollton. 
Have six children : Edward V., born May 
10, 1865 ; Amy A., born July 8, 1866 ; Ina 
E., born Dec. 20, 1868 ; David M., born 
April 8, 1873; Alice A., born July 8, 1875 

BALLOW G. A. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall, was born 
Dec. 10, 1826, in Virginia. Came to Greene 
County, 111., July, 1845. Was married 
Dec. 24, 1848, to Margaret North, the 
daughter of W. H. North, who was born in 
Sept. 1828 ; had eight children, two of 
which are dead : Burley E., born Sept. 2, 
1850; Laura, born July 6, 1853, died July 
7, 1863; Charles J., born Jan. 14, 1855; 
Lizzie M., born Jan. 20, 1857; Sarah E., 
born Dec. 10, 1859; Emily J., born August 
10, 1862 ; Catharine B., born Jan. 31, 1865, 
James H.,born July 4, 1869, died Dec. 12. 
1874. The father and mother of Mr. Bal- 
low died in Virginia when he was very 



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small. He came to Greene County, 111., 
when he was 19 year.s of age, and started 
in life as a farmer, and owns 50 acres of 
well improved land 

Bauman A. L. farmer, Sec. 20, P. O. White 
Hall 

BLACKSHAW J. merchant and dep- 
uty postmaster of Berdan, was born Jan. 
10, 1831, in England. Came to St. Louis. 
Mo., in 1849, with his father, Edward 
Blackshaw, who was born in 1797, and died 
in St. Louis with the cholera six weeks af- 
ter arriving there, at the age of 52. Was 
married about 1819, to Rebecca Dayball, 
who was born in 1799, i" England, having 
twelve children. The subject of this sketch 
is the sixth child; was 18 years of age 
when he came to this country; he followed 
the occupation of teaching school for 
twelve years ; for six years he held the po- 
sition of city weigher of St. Louis. Came 
to Berdan, Greene County, in 1867, went to 
clerking in the store he now occupies. Was 
married twice, the first in 1852, to Rebecca 
Dayball, who was born Oct. 1828 ; have 
seven children, three of whom are living, 
Sarah, Henry and William. Married sec- 
ond time March, 1873, to Mary M. Strain, 
of Missouri, who was born in 1843, having 
three children, two now living, James E. 
and Mary F. 

Bell F. E. engineer at saw mill, New Provi- 
dence, P.O. Berdan 

Bell John A. laborer, New Providence, P.O. 
Berdan 

Benner George, farmer. Sec. 6, P.O. White 
Hall 

Berghain Emma Mrs. farmer. Sec. i, P. O. 
White Hall 

Berrowes A. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Berdan. 

Boehm Robert, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. White 
Hall 

Bond Julia Mrs. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. White 
Hall 

Brock Joseph, farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Berdan 

/^AMPELL OLIVER, farmer. Sec. 31, 

^ P.O. Carrollton 

Carmody M. F. laborer, Berdan 

Carmody P. M. laborer, Berdan 

CHINNWM. D. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 36, P. O. Berdan, was born Sept. 22, 
1825, in Tennessee; married Jan. 30, 1855, 
to Mary Ann Dodson, who was bom in 



1837, having one child, Charles M., born 
June 12, 1858, who died Feb. 20, 1859. 
After death of his first wife was married 
to Abiah Dodson Sept. 19, 1865; she died 
Sept. II, 1878. By this maniage two chil- 
dren, George W., born June 25, 1866, and 
Christopher D., born May 17, 1870. The 
father of the subject of this sketch, James 
Chinn, born July 22, 1794, died Jan. 17, 
1853; married Nov. 4, 1821, to Miss Sallie 
Williams, who was born Feb. 9, 1805; had 
ten children ; emigrated from North Caro- 
lina to Greene County, 111., in 1829, and 
entered 120 acres of land from the govern- 
ment. The subject of this sketch, at the 
age of twenty-one, started in life with a 
horse, which he sold for $75, and loaned 
. $25 of the money to the man who bought 
the horse, then took his note for $100. He 
then bought an interest in a threshing ma- 
chine, which he run for a number of years. 
He now owns 487 acres of land 
Chism John, farmer. Sec. 29, P. O. White 

Hall 
Chroud J. W. farmer. Sec. 28, P. O. White 

Hall 
Cinamon Thomas, farmer, Sec. 12, P. O. 

White Hall 
Clark Samuel, laborer, New Providence, P.O. 

Berdan 
Cobb Wm. farmer. Sec. 30, and miller at 

Sealy's mill, P.O. White Hall 
Cole J. W. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 
Collins B. W. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White 

Hall 
Cook Frederic, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 
Corger P. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall 
Crane William, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Berdan 
Crane Wm. D. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
Crum J. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Berdan 

T^AYTON L. V. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. 

^-^ White Hall 

Dayton Lewis, laborer, Berdan. 

DELEHANTY WILLIAM, stone 
mason. Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall, was born 
in Ireland in 1813. Came to Rochester, 
N. y. in 1844, staying two years in Cana- 
da. Married twice, first, in 1848, to Miss 
Mary Savage, who was born in Ireland in 
1827. Came to America in 1840. Have 
two children by this marriage, Ellen and 
Hannah. The first wife died in 1855, in 



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Livingston County, N. Y.; married again 
in i860, to Miss Catharine Meagher; have 
one child by her first marriage, Catharine 
Meagher. Mr. Delehanty owns 14 acres 
of land in the suburbs of White Hall. 
Came to Greene County in 1858 

Deshazer Lewis, laborer. New Providence, P. 
O. Berdan 

Dewyre Daniel, laborer, Berdan 

Dewyer Thomas, laborer, Berdan 

Dodgson Jane Mrs. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Dodgson Orien, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Dodson Sarah Mrs. P.O. White Hall 

DRIVER GREENE, Sr. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec, 35, P.O. Berdan; born in 
1809, in North Carolina; was married twice, 
first to Margaret G. Hazlewood, Aug. 25, 
1835, who was born Oct. 21, 1816, died 
March 17, 1849; ^^^ six children : Lillias 
A., born July 28, 1836, deceased; William 
A., born May 13, 1838; infant child, born 
Oct. 22, 1840, deceased, Plesant, born May 
17, 1842; Robert P., born March 12, 1844, 
Greene, born Feb. 3, 1847. Married the 
second time to Polly Ridings, a native of 
North Carolina, who died Nov. 10, 1872, 
at the age of fifty-one. Mr. Driver came 
to Greene County, 111., in 1830, and la- 
bored by the day, farming and helped 
to make the brick for the court house at 
Carrollton; followed the occupation of a 
farmer most of his life, and now owns 275 
acres of land. His two sons are connected 
with him in running the farm 

Driver W. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall 

"PDWARDS GEORGE, farmer. Sec. 22, 

■^ P.O. Berdan 

Edwards Mary E. Mrs. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. 
Berdan 

Edwards Robert, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Ber- 
dan 

Edwards Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Ber- 
dan 

ELLINGSWORTH WILLIAM, 
farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 31, P.O. Car- 
rollton, was born in England, in 1828; mar- 
ried in 1848, to Mary Turner, and came to 
America in 1857, to Bate County, and 
lived there till 1878, then came to Greene 
County; has followed the occupation of a 
farmer all his life; is now a large renter 



from Charles Eldred, renting some 200 
acres; is a hard working and industrious 
man; has six children : Eliza, Emma E., 
Melia, Lena, Hattie, and Frank 

"PANNING THOMAS, farmer. Sec. 31. 
^ P.O. Walkerville 

FESLER J. H. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall, was born in Indi- 
ana, in 1842. His father, Henry Fesler, 
was born in Kentucky, in 1803, emigrated 
to Pike County, 111., in 1849; was married 
in Indiana in 1829, to Miss Elizabeth 
Chandler, who was born in Kentucky, in 
1809; have ten children, six living. The 
subject of this sketch was six years of age 
when he came to Illinois; was married in 
Pike County, in 1863, to Miss Mary E. 
Patten, who was born in Pike County, in 
1845; have five children : James E., de- 
ceased, Elizabeth, Charles M., John H., 
and Freddie. Mr. Fesler, when married, 
began farming and dealing in stock, which 
he followed till 1865; merchandising in 
Griggsville one year, butchering and stock 
dealing till 1867; farming one season, then 
moved to Greene County; farming a short 
time, removed to Pike County; bought a 
farm; staying one year, sold his farm, 
moved to Missouri, buying a farm; re- 
mained there five years; removed to Pike 
County, staying a short time, and removed 
to Greene County, where he still resides, 
farming 

Flanigan James, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. White 
Hall 

Frazier James, farmer, Sec. 18, P. O. White 
Hall 

French G. N. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 

GEGES J. E. farmer. Sec. 6, P. O. White 
Hall 

Geiger P. farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan 

Giles B. laborer, Berdan 

Giller E. A. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. White Hall 

Gonder J. R. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. White 
Hall 

Good William H. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Ber- 
dan 

GREGORY A, B. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 11, P.O. White Hall, was born in 
Greene County, Illinois, 1839, is the son of 
Chas. Gregory, who was born May 28, 1797, 
in Connecticut, and died May 6, 1845, in 



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Greene County ; emigrated to Ohio with 
his father when small, living there till i8l8, 
then started for the far West to seek his 
fortune with the old pioneers of Illinois ; 
came down the Ohio in a canoe with a 
young man by the name of Elom Brown, 
landing at Shawneetown, Illinois, and 
walked from there to Wood River, near 
Alton ; when he landed there had the small 
sum of fifty cents; staid in Illinois one 
year, made enough money to buy a horse 
and pay his expenses back to Ohio, where 
he staid a short time and returned to Mad- 
ison County, Illinois, living there and in 
Missouri till 1821, then entered land in 
Greene County, improved it, and married 
in 1825, to Elizabeth Woodman, who was 
born March 20, 1804, in Vermont ; have 
six children — one living. Mr. Gregory was 
in the Black Hawk war of 1831-2 ; acted 
as State Treasurer in an early day ; was a 
member of the Legislature, and Colonel of 
State Militia in 1844. Three of his chil- 
dren grew to manhood : Byron L. born 
Aug. 2, 1827, educated himself for a lawyer 
and practiced in Winchester, Ills., died 
Aug. 8, 1855 ; James N. born July 29, 1829, 
was married Feb. 14, 1856, to Sarah E. 
Pierson, who was born in Greene County ; 
have three children : Mary E. Lenora I. 
Eugenia L. J. N. Gregory was a farmer 
and stock dealer; was a prominent man, 
and had the respect of all who knew him. 
The wife died Feb. i, 1878, and Mr. Greg- 
ory survived but one day, dying with the 
heart disease Feb. 3d 
GRISWOLD EDGAR, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall, was 
born in Vermont, 1820, came to Greene 
County, Illinois, with his father, David E. 
Griswold, in 1831, when the country was 
but thinly settled ; followed the occupation 
of a farmer; has dealt in stock to a large 
extent, and now owns a fine farm which is 
well improved, which contains 264 acres, 
and one farm in Christian County, of 560 
acres ; was married March 12, 1840, to 
Lucia North, a native of Greene County, 
born 1822, have eleven children : Perry D. 
born April 14, 1841 ; Seth, born Jan. 16, 
1843 ; Chester S. born Dec. 22, 1844, de- 
ceased ; Mary E. born Aug. 17, 1847 ; Silvy 
J. born Jan. 19, 1850; Martha H. born 
Sept. 10, 1852, deceased ; Damon A. born 



Oct. 31, 1855 ; Lydia, born May 7,1858, de- 
ceased ; Caroline, born Oct. 16, 1859; 
George A. born Aug. 15, 1863, deceased ; 
Edward A. born June 26, 1866. 

GRISWOLD U. A. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 5, P.O. White Hall, born Dec. 
29, 1828; was married Jan. 14, 1863, to 
Sallie E. Baker, who was born in 1836, in 
Kentucky, the daughter of C. B. Baker ; 
have five children : George C. born Nov. 6, 
1863 ; Mary E. born July 20, 1865 ; Elmer 
E. born Feb. 4, 1867 ; Louis M. born Sept. 
6, 1868 ; Albert H. born July 25, 1874. 
The father of Mr. Griswold, Harry Gris- 
wold, was born Jan 9, 1790, in Vermont ; 
came to Illinois in 1820 with but one hun- 
dred dollars, with which he bought land 
from the government, and as he accumula- 
ted money bought more land, and at the 
time of his death he owned a large tract of 
land. Was married Oct. 5, 1826, to Ma- 
ria Post, who was born Jan. i, 1804; 
have eight children, five of whom are liv- 
ing. The subject of this sketch lives on 
the homestead of his father and owns 335 
acres of land, all of which his father en- 
tered from the government 

Griswold L. P. farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. White 
Hall 

Griswold William, laborer Berdan 

Gross John, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. White Hall 

Guthrie J. C. laborer, Berdan 

TT AGERTY JOHN, laborer, Berdan 

-•^ Hall Alonzo, farmer. Sec. Ii, P.O. 
White Hall 

Hamten John, laborer, New Providence, P.O. 
Berdan 

Harman Joseph, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. White 
Hall 

Haughmann B. Mrs. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. 
Walkerville 

Hawkins Mary E. Mrs. Sec. 8, P.O. White 
Hall 

Heberling Richard, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. 
White Hall 

HENDERSON S. M. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 12, P.O. White Hall, his father, 
James Henderson, was born in Hunterdon 
County, New Jersey, March 9, 1783; at the 
age of 21, in 1804, emigrated to Virginia, 
residing there two years, then went to Ohio, 
when, near West Fall, was united in mar- 
riage to Mary White, who was born Oct. 



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25. 1787, near old Fort Pittsburg, Pa.; in 
May, 1818, in connection with his brother- 
in-law, Levi Beeder and family, embarked 
on a keel boat at the mouth of the Sciota, 
descending the Ohio to its mouth, then 
cordeling the boat up the Mississippi, via 
St. Louis, landing at the mouth of Wood 
River, in June, made their home on the 
hills of the Piasas, that season ; in August 
of that year, in company with a few others, 
made a tour of in.spection of the fertile lands 
northward, of which they heard such glow- 
ing descriptions. Crossing Apple Creek 
the first day, camped on the bank of a 
small stream which bore his name for a 
number of years, and upon which he laid 
the first claim north of Apple Creek, and 
in 1819 they reached their wilderness home, 
although privations and hardships ended 
not for many years. Not having cotton nor 
flax they resorted to the nettle for lint, from 
which they made clothing. The nearest 
postoffice for many years was Alton. In 
Aug. 1819, thinking that a little wheat flour 
would be well to intersperse with turkey, 
venison and hominy, Mr. Henderson went 
with cart and oxen to St. Charles, Mo., to 
obtain some. He was absent three weeks; 
during that absence the following episode 
occurred : a former acquaintance was visit- 
ing them as usual, accompanied by the back- 
woodsman's friend, the rifle ; himself must 
take his own true gun, the friend promised 
to stay with the lone family — the oldest child 
not eleven years of age. One night as the 
family lay in the new camp, without a door 
or shutter, the screams of a huge panther 
woke them as he came leaping on the bran- 
ches of the lately fallen trees near the hut. 
The cautious mother called, " Aaron, do you 
hear that?" "Yes." " Well, what is it ?" 
" It's a painter, and don't make any noise 
or it will come into the camp and kill us 
all." " If I get you the gun can't you 
shoot?" "No; be still." "Well, if it 
comes in I will have you killed first." She 
got up and made a trick of bark and clap- 
boards and moved it up and down till the 
shocking blood-sucker retiied. That same 
Autumn their infant daughter Mary died; 
this was the first death in the settlement. 
They lived to rear ten children, nine of 
whom are still living. James Henderson 
was noted for his strong love for morality 



and temperance ; was an energetic man, 
and had the interest of schools at heart 
as much as any one in the neighborhood. 
Mrs. Henderson was a 'woman of strong 
mind, was sympathetic to the afflicted. 
Her mother's maiden name was McGhee, 
whose father and two brothers were in the 
Revolutionary war, one of them seven 
years, and composed one of Gen. Washing- 
ton's body-guard, and rendered important 
service at the battle of Brandywine 

Hilworth William, farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Henson Henry, farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. White 
Hall 

Holt Robert, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.White Hall 

Hommon William, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Ber- 
dan 

Hubbard William, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White 
Hall 

Hutchins C. S. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 

T EFFEKS JAMES, farmer and stock 

J raiser. Sec. 4, P.O. White Hall, born in 
New York State, in 1835, came to Illinois 
with his father, Abraham Jefi"ers, who was 
a native of New York ; was married twice, 
first to Mary Park, who died 1845, in Clark 
County, 111.; married the second time to 
Mrs. Nancy J. Hamilton. He died in 
Clark County, 1850. The subject of this 
sketch was six years of age when he came 
to Clark County, 111., living there till the 
late Rebellion and enlisted at Galesburg, 
in Co. E, 17th Illinois Regiment, in 1861, 
for three years, as private, participating in 
the battles at Frederickstown, Mo.; Fort 
Donaldson, Tenn.; Shiloh and Corinth; 
taken prisoner at Holly Springs, exchanged 
and sent to Vicksburg, Miss.; his time be- 
ing out, was honorably discharged in 1864. 
Married twice ; first time 1856, to Miss C. 
Varyan, two children, Molly, deceased, and 
Mattie. Married again June 6, 1877, to 
Mrs. Carrie Bloomfield 

Johnson A. Z. farmer. Sec. ig, P.O. White 
Hall 

Johnson John, miller. New Providence, P.O. 
Berdan 

Johnson Thomas, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O.White 
Hall 

Johnson Thomas, miller, New Providence, 
P.O. Berdan 

Jones William, farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. Blufi"dale 



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TT'EEFE MILES, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. 
-*^ Berdan 

Keller. V. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Walkerville 

KENDALiL N. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. II, P.O. White Hall, was born June 
19, 1815, in the State of Maine; was mar- 
ried to Minerva Smith, Oct. 13, 1842, who 
was born Dec. 10, 1824. in Greene County, 
111.; have twelve children : Marilla E. born 
July 30, 1843 ; Francis, born Jan. 25,1846 ; 
Sarah O, born Feb. 12, 1848 ; Cornelia A. 
born Sept. 17, 1849; Theresa A, born Oct. 
24. 1851 ; Ira H. born March 18, 1854; 
Ida E. born March 20, 1858 ; Allen S. born 
March 27, 1859 ; May B. born May 11, 
i860, deceased ; Mary, born Dec. 31, 1862 ; 
Bentley, born Feb. i8, 1866 ; Normal, born 
Feb. 16, 1869. The father of the subject 
of this sketch was a native of Maine ; 
came to Illinois in 1831 ; was married to 
Sarah McLain, a native of Maine, having 
five children. The subject of this sketch 
is the fourth child, and owns 220 acres of 
fine farming land, and is one of the lead- 
ing farmers of Greene County 

Kessi, J. G. farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. White Hall 

Keys Henry, laborer, Berdan 

T AKIN JANE Mrs. Berdan 

Lee John, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Berdan 
Leonard John, laborer, Berdan 
Leydon Patrick, section boss C. & A. R.R., 

Berdan 
Liels Noah, laborer, Berdan 
Lyn Wesley, laborer. New Providence, P.O. 

Berdan 

■]\/r ALY FRANK, laborer, Berdan 

-'■*-*- Manly J. G. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White 

Hall 
Mann Frank, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Berdan 
Matterson Alfred, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
Matterson F. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. White 

Hall 
McFarland x\nn Mrs. Berdan 
McFarland R. blacksmith. New Providence, 

P.O. Berdan 
McFarlin B. laborer. New Providence. P.O. 

Berdan 
McFarlin Cyrus, laborer, P.O. White Hall 
McCollister C. J. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. White 

Hall 
MEEK MRS. JANE, Sec. 34. P-O. 



CarroUton, was married to John M. Meek 
April 6, 1849, who was born Nov. 23, 1823, 
in Greene Co., 111., died July 19, 1876, 
leaving nine children, all of whom are liv- 
ing, six boys and three girls : James W., 
born Jan. 19, 1850; John H., born June 2, 
1852 ; Anna E., born Sept. 2, 1854 ; Thos. 
M., born March 14, 1857 ; Robert M., born 
May II, 1859; Rufus H., born Oct. 4, 
1861 ; Benjamin F., born Aug. 17, 1864; 
S. J., born Feb. 23, 1867; Caroline H., 
born Feb. 23, 1869. Mrs. Meek owns 240 
acres of land ; it is cultivated by her sons 
Miller Stanley, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 
Mills David, farmer, .Sec. 23, P.O. White Hall 
Mills Michael, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 
Morrow Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. 

White Hall 
Murray John, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White 
Hall 

AJASH DENNIS, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. 

^^ White Hall 

Nash George, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. White 
Hall 

Nash Henry, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. White 
Hall 

Nash James, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. White Hall 

Nolan John, farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. CarroUton 

NORTH MARCUS, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 8, P.O. White Hall, was born 
Nov. I. 1854, in Greene Co., 111.; was mar- 
ried to Martha Baldwin, daughter of F. M. 
Baldwin, April 18, 1876, who was born 
March 31, 1858; have one child, Walter 
F., born May 21, 1877. The father of the 
subject of this sketch was born, 1825, in 
Greene Co., 111., and died Nov. 24, 1854; 
was married to Elizabeth Wales in 1850, 
as near as can be ascertained, who was 
born in 1832, in Vermont. Mr. North 
owns 175 acres of fine farming land 

Norton E. farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Berdan 

/^GLE JAMES, wagon maker, New Pro- 

^-^ vidence, P.O. Berdan 

Ogle Josiah, farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Berdan 

pAINTER DAVID, farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. 

-^ White Hall 

Painter George, farmer. Sec. 29. P.O. White 

Hall 
Painter John, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. White 

Hall 



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Painter John, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. White 
Hall 

Painter Samuel, farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. White 
Hall 

PINKERTON ANDREW, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan, 
born Dec. 31, 1799, in Kentucky, is one 
of the oldest settlers of Greene Co.; came 
in 1820, when he was twenty-one years old, 
and, like all of those industrious pioneers, 
has accumulated 200 acres of fine farming 
land, the most of which he bought from 
the government, and cleared it by his own 
industry, and has seen some of the hard- 
ships of pioneer life ; was married to 
Ellen Johnson in 1825, in Kentucky. She 
was born in Kentucky in 1805. Have 
seven children, four of which are living : 
Mary J., born June 7, 1826 ; Catherine 
R., deceased, born Oct, 17, 1827 ; James 
G., born June 6, 1830; Isaac J., deceased, 
born May ir, 1832 ; Carrie A., born Nov. 
26, 1836 ; Dicy A., deceased, born March 
17, 1839 ; Eliza E., born Aug. 21 1844 

Pinkerton F. M. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Berdan 

PINKERTON J. G. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 36, P.O. Berdan, was born, 1830, 
in Greene Co., 111.; was married to Martha 
M. Waltrip in 1853, who was born, 1837, 
in Greene Co., 111.; has four children : Abi- 
gail, deceased, born May 7, 1855, was mar- 
ried to John L. Good ; Sophia, born Feb. 
II, 1858 ; Cordelia, born Sept. 10, 1863 ; 
Henry C, born Sept. 10, 1869. The sub- 
ject of this sketch owns 240 acres of fine 
farming land, which is under good cultiva- 
tion and well improved 

Pinkerton J. K. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 

Pinkerton John F. F. laborer, New Provi- 
dence, P.O. Berdan 

PINKERTON ROBERT B. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 36, P.O. Berdan, born 
Dec. 10, 1848, in Warren Co., 111.; was 
married to Naomi Andrews, April 14, 1873, 
who was born Jan. 10, 1850; have three 
children : Sarah M., born Nov. 6, 1874 ; 
James F., born Dec. 20, 1875 ! Gracy B., 
born Sept. 2, 1877. The father of the sub- 
ject of this sketch was born Sept. i, 1797, 
in Rock Bridge, Ver. ; he was married 
twice ; the first to Hannah C. Marshall, 
March 18, 1819 ; had eleven children by 
that marriage ; after the death of his first 
wife he was married to Mrs. S. M. Speaks, 



in 1847; have two children by that mar- 
riage. Mr. Pinkerton owns 163J acres of 
fine farming land 

Pinkerton Thomas, laborer. New Providence, 
P.O. Berdan 

Pinkerton W. R. farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Berdan 

Potts W. M. farmer. Sec. 3 

QUIGLEY CHARLES, farmer. Sec. 2, 
P.O. White Hall 
QUIGLEY RIEL, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. White Hall, was born 
in Greene Co., 111., July 3, 1832 ; was mar- 
ried Nov. 6, 1862, to Susan Painter, who 
was born in Ohio in 1829, and is the daughter 
of John Painter, Sr. The father of the 
subject of this sketch, Samuel Quigley, was 
born in Ohio, Oct. 10, 1796, and deserves 
more than a passing notice, for he came to 
Greene Co., 111., in 1808, when but few 
white men trod the soil of Greene Co.; was 
at St. Louis when it was called by the name 
of Vincands, and was held by the French 
at that time; was in the War of 1812 ; 
entered 80 acres of land from the govern- 
ment, and farmed most of his life, but was 
a shoemaker by trade 

■p AINS GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. 

-*^ White Hall 

Rexrode M. P. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Athens 

Rexrode Nancy Mrs. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. 
Berdan 

Redmond R. C. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. White 
Hall 

Reed Charles, farmer. Sec. Ii, P.O. White 
Hall 

RIDINGS JESSE, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 15, P.O. White Hall. The 
father of the subject of this sketch was a 
native of North Carolina; born Oct. 27, 
1795 ; married Susanna Chinn, a native of 
North Carolina, on July 9, 1818, who died 
July I, 1843 , he came to Greene Co. in 
1835 ; had a family of nine children. Jesse 
Ridings, the fifth child, was born in 1824, 
and was married to Maria Close, Feb. 17, 
1870 ; she was born in Greene Co. in 1841 ; 
have three children : Thomas C, born 
Nov. 18, 1873 ; Mary E., born June 7, 
1875 ; Kate, born March 3, 1877. Mr. 
Ridings came to Greene Co. when he was 
eleven years of age, with his father, and 
followed the occupation of a farmer all his 



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life, and now owns 430 acres of fine farm- 
ing land, well improved and well stocked 

Ridings P. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Berdan 

Ridings William, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O.White 
Hall 

Riley C. R. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall 

ROODHOUSE PETER, farmer, 
Sec. 14, P.O. White Hall. Benjamin and 
Jane Roodhouse, father and mother of the 
subject of this sketch, emigrated to Greene 
Co., 111., from Yorkshire, Eng., in Dec, 
1830, and bought the farm that Peter now 
lives on, which contains 500 acres ; had an 
ox-mill and distillery on the place at that 
time, but the distillery never was run 
after he bought the farm ; there were nine 
children in his family, four by the name of 
Woods, and five by the name of Rood- 
house ; was married twice. Benjamin 
Roodhouse died Aug. 3, 1831 ; Jane, his 
wife, died i860 ; she deserves more than a 
passing notice, for she was left to rear a 
large family of children, without a helping 
hand ; was an energetic woman, and loved 
by all who knew her ; all of her boys are 
farmers. Mr. Peter Roodhouse was mar- 
ried twice; first, March 26, 1856,10 Miss 
Mary E. Autin, who was born 1836, and 
died May 9, 1857, and had one child, Harry 
W.. born Jan. 14, 1857 ; the second time 
to Mrs. Harriet Dewit, who had one child, 
Minnie Dewit, and by second marriage, 
Benjamin Thomas Roodhouse. Jane Rood- 
house, the sister of Peter, lives with him ; 
they have never been parted 

Settles E. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall 

Shelton O. S. laborer, Berdan 

Silkwood James, farmer, Sec. 7, P. O. White 
Hall 

SMITH BENJAMIN, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 12, P.O. White Hall. 
The subject of this sketch deserves more 
than a passing notice, as he is one among 
the oldest settlers of Greene County; was 
born Sept. 25, 1799, in Connecticut; came to 
Alton, 111., in 1818, when there was but 
two families in that place; is a carpenter 
by trade, and built the first house in that 
village; started from Connecticut in 1816, 
came to New York State and lived for one 
season, then to Fort George, Canada, where 
he stopped for some time, then a party of 
them came down the Ohio, on a flat boat, 
to New Albany, there left their boat and 



walked across the country to Alton. Was 
married to Miss M. E. Beacon, in 1820, 
who was born March 17, 1799, in Massa- 
chusetts; have nine children, six of whom 
are dead: Carrie A., born March 20, 1823; 
Minerva, born Dec. 1824; Harvey A., June 
10, 1830; Theresa O., born Nov. i, 1832; 
Angeline M., born April 9, 1835; Ira, born 
Nov. 26, 1838; entered land from the gov- 
ernment in 1825, and owns 480 acres 
Slight George, R.R. agent, Berdan 
Smith A. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Berdan 
SMITH HARVEY A. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall, is 
the son of Benjamin Smith, one of the 
oldest settlers of Greene County. The 
subject of this sketch was born in 1830, in 
Greene County; was married to Eliza 
Kistler, who was born in 1831, in Madison 
County; have nine children : Addie M., 
born Jan. 12, 1853; William H., born Sept. 
21, 1854; Anna B., born Oct. i, 1856; Ben- 
jamin E., born Dec.25. 1858; Carrie H., born 
March 16, 1S60; Selinda V., born Dec. 14. 
1862; Zella v., born April 24, 1867; Frank 
C, born Dec. i, 1868; Lela, born April 16, 
1876, deceased. Mr. Smith has followed 
the occupation of a farmer most of his 
life. He furnished 40,000 ties and posts 
for the C.B.& Q.R.R. Co. 
Smith William, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. White 
Hall 

'T'ANKERSLEY WM. farmer. Sec. 12, P. 
^ O. White Hall 

Taylor J. E. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall 

Thaxton B. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan 

Tunison G. C. farmer. Sec. 15 

Tunison Henry, farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. White 
Hall 

TUNISON J. E. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 5, P.O. White Hall, was born 
in Greene County, in 1846; was married the 
first time to Minerva Baker, Dec. 24, 1867, 
a native of Kentucky, and died Oct. 26, 
1869; was married the second time, Sept. 
14, 1871, to Mary H. Ledford, who was 
born in 1849; have four children: Julia E., 
born March 16, 1873, deceased; William 
H., born July 14, 1874, deceased; George 
E., born Oct. i, 1876, deceased; Minnie 
M., born 1878. The homestead con- 
tains 200 acres of well improved land, and 
is well stocked with fine breeds of cattle 



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Tunison J. D. farmer, Sec. ii, P.O.White 

Hall 
Turney P. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Berdan 

VANDERHEYDEN C. farmer. Sec. 21, 
P.O. White Hall 

AITARD J. N. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Walk- 

** erville 
Williams J. A. laborer, Berdan 
Williamson W. H. farmer, Sec. i, P.O.White 

Hall 
WOODS ISAAC, farmer and stock 

raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. White Hall, was born 



in 1836, in Greene County; was married in 
1858, to Martha Baker, born in 1842; have 
four children: Olive, Oscar, John, and 
William. The father of the subject of this 
sketch was born in 1812, and died in 1876; 
was married to Matilda Wright, who died 
in 1843; afterward married to Jennette 
Hues, having fourteen children, five by the 
first marriage and nine by the last mar- 
riage, seven of whom are living. The sub- 
ject of this sketch is the son of the first mar- 
riage 
Worcester F. A. farmer. Sec. 4, P. O. White 
Hall 




Township ii, North Range 13, West. 



A 



LLEN ROBERT, renter, P.O. White 
Hall 

Ashlock J. C. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. White 
Hall 



"DAIRAM BENJAMIN, farmer, Sec. 21, 
^ P.O. White Hall 
Bairam Marshall, farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Ballard Jesse, farmer. Sec. 24, P. O. White 

Hall 
Barber Isaac, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Barnhart J. V. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
BARTON ISAAC, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 21, was born in Lancaster 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa., on the 
28th of April, 1817. He was the fifth 
child of Thomas and Phoebe Ann Barton, 
both natives of England, who voyaged to 
America in an early day, settling in Penn- 
sylvania, where he followed farming, and 
where he was married on the 2d of May, 
1839, to Miss Mary Chamberlain, of Little 
York, who died on the 25th of April, 1848. 
When war was declared between Mexico 
and the United States Government, Isaac 
Barton enlisted in Co. I, ist Regular Inf., 
and participated in the Battles of Palo 
Alto, Resaca, Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro 
Cordo, Penale Pass, Cherubusco, Molino 
Del Rey, and was also at the siege of Mex- 
ico. On leaving Pennsylvania, in 1858, he 
proceeded to Iowa, where he remained two 
years, when he came to Greene County. In 
1859, during the Pike's Peak excitement, he 
made an overland trip, and remained 
through one Summer in Colorado. Return- 
ing to Greene County, he was married to 
Mrs. Ann J. Carter, on the ist day of Jan., 
i860. Mrs. Barton is a daughter of Stephen 
and Mary Spencer. They have two chil- 
dren, Elisha T, and Eva Ann 
Banner William M. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Bowman William E. farmer, P. O. White 

Hall 
Brant W. E. farmer, P.O. White Hall 



BRIDGEWATER ELISHA, farm- 
er and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Wrights- 
ville, was born in the town of St. Marys in 
Hancock County, 111., on the 26th day of 
August, 1839. Fifth child of William 
Bridgewater, a native Kentuckian, born in 
1802, a blacksmith by occupation, who mar- 
ried in Kentucky Miss Nancy Pasley ; in 
1827 or 1828 he moved to Morgan County, 
where he entered land from the government; 
subsequently removed to Hancock County, 
where he followed blacksmi thing for several 
years, when he moved to Scott County and 
thence to Greene County, where he settled 
upon sec. 16, in township 11, range 13, 
where he died. Mrs. Bridgewater is still 
living, a resident of this township. Elisha, 
from whom this narrative is obtained, passed 
his boyhood in Scott County, and removed 
to Greene County in 1863, where he was 
married to Miss Sylvia J. Boyrun in 1S65, 
a daughter of Benjamin J. Boyrun, whose 
ancestry settled in Greene County a full 
half century ago. In March, 1868, Mr. 
Bridgewater came into possession of 120 
acres of land, part of which was settled by 
Davis Carter in 1821, and entered from the 
government by Joseph Harris in 1S32. Mr. 
Bridgewater has always taken a deep inter- 
est in county affairs, and at one time offi- 
ciated as township constable and school 
trustee, holding this position at the present 
writing. There were born of the marriage 
two children : Addie M. and Benjamin F. 

Bridgewater E. J. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. White 
Hall 

Bridges O. F. farmhand. Sec. 21, P.O. White 
Hall 

Buck J. M. farmer, P.O. White Hall 

/^ADE JAMES R. farmer and stock 

^ raiser. Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall. The 

above named gentleman is a native of 

Greene County, where he was born on the 

the 16th of January, 1841, oldest son and 



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third child of Thomas and Tabitha Cade. 
Thomas Cade became a resident of Greene 
County during his childhood, as did also 
the lady who was destined to become his 
future wife. There were born of this union 
twelve children, seven of whom are living, 
whose biography we are necessarily com- 
pelled to omit owing to limited space. Mrs. 
Cade died in 1862, on the 1 8th of Novem- 
ber ; the remains now repose in the Dodson 
Cemetery of Carrollton. Thomas Cade is 
now a resident of Kansas, where he is en- 
gaged in farming. James, from whom our 
narrative is obtained, passed his early years 
upon a farm, and indeed, has always, it 
might be proper to state, been identified 
with agricultural pursuits. On the 7th of 
April, 1864, Mr. Cade was united in marriage 
to Miss Catherine Hunnicutt, a daughter of 
Rowell Hunnicutt. Mr. C. is the owner of 
60 acres of valuable land, brought to a high 
state of cultivation through great industry 
and energy. Receiving an unusually lib- 
eral education, he became more than ordin- 
arily proficient as a marksman, gaining 
considerable notoriety as such 
Carr Merrill, farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Carr William, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Carter John, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Carrollton 
Chapman Douglas, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Chapman J. W. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Clark Isaiah, renter, P.O. White Hall 
COLLINS J. R. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 15, P.O. White Hall. The subject of 
this biography is a native of Hampshire 
County, Va., where he was born in the year 
1810. He was the second of a family of 
nine children. At the- age of eight years 
his parents, Jacob and Sarah Collins emi- 
grated to Ohio, settling in Guernsey County, 
where the subject of this sketch learned the 
trade of a carpenter and joiner. In 1832, 
on the 1 2th of January, he was united in 
marriage to Miss Lucinda Jackson, a 
daughter of Jacob and Margaret Jackson, 
by whom he had ten children, eight of 
whom are living : Margaret Jane, O. J., E. 
S., J. M., A. A. and M. F. During the Au- 
tumn of 1856, Mr. Collins emigrated with 
his family to the West, and located in 
Greene County, where he bought a tract of 
land consisting of 240 acres. Since this 
date he has followed farming successfully, 
and now resides in township il, range 13, 

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where he lives in comfortable circumstances, 
and enjoys the respect and confidence of 
community in which he lives 
Cox Benjamin, renter, P.O. White Hall 
COX «T. IS", farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 
15, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Cox is a native 
of Ohio, where he was born on the 25th of 
January, 1832, and where he passed the 
days of his childhood and early youth upon 
the old farm homestead, acquiring a good 
common school education. Remaining in 
Ohio until 1852, he then emigrated to the 
West, settling in the vicinity of Walkers- 
ville, Galena County, during the Spring of 
that year ; and the following year, in the 
month of July, he was united in marriage 
to Miss Sarah Jane Collins, a daughter of 
Josiah Collins, deceased, by whom he has 
five children : Mary E., Ira E , Freddie W., 
Rosa Ann, and Major. Mr. Cox ranks 
among the more prosperous farmers of this 
township, owning 263 acres of valuable 
land, and few are better known for liberality 
and enterprise 
Cox Jacob D. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Cox Joseph, farmer, P.O. White Hall 

T^UGDELL JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. 

-^-^ White Hall 

Dyinger John, renter, P.O. White Hall 

T7ABURN GEORGE, farmer, P.O. White 
^ Hall 

Field H. L. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. White Hall 
Fillager W. farmer, P.O. White Hall 

r^ ILLINGHAM B. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. 






White Hall 



Graham William, farmer, P.O. White Hall 

TTASSELTON GEORGE, farmer. Sec. 
■*-■■ 22, P.O. White Hall 
Hazlewood Jacob, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Hazlewood John, renter. Sec. 2, P.O. White 

Hall 
Hazlewood Luke, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Hazlewood Mary Mrs. P.O. White Hall 
Hazlewood William W. renter, Sec. 2, P.O. 

White Hall 
HEXSON ELIJAH, farmer and stock 
rai>er. Sec. 9. P.O. White Hall. Elijah 
Henson was born in Greene County on the 
I2th of August. 1847. While still a youth 
he accompanied his father Solomon Hen- 



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son to Pike's Peak, and in subsequent years 
traveled extensively. When the war broke 
out he enlisted in Co. G., 59th 111. Inf. for 
three years or during the war, and became 
a participant in many hard-fought battles, 
as Nashville (both engagements), Lookout 
Mountain, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, 
Pilot Knob, Poplar Bluff, Perrysville, siege 
of Atlanta, and other engagements of note; 
wounded at Poplar Bluff, Perryville, Look- 
out Mountain, and Nashville. When the 
war closed he returned to Greene County. 
On the 8th of August, 1865, he was married 
to Miss Angeline Smiley, a daughter of 
Aaron and Nancy Smiley. There were 
born of this marriage eight children, of 
whom three are living : Rhoda E., Eliza- 
beth, and King Solomon. Mr. H. is the 
owner of 20 acres in this township 
Henson E, renter. Sec. 9. P.O. White Hall 
Henson Solomon, farmer. Sec. g, P.O. White 

Hall 
Henson William, renter, Sec. 9, P.O. White 

Hall 
Hill John R. farm hand, P.O. White Hall 
Hisket C. farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. White Hall 
HoffmanB.farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.White Hall 
Holmes John, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Holmes Thomas, renter, Sec. 1, P.O. White 

Hall 
Hubbard L. renter, P.O. White Hall 
HudspethA. farmer. Sec. I. P.O. White Hall 
Hudspeth Stewart, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Hudson Drury, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. White 

Hall. 
Hunnicutt George P. farmer. Sec. 20, P. O. 

White Hall. 
HUNNICUTT H. T. farmer, Sec. 17. 
P.O. Walkerville, was born in Greene 
County in 1834, married Miss Sarah Butler, 
and on her decease, E. Purnell, his present 
wife. Of the first marriage four children, 
were born, Oscar, Mary, William and Julia. 
Mr. H. owns 160 acres 
HUNNICUTT KOWELL, farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 16, P.O.White Hall. 
Few in western life have endured more of 
its trials and its hardships, than the whole- 
souled gentleman whose name heads this 
sketch. Rowell Hunnicutt is a native of 
South Carolina, where he was born on the 
fifteenth of June, 1807. Of the parents we 
have only space to say, that his father, 
Hartwell T. Hunnicutt, was born in South 



Carolina in 1781, and a millwright by occu- 
pation, and he married in South Carolina 
Miss Margaret Cunningham, who bore him 
fifteen children, fourteen of whom grew to 
mature years. He left the South for the far 
west Dec. 25, 1816, and after a most harass- 
ing journey overland in a covered wagon, 
he first landed at the mouth of Wood River, 
a short distance below the city of Alton, in 
Madison County. He remained here some 
four years, when he set out for Greene 
County, where he settled on the first of May, 
1820, in what is familiarly known as the 
Bluff Region, where he remained until his 
removal to township 11, range 13, where 
he became a school teacher, the first who 
taught in this part of the county. He was 
a self-made man, and displayed consider- 
able ability for the period of time in which 
he lived. He died in 1832, after a long 
life of usefulness and honor, and his ashes 
repose within the borders of Greene County. 
Mrs. H. survived her husband some eight 
years, and was laid to rest in theHunnicutt 
cemetery. Rowell, passing his boyhood in 
Greene County, grew to a vigorous man- 
hood among tiie pioneers of the west, and 
there learned that sturdy spirit of self-reli- 
ance that led to successful results in subse- 
quent years. He acquired a good common 
school education solelyby individual efforts, 
and became familiar with mathematics by 
means of problems worked in the ashes in 
a broad open fireplace, under the instruc- 
tion of William Craten, In 1826 Mr. H. 
made his way to Galena, where he went for 
the purpose of seeking employment in the 
lead mines. The season had been unusu- 
ally wet, and accordingly he voyaged down 
the Mississippi on a flatboat to New Or- 
leans, where he became employed on the 
wharf, where vessels were moored and 
where freight was unloaded at all hours 
of the day and night. From the Crescent 
City he took passage on the steamer Lib- 
erator for St. Louis, the scene of many a stir- 
ring event in early western days, and where 
our subject for a period of three years had 
officiated as the commander of a small keel 
boat, which he would load with honey, bees- 
wax, deer hides and furs, such as coonskins, 
mink and otter, and from the mouth of Ap- 
ple Creek, where the town of Newport now 
stands, he would ply the little craft to St. 



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Louis, where he would lay in a supply of dry 
goods, groceries and whisky, the latter a 
highly prized article, for the return voyage. 
From St. Louis he returned to Greene 
County, where he married on ihe 14th of Feb- 
ruary, 1827, Miss Mary Pruitt, a daughter 
of James Pruitt, who settled in Greene 
County in 1820. After his marriage he 
built a common round log cabin and fol- 
lowed farming to a limited extent. When 
the Blackhawk war broke out he volun- 
teered as a soldier, under the command of 
Captain Fay, and witnessed the skirmish at 
the mouth of Bad Ax Creek, and was also 
an eye-witness of the peace treaty subse- 
quently made at Rock Island. When the 
Indian troubles no longer agitated the 
Northwest he returned to his home, and 
there followed farming until 1834, when he 
moved north. He settled at Peru, where 
he purchased property at the land sale, and 
built the first house in the village for L. D. 
Brewster, and while residing here he had 
the pleasure of seeing the Hall girls, who, 
captured by the Indians in 1832, had but a 
short time previous to Mr. H.'s arrival been 
released from captivity. This event occa- 
sioned considerable excitement at the time, 
and we find frequent mention made of this 
incident iu early histories of Illinois and the 
Northwest. In 1836 he returned to Greene 
County, where he resided until 1856, when 
he moved to Calhoun County, where he 
established a ferry and a commission busi- 
ness, and also transacted a remunerative 
business in the shipment of wood to St. 
Louis. After a successful business extend- 
ing over ten years, he became a forwarding 
and commission merchant at the town of 
Newport. During the Spring of i860 he 
plunged still farther westward, and eventu- 
ally landed in Nevada, where he established 
a quartz mill in connection with Lewis W. 
Sink and a party by the name of Lorelen, 
given name unknown. In what is now 
Nevada City our subject built the first cabin. 
While the new firm were transacting a most 
successful business, with twelve stamps in 
running operation, the war broke out, and 
with its attendant consequences shattered 
the hopes of its enterprising projectors. 
Mr. Hunnicutt once again turned his 
face toward his old home in Greene County, 
where he now resides in comfortable cir- 



cumstances, on a farm of eighty acres, after 
a life fraught with interest and very unusual 
activity. Mrs. Hunnicutt died on the first 
of April, 1877, and was laid at rest within 
a short distance of the home that knew her 
presence for so many years. There were 
born of this marriage ten children, nine of 
whom are living : Jane, who married Geo. 
Hostelton ; Hartwell S., who married S?.rah 
Butler, and on her decease was married to 
Elizabeth Purnell ; Catherine, who married 
James Cade ; Julia Ann, who married Shan- 
non E. Collins ; Diana, who married Joshua 
T. Crow ; George, who married Miss Emma 
Young, and Laura, who married Abraham 
Young. In the above sketch of Rowell 
Hunnicutt, we have mentioned his trip to 
Galena in search of employment, and it will 
be well to mention in this connection, that 
the date given, 1826, offered no railroad 
facilities, and accordingly Mr. Hunnicutt, 
starting from the mouth of Apple Creek, 
where the village of Newport now stands, 
in company, with Davis Carter, William 
Beman, John Beman, Jonathan Hill and 
John Daniel, voyaged down the Illinois 
to its mouth on the Mississippi, when the 
little party of explorers paddled up the 
Father of Waters to what is now Quincy, 
by canoe. Here they remained for a short 
time, and camped out on the site of what 
is now the city of Quincy, then not platted 
as a town, and even unknown as a village, 
for it contained but one log cabin partially 
built. Resuming their voyage, at the end 
of thirty-four days from their original start- 
ing point, this band of enterprising pioneers 
landed in Galena, a small hamlet contain- 
ing one grocery store, one double log cabin 
used as a tavern, and a blacksmith's shop 
Jaquies G. W. farmer, P.O. White Hall 

TT'ELLER JACOB, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. 
-*^ White Hall 

Keach H. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall 
Kinser Mrs. J. M. P.O. White Hall 

T AWSON S. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. White 

^ Hall 

LEONARD SAMUEL B. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 9, P. O. Whitehall. 
Samuel Leonard was born in Tuscarawas 
County, Ohio, on the ilth of September, 
183S, the fifth child of Jeremiah and Jane 



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Leonard ; at the age of seven years, his 
parents moved to Guernsey Co., where the 
family remained until 1851, vifhen they 
moved still farther westward, locating in 
Jersey Co. three miles northwest of Jersey- 
ville, on rented property. One year later, 
the head of the family passed away to that 
world of Spirits to which we all are tend- 
ing, finding a last resting place in Jer- 
sey Co.; to the care of his wife who died 
in 1870, he left a large family of seven 
children : Hiram, who married Miss 
Amanda Powell ; Thomas, who was killed 
in the battle during the late Rebellion ; Mar- 
garet J, who married Dr. E. A. Casey of 
Jerseyville ; Lee K, who died in 1847; 
Mary Ann, who married Martin Pruitt ; 
John L., and Caroline, who married Albert 
Taxboy ; Mattie, deceased, who died in 
1866; Samuel passed his youth in Jersey 
county, where he followed agricultural 
pursuits until the war broke out, when he 
enlisted in Co. F. 14th Ill.Lif. at Jerseyville, 
for three years ; a participant in the battles 
of Shiloh, Hatchie, Mississippi, siege of 
Vicksburg, Jackson, etc. When the war 
closed he returned to Jersey Co., where he 
followed farming, until his location in 
Greene Co., in 1871. The year of his mar- 
riage to Miss Henrietta Deeds, a daughter 
of Henry and Sarah Jane Deeds. Mr. L. 
now resides in Tp. II, R. 13, where he is 
the owner of forty acres, and ranks among 
our most industrious citizens. Of this mar- 
riage five children were born, three of whom 
are living, and whose names are in order 
of birth, Clara B. Jennette and Samuel B. 
LIKELY SAMUEL C. Sr., farmer, 
and stock raiser. Sec. 10. P. O. White Hall. 
Samuel C. Likely is a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, born on the 7th of April, 1808. 
Third child of Wm. and Agnes Likely, 
whose maiden name was Taylor. The days 
of his youth were spent upon the old farm 
homestead, and at seventeen he became 
apprenticed to the trade of blacksmithing, 
and subsequently became a journeymen 
workman, and applied himself diligently to 
to his calling. On the nth of April, 1836, 
he was united in marriage by the Rev. Mr. 
Marshall, to Miss Rachel Clark, a daughter 
of Alexander Clark, a native of Pennsylvania 
During the year mentioned, Mr. L. con- 
cluded to cast his fortunes in the West, and 



accordingly removed to Griggsville, Pike 
Co., 111., where he followed his vocation 
until 1849. ^Irs. Likely did not long sur- 
vive her journey to Illinois and passed away 
some three years from the date of the fam- 
ily's location at Griggsville. On the 2nd 
of January, 1845, he was united in mar- 
riage to Miss Catherine T. Pastors, a daugh- 
ter of Wesley and Mary Pastors, who were 
natives of Baltimore, Maryland, and Jeffer- 
son, Ohio. In 1849, Ml" L. made an over- 
land trip to Oregon, in search of the shin- 
ing metal, and subsequently made his way 
to the Pacific Slope. Landing at San Fran- 
cisco when it consisted principally of the 
long wharf and a few scattered buildings 
erected after the Spanish mode, he found 
the few inhabitants stirred to an intense 
pitch of excitement, as the State had then 
gained its admission into the Union. Re- 
mained in Oregon and California some two 
years where he conducted the blacksmith 
shop for Messrs. Slofoot & Pierce, receiving 
one-half the earnings of the establishment.. 
At the expiration of this time, he shipped 
on board the ocean steamer Northerner, at 
San Francisco. After the usual voyage the 
vessel landed at Chagres where the passen- 
gers were transferred to the U. S. mail 
steamer Georgia, which conveyed them to 
the city of Havanna, where during this 
time it will be borne in mind that Lopez had 
created considerable disturbance, and the 
Spanish Government, on the alert for the 
Fillibusters, captured both crew and passen- 
gers, imprisoning them for a short time,. 
but by the intercession of the American 
Consul, the Americans were released. Re- 
turning eventually to Griggsville, 111., he 
resided until his removal to Greene Co., in 
1852, when he purchased the farm proper- 
ty owned by Jos. Phillips, which consisted 
of 360 acres, and now comprising 240 acres 
of valuable land. Mr. L. ranks among our 
most progressive liberal farmers, and few 
are better known for their liberality and 
kindly acts. Of the second marriage ten 
children were born, of whom only three are 
living : Samuel C, William W., and Luther 
M. (Note.) One incident in the voyage 
of the Northerner is worthy of note : As 
the vessel plowed its way over the waters, a 
sudden squall struck the vessel with force 
and the good ship careening, carried the 



TOWN 11, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST. 



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yard-arms far into the water, and created 
considerable alarm among its passengers 
Likely W. W. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Linfoot Henry, school teacher, P.O. White 
Hall 

■]\/r ANGER ANDREW, farmer and 
and blacksmith. Andrew Manger is a 
native of Germany, where he was born on 
the igth of March, 1833. At an early age 
he became apprenticed to the trade of a 
blacksmith, in due course of time becom- 
ing a skillful journeyman workman. In 
1854 he crossed the Atlantic for the new 
world, and after the usual voyage landed in 
the City of New York, where he remained 
but a short time, when he directed his foot- 
steps to Illinois, and first located at LaSalle, 
La Salle Co., subsequently making his home 
at Peoria, and other points. In 1856, he 
came to Greene Co., where he first worked 
as a journeyman, and afterward as proprietor 
of a shop. In 1857, he was married to Miss 
Nancy Wood, by whom he had four children. 
Mrs. M. died in 1864, and was laid at rest 
in Greene Co. The following year Mr. 
Manger was married to Mrs. Emily Martin, 
by whom he has five children. Mr. Manger 
is the owner of eighty-nine acres of land in 
this township, and is well known as a 
skillful workman 
Manly Thomas, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Maupin Mrs. Sec. 15, P.O. White Plall 
McAdams America, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. 

White Hall 
McAdams J. G. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. White 

Hall 
McLellan N. renter, P.O. White Hall 
McLellan Thomas, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Morrison H. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Mountz Lawrence, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O White 
Hall 

NEECE ALFRED, renter, P.O. White 
Hall 
Neece WiUiam, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Neeley Wm. G. renter, P.O, White Hall 

"DAINE GEORGE, farm hand, P.O. 

^ White Hall 

Painter John Jr. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. White 

H£-ll 

Pastures Mrs. C, P.O. White Hall 
Pie Mrs. Sarah, P.O. White Hall 



PRICE HENRY, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 14, P.O. White Hall. Henry 
Price is a native of Germany, where he 
was born on the 4th of July, 1821. In early 
life he became employed as a farm hand, 
and spent the usual six years in the Ger- 
man army. Emigrating to America in 
1848, after the usual voyage, he landed at 
New Orleans, thence to St. Louis, where 
he resided four years, and where he was 
married to Miss Mary Suitts. In 1852 he 
emigrated to Iowa. Remaining but a 
short time he returned to St. Louis, where 
he found employment in a large manufac- 
turing establishment. During the year 
mentioned above Mr. Price located in 
Greene County, where he met with many 
discouragements but ultimately triumphed, 
through the well-known industry peculiar 
to all of his race, and at the present writ- 
ing is the owner of 240 acres situated with- 
in the borders of Greene County, where he 
now lives in the enjoyment of honestly ac- 
quired wealth. Nine children blessed this 
union, eight of whom are living and whose 
names are, in order of birth, John H., 
H. C, Conrad, Dora, Frank, Willie, 
Mary, George and Albert 

Price John C. farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. White 
Hall 

Pruitt A. farmer. Sec. 2, P. O. White Hall 

Pruitt Robert, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. White 
Hall 

"p OBERTSON ROBERT, farmer. Sec. 22 
-^ P.O. White Hall 

Rodgers James, farm hand, P.O. White Hall 
Rollins Harry, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. White 

Hall 
Rome W. D. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. White 

Hall 
Rowell Robert, renter. Sec. 2. P.O. White 

Hall 

CCHIERER NICHOLAS, farmer. Sec. 2, 

•^ P.O. White Hall 

Scritchfield George W. farmer, P.O. White 
Hall 

Scritchfield William, farmer, Sec. 9. P.O. 
White Hall 

Schurz Mat, farmer Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall 

SEELY AMERICUS, farmer and 
stock raiser, P.O. White Hall. The sub- 
ject of this biography is the fifth child of 



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Hon. Judge Stewart Seely, and was born 
on the farm homestead in Greene County, 
the gth of November, 1849. March 
15. 1877, he was united in marriage, at 
Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo., to 
Miss Dora Shackleford, a daughter of 
Benjamin F. Shackleford of Kentucky and 
Mary Frances Shackleford of Tennessee. 
One child, Claude E., blessed this union, 
born on the 4th of February, 1878. Mr. 
Seely is the owner of 160 acres of valuable 
land, and is an honorable man and a pro- 
gressive, wide-awake farmer 
Semon John, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall 
Sheff Joseph, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Sheff Riley, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Silkwood Mrs. Cynthia, Sec. 4, P.O. White 

Hall 
Silkwood Obadiah, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Strawmuth Martin, farm hand, P.O. White 

Hall 
Summers Nicholas, renter, P.O. White Hall 
SUTTLES DAVID, farmer. Sec. 29, 

P.O. White Hall 
Suttles Ephraim, farmer, P.O. White Hall 
SUTTLES JESSE, Sec. 10, P. O. 
Walkerville, was born in Greene County, 
Jan. 28, 1837. His father was John Suttles, 
who was born in 1810 and came with his 
father's family to Illinois, in 1821, settling 
in Madis,on County. In 1831 he moved to 
Greene County, and in 1835 married Mrs. 
Elizabeth Powell. By this marriage five chil- 
dren, of whom two are living: Jesse, whose 
name heads this sketch, and William, who 
also lives in Greene County, Sarah J., Su- 
sannah, and Lucinda, deceased. In 1863 
Jesse married Letitia, daughter of Ashley 
and Eliza McClellan of Greene County, 
who are since deceased. The father of Mr. 
S. died in 1863 ; his mother in 1849. Four 
children living : William A., born Dec. 26, 
1867; Eliza J., born Aug. 2, 1869; Mary 
C, born Dec. 28, 1871 ; John H., born 
May 2, 1874; George L., born Oct. 15, 
1865, died Dec. 24, 1S65 ; James A., born 
Dec. 21, 1871, died in Oct., 1872 
Suttles John C. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. White 

Hall 
Suttles L. R. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Suttles W. J. farmer, P.O. White Hall 
Sweetin W. L. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. White 
Hall 



T^HOMAS JOHNH. farmer and stock 
^ raiser. Sec. 3, P.O. White Hall. The gen- 
ial and liberal gentleman whose name heads 
this biogra])hy is a native of Germany, 
where he was born on the 25th of April, 
1835. In early youth he became appren- 
ticed to the trade of a weaver, and at 17 
concluded to cast his fortunes in America, 
and accordingly during the Autumn of 1852 
he embarked on board the sailing vessel 
Georgia at Liverpool ; shipwrecked off the 
coast of Long Island Sound ; after the 
usual delay incident to a shipwreck our 
subject landed in New York City. Until 
the Spring opened he lay ill at the hospital 
at Ward's Island, and on recovering re- 
mained in New York City a short time. He 
afterwards hired as a farm hand. Leaving 
Albany in the Winter of 1854 Mr. Thomas 
directed his footsteps westward, and first 
located in what is now termed East St. 
Louis. When the Spring opened he sought 
employment on the Mississippi, as a fire- 
man on the Adriatic, one of the largest 
boats on the river. In 1856 Mr. Thomas 
located permanently in Greene county, in 
Tp. II, R. 13, where he first worked for 
George Schutz. In 1858 he united his for- 
tunes to Miss Nancy Paire, a daughter of 
Hiram Paire, one of the first settlers of 
Greene County. Mr. Thomas possessed no 
capital at this date, financially speaking, 
but he had an unlimited fund of energy 
that laid the foundation for the success 
that greeted his efforts in after years. Step 
by step he accumulated his present farm 
property of 240 acres of well-cultivated 
land, which will compare favorably with 
other tracts of similar size in Greene 
County. Mr. Thomas has never aspired to 
office, yet has ever taken a deep interest in 
the advancement of education. Of the 
marriage, ten children, four only of whom 
are living and whose names in order of 
birth are Sophia Jane, John H., Martha A., 
and Ortey M. 

Thomas Theodore, blacksmith, P.O. White 
Hall 

Tolbert J. renter. Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall 

Trippen Peter, farmer, P.O. White Hall 



V 



INYARD J. W. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. 
White Hall 



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Vinyard George W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. 
White Hall 

VyALKER JEPTHA, farmer, Sec. 22, P. 
^^ O. White Hall 

WELLS JOHN C. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. lo, P.O. White Hall. The 
above named gentleman was born in 
Greene Co. on the 7th of August, 1841, 
the oldest son of John C. and Hannah 
Wells, who were natives of Tennessee and 
Illinois, respectively. As the head of the 
family became a contemporary settler with 
many who first founded homes in the West, 
we shall here append more than a passing 
description. The exact date of his arrival 
can not now be ascertained, but sufficient 
is known for the statement to be made 
that the county bore but little existence of 
civilization when he first set foot in the 
southern portion of Illinois, where he was 
destined to witness many stirring events in 
the pioneer days of Greene Co. On attain- 
ing his majority he proceeded to Alton, in 
Madison Co., where he became identified 
with the butchering business, remaining 
some six years. While a resident of Alton, 
a party by the name of Lovejoy introduced 
one of the first printing presses in Alton, 
and probably published the first Abolition 
sheet in Illinois ; this attempt aroused the 
ill will of many, among whom was Mr. 
Wells, who, in company with others, bore 
a hand in the destruction of the press. On 
his return to Greene Co. he was united in 
marriage to Miss Hannah Garrison, a 
daughter of Jesse B. Garrison, of Ken- 
tucky. Not long after his marriage, Mr. 
Wells emigrated to Jeff'erson Co., where he 
purchased a farm of 80 acres. Three years 
later he concluded to push farther west- 
ward, and accordingly set out for Iowa. 
On reaching Scott Co., the partner of his 
joys and sorrows was taken suddenly ill ; 
the disease, in the nature of paralysis, 
proved fatal, a sad calamity to the enter- 
prising pioneer, who found his plans mate- 
rially changed, and accordingly he now 
located in Scott Co. In 1853 he once 
again became a resident of Greene Co., 
where he purchased 80 acres in township 
II, range 13, where in subsequent years 
he became a successful farmer and trader. 
When the war broke out he enlisted in 



Co. H.gist Illinois Infantry, and proceeded 
to the front from White Hall. He became a 
participant in many important battles noted 
in history. After the exchange of prison- 
ers, and while encamped at the city of St. 
Louis, he was taken suddenly ill, and died 
in Uncle Sam's service, July 10, 1863. The 
remains subsequently found a last resting 
place in Greene Co. Mrs. Wells survived 
her husband but two years, dying April 10, 
1865, and her ashes now repose in the 
family cemetery. The survivors of the 
family are four : George W., Lucinda, 
Mahuldah, and John C, whose career we 
now follow. Passing his early years upon 
the farm homestead, when the war broke 
out he enlisted in Co. G, 9th Missouri 
Infantry, in 1862. Through changes made 
in the regiment it became the 59th Illinois. 
Serving for four and a half years, a veteran 
toward the close of the Rebellion, he be- 
came a participant in the battles of Stone 
River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Wild 
Cat Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Missouri 
Ridge, Ringgold, Rocky Faced Ridge, Re- 
saca, Cassville, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, 
Marietta, Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, Frank- 
lin, Nashville, Overton Hills, etc. When 
the war closed. Mr. W. returned to Greene 
Co., where he married, in 1866, Miss Sarah 
E. Vinyard, a daughter of Joseph Vinyard, 
by which marriage he has five children 
Elmer V., John C, Jennie S., Sarah E., Rosa 
H., and David C, deceased. Mr. Wells is 
the owner of 80 acres of valuable land in 
this township 
WELLS SAMUEL, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. II, P.O. White Hall. Mr. Wells 
was born in Christian Co., Ky., Sept. 13, 
1809; his parents moved to Nashville, 
Tenn., when he was but a small child, and 
here were passed the days of his youth. 
In Nov., 1829, his father removed with his 
family to Illinois, who first settled in Ham- 
ilton Co., near McLeansborough. Here 
Samuel became acquainted with Miss Mary 
Smith, to whom he was married Dec. 23, 
1830. By this marriage four children, of 
whom one is now living, William L., who 
lives in the Cherokee Nation. In 1834, 
Mr. Wells removed to Wayne Co., fifteen 
miles north of Fairfield. After residing 
here for two years he again moved, and 
located in Greene Co., about half a mile 



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north of the place on which he lives. On 
the i8th day of March, 1836, he had the 
misfortune to lose his helpmate ; and in 
June, 1837, he married Miss Mary Powers, 
daughter of Joseph and Mary Powers, who 
were among the early settlers of Greene 
Co. Six children blessed this union, only 
one of whom is living : Joseph A., born 
March 28, 1838, married Miss Matilda 
Wood in i860, and is now a resident of 
Erie, Kan. On tlie nth day of August, 
1849, Samuel was again parted from his 
companion by the hand of death. March 
6, 185 1, he again launched on the sea of 
matrimony, with Miss Sarah Sullivan. Ten 
children by this union, two living : Malvina 
F., who married Joseph Vinyard, now a 
resident of Denton Co., Texas ; and David 
W., who was born Aug. 11, 1856, and now 
lives with his father on the old homestead. 
On the 1st of Nov., 1865, Mrs. Wells was 
called from hence, leaving Mr. W. a wid- 
ower for the third time. On Feb. 5, 1868, 
he married Mrs. Esther Meley, who is now 
living. Mr. Wells relates that during his 
stay in Wayne Co. he did not see a single 
piece of wheat sown or raised, and nothing 
for bread but corn meal, and that from 
frost-bitten corn. While living in Wayne 
Co. he lost two children by milk sickness, 
which caused him to leave the county at 
the time he left. Seven families moved 
together, to escape the terrible ravages of 
this deadly plague. From his experience 
with the disease, Mr. W. gives much useful 
and practical information as how to pre- 
vent and cure this malady. He states that 
upon his arrival in Greene Co. there were 
not more than a dozen houses in the town- 
ship where he settled ; and where the present 
city of White Hall now stands, at that time 
was a collection of log houses, probably a 
dozen in number, and one store kept in a 
log cabin. He arrived in Greene Co., pos- 
sessed of two ponies, $45 in money, and a 
few of the necessary implements of house- 



keeping. In the years 1837-39 ^^ followed 
the occupation of buying poultry through 
the country, and taking it to market in St. 
Louis ; he by this means cleared enough to 
buy 40 acres of land. But going security 
for friends, he lost his little all, and was 
obliged to make a new start. In 1S45 he 
again commenced his former business, buy- 
ing produce for the St. Louis market. This 
pursuit he followed fifteen years, thereby 
amassing enough money to purchase the 
80 acres of land on which his residence 
stands, although during the time he suffered 
from ill health incessantly, and met with 
misfortunes which would have disheartened 
a man who had not an indomitable will and 
energy. He states that during his farming 
he has lost what would have easily made 
40,000 bushels of wheat by the dry freeze, 
and over sixty head of horses, yet, despite 
all these trials, difficulties, and misfortunes, 
he has accumulated about 500 acres of land 
by his own individual efforts. In 1842 he 
became identified with the United Baptist 
Church, and is well known in the commun- 
ity for his piety and strict temperance prin- 
ciples 
White L. H. farmer. Sec, 20, P.O. Carrollton 
White Samuel, renter, P.O. White Hall 
Whitesides Mrs. L. Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton 
Williams Frank, renter. Sec. 10, P.O. White 

Hall 
Wilson Francis, farmer, P.O. White Hall 

A/'OUNG J. T. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O.White 
^ Hall 
Young Stephen, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. White 
Hall 



BUSINESS CARD. 

THOMAS JOHN H. blacksmith and 
horseshoer ; custom work promptly at- 
tended to ; shop on farm, in Township 1 1 
Range 13 



Town io, North Range id, West. 



A BRAMS WILLIAM, clerk, Sec. 34, P.O. 

-^^ Rockbridge 

Achenbach Fred, farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

ACHENBACH PETER, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 30, P.O. Rockbridge. The 
history of Greene County would be ren- 
dered incomplete without the sketch of 
Peter Achenbach, whose successful career 
has justly entitled him to a place in the 
front rank of self-made men, and whose 
success and present surroundings are due 
to his energy, industry and business tact. 
He was born in Appelsheim Kreise Worms, 
Hesse Darmstadt, Nov. 1 1, 1825; his father's 
name was Frederic, and his mother's name 
was Mary Schwarz. At the age of ig he 
left the parental roof and hired out for 
three years, to one man, at $22 (of our 
money) per year. In Sept. 1848, he em- 
barked for this country with a man by the 
name of Rothgeber, they came direct to 
this county. Peter first hired out to Wm. 
Hardcastle at $115 per year; worked the 
second year for Rothgeber, for which he 
received $120 ; he then bought him a cheap 
team and began farming for himself, first 
renting one year of Rothgeber, then six 
years on Sec. 7, on the Harden estate. 
Feb. 2, 185 1, he was married to Mrs. Mag- 
gie Dohm, relict of Jacob Dohm. Three 
children have blessed this union : Freder- 
ick, born Oct. 28, 1851 ; Mary, born Sept. 
15, 1853; Bena, born Feb. 8, 1855. In 
1858 Mr. Achenbach bought 160 acres of 
land, where he now resides, costing him 
$3,350. Phillip Keohm was the former 
owner. He has since remained on the 
same land, but has added to it until 
he now has 1,340 acres of choice land and 
all under the very best cultivation and im- 
provements. Mr. Achenbach, a few years 
ago, built him one of the finest barns in 
the county, which was destroyed by fire 
including nineteen head of fat steers ; was 



insured in the London Imperial, by B. B. 
Bartholomew. The loss was not total, 
as he received the amount of his policy. 
Mr. Achenbach has for several years been 
engaged in stock raising, and his efforts in 
that direction have been characterized by 
the same degree of success that has at- 
tended all the enterprises in which he has 
been engaged. In short, he is a man far 
above the average, having a remarkable 
memory, and evinces great sagacity in busi- 
ness matters, and one whose honesty and 
integrity are unquestioned. Such is, in 
brief, the sketch of one of Greene County's 
self-made men 

Adams J. M. blacksmith, Greenfield 

Alexander C. W. railroad agt. Sec. 34, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

Allen Mrs. C. Greenfield 

Allen L. P. merchant, Greenfield 

Andrews Jacob, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Green- 
field 

ARDI:N"GER J. W. flouring mlll, 
Greenfield, was born in Washington Coun- 
ty, Indiana, Jan. i, 1838 ; was the son of 
Charles and Jane Ardinger, who were both 
of German descent. Mr. Ardinger is a 
knight of the pick ; his father before him 
being an old-time miller and is now run- 
ning a large flouring mill in Williamsport, 
Maryland. In the early part of the life of 
J, W. he remained with his father until he 
obtained his majority, when he then set out 
for himself in Baltimore, where he remained 
three years until the outbreak of the war. 
when he enlisted in the first Maryland Cav- 
alry, and remained three years and three 
months, with Col. Wetsky, Banks' Divis- 
ion ; during which time the regiment was 
engaged in doing scouting and skirmishing 
duty, yet were engaged in several engage- 
ments during the war, Anteitam, Gettys- 
burg and others. Mr. Ardinger was mar- 
ried Nov. 10, 1859, to Susan Ellen Albert, 
daughter of George Albert ; by this mar- 



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riage they had nine children, seven of whom 
are now living.viz : Mary, William, George, 
Susan, Fannie, Charles, Winnie. In Aug. 
1864, Mr. Ardinger moved to this State ; 
he has made several changes; went first to 
Springfield, where he remained for eighteen 
months ; from there to Logan County, Mt. 
Pulaski, where he remained at his business 
for a term of seven years, when he moved 
to Carlinville, remained one year, then 
went to Girard, where he remained until 
Feb. 1S76, then came to Greenfield and 
since remained. First he was in partner- 
ship with Haven and French, and the next 
year he purchased one-half of the mill and 
has since retained it. When Mr. Ardinger 
came here the mill was very badly out of 
repair, and as a result, the trade was very 
poor, but since the present management 
the mill has been thoroughly repaired be- 
ing now in first-class order, and by doing 
first-class work, and square dealing with 
the people, he has now built up a fine 
trade, and now have all they can do, and 
from the known ability of the proprietors, 
success will attend their further efforts 
Ash J. B. teamster, Greenfield 

"DAKER JOHN, renter. Sec. 28, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Barnett Harrison, retired. Sec. 34, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Barnett H. Jr. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Barret Jeff, laborer, Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge 

Barret John, harness shop. Sec. 34, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

BARTHOLOMEW B. B. hotel and 
livery, P. O. Greenfield. " Bart." as he 
is familiarly known, was born in Copporel 
Green, Essex County. England, Dec. 1826; 
was the son of Charles and Hannah B. 
whose maiden name was Bradbrook. At 
the age of eleven years he came to this 
country, arriving at Buffalo, N. Y., where 
he learned the trade of carpenter and 
joiner, and after his trade was completed 
he worked at journey work up to the time 
he was married, which occurred Feb. 10, 
1853. His wife's maiden name was Mary 
Hassett, who lived at Lancaster, ten miles 
east of Buffalo. By this marriage they 
have had two children : Charles, born 
April II, 1855, died Jan. 9, 1S57 ; Mary E. 



born in Davenport, Iowa, May 23, 1858, 
now the wife of H. P. Dix, of St. Louis, 
Mo. After Bart's, marriage he had charge 
of the repairs on the New York Central 
Railroad for two years and nine months ; 
then came west to Davenport, Iowa, where 
he remained imtil May, 1859, when he 
came to this county and located at Carroll- 
ton, where he engaged at his trade as 
builder and contractor, in which he was en- 
gaged for about ten years ; was engaged on 
some of the public works in the county, 
and as contractor and builder he was a suc- 
cess ; he being a good workman and a man 
of great energy he always pushed a job 
through with dispatch when he undertook 
it ; hence he was always in demand and 
always had all the work he could command. 
He engaged in this business up to the time 
of the war, when he was engaged for about 
one-and-a-half years in selling goods, and 
was considered a fine salesman, and at this 
business proved himself a success. He 
then engaged in real estate and insurance 
business in which he was connected for six 
years, then sold out, and in Dec. 1875, 
moved to Greenfield and bought out the 
Secor heirs and fitted up and run the first 
hotel that has ever been conducted on the 
t^tte system. He has a livery in connection 
with his business, and his house is the pop- 
ular resort for all the commercial men who 
stop in the town, as his fame as a hotel 
man is well known and the traveling men 
are well aware when they turn in with 
"Bart." that the best of fare and the 
cleanest of beds are awaiting them. Dur- 
ing Bart's, sojourn in CarroUton he was 
owner of the famous trotter, of Greene 
County, "Honest John"; he has had a 
good deal of experience with horseflesh, 
and there are few men who think more of 
a good horse than Bart. On Feb. the 11, 
1878, Bart, and wife celebrated their silver 
wedding, which was the grandest affair that 
has taken place in the town for many years ; 
the guests were numerous and the presents 
various and elegant. During the last 
twenty years Bart, has been the leading 
auctioneer of the county. In conclusion, 
there are but few men who have more am- 
bition and energy than he, and whenever 
his attention is directed towards any enter- 
prise, success is inevitable. Such is but in 



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brief the sketch of B. B. Bartholomew — 
" Mine host of ' Bart's.' hotel." 
BASSHAM B. U. hotel and livery, 
Greenfield, was born in Jackson County, 
Tennessee, Nov. 4, 1842, son of Merideth 
A. Bassham ; his mother's name was Eliza- 
beth A. Fox prior to her marriage, and a 
native of Tennessee. His father was born 
in the " Old Dominion," and emigrated to 
Tennessee at an early day and became a 
well-to-do farmer ; but in consequence of 
his inability to say " No," went security 
to such an extent that he became embar- 
rassed and lost nearly every thing he had, 
and to better his fortune emigrated to 
this ,State, first locating in Madison Coun- 
ty ; remained two years, then moved to 
Jersey, where he farmed about ten years ; 
then went to Macoupin County, where 
he bought him a farm and lived eight 
years ; then sold out and moved to Green- 
field, bought the farm now owned by 
Smith Lemasters, where he lived until he 
died, which occurred April 2, 1875. Ben- 
jamin remained under the parental roof 
until April, 1865, when he married Louisa 
V. McBride, a native of this county, had 
four children : John H., born Jan. 12, 
1866 ; Eva May, born May i, 1868 ; Altha 
Ann, born Sept. 14, 1B70; Laura E., born 
Feb. I, 1873. After his marriage, farmed 
six years on the McBride property, of which 
he had a lease. Nov. 12, 1864, moved to 
Greenfield, where his wife died March 11, 
1874. After coming to town was engaged 
in teaming, which business not being satis- 
factory, abandoned it and bought out the 
livery stable owned by Joseph Carter, Nov. 
12, 1874. Two years later built the hotel 
building he now occupies, and has since 
been running it in connection with his liv- 
ery. June 26, 1876, was married to Eliza- 
beth J. Crauch, born in Washington, Ten- 
nessee, May II, 1841. No issue. 
Bassham John, teamster, Greenfield 
Batchelder W. P. att'y-at-law. Sec. 33, P.O. 

Rockbridge 
Bauer Phillip, shoemaker, Greenfield 
Belknap A. retired, Greenfield 
Belknap E. A. merchant, Greenfield 
Bell Joseph, mechanic, Sec. 13, P. O. 

Fayette 
Berger Hugh, blacksmith. Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 



Berger John, engineer, Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Bernes Peter, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Green- 
field 
Bilderbach J. N. retired, Greenfield 
Birdwell James, laborer, Sec. 13, P.O.Fayette 
Bishop George, laborer. Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Bishop Levi, laborer. Sec. 30, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Bishop Preston, laborer, Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Bernes Wm. renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Fayette 
BIRD BARNEY, farmer. Sec! 7, P.O. 
Greenfield, is among the prominent repre- 
sentatives that have crossed the briny deep 
from Erin's Green Isle, and cast his lot 
among the Greene Countians. He is a 
son of Owen and Rose Bird, and dates his 
birth in the year 1833, in Monahan County, 
Ireland. His father died in the old coun- 
try. His mother came to this country sub- 
sequently, and died in 1868. Barney came 
to this country at the age of sixteen, land- 
ing in New Orleans, remained a short time, 
then went to St. Louis, where he engaged 
to learn the trade of ship carpenter, at 
which he continued about one year and-a- 
half; then went to learn the trade of boiler 
making, at which he continued about the 
same length of time, when the business 
not suiting him went to steamboating, at 
which he continued for three years ; then 
went to Iowa, where he remained three 
years ; was engaged in farming while there; 
then returned to St. Louis, where he en- 
gaged in steamboating again, at which he 
continued until the breaking out of the 
war, and left just in time on the last boats 
before the blockade was raised ; went 
North, and stopped at St. Louis ; and in 
April, 1861, was united in marriage to Ro- 
sanna Gillick, born in Caven County, Ire- 
land, Dec. 23, 1832 ; they were married by 
Father Wheeler. By the marriage they 
have had seven children, but six now living : 
Jennie, born Oct. 22, 1862; Katie, born 
Aug. II, 1865; Mary, born May i, 1867; 
Florence, born Oct. 19, 1S68; Ellen, born 
July 8, 1870; Barney, born July 17, 1873. 
After his marriage went to Carrollton, where 
he engaged for Isham Linder, at $10 per 
month, boarding himself. Among the last 
men he worked for was Judge Woodson. 



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He then engaged in farming for himself, 
renting land of Robt. Harden, at which he 
continued about ten years ; then bought 
forty acres of land, which he sold after- 
wards and bought another forty of the same 
man. In the year 1S75, he moved to the 
place he now resides upon, and has since 
been renting land on the Edmondson estate, 
and in the Spring intends moving to his 
own land in Sec. 7. Mr. Bird is a man of 
industrious habits and of great energy, and 
is self-made, and has earned a reputation 
for candor and uprightness, and is highly 
esteemed in the community in which he re- 
sides. Is Democratic in sentiment 
BLODGETT M. R. drygoods and gro- 
ceries, Rockbridge, is a native of New 
England, born Feb, 11, 1832, in Grafton 
County, New Hampshire; he is the sev- 
enth child of a family of seventeen chil- 
dren ; his father being twice married, the 
second time to the mother of M. R., whose 
maiden name was Mary Utley ; his father's 
name was Darius ; both of them were born 
in Connecticut, and M. R. was raised up 
under the influence of that Puritanical re- 
gion, and it may be said of him that he was 
very dutiful, and though remaining at home 
until he was several years past his majority 
he never left home (before 21) without ob- 
taining permission, and never after-wards 
without first indicating his intention. 
Worked for his father by the month, one 
year and lost but half a day in that time. 
Subsequent to this, taught school at $17 
per month and boarded 'round. Was en- 
gaged in the mercantile business in Ver- 
mont before coming West. In 1856, emi- 
grated to this State, first located at Brighton, 
where he clerked for Shipman one year, 
then returned to his native State, returning 
after the war to Brighton, then clerked for 
Greer. Sept. 20, 1867, he moved to Rock- 
bridge and engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness, in which he has since continued ; 
keeps a general stock. Is now postmaster, 
which office he has filled for five years ; 
was also postmaster at Brighton. In Feb. 
1858, was united in marriage to Parmelia 
Woods; two children have blessed their 
union, but one now living : Edna Belle, 
born Sept. 16, i860. Mr. Blodgett is a 
member of the Knights of Honor, Golden 
Rule Lodge No. 1017 



Bolton E. S. trader, Greenfield 
Boring Chas. blacksmith, Greenfield 
Bostick Capt. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 
Boston Chas. carpenter, Greenfield 
Boston H. B. carpenter, Greenfield 
Boston I. P. constable, Greenfield 
Bower Jacob, nurseryman. Sec. 4, P.O. Green- 
field 
BORING JOHN M. carpenter, Sec. 
4, P.O. Greenfield, was born in Washing- 
ton County, Tennessee, March 5, 1824, the 
sixth child of Hezekiah and Mary A. Bor- 
ing, the latter's family name was Meldin. 
The former was born in Baltimore County, 
Maryland. The Boiing family trace their 
ancestry to the Isle of Breton, to the Mc- 
Donald family of Tory fame. Hezekiah, 
the father of John M., was born Feb. 22, 
1789, and is still living and has celebrated 
his ninetieth birthday. Emigrated to Ten- 
nessee, 1798, and to this State in Nov. 1829, 
and located one-and-a-half miles south of 
White Hall, on Apple Creek Prairie, re- 
maining two years there, located perma- 
nently in township 10, range li, three miles 
northeast of Greenfield, where he entered 
land and has since remained. John M. re- 
mained at home until he attained his twenty- 
second year, then learned the carpenter's 
trade, under Speaks & Wooley ; learned in 
the meantime the cabinet and furniture 
business. These trades completed, he be- 
gan for himself, and worked at his trade 
for about six years. Nov. 24, 1853, formed 
a matrimonial alliance with Mary A. Bailey, 
born in Shelby County, Kentucky, Jan. 12, 
1830 ; nine children have been born to 
them, eight of whom are now living, viz.: 
Ara, Mary M., William A., Ellen, Louis, 
Blanche, Frank and Florence. After his 
marriage he moved to Macoupin County, 
where he remained about twenty years, 
during which time was engaged at his trade 
as contractor and builder. In 1865.6 
built the public school building at Carlin- 
ville, where he then resided, which enter- 
prise proved a very serious one to him. 
After he had contracted for the same and 
begun operations, material took a rapid 
rise, and the result was he lost by the ope- 
ration $10,000 and one year's work. This 
was a severe loss to him, having to sell his 
fine residence in order to fill his contract. 
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has since remained and engaged at his 
trade. Is a member of the M. E. Church, 
and Republican in principle 

BOWMAN ABRAHAM, farmer, 
Sec. 19, P.O. Greenfield, is a brother of Dr. 
Bowman, whose sketch appears elsewhere ; 
he was born in Bourbon County, Ky., Sept. 
20, 1820; he is a son of George and Mar- 
garet Bowman. During Abraham's youth 
he attended school but about four months 
in all, his schooling being principally in 
the school of experience, having more of a 
practical knowledge than a theoretical one. 
He remained with his parents until he was 
36 years of age, during which time he was 
engaged in agricultural ))ursuits with the 
exception of two years, when he was en- 
gaged with his brother Joseph in the mill- 
ing business, which mill was the property 
of their father. In March, 1857, he came 
to this State, and located the land he now 
occupies, and in the Spring of 1858 got 
possession of the same, and has since 
farmed ; being a bachelor, he boarded 
in the meantime with a neighbor for sev- 
eral years ; this getting rather too monoto- 
nous, he concluded that it was not good for 
man to be alone, so on Feb. 2, 1865, he 
was united in wedlock to Mary J. Barrett, 
daughter of Abner Barrett. They have 
had three children, but one now living — 
Harriet Ellis, born Oct. 19, 1865 ; one pair 
twins were born them, but they died soon 
afterward. Mr. Bowman was a member of 
the Whig party, but since has been an ad- 
herent of the Republican faith; he has 
never sought office ; he is highly respected 
in the community 

BOAVMAN ALBERT, farmer and 
stock raiser, town 10, range lO, P. O. Rock- 
bridge, was born in Greene County, July 
18, 1841 ; his father, Dr. Daniel Bowman, 
was born in Bourbon County, Ky., emi- 
grated to Butler County, Ohio, where he 
married Catharine Meneely, and in an ear- 
ly day they removed to this county. Albert 
Bowman, the subject of this sketch, was 
raised on a farm, and received his educa- 
tion at the common schools of the country. 
In the Fall of 1861, at the age of 20, he 
enlisted in Co. F, ist Mo. V. C, for three 
years' service ; he participated in the vari- 
ous actions in which the company were en- 
gaged ; he received an honorable discharge 



in the Fall of 1S64, and returned to Greene 
County; he commenced farming and deal- 
ing in live stock, which he followed for the 
next two years, when he went into mercan- 
tile business at Rockbridge. This he fol- 
lowed for two years, when he again com- 
menced farming and dealing in stock, 
which he has followed to the present time. 
March 28, 1867, he was married to Miss 
Ellen J. Vallentine, whose parents were 
James and Martha A. Vallentine, natives of 
Massachusetts and Kentucky. From this 
union they have five children living ; one 
has died in infancy: Lucie M., born March 
II, 1868; Lillian M., born Aug. 27, 1870; 
Clyde A., born Jan. 25, 1874; Hairy V., 
born Sept. 5, 1876; Lynn D., born Oct. ig. 
1878. Ellen J. his wife, was born in 
Greene County, Nov. 25, 1844; finished 
her education at Monticello Seminary in 
1863. She became a member of the Pres- 
byterian church in early life 
BOWMAN DANIEL, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Rockbridge, is a 
native of Bourbon County, Ky., born July 
21, 1811 ; is the fifth child of a family of 
eleven children born of George and Mar- 
garet B.; her maiden name was Smock. At 
an early age removed with his family to 
Ohio, locating in Warren County; his fath- 
er was a farmer, and raised his boys in the 
same line. Daniel's entire school term can 
be summed up in the space of six months, 
and what education he now has has been 
acquired by burning the midnight oil, and 
in the active practice of business life; after 
he became of age made a trip to this coun- 
ty, the Spring of the "deep snow," remain- 
ing until the Fall, when he took the chills, 
and returned to Ohio; was married in Ohio 
Sept. 15, 1839, to Catharine Meneely, by 
whom he had eight children, but three are 
now living: Joanna, born March 22, 1839; 
Albert, born July 18, 1841 ; Lucius, born 
Dec. 6, 1844. After his marriage, was en- 
gaged in a paper mill during the day, and 
at night employed his time in studying ; 
having a desire to study medicine he be- 
gan with Dr. Drake, who gave him all the 
assistance in his power; remained with 
him until he completed his course, and then 
attended lectures. In the year 1836, he 
removed to this county, first located west 
of Carrollton, where he raised two crops, 



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then moved to the section he now lives on, 
first bought 80 acres of land, and has since 
added to the same until he now has 320 
acres, which he has since farmed ; has 
practiced medicine since his arrival, but of 
late years has declined riding except in 
special cases ; has been engaged for several 
years past in stock raising in conjunction 
with his farming. The Doctor lost his first 
wife April 23, 1838 ; married the second 
time to Hester Ann Meisner, had four chil- 
dren, three now living : Mary V., born 
March i, 1852, died Dec. 20, 1874; Julia 
E., born May 29, 1855; Lincoln, born 
March II, i860; Virgil R., born Jan. 13, 
1864. The Doctor has been long and fa- 
vorably known in this county, as one of the 
staunch men of his township; is a man of 
excellent information, has written a treatise 
on botany, and has given the matter a deal 
of study; is a man of strong will power, 
and has a high regard for his word, and is 
among that class whose honor stands first, 
— policy afterward. Is a member of Shef- 
field Lodge A. F. and A. M., No. 178 
Boyd J. B. druggist, Greenfield 
Broadmarkle J. B. hardware, Greenfield 
Brooks John, renter, Sec. 21, P. O. Green- 
field 
Brooks William farmer. Sec. 2, P. O. Fay- 
ette 
Brown J. C. teamster, Greenfield 
Brown T. C. grocer, Greenfield 
Buchanan E. H. printer, Greenfield. 
Buchanan J. W. printer, Greenfield 
BURGHARDT H. O. barber, Green- 
field, was born in Great Barrington, Mass., 
* August 9, 1833; is the son of H. O. and 
Altha Burghardt; her maiden name was 
Berry. There were ten children in the 
family, of whom H. O. was the fifth. The 
subject of these lines had the usual school 
advantages afforded in that locality; re- 
mained at home until he was nineteen 
years of age, when he left home and went 
to learn the trade he has since followed; 
after he had completed his trade he changed 
his base to western New York, a place 
called Angelica, where he remained about 
sixteen years ; from here he went to Cuba> 
Alleghany County, continuing there two 
years; then came to this State, at Jackson- 
ville, where he staid two years, then went 
to White Hall, and from there located in 



Greenfield, where he has since remained 
and followed his trade up to the present 
time ; has by close attention to his business 
acquired sufficient means to secure him a 
good home and property; has a good busi- 
ness. Oct. 3, 1863, was married to Mary 
Levy, born in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 17, 
1838; they have had one child, William, 
born in Nunda, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1855, now 
in Texas ; has obtained sufficient education 
to enable him to command $85 per month 
as a teacher. Mr. Burghardt cast his first 
vote for Fremont, and since been Republi- 
can in sentiment ; is a member of the Mis- 
sionary Baptist Church ; his wife is an 
Episcopalian 
BURROUGHS W. P. retired farmer, 
Greenfield, was born in Addison County, 
Vt., Nov. 10, 1810, in the city of Vergen- 
nes ; was the son of Richard and Sarah, 
whose maiden name was Brown ; his par- 
ents were of English descent. The father of 
the subject of this sketch was a graduate of 
Dartmouth College, and was a distinguished 
scholar; taught navigation, surveying, and 
the languages as a specialty; quite a num- 
ber of men in this country were students 
of his, and it is said that at one time there 
were eight men in Congress whom he had 
taught their ABC; he had, at the time of 
his death, a work occupying twenty quires 
of paper, which contained subject matter 
which, had he lived to complete, would 
have been of great service to the scientific 
world ; he died Sept. 22, 1865. The sub- 
ject of this sketch, during his early life, was 
employed on the farm while his father was 
engaged in teaching. At the age of 21 he 
came to this State, making the entire trip 
in a wagon, from Vermont ; he returned the 
same way he came, and on Oct. 14, 1832, 
was married to Abigal M. Griswold, born 
Augusts, 1812; was the daughter of David 
E. Griswold. Mr. Burroughs and wife 
made the trip from Vermont to this State 
in a wagon, during which trip she was 
not inside ot a house. When Mr. Bur- 
roughs and wife first settled they stopped 
on Apple Creek Prairie, and rented land; 
in the Spring of 1834 they moved to town 
10, range II, where they entered some land 
and bought what they could, and remained 
upon this land until 1869, when they moved 
to Greenfield, and are now enjoying the 



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fruits of their labor, and are very comforta- 
bly situated ; they have had eight children, 
but two are now living — David, born Aug. 
14, 1837, in Vermont, and Lydia, born 
Aug. II, 1856, now the wife of Smith 
Joyne. Mrs. Burroughs is a member of the 
Presbyterian Chureh. Mr. Burroughs has 
long been identified with the interests of 
the county, is a member of Hugh de Payne 
Commandery. In conclusion, it is but 
justice to say of him that he is well deserv- 
ing of the high esteem with which he is 
held by the community in which he re- 
sides 

/^AFFREY M. engineer, Greenfield 
— Calloway John, clerk, Greenfield 

Calta C. G. grocer, Greenfield 

Cameron Charles E. harness maker, Green- 
field 

Cameron E. E. harness maker, Greenfield 

CAMERON S. P. harness maker, 
Greenfield. Born in Warren County^ 
Tenn., Dec. 27, 1830; son of Joseph Came- 
ron, of Scotch descent. At the age of six 
years came to this State, and he well re- 
members the time, for it was at the time of 
the "sudden change ;" they had arrived at 
a point near Greenfield on the eve of that 
event, and on account of the frozen condi- 
tion of the country, they were detained 
about six weeks before they could complete 
their journey. Their first settlement was 

■ made in town ii, range II, where they 
continued five years, during which time 
they were engaged in agricultural pursuits. 
His father selling out in 1843, he moved 
to upper Alton, and he and Joseph were 
apprenticed to learn the harness maker's 
trade with Charles McFadden, of Carroll- 
ton, and at the age of 17, when he had 
completed his trade, he set up for himself 
in Greenfield, in 1849, in which he has 
since continued. In May, 11, 1851, he was 
married to Mary Kincaid, born Feb. 14, 
1835, daughter of William Kincaid ; seven 
children have blessed this union, viz: Belle, 
born Feb. 24, 1852; Kate, born Feb. 23, 
1858; Edward, born Aug li, 1859; Charles, 
born Feb. 3, 1861 ; William, born Aug. 5, 
1862 ; Judson, born Aug. 6. 1867; Essie, 
born Jan. 19, 1878. Mr. Cameron has 
grown up in the town and established a 
good business, and has the respect of all 



who know him ; has attended strictly to 
his own business, and, which is always the 
case in such instances, success is generally 
the outgrowth of that course of procedure. 
Mr. Cameron is a man of retiring habits ; 
never been engaged in public life; is a 
member of the Missionary Baptist Church 
Cambell James, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Green- 
field 
Cannedy Asa, trader, Sec. 4, P. O. Green- 
field 
CANNED Y, J. J. farmer, Sec. 13, P. 
O. Fayette, a native of Greene County, 
born Dec. 15 1847 ; is a son of Andrew J. 
Cannedy, born May 13, 1825; he was a na- 
tive of Warren County, Tenn.; his wife's 
maiden name was Vylotte Dixon, born 
Sept. 3, 1830. Andy J. came to this State 
about the year 1838, and settled near Shef- 
field, Greene County. Jefferson, whose 
name heads this sketch, was married Dec. 
31, 1865, to Rachel L. Russell, who 
was born March 6, 1844; she is a 
daughter of William Russell ; by this mar- 
riage they have had five children, but three 
of whom are now living : Cloyde M., born 
March 28, 1867; William A., born Aug. 
29, 1871; Joseph D., born Oct. 9, 1876, died 
Sept. 3, 1877; John C, born Sept. 15, 1877. 
Their marriage took place in Buchanan 
County, Mo.; in 1866 came to this county; 
remained until the Fall of 1870, then went 
to Delta County, Texas, staid until 1878; 
during his sojourn in that locality he was 
engaged in farming ; freighted some, and 
saw much of the country, and thinks that it 
is a very desirable country to live in, and 
contemplates returning in 1879 to settle 
for life 
Cannedy M, V. farmer. Sec, 21, P.O. Green- 
field 
Cannedy W. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Fayette 
CANNEDY STEPHEN D. farmer, 
Sec. 21, P.O. Greenfield. The subject of 
this sketch is a son of one of the oldest 
settlers in this township, and but few in 
the county can date their coming to an 
earlier time than he ; first made the trip 
on foot from Tennessee, his only compan- 
ion his trusty rifle ; he came out to take a 
view of the country, and, liking it, re- 
turned as he came, and brought his family 
out in an ox-cart, bringing therein what 
few articles of furniture they had, the fam- 



GKEENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



ily walking, his wife carrying a child in her 
arms. He made one or two trips back to 
Tennessee in the same manner before he 
finally located; he made a selection of 
land on the spot where Greenfield now 
stands, and erected the first cabin thereon ; 
land not being in market at that time he 
disposed of his claim, and after his return 
from Tennessee settled on the place now 
owned by Anson Miller, three miles south 
of Griswold, where he remained about 
forty years; he died Jan. i8, 1870. The 
subject of this sketch was born in DeKalb 
County, Tenn., and came to this country 
with his parents, being three years of age 
at this time; remained with his parents un- 
til he had attained his twenty-second year, 
when he set out for himself, working 
among the farmers, and at whatever em- 
ployment that came to hand ; May 10, 
1851, was married to Nancy Spradley, 
daughter of Bryant Spradley. She was 
born August, 1828; they have had five 
children, but two are now living : Harriet, 
born Oct. 10, 1852 : Helen, born Feb. 23, 
i860. Mr. Cannedy, after his marriage, 
made very many changes ; lived rather of a 
migratory Hfe, first settling on the place he 
now lives, then went to Greenfield, staid 
one year ; was there engaged in the manu- 
facture of brick, then to the homestead, re- 
mained about ten years ; then to Fayette, 
staid ten years, back again to the old home- 
stead, then to Texas, staid ten months, 
back again to Greenfield, then back to the 
place first settled ; has since remained. 
While at Fayette was engaged in wagon- 
making, and served as justice of the peace ; 
has been occupied in running circular saw- 
mills considerable of the time ; thinks he 
will go to Texas again ; he and his family 
are members of the United Brethren 
Church 
CANNADY WM. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Fayette ; was born 
in Bedford Co., Virginia, March 20, 1801 ; 
was the first of a family of six children 
born of George and Christina Cannady, 
whose maiden name was Warner. She was 
of Dutch descent ; while her husband is of 
the Anglo Saxon stock. In his youth he 
had little or no opportunities for securing 
an education. At the age of fifteen he 
moved with his father and family to Ken- 



tucky, where they remained about thirty 
years. They settled in Nelson County, and 
during this time William was engaged with 
his father on the farm. In 1845, the fami- 
ly emigrated to this State, and located in 
Carrollton, where they remained three 
years, during which time he was engaged 
in teaming ; hauling from the river, Alton 
and St. Louis. Then engaged in farming 
at Kane ; where they rented land for nine 
years. In the year 1849, he was married 
to Narcissa Vaughn, by whom he had six 
children : Julia, born in 1848 ; Lucy, born 
in 1850; William born in 1852 ; Sarah L., 
born in 1854 ; Martha, born in 1856; Efifie, 
born in 1857. William died Jan. 21, 1876. 
Mr. Cannady buried his wife Jan 10, 1866. 
In the winter of 185S, he moved to the sec- 
tion he now lives on, and bought four hun- 
dred acres of land, which he has since 
farmed. In the Spring of 1869, Feb. 16, he 
was married to Mrs. Narcissus Dennis, rel- 
ict of Harvey Dennis ; they have had no 
children. Mrs. Cannady has four children 
living, all of whom are now married and 
settled. She had one son, Charles Stead- 
man, who died in the United States service 
at Murfreesboro Hospital, of typhoid fever. 
Mr. Cannady is now in his seventy-seventh 
year, and has a remarkable degree of health 
for one of his age. He has been long and 
favorably known in the community in which 
he resides 
Cantrall David, renter. Sec 23, P.O. Green- 
field 
Canirall J. B. section boss, Greenfield 
Carr D. H. harness maker, Greenfield 
CARR R. W. drugs and groceries. Sec. 
13, P.O. Fayette. The subject of this 
sketch is a grandson of James Carr, who 
was one of the early pioneers of Morgan 
County, who made the first purchase of 
land on which Jacksonville now stands ; he 
was Gen. Jackson's cook during the war of 
1812, and was at all the battles that took 
place during that time ; remembers very 
distinctly of seeing Gen. Packenham fall 
from his horse. Upon his return from the 
war he settled in Macoupin County; this 
hardy pioneer and notable character died 
in the Fall of 1874, in his 79th year. R. 
W., who heads this page, is a son of Archi- 
bald and Mary Carr, who was born in Ten- 
nessee, and came to this State at an early 



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age, and settled in the vicinity of Carroll- 
ton, and subsequently in Macoupin Coun- 
ty, where R. W. was born, which was at a 
point two miles east of Fayette ; his ances- 
tors were among the most wealthy and in- 
fluential citizens of their time, and trace 
their antecedents to the land of the immor- 
tal Bruce and Buriis ; R. W. had excellent 
advantages for obtaining an education, 
which he improved, and in addition to 
those afforded at the common district 
school, he attended the Blackburn Univer- 
sity four years, taking the scientific and 
classical course; in the winter of 1871, 
Jan. 29, he was united in marriage to Mary 
Kennedy, daughter of Jackson Kennedy. 
Three children have blessed this union : 
Lindell L., born Feb., 1872 ; Ollie, born 
Oct. 12, 1874; Herman, born Feb. 5, 1876; 
Lindell died Feb. 4, 1874. After his mar- 
riage he moved to the farm where he re- 
mained three years, then moved to Carroll- 
ton, where he staid one year; was engaged 
in painting ; then returned to the farm, 
where he remained until the Spring of 
1878 ; then he began business in Fayette, 
and has since continued at the above named 
business. Is a member of the M. E. 
Church 
Carroll James, laborer, Greenfield 
Carter T. B. wagon maker, Greenfield 
Caswell V. salesman, Greenfield 
Caswell James, sexton, Greenfield 
Champion Edwd. laborer. Sec. 13, P.O. Fay- 
ette 
Charleston Thomas, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Clark Isaac, renter. Sec. i, P.O. Greenfield 
Clark Nannie Miss, millinery, Sec. 34, P.O. 

Rockbridge 
CLARK JOHN M. mechanic. Sec. 32, 
P.O. Rockbridge, was born in Rockbridge 
County, Va., Aug. 4, 1846, is the son of 
Samuel and Ann Clark, her maiden name 
was Reynolds. At the age of 14 he moved 
to Green County, Ohio, with his parents. 
August, 1862, enlisted in the 5th Ohio 
Cav., Co. C, Gov. Todd's Independent 
Scouts ; remained about one year, and 
when they were disbanded re-enlisted in 
the 60th Ohio Vol., Co. C. This regiment 
was unfortunate, being severely cut to 
pieces. The Colonel in one instance led 
the regiment into the very face of a divis- 
D2 



ion of Lee's army, and thirty-three out of 
his company were buried in one grave at 
Spottsylvania, andoutof 102 men in his com- 
pany only nine of them returned unscathed, 
of which John was one of the number. He 
was at the battle of the Wilderness, Nye 
River, Bethesda Church, North Anna River, 
Spottsylvania, and Cold Harbor, where he 
was taken prisoner, and served ahout seven 
months in several prisons. Belle Isle, Libby, 
Milan, and Andersonville. During the 
time he was at Milan he escaped, but was 
pursued by blood hounds and captured, 
having to climb a tree to escape being torn 
to pieces. During the time he was with the 
regiment he had some very narrow escapes ; 
had at one time twenty-three bullet holes 
through his overcoat, but came out without 
a scratch. When he came out of Ander- 
sonville prison he weighed but seventy-five 
pounds, and when he went home his mother 
did not recognize him. He received his 
discharge Aug. 6, 1865, and after the war 
came to this county ; hired out to Charles 
Scandredt, jr. ; worked for him three years 
on a farm ; married Jennie Howard, born 
Jan. ig, 1851 ; had five children: Charles 
W., born Feb. 6, 1870; Magnolia, born Oct. 
19, 1872 ; Elizabeth O., born Nov. 21, 1874; 
John S., born Dec. 12, 1876 ; Roy E., born 
Feb. 17, 1878. He has learned the wagon 
maker and carpenter's trade ; is proprietor 
of a steam thresher, which he has been run- 
ning for ten years ; is a member of Shef- 
field Lodge No. 678, A. F. and A. M. ; cast 
his first vote for U. S. Grant 
Clevinger George, carpenter, Greenfield 
Coling Wm. laborer, Sec. 34, P.O. Rock- 

bridge 
COLLTIVS J. F. merchant, Greenfield. 
Among the "young settlers" of this town- 
ship who are self-made and have attained 
success under discouraging circumstances, 
is the party whose name heads this sketch. 
John is a native born Greene Countian ; 
first saw the light of day in town 10, range 
II, May 17, 1833 ; is the youngest of a fam- 
ily of four children, born of John W. and 
Miriam C, her maiden name was Piper, 
her people being natives of Kentucky, while 
the Collins family are of Maryland. John 
left home at the age of 17, and struck out 
for himself, having but a dilapidated suij 
of jeans, a home-made shirt, and not a 



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copper in his pocket, yet he had willing 
hands and a determination to make some- 
thing out of himself, these constituted his 
stock-in-trade ; worked the first year on a 
farm; then went to learn the trade of a 
blacksmith with Cress & Barnett ; worked 
the first two years at 12^ cents per day, 
and the third year at 25 cents per day, then 
worked the next year for them as jour- 
neyman ; then associated with John Broad- 
markle in the blacksmithing business, 
which partnership lasted two years ; then 
associated with Jonathan Adams in same 
business until 1862, when he enlisted in the 
91st Regt., Co. K, and was commissioned 
as 1st Lieut., remaining with the regiment 
eighteen months, when he was discharged 
at New Orleans on account of disability. 
In 1864 went into the mercantile business 
with Edward Wooley, associating with him 
three years ; subsequent to this went into 
business with Ben. Allen in the mule trade ; 
then bought out the interest of JamesWooley 
in the drug business. In 1867, went into 
business with G. W. T. Sheffield, carrying a 
full line of goods ; this was carried on suc- 
cessfully until 1875, Then associated with 
" Jap."Johnson on west side Square, selling 
goods; in 1877 boughc out Johnson's in- 
terest, and has since continued at the same 
business ; keeps dry goods, clothing, boots 
and shoes. Mr. Collins is known as an 
upright man, and conscientious in his deal- 
ings, and has been successful in business 
operations. Is a member of the Greenfield 
Lodge, A. F. and A. M., No. 129, also of 
the I. O. O. F. Was rocked in the cradle of 
" Whigism," and died the hardest death of 
any man in the county (politically). Sept. 20, 
1855, married Annie Mason, born May 4, 
1837, she is a daughter of Dr. George Mason, 
town 10, range li. Eight children have 
been born them, but four now living, viz. : 
Dr. Franklin, born April I, 1866; Minnie 
H. born Dec. 26, 1869; John Mason, born 
Nov. 2g, 1872 ; David Lynn, born March 
26. 1875 
COLLINS W. M. fanner, Sec. I, P.O. 
Greenfield, was born in Bourbon County, 
Ky., March 2, 1831. He was the second 
child of six children of John and Miriam 
Collins, whose maiden name was Piper. 
John was born in Maryland, and his wife a 
native of Kentucky, they are of Danish and 



Irish descent. The subject of this sketch 
came to this county at an early age, and 
with his parents settled north of Greenfield. 
During the time he remained at home was 
occupied in duties pertaining to the farm, 
and attended school but very little. At the 
age of 19 he took the " gold fever," went to 
California, where he engaged in mining, in 
which he was successful, but his health 
failing him, was compelled to return home 
after one year's experience in the gold 
" diggings." He was married to Nancy 
Ruark, which event occurred in March, 
1852, she was born in Kentucky, Jan. 26, 
1835. Thirteen children have been the 
result of this union, nine of whom are now 
living: Lorenzo C, born July 21, 1853; 
James S., born Oct. 28, 1856 ; Miriam L., 
born April 5, i860 ; Charles E., born April 
9, 1862; Richard Y., born Feb. 2, 1864; 
Walter E., born Feb. 21, 1868; Willie E., 
born April 27, 1870 ; Nancy J., born Oct. 
6, 1874; Rosa B., born Oct. 15, 1878. 
Upon his return from California he bought 
120 acres of land in town li, range lO. In 
1855 sold out and bought 216 acres of land 
on the section he now lives, and has since 
added to it until he now owns 406 acres. 
In 1864, enlisted in the U. S. service; had 
been previous to this captain of a company 
of militia, which company (nearly all) went 
with him, and were incorporated in the 
103d Regt. 111. State Vol. He was anxious 
to join the service in the outbreak of the 
war, but the illness of his wife prevented, 
but finally went out in the 100 day service, 
in which he served as captain. Mr. Collins 
is a member of the M. E. Church, and 
has been since his sixteenth year. Is also 
a member of Fayette Lodge of A. F. and 
A. M., No. 107. He is a man that stands 
high in the estimation of his neighbors, and 
whose honesty and integrity are unques- 
tioned 
COLMAN I>AVrD K. miller. Sec. 
34, P.O. Rockbridge. David is a son of 
Jeremiah Colman, born in Vincennes, Ind.; 
married Alvira Robinson ; in tracing back 
their ancestry we find that they are of Eng- 
lish and Irish descent. David's education, 
that he obtained in the common schools, 
ended with his fourteenth year; he then 
went to learn the printer's art, but on ac- 
count of ill health was compelled to aban- 



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don it. His father, Jeremiah, being a miller 
by occupation, he concluded to follow in 
the line of his father's footsteps, and began 
at Brighton, where remained two years. In 
Oct. g, iS6i, he formed a matrimonial al- 
liance with Sarah Kellogg, she was born 
March 28, 1842. They have had seven 
children: Daniel K., born Nov. 19, 1862; 
May, born Sept. 1866; Leona, Oct. 9, 
1869. David R. was born in Jefferson 
County, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1837, he is the 
eighth child of a family of thirteen children. 
Aug. 15, 1862, he enlisted in the U. S. 
service, 38th Regt. of 111. State Vol., Co. I, 
■where he remained until the close of the 
war, during which time he was engaged in 
all the battles in which the regiment par- 
ticipated. Upon his return he went to 
Brighton, wliere he resumed his trade, and 
continued until 1869, when he went to the 
Rockbridge Mill, and there engaged with 
Mr. Sheffield, running the mill for a share 
of the profits. He remained there four 
years and a half, then returned to Brighton, 
remained one year, then went to Fayette 
June 15, 1B75, where he run that mill for a 
time, then bought it, and moved the same 
to this place, and has since been running 
the same, and is making a success ; came 
here without a dollar, and is now doing a 
good business; has a saw mill in connec- 
tion with his flouring mill, and between the 
two he has all that he can do. His ability as 
an excellent miller, and his square dealing, 
has been recognized, and he is now on the 
road to wealth. He is a member of the 
Baptist Church, also a member of the 
Knights of Honor, Golden Rule Lodge, 
No. 1017 
Connelly John, farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Connelly Thomas, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Fay- 
ette 
Coonrod C. W. police magistrate, Greenfield 
Coonrod Jeff", retired, Greenfield 
Coonrod Park, renter, P.O. Rockbridge 
Coonrod Rebecca, Sec. 28, P.O. Greenfield 
Coonrod Thomas, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Cooper E. L. retired, Greenfield 
Cooper John M. druggist, Greenfield 
Crane Elias, renter. Sec. 20, P.O. Greenfield 
CRAXE GEORGE B. contractor and 
builder, Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge. The 



subject of this sketch was born in Grant 
County, Wis., Aug. 28, 1844, is the eldest 
of a family of two children, born of Harvey 
Crane and Sidney Bowman, his wife. He 
was II months old when he came to this 
county with his parents, who located on 
String Prairie. He had the usual common 
school advantages. His father being a car- 
penter, he learned the trade of him, assisting 
him during the Summer and attending 
school during the Winter, and at the age 
of seventeen had the trade completed. 
Sept. 23, 1861, enlisted in 32d Regt. 111. 
State Vol., Co. D. ; remained in that regi- 
ment until November, 1864, when he was 
transferred to the 4th Veteran Reserve 
Corps ; had while in the 32d Regt., from 
exposure, impaired his health to such an 
extent as to render him unfit for active 
service, hence the transfer to Reserve 
Corps. Participated in the battles of Pitts- 
burg Landing, Siege of Vicksburg, and 
Jackson, Miss.; received an honorable dis- 
charge Sept. 6, 1S64. Upon his return 
home resumed his trade with his father ; 
made a trip to Montgomery County, re- 
mained about eight months, returning home 
worked at his trade about Greenfield. June 
26, 1S66, married Sarah J. Wetsel, of Rock 
Island, born in Beaver County, Pa., April 
13, 1845; but one child living, Frank E., 
born March 3, 1867. August, 1870, moved 
to Rockbridge, and has since been engaged 
at his trade as contractor and builder. Re- 
publican in sentiment 
CRANE HARVEY, retired. Sec. 34, 
P.O. Rockbridge, was born in Claremont 
County, Ohio, July 14, 1810, was the second 
child of a family of ten children, born of 
Luther and Hannah Crane, her maiden 
name being Chalmers, his parents are of 
Welch descent. Harvey left the parental 
roof at the age of 17, and went to learn the 
carpenter's trade, which he completed at 
the time he attained his majority, when he 
embarked for the West, and landed at Car- 
rollton, this State, where he engaged at his 
trade, at which he continued there, for six 
years; subsequent to this made several 
changes, first to Ottawa, Pike County, then 
to Plattesville, Wis., where he remained 
four years ; and in the year 1845 came to 
String Prairie, where he remained until he 
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5, 1843, he married Lucinda Bowman, sis- 
ter of Daniel Bowman, of tiiis township. 
They have had four children, but two are 
now living : George B. was born Aug. 28, 
1844; Elias was born May 17, 1848; Joshua 
was born March n, 1850, and died Decem- 
ber, 1871. In March, 1877, he moved to 
the town of Rockbridge, and has since re- 
mained. Mr. Crane has been engaged in 
farming for several years past, his boys at- 
tending to the farm while he continued at 
at his trade. Mrs. Crane was born Sept. 
10, 1815, and died Dec. 28, 1878, since 
which time he lias lived at his home and 
taking his meals with his son, who is living 
near. Mr. Crane was an old line Whig, 
and cast his first vote for Henry Clay; has 
since the dawn of the Republican party 
voted the straight ticket. Mr. Crane is now 
retired from business, and is now enjoying 
the fruits of his past labors in peace and 
tranquility 

Crane Wm. farm hand, Sec 31, P.O. Green- 
field 

CRESS HENRY, farmer, Sec. 4 P.O. 
Greenfield, is a son of John and Nancy 
Cress, her maiden name was Broadmarkle. 
Both of John's parents were in the Hessian 
army, and fought against the Colonists ; 
the British had induced them to believe 
that the Americans " were a set of canni- 
bals," but after they saw for themselves 
and understood the situation, that Wash- 
ington was fighting for liberty, after the 
battle of Preston, N. J., they abandoned 
the Hessians and joined his standard. 
Henry, the subject of these lines, was born 
in Alleghany County, Md., Feb. 18, 1820. 
His parents dying when he was young, he 
was placed under the fostering care of his 
grandmother. At the age of 13, went to 
learn the blacksmith's trade. In 1842 came 
West, first stopping at White Hall, re- 
mained there until 1846, when he came to 
Greenfield, which was then in its infancy; 
worked for Euen Johnson, staid with him 
until he built the shop now run by J. 
Broadmarkle, and set up business for him- 
self, and continued at it for fifteen years ; 
he then abandoned the anvil and forge and 
moved to the east side of town and began 
farming, and has since remained. Has 353 
acres of land and 160 in Montgomery 
County. Dec, 30, 1851, was united in mar- 



riage to Nancy E. Benear, daughter of John 
S. Benear, she was born in Ohio, Dec. 16, 
1827. Si.K children have crowned this 
union, but four now living : William, 
born Aug. 16, 1855; Joseph, born March 
14, 1848 ; Everett, born Sept. 4, i860 ; 
Norvel, born Oct. 25, 1867. Mr. Cress 
is a self-made man ; been a hard 
worker and good manager ; cast his first 
vote for James K. Polk ;, was always a 
Democrat until the war, since been Repub- 
lican ; is a member of the I. O. O. F., 
Greenfield Lodge, No. 195 

Cress Henry, farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Greenfield 

Cress Wm. miller, Greenfield 

Crouch J. J. trader, Greenfield 

T^ALBY J. F. trader, Greenfield 

Davis Allen, renter, Sec. 11, P.O. Green- 
field 
Davis Elias, renter, Sec. II, P.O. Greenfield 
Davis George, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Fayette 
Davidson M. Mrs. Greenfield 
Davidson Wm. blacksmith, Greenfield 
Dawson Clinton, clerk. Sec. 35, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Dawson Napoleon, carpenter, Sec. 34, P.O. 

Rockbridge 
DAWSON" NATHAN, blacksmith,. 
Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge, born in the " Old 
Dominion," Morgan County, Virginia, 
March II, 1820, he is a son of Mary and 
Henry Dawson, his father is of English de- 
scent, Nathan's mother was of German, 
Nathan's father was a tailor, but carried on 
farming at the same time. Nathan, after he 
became of age, began for himself, engaging 
in farming. At the age of 22 he married 
a lady by the name of Speelman, her Chris- 
tian name being Seventh Ann, being that 
number in numerical order of her family, 
whose name was Ann, hence the title ; their 
marriage took place Feb, 14, 1844. They 
have had eleven children, all of whom are 
now living : Richard, Peter E., Emily F., 
Cora B., Mary J., Napoleon, Henry C, 
Nancy J., Jefferson D., Taxana L., two of 
the above are still back in the State of Vir- 
ginia. After he married he farmed it for 
three years, then engaged in the millwright 
business until 1869, when he emigrated to 
this State, and settled at Fayette, where he 
engaged in the same business ; remained 
there five years, then came to Medora^ 



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where he staid a short time, then came to 
the town of Rockbridge, where he has since 
remained, and been engaged in the above 
named business. He is Democratic, and 
of the staunchest kind. Mr. Dawson is 
constructing an invention for cutting hedges 
by horse-power. He is a member of the 
Knights of Pythias 

I>AWSO]S" R. T. carpenter, P.O.Rock- 
bridge. Richard was born in the " Old 
Dominion," February 1st, 1844, "was the son 
of Nathan and Seventh Ann Dawson, she 
receiving this cognomen from the fact that 
she was the seventh daughter, all of whom 
had Ann attached to their names, hence 
the appellation, "Seventh Ann." In Au- 
gust, 1861, Richard went into the Confede- 
rate service, during his sixteenth year, en- 
listed in the Sgth Regiment Va. Infantry. 
In August '62, the following year, was taken 
prisoneit- by the 54th Penn. Reg't com- 
manded by Col. Campbell and was released 
by order of Secretary Cameron. He then 
returned home and engaged at his trade, 
which he followed until April, '65, when he 
took a trip to this State, remaining about 
three months, returned and resumed his 
trade. On December 8th, 1868, was mar- 
ried to Rebecca B. Casler, born January 
10, 1851. By this union had five children, 
four of whom are now living: William 
Ross, born July 19, 1870 ; Peter L., born 
August 4, 1872 ; Ota B., born April 19, 
1874 ; Grace D. born March 16, 1876 ; Lil- 
lie May, born April 5, 1878. In 1869 he 
removed to this State and locate i in Fayette, 
where he remained two years, then came 
to Rockbridge, and has since been engaged 
at his trade ; is a good workman, and gets 
all he can do. He is a member of the 
Presbyterian Church, and of the Knights 
of Honor, Golden Rule Lodge No. 1017 

DAY WILLIAM C. physician, Green- 
field. Among the prominent practitioners 
of materia medica in this county is W. C. 
Day, who was born in Arkansas, June 24, 
1837 ; is the eldest of a family of two chil- 
den born of Preston J. and Agnes Day. 
When about three years old removed with 
his parents to Springfield, Missouri, where 
his father built the first cabin in the town, 
where he remained several years, then 
moved into a mountainous district, at which 
place the advantages afforded to the " young 



idea" were not at all flattering. He sub- 
sequently attended the High School at Leb- 
anon, remaining there until graduation. 
At the age of twenty, he having a desire to 
become a disciple of Esculapius, entered 
the St. Louis Medical Cotlege, graduating 
in 1861. June 20, 1862, enlisted in the 
Missouri State Militia, 14th Regiment, re- 
maining in the same until March 3d, 1863, 
when he received his commission as Assist- 
ant Surgeon of the 4th Missouri Cavalry, re- 
maining until May 20, '65. After his re- 
turn he located in Palmyra, Illinois, in the 
practice of his profession. February 20, 
1866, married Lettie AUmard, born in Del- 
aware County, Pa., 1846. Four children 
have crowned this union : Louis R., born 
Decembers, 1866; James A., born October 
29, 1869; Anna A., born February 12, 1872; 
Gertrude L., born January 4, 1875. On 
March 9, 1871, took the ad eundem de- 
gree in the St. Louis Medical College ; 
May I, 1874, came to Greenfield and enga- 
ged in the practice of medicine ; June, 1877, 
associated with him Dr. Martin, under the 
firm name of Day & Martin. The doctor's 
efforts as a practitioner have been crowned 
with success, and his ability is recognized 
as among the first in the county. Is not a 
member of any church organization ; is a 
member of Greenfield Lodge A.F. & A.M. 
No. 129 
DECKER EDWIIf B. mechanic, Sec. 
34, P.O. Rockbridge, was born in Claremont 
County, Ohio, June 15, 1823, third child of 
a family of six children born of James D. 
and Eliza Decker. The former was a i.a- 
tive of Dusseldorf, Prussia, came to Penn- 
sylvania in 1806. His wife was born in 
North Carolina. They were married in 
Petersburg, Ky. ; was in the war of 1812 ; 
was at Dudley's defeat at Fort Meiggs. 
The subject of this sketch emigrated to this 
State in the Fall of 1S35, and located with 
his parents six miles south-west of Carroll- 
ton, where his father had made a purchase 
of some land, which was farmed by the 
boys, their father being a tailor. Edwin 
left the parental roof at the age of eighteen 
and wf nt to learn the wagon maker's trade, 
completing it, learned the carpenter's trade, 
which he followed for about fourteen years. 
January 8, 1846, was united in marriage to 
Julia A. Hazelwood ; had one child, John, 



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who died at Little Rock, Mo. ; was a mem- 
ber of the nth Missouri Cavalry ; first wife 
died in April, '47 ; was married the second 
time, April 4, 1849, to Elizabeth J. Ballard, 
born in Knox County, Tenn., September 
25, 1833 ; had ten children, eight living : 
Irene, ' born July 3, 1853 ; Alfred, born 
February 29, 1856 ; Belle, born November 
I, 1858 ; Laura, born December 2, i860 ; 
Thomas H., born February 15, 1863 ; Del- 
lie, Allie, twins, born November 21, 1868 ; 
Mary J., born September 11, 1872. No- 
vember, 1873, moved to Rockbridge, and 
has since been engaged at his trade ; is an 
inventive genius ; has lately gotten up an 
equalizer for a three horse doubletree which 
is pronounced a success. Democratic in 
sentiment 
Dennis Albert, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Green- 
field 
Dixon A. J. clerk, Greenfield 
Dixon Samuel, nurseryman, Greenfield 
Dox Robert, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Dougherty C. H„ laborer. Sec. 13, P.O. Fay- 
ette 
DOHM JACOBjfarmer and stock-raiser. 
Sec. 17, P.O. Greenfield. Jacob is the sole 
survivor of a family of three children, born 
of Jacob and Margaret Dohm, who were 
natives of Hesse Darmstadt. Jacob the 
subject of this sketch, is a native of Greene 
County, and was born August 29, 1841, in 
town 10, range 10. His parents came to 
this country in the year 1836. Plis father 
died about six years afterward. His mother 
remained a widow several years, and is now 
the wife of Peter Acherbach. After the 
death of his father he remained with his 
mother up to the time of her marriage with 
Mr. Acherbach. He then hired to his step- 
father, by the month, worked two years, 
then enlisted in the lOO days service, in the 
133d Regiment Illinois State Volunteers, 
remained out five months. Returning from 
service, farmed one year on his own account, 
then hired to John Hardcastle for one sea- 
son, then farmed again for himself; then 
was united in marriage to Anna M. L. 
Brendle. She was born October 29, 1839, 
is a daughter of Louis Brendle, of Polk 
County, Iowa. Their marriage took place 
November 15, 1866. Six children have 
blessed this alliance; four are now living. 



viz: Maggie, born September 11,1867; 
Anna, born August 23, 1871 ; Fred, born 
May 13, 1873 ; Mary, born October4, 1877. 
After their marriage removed to Macoupin 
County and remained until December 31, 
1867, when he removed to the place he 
now occupies. The place when he came 
was nearly all in timber and underbrush, 
and an old log cabin was all the improve- 
ments. He has cleared the place up, and 
now has 180 acres of excellent land which 
he has since farmed , is engaged also in 
trading to some extent, and his actions and 
dealings are characterized by a disposition 
on his part to deal justly and squarely by 
all those with whom he has business rela- 
tions 
DOYLE THOMAS CAPT. tailor, 
was born November 2, 1837, in Tullow, 
County Carlow, Ireland, and was married 
June 9, 1856, to Mary E. Findlay. He 
emigrated to the United States in August, 
1856, landing in New York City, where he 
remained until the outbreak of the Mormon 
war, when he joined the regular army, Co. 
"D," 1st Regiment U.S.A. After the Mor- 
mon difficulty he was engaged in the Utah 
campaign, and also with the Cheyenne In- 
dians in 1858. He was then ordered to re- 
inforce Major Van Dorn who was engaged 
fighting the Comanche Indians in 1859, ^'^- 
ring which time he was in several engage- 
ments with this tribe. In the Summer of 
1S60 made another expedition against 
the Kiavvas, and participated in the battle, 
Aug. 16 i860, which resulted in a victory 
over the tribe. The Presidential election 
occurred about this time, causing trouble 
in the border States, the command he 
belonged . to was ordered to Fort Smith, 
Ark., remaining there until April, 1861 
Here, he says, was the most trying time of 
his whole life. Every commissioned officer 
in his company " went over to the South," 
and joined the C.S.A, army, and he was 
strongly solicited to go also, being tendered 
a commission, and other inducements which 
were very enticing, but he spurned them all 
and remained loyal to the flag of his adopted 
country. Subsequent to this was engaged 
in the battle of Wilson's Creek, where 6.- 
500 of them were for seven hours pitted 
against 35,000 — -where Gen. Lyon fell. Mr. 
D. was at this time a bearer of dispatches. 



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and after crossing the enemy's lines five 
times, he was taken prisoner. After his 
exchange he was promoted to 1st Lieuten. 
ant, and served as RattaUon Adjutant, ist 
Missouri Cavalry, M.S.M. In the Fall of 
1S62 was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and 
Adjutant of same regiment. In 1864 he 
veteraned in the 13th Missouri Cavalry, and 
in January, 1865, was promoted to Captain 
of same company and regiment. After the 
close of the war, went with his regiment to 
open the Santa Fe route across the Plains, 
and was finally mustered out of service, Jan. 
12, 1866, having a military experience of 
nine years. He went out as a common sol- 
dier, and served his country faithfully and 
well, and the Union had no braver defend- 
er of her national honor. His fine and 
soldierly bearing, coupled with his execu- 
tive ability, secured him many prominent 
staff appointments during his term of ser- 
vice. He served as Assistant Adjutant 
General, also Assistant Inspector General 
on General Sanborn's staff, which he filled 
up to the time he was mustered out. Upon 
his return home to the quiet walks of life, 
he served some time as a member of the 
Metropolitan Police in St. Louis. January 
I, 1867, moved to Carlinville, where he re- 
sumed his trade ; remained there until Au. 
gust 7, 1877, when he came to Greenfield, 
and has since remained. Is superintend- 
ent of the cutting department in the Star 
Clothing House, and is an A. No. i artist 
as knight of the tape and shears. During 
his army life he acquired an appetite for 
the ardent, and it was feared for some time 
by his friends that he would become a hope- 
less sot, but before the temperance wave 
swept across our land he rallied and threw 
the monster from him, and has since been 
a staunch advocate of the temperance order, 
and has, by his example and his speeches 
on the rostrum, done much good for the 
cause ; has spoken in all the surrounding 
towns in the adjoining counties, and 
through the columns of the Gazette held a 
spirited debate with his minister. Father 
Sauer, on the subject of temperance, and 
the palm of victory was universally accorded 
by the people to Captain Doyle. Mr. D. 
has had eight childien, four of whom are 
living : John W., born in Warrensburg, 
Mo., Nov. 27, 1863; M. Alice, born in St. 



Louis, Mo., January 6, 1866; Cornelius, 

born in Carlinville, 111., December 11, 1871 ; 

Joseph H., born in Carlinville, 111., April 

27- 1875 
Drake Hiram, retired, Greenfield 
Drake J. A. pump dealer, Greenfield 
Drake John, teamster, Greenfield 
Drennan Jack, tinner, Greenfield 
Drum Miles, merchant, Greenfield 
Dryden J. C, drayman, Greenfield 
Dryden W. S. M., retired, Greenfield 
Durham John, teamster, Greenfield 

-rpCKMAN GEORGE, farmhand. Sec. 24, 
'^ P.O. Greenfield 

EDMONDSON MANFORD, farm- 
er. Sec. 15. P.O. Fayette, is a son of W. F. 
and Harriet Edmondson ; her maiden name 
was Hand. Mr. Edmondson is a native of 
Kentucky, and emigrated to this State many 
years ago, and was among the number who 
with stout hands and willing hearts, did 
their part in bringing this country to the 
condition it now is. Upon his first arrival 
here he located near CarroUton, where he 
remained a few years, then moved and set- 
tled upon the land now occupied by Man- 
ford, where he lived until the year 1868, 
when he moved to Cass County. Missouri, 
where he has since remained. Mrs. E., his 
wife, died May i, 1877. The subject of 
this sketch remained under the paternal 
roof up to the time of his father's removal 
to Missouri, and accompanied him to his 
new home, and assisted his father in the 
duties pertaining to the farm, until May 14, 
1875, when he returned to this county, and 
was married to Alice Grove, a native of 
Virginia. Returning with his wife to Mis- 
souri, remained about two years, and then 
returned to Fayette, in this county. His 
health being poor, he has since made this 
his home, and rents his farm, the proceeds 
of the same being amply sufficient to main- 
tain him, and a margin besides. His wife's 
mother resides with him. They have no 
issue 
Edwards Charles, lumber, Greenfield 
Egler M. renter. Sec. 22, P.O. Greenfield 
Eidleman John, renter, P.O. Fayette 
Elkington Joe, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Elkinton Thomas, renter, Sec. 26, P.O.Green- 
field 



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Emery George, farm hand, Sec. 34, P. O. 

Rockbridge 
Ennis W. P. clothier, Greenfield 
Entrecan J. H. carpenter, Greenfield 
EWALD JOHX, station agent C.B.& 
Q. R. R. Greenfield. One of the most 
reliable and efficient agents in the employ 
of the C.B.e^ Q.R.R. is Mr. Ewald, who 
has been a railroad man over twenty-five 
years, and served in various capacities, 
from a common laborer to some of the 
most responsible positions connected with 
the road, and from his long experience and 
known integrity has acquired a reputation 
among railroad officials that will always se- 
cure him as good a situation as lies in their 
province to grant. He was born in Prus- 
sia, Oct. 13, 1827; his parents, John and 
Martha E., never came to this country, but 
in Aug., 1847, John, Jr., set sail for Amer- 
ica, and, after a voyage of nine weeks, 
landed in New York. First went to Mil- 
waukee, then to Detroit, where he first be- 
gan work on the railroad, where he re- 
mained three years; then went to New 
Buffalo, where he had charge of a gang of 
men on the Michigan Central; laid track 
from Aurora to Mendota; Dec. 22, 1S54, 
went to Detroit, where he married Eliza- 
beth Werner, born Dec. 26, 1843, in Can- 
ada, opposite Detroit. After their marriage, 
moved to Piano, where he obtained a situa- 
tion as station agent. While here his wife 
lost her health, and he returned to Detroit 
and went into business with his father-in 
law, who was a brewer, where he remained 
two years. Then went to Bushnell, and re- 
sumed railroading again, where he remained 
fifteen years; was at Astoria one year, and 
in April, 1872, came to Greenfield, and has 
since remained in charge of the office and 
station at this place. Two of his sons as- 
sist him in the office, Willie and John; one 
is night and the other day operator, Mr. 
Ewald attending to the office and express 
business. Mr. E. has six children living, 
four boys and two girls: George, born 
Sept. 13, 1858; Willie, born Oct. 16, 1861; 
John, born Nov. 13, 1863; Albert, born 
Dec. 16, 1865; Annie, born April i, 1867, 
and Minnie, born Sept. 14, 1872. Mr. and 
Mrs. E. are members of the M. E. Church. 
Mr. E. is a member of Greenfield Lodge, 
A. F. and A. M., No. 129 



Ewing J. W. merchant, Greenfield 
Ewing Thomas, laborer, Sec. 34, P,0. Rock- 
bridge 

T^AITH G. W. plasterer, Greenfield 

Farthing , salesman. Sec. 34, P.O- 

Rockbridge 
Finch Thomas, physician, Greenfield 
Finley B. W. grocer, Greenfield 
Finley M. clerk, Greenfield 
Finley W. L. grocer, Greenfield 
Fishburn Jacob, retired, Greenfield 
Fisher R. C. drayman, Greenfield 
Fisher Theodore, farm hand. Sec. 20, P. O. 

Greenfield 
Fulmer John, laborer, Greenfield 

/^AITHER , agent. Greenfield 

^''^ Gibson Wm. renter. Sec. 30, P. O. 
Rockbridge 

Gill R. D. laborer, Greenfield 

Gilliland R. painter, Greenfield 

Goodpasture Daniel, laborer. Sec, 24, P. O. 
Rockbridge 

GRAY J. HOWARD, druggist, 
Greenfield. The subject of this sketch 
first beheld the light of day in Halifax 
County, N. C, on Christmas day, 1828. 
Is the son of J. J. Gray; his mother's 
maiden name was Lizzie Hubbard. They 
are of Scotch and Dutch descent. At an 
early day the family emigrated to this State, 
and bought a farm near Greenfield, in 
Macoupin County, where the father of J. 
Howard still resides; he is now seventy-five 
years of age; has in his time officiated in 
different pastorates, being a regularly or- 
dained minister of the Presbyterian faith. 
In 1837, he went to Monmouth, where he 
accepted a call, and supplied that pulpit 
until his failing health compelled him to 
return home. In the early part of J. 
Howard's life, he received his education at 
a private school, in which he had all the 
advantages in the way of the courses, that 
is now taught in our colleges, he having 
taken a classical course. In Oct. 9, 1855, 
he was united in marriage to Sarah Allen, 
daughter of George W. Allen, who is an 
old and well known resident in this county, 
and is the original proprietor of the town. 
Mrs. Gray was born in this county, Aug. 
14, 1831. No issue. While they have 
never had any children of their own, yet 



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they have always had in their family more 
or less children who have been unfortunate 
in losing their parents, and were left with- 
out 'a home, yet Mr. Gray and wife have 
taken care of them as if they were their 
own offspring, and have lavished the same 
kindness and good counsel upon them as if 
they were really their own. Mr. Gray, like 
all men who appreciate their wives, is 
justly proud of his, and twenty-three years 
of married life has not been sufficient to 
make him regret the choice he made, and 
thinks, if he had it to do over, he would 
choose as before. Many people are " mar- 
ried," yet not mated. In the year 1857 Mr. 
Gray embarked in the business in which he 
is now engaged, and it is said " if any man 
in the town has a gilt-edge credit, J. How- 
ard Gray has," and he is of the few, who 
began business at the time he did, that 
have sustained themselves, and made their 
business a steady growth and the enterprise 
a financial success. Mr. Gray has been a 
member of the M. E. Church for the last 
thirty years, and is also a Royal Arch Ma- 
son, and is a man that has preserved un- 
sullied the family prestige, and is well 
deserving of the high character that he 
sustains in the circle of his acquaintances, 
and in the community in which he resides 

Green Jacob, laborer, Greenfield 

Green M. laborer, Greenfield 

GREE]S"E W. E. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 31, P.O. Rockbridge, is a na- 
tive of this county; born May 25, 1824. 
His father's name was John and his moth- 
er's Mary, of the Mairs family, who were 
the parents of five children, of whom W. 
E. was the fifth in order. They came to 
this State as early as 1818, located near 
Kane, entered land, and lived on the same 
until their death. The subject of this 
sketch had very limited advantages, so far 
as education was concerned, but learned to 
read and write, and got some little idea of 
figures, but his education has been more of 
a practical nature. He remained at home 
until he attained his twenty-sixth year; at 
this time he was united in marriage to 
Eliza J. Enslow, born June 29, 1833. She 
was a daughter of Worthington Enslow, of 
this county. After his marriage, he rented 
land of his father, up to the year 1854, 
when they moved to some land that Mrs. 



Greene had inherited from the estate, where 
they continued about two years, then re- 
turned to the land they had formerly occu- 
pied, of the Greene estate, remaining there 
until the year i860. Then going back 
again to the Enslow land, where they built 
them a hewed log house; continued here 
twelve years, and in the Spring of 1872 
they moved to the place they now reside; 
this farm is known as the Witt estate. 
They are now located for life, and have, 
after their many changes and good manage- 
ment, accumulated until they now own 880 
acres of land, which is well improved. Mr. 
Greene has always been an adherent to the 
principles of Democracy. They have had 
nine children, seven of whom are now liv- 
ing: Trinity Ann, born Oct. 23, 1852; 
Evans N., born March 7, 1854; John G., 
Oct. 9, 1855; Julia E., born Oct. 16, 1856; 
George N., born Jan. 13, 1859; James F., 
born April 30, i860; David R., born Nov. 
9, 1868 
Greer Robert, Greenfield 
Greer Wm. grain dealer, Greenfield 
Grells Mrs. farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Fayette 
Griswold Albert, Greenfield 
Griswold Arthur, Greenfield 
Griswold Edward, retired, Greenfield 
Grozzle Eveline, Sec. 28, P.O. Greenfield 

T T ALL E. Mrs. renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Green- 
■*^ field 

Hand William, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 
Harder Isaac, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge 
Harder Ross. lab. Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge 
Hartsook Jac. retired, Greenfield 
Hartsook T. Greenfield 
Harvey E. M. musician Greenfield 
HASSETT W. H. lumber, Greenfield. 
William is a native of Erie County, N. Y., 
born July 17, 1838, son of J. G. and Eliza- 
beth Hassett. His mother's name was Yost, 
and a native of Pennsylvania, her husband 
of New York, both sides of the family be- 
ing of German descent. Received but the 
advantages afforded by the common dis- 
trict school. Left the parental roof at the 
age of eighteen anil began for himself, 
having previously learned the carpenter 
trade. First worked in company with R. B. 
Bartholemew, his brother-in-law, on the 
New York Central R.R. Remained in the 
employ of the company about six years. In 



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the Spring of 1866 he came west, and en- 
gaged in the lumber business; first bought 
out the interest of Reed & Vedder, at Car- 
rollton. remained there three years; sold 
out and moved to Jerseyville, and engaged 
in the same business until 1873, when he 
moved to Moberly, Missouri, where he 
stayed three years; engaged in the lumber 
trade; Feb., 1S76, sold out and came to 
Greenfield, where he has since remained. 
Sold out his interest in the lumber business 
to Charles Edwards, July, 1S77. Mr. 
Hassett, having been in poor health for 
several years, is contemplating a removal 
to a latitude more congenial. Feb. 27, 
he formed a matrimonial alliance with 
Eliza J. Beckham, born Aug. 27, 1844, in 
Lancaster, Erie County, Pa. Three chil- 
dren have been born to them : George N., 
born in Jerseyville, Dec. 26, 1869; Nye P. 
born in Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 5. 1871, and 
Edith Male, born in Moberly, Mo., May 
16, 1874. Mr. H. is a member of Green- 
field Lodge, A. F. and A. M., No. 129, also 
a Royal Arch. Mr. Hassett's father died 
Jan. 12, 1S73; mother, Jan. II, 1864 
HAVEN WM. H., editor Greenfield 
Argus. William H. is of Yankee birth, 
being born in close proximity to the Green 
Mountains, Addison County, Vermont ; 
first saw the light of day in the year 1831, 
and in the year 1843 he emigrated to this 
State in company with his father, mother, 
brother and sister. Upon his first arrival 
he was engaged on a farm, at which he 
worked until 1849, then entered the store 
of R. M. Booker of the town of Greenfield, 
where he was employed as clerk ; contin- 
ued at this about one year. Subsequent to 
this he began teaching school, which he 
continued up to the time he married, whicli 
event occurred Oct. 27, 1853, to Anna 
Kemper, born Dec. 25, 1833, in Kentucky. 
They have now three children living, V. H. 
Haven, born Nov., 1S61, Leon Haven, 
born Nov. 1866 and W. Oilman Haven, born 
Feb., 1873. After his marriage he resumed 
teaching and continued until the breaking 
out of the war, when he entered the army 
in Aug., 1S61, and remained until its close, 
and received his discharge in 1865. Was 
with Sherman through all his campaigns. 
After his return from the war, engaged in 
agricultural pursuits up to 1S70, when he 



engaged in the grain and milling business 
at Greenfield. This enterprise was an un- 
fortunate one for him as it turned, as he 
lost all he had. Subsequent to this he was 
engaged as solicitor and local correspond- 
ent for the White Hall Register; until 
March, 1878, when he started the Green- 
field Argus, and is now running the same 
with success. He is Republican in senti- 
ment and has been since the war. Mr. 
Haven is also engaged much of his time as 
an auctioneer ; has quite a reputation as 
such, having calls in adjoining counties, 
which he fills with credit to himself and 
satisfaction to his patrons. Mr. Haven, 
though having been unfortunate in his 
business when he first came here, yet he is 
a man possessed of much energy and 
"pluck," and, as his ability is unquestioned 
and he is possessed of much goodness of 
heart and lots of friends, we predict for 
him a successful finale 
Hayes Hugh, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Fayette 
Hayes Mike, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Fayette 
Heiner John, grocer, Greenfield 
Helmick J. W. minister, Greenfield 
Hillis David, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Greenfield 
Hines Abner, renter. Sec. 36, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Hobson Peter, furniture, Greenfield 
Holmes Hardin, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Howard Charles, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Green- 
field 
Howard Henry, farm hand. Sec. 27, P.O. 

Rockbridge 
Howard James, farm hand, Sec. 31, P.O. 

Rockbridge 
HOWARD ELIZABETH J. 
MRS. farming, Sec. 25, P.O. Rockbridge. 
Mrs. Howard is a native of Clarraount Co., 
Ohio ; her maiden name was Shipman ; 
there were but three children in the family, 
she being the youngest ; her mother's 
maiden name was Winn, with whom she 
moved to this State, settling below Carroll- 
ton. Mrs. Howard was born June 15, 1824^ 
and when she came to this State she was 
but six years of age. May 24, 1840, she 
was united in marriage to Elijah Howard, 
a native of Kentucky, born Sept. 27, 1816, 
went to Missouri during his sixth year, and 
at the age of nineteen came to this State 
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became acquainted, and in May, 1S40, they 
were married ; had eleven children : Cath- 
erine, born March 4, 1841 ; Columbus M., 
born March 2, 1843 ; Hester Ann, born 
May 8, 1845 ; Charles S., born Aug. ri, 
1848 ; Emma J., born Jan. 19, 1851 ; John 
H., born Jan. 4, 1853 ; Samuel L., born 
July 19, 1855 ; James A., born July I, 1857 ; 
Margaret A., born April il, 1859; Mary 
L., born May 31, 1861 ; Hattie, born May 
12, 1863. All of the above named are 
living except Columbus M., who died in 
the U. S. service, Co. K, 91st Regiment 
I.V. The year following, Mr. Howard, her 
husband, enlisted in Co. A, 32d Regiment, 
for three years ; died Dec. i, 1863, of acute 
rheumatism. Mrs. H. has since maintained 
and kept the family together, notwithstand- 
ing she has but a few acres of land ; and at 
the death of her husband she was urged to 
bind the children out and find them homes 
elsewhere, yet she refused to do so, saying 
that so long as she had a crumb of bread 
they should share it with her, and that her 
family should not be divided. And she set 
to work with a good will; has wove, spun, 
and sewed, and by frugal management 
kept them together, and without assistance 
from any other source ; and her family owe 
her a debt of gratitude for the zeal and 
interest she has manifested in their behalf 

Howard Sam, farm hand, Sec, 27, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

HUDSON GEORGE D. farmer, Sec. 
34, Rockbridge, is the tenth of a family 
of twelve children ; born in this county, 
township 10, range 10, Aug. 14, 1844, 
His father, Peter B., is an old set- 
tler, he having, with Mary, his wife, 
whose maiden name was Settle, come to 
this county at an early period of the 
county's' history. George D.'s acquaint- 
ance with academic halls and college walls 
was principally from the outside ! At the 
age of twenty-two he embarked for himself 
and began farming. Nov. 4, 1869, he was 
married to Nora Keating, born June g, 1849 
Have now three children : Effie, born May 
21, 1871; Georgia, born Jan. 14, 1874; 
Freddie, born March 11, 1877. Before his 
marriage, he rented land, but, subsequent to 
his marriage, moved to Sec. 34, Tp. 10, and 
bought 80 acres, and has since added to it 
until he now owns 560 acres, which he is 



getting well improved, and is at the pre- 
sent time investing a good deal of money in 
the way of tileing for and draining the same. 
Mr. Hudson has been a candidate for the 
office of Sheriff of the county ; but as the 
county is strongly Democratic, and there 
having been less than a dozen men of the 
Republican faith elected to office in the 
county since 1840, an aspirant of the Re. 
publipan faitii for political honors stands in 
the minority, with but little hope of his 
election. Mr. Hudson is a zealous advo- 
cate of the temperance cause ; is also 
musically inclined, and a lover of the har- 
mony of sound ; is now leader of the 
Rockbridge Cornet Band ; is a member of 
the CarroUton Chapter, and of Sheffield 
Lodge A. F. and A. M., No. 687 
HURD TIMOTHY, Sec. 27, P.O. 
Rockbridge, was born in Bledsoe County, 
Middle Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1831. There 
were five children in his father's family, of 
whom he was the second in order. His 
father's name was Vernon Hurd ; his mo- 
ther's was Rebecca Maguire. When Tim- 
othy was quite young he moved with his 
parents to Cooper County, Mo. Timothy 
left the parental roof at the age of thirteen ; 
his mother died and his father broke up 
housekeeping, and Tim had to "root" for 
himself. Crossed the plains during his 
fourteenth year ; drifted about a good deal ; 
he never attended school a day in his life. 
At the age of twenty-two he was married 
to Martha Vandaveer, who is a native of 
Kentucky, and was born Jan. 5, 1832. 
After marriage, they made a trip to Texas 
in a wagon, making it in six weeks and 
three days ; remained there two years, got 
dissatisfied, and returned to Cooper County, 
Mo. Remained there until the breaking 
out of the war, when he loaded up his 
family, iti April, and came to Illinois, 
reaching Taylor's Creek during harvest. 
He had used up all his provisions, and his 
money about gone, he could go no farther. 
He pitched his tent, or camped out, on the 
ground now owned by Norton Saunders, 
and worked out at whatever he could get 
to do. About a week before Christmas he 
got his family in a house. He worked 
until he got enough to buy him a team, and 
he "cropped " for three years, one year for 
Mr. Ballard and two for Mr. Thorpe. In 



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the Spring of 1S64 he enlisted in the 133rd 
I.V., and went out in the loo-day service ; 
was gone nearly six months before he 
returned. The next year, went to Fayette, 
where he rented the land now owned by 
Thos. Brooks ; stayed there two years. 
Then bought 40 acres of land of Mr. 
Thorpe ; paid for the greater part of it by 
<iays work ; he has since added to it an- 
other 40 acres. He has six children : 
Nancy L., born Dec. 14, 1854 ; Zachariah, 
born Oct. 25, 1856 ; Mary Jane, born Aug. 
14 1858 ; William A., born April 11, i860 ; 
Nettie O., born April 3, 1863; Hardin 
Orange, born March 31, 1866 
Huskey A. R. teacher. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 
Huskey Fannie Mrs. farming, Sec. 15, P.O. 

Greenfield 
HUTCHINSON J. W. banker, Green- 
field, is a native of Pike County, born Sept. 
14, 1 841 ; son of Samuel and Laura B. Hut- 
chinson, whose maiden name was Batchel- 
ler, who are esteemed people, and came to 
this State about the year 1835. His mo- 
ther died when he was quite young, while 
his father is still living. The subject of this 
writing launched out on his own account at 
the age of fifteen, came to the town north 
of Greenfield, and worked for Joel Ed- 
wards for two years ; the first year was on 
the farm, and the second year worked at 
the carpenter trade. We next find him at 
Naples, engaged as a clerk for Wallace 
Parker. In the Fall of 1859 he went to 
Philadelphia, where he entered the Poly- 
technic College, and remained until his 
graduation, which dates June 28, 1861, 
receiving the degree of Bachelor of Civil 
Engineers. On Nov. 5, received an appoint- 
ment as Third Assistant Engineer, and was 
ordered to the U. S. steamship Tuscarora, 
which was sent to the Azores, then to South- 
hampton, Eng., in pursuit of the Confed- 
erate steamer Nashville ; next sailed to 
Gibraltar, Spain, where they spied the Con- 
federate steamer Sumpter, which vessel 
being in English waters, and the Tusca- 
rora in Spanish, the latter held her in 
blockade during the space of four months, 
eyeing her in the meantime with an eagle 
gaze, having steam up the entire time, and 
the result was, the Sumpter never escaped, 
but was finally sold ; next they sailed up 
toward Liverpool to intercept the Alabama, 



but she did not reach her destination soon 
enough, and the Alabama escaped; subse- 
quent to this the Tuscarora was cruising 
about in various waters, in pursuit of the 
Alabama ; returned to the States in April, 
1863. During the Summer they were out 
on several expeditions visiting various 
places, Newfoundland, and others ; then 
returned to Boston during the Fall of the 
same year, and was sent to Wilmington, 
N. C, and took part in the blockade, where 
they remained until the following May, 
1864 ; from here she was sent to Baltimore 
to undergo repairs. From here, J. W. was 
detached, and reported to Philadelphia to 
undergo examination for a commission as 
Second Assistant Engineer, which promo- 
tion he received in July; he was ordered to 
the Susquehanna, and sent to Fort Fisher, 
and assisted in its capture. He resigned, 
April, 1865, and returned to Philadelphia. 
During the time J. H. was attending school 
at the Polytechnic College, he was a mem- 
ber of the Keystone Battery, commanded 
by J. O. Winchester ; he is now an honor- 
ary member of that body. This battery 
played a conspicous part in the late rail- 
road strike, in subduing the strike in 
that locality with her Gatlin gun. In 
June, 1865, Mr. H. went to Colorado, and 
was in the employ of the Colorado Gold 
Mining Company of Philadelphia, in which 
remained about a year. He was then ap- 
pointed Deputy County Clerk and Assessor 
of Park Co. In August, 1867, went to 
Cheyenne ; where he was appointed Clerk 
of the United States and Territorial Dist. 
Court, also Clerk of the Supreme Court of 
same Territory. In Sept. 16, 1868, he was 
united in marriage to Mary Ann Sheffield, 
daughter of G. T. W. Sheffield, who was 
born August 8th, 1843. They have had four 
children, three are living : Samuel S., born 
Sept. 2, 1S69; George A., born Oct. 10, 
1872; Florence, born Oct, 7, 1875, After 
his appointment as Clerk in the above 
named Courts, he served four years, and in 
Feb. 1872, resigned and came to Waverly, 
Morgan Co., and engaged in the banking 
business in the firm of Sheffield, Hutchin- 
son & Co., where he remained three years. 
In March, 1875, he moved to Greenfield, 
111., and engaged in same business with 
same parties, and has since been engaged 



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in the above named business. He is a mem- 
ber of the M. E. Church, and of Carrollton 
Chapter No. 77. Also present W. M. of 
Greenfield Lodge No. 129 

TACOBI PHILLIP, blaclvsmith, Sec. 33- 
J Rockbridge. Phillip was born in Noe- 
hern Amt St. Goarhausen, Province of 
Nassau, April 19, 1844. Is the oldest of 
a family of ten children, seven now living ; 
born of Casper and Marie E. Jacobi. She 
was of the Colonius. In the Fall of 1853, 
they emigrated to this State, and settled in 
Macoupin Co., where they engaged in farm- 
ing pursuits. Phillip remained at home 
until his eighteenth year, when he went to 
learn the trade he has since engaged in. 
Upon his departure from home, he spent the 
first four and a half years at Alton ; and in 
1867, went to Carrollton, where he remained 
a short time, then returning to Alton, where 
he contined two years, and better, then 
came to Rockbridge, and set up in the 
blacksmithing business ;and has since con- 
tinued at the same. In May 10, i868, he 
was united in marriage to Anna Emmend ; 
born Jan. 29, 1849, in Erie Co., Penn. 
Daughter of John and Catherine En'mend. 
By this union they have five children ; all 
of whom are now living : Phillip, born 
Feb. 16, 1869 ; Loui, born April lo, 
1871 ; William, born April 24, 1873 \ Anna, 
born Nov. 21, 1875 ; Henry, born July 4, 
1878. Mr. Jacobi is meeting with success 
in his business. He is a member of the 
Rockbridge Cornet Band 
Jackson Amos, farmer, P.O. Greenfield 
Jayne Henry, farmer, Greenfield 
Jayne Smith, merchant, Greenfield 
Jayne W. Greenfield 

Jewell Chas, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Rockbridge 
Jewett Felix, farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 
Jewett Marion, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Fayette 
Johnson Jasper, stock dealer, Greenfield 
Johnston James, attorney-at-law, Greenfield 

ly' EARNS MARION, blacksmith, Sec. 13, 

-*^ P.O. Fayette 

Keating Colon, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Keith L. P. renter. Sec. q, P.O. Greenfield 

KEELEY JACOB, druggist, P.O. 
Rockbridge ; is the second child by a 
second marriage, of a family of nine 



children ; born of Jesse and Celicia Keeley ; 
the former a native of Chester Co. Pa., and 
the latter of Mercer Co., Ky. They came 
to this State many years ago ; Jesse in the 
year 1830, and his wife in 1817. The lat- 
ter died Oct. 10, 1870, and the former is 
now living, and resides in Carrollton. 
Jacob first saw the light of day Nov. 6. 
1844 ; and up to the time he was eighteen 
years of age, he was engaged at home as- 
sisting his father in the farm duties, and at- 
tending school. About this time he moved 
with his parents to Greenfield, where he 
attended the High school for two years and 
a half ; he then being well versed in the 
elementary branches and the sciences. He 
then engaged in teaching, and continued at 
this until the Fall of 1S72 ; when he went 
to Ann Arbor, attended lectures, and com- 
pleted his course in Chemistry. He having 
now come to a realization of his boyish 
dreams — that of being qualified to enter 
the business of his choice — in the be- 
ginning of the year 1874, he began in the 
drug business at Rockbridge, and sold the 
first drugs in the town. In Jan. 29, 1878, 
he formed a partnership matrimonial, with 
M. E. Clark ; daughter of Walker Clark, of 
Indiana. Mr. Keeley is Republican in senti- 
ment. Is a member of the Masonic order, 
Sheffield Lodge 687 

Kellogg Borden, plasterer, Sec. 34,P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

KERNS HIRAM, farmer. Sec. 26. P.O. 
Rockbridge. Is a native of Old Virginia ; 
born in Frederick Co., Oct. 5, 1853, is the 
third of a family of seven children ; born of 
Abner and Sarah Kerns. His mother dying 
at an early age, the family was then broken 
up and he was left to shift for himself, and 
at the tender age of twelve years, when 
most boys have just fairly begun their school 
days, he launched out in the world to meet 
with its tempests, and contend with its 
storms. He drifted about considerable up 
to the age of twenty ; at this time he had 
learned the blacksmith's trade, and then run 
one on his own account. Mr. Kerns has 
had a varied experience in life. At the 
breaking out of the war he had accumulated 
considerable property, but being a strong 
Union man, the Confederates showed him 
no mercy and he was stripped of everything 
he had in the way of effects— he was vir- 



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tually ruined. He then was employed to 
do guard duty on the Baltimore & Ohio R, 
R. Mr. Kerns has been twice married ; 
first to Elizabeth Hardy, July 17, 1856 ; 
had four children, three now living : Mary 
E., born July 18, 1857; Cornelia W., born 
Sept. 8, 1859; William G., born April 6, 
1862. Wife died in 1863. He abandoned 
the blacksmith's trade and began farming, 
and has since continued at the same. Aug. 
29, 1865, was married second time to Mary 
J. Lutterill ; she was born Dec. i, 1843. 
They have had five children : Catherine 
R. S., born Aug. 17, 1866; Martha R., 
born Sept. 12, 1868 ; Aaron E., born Aug. 
31, 1874; Anna I., born Aug. 25, 1877. 
Nov. 22, 1872, he emigrated to this State 
and county, and is now farming on the 
land owned by W. H. Dummers, near 
Rockbridge 
Kimbro James, laborer, Greenfield 
KI]S"CAID M. A. grocery, Greenfield ; 
was born in the town of Manchester, Mor- 
gan County, July 12, 1841 ; was the last of 
a family of seven children of Wm. and 
Elizabeth Kincaid, who were natives of 
Kentucky. His father and mother dying 
before he had any recollection of them ; but 
an aunt of his took him in charge and gave 
him what counsel and cheer she could. 
Moved with his aunt to Petersburg, Menard 
County, at an early age, remaining there 
until he was thirteen years of age, when he 
came to the town of Greenfield, and for 
several years worked out among the farmers 
and at what jobs he could obtain, until his 
enlistment in the U. S. service ; went out 
in the 14th Reg. 111., Vol. Co. D ; remained 
with the regiment seven months when he 
was discharged on account of disability, by 
disease contracted while in the service. 
Upon his return home, engaged as a clerk 
for Mrs. Ellis; subsequently to this clerked 
for Eli Lee. Then went into business with 
Capt. Bryant, which partnership lasted 
about seven months, then sold out and came 
to Greenfield and embarked in the grocery 
business on the north side of the Square,and 
has since continued at the same. Sept. i, 
1864, was united in marriage to Cassandra 
Saxton, daughter of Rev. W. T. Saxton ; 
had seven children, viz : Ola D., born 
June 17, 1865 ; William A., born Nov. 27, 
1866 ; Arthur, born June i, 1867 ; Howard, 



born Oct. 20, l86g ; Minnie, born Oct. 20, 
1871 ; Siloa, born July 26, 1875; Guy, 
born Oct. 25, 187S. Upon his arrival here 
in Greenfield, associated with him as part- 
ner Valentine Caswell. After the dissolu- 
tion of this firm, conducted the business 
alone, then associated with Mr. N. L. Cun- 
ningham, which partnership was not a prof- 
itable one for Mr. Kincaid, as he sloped 
with the funds of the firm, was never heard 
of since. Mr. Kincaid is Republican in 
sentiment 

Kincaid M. A. grocer. Greenfield 

KINDER G. M. merchant, Rockbridge, 
was born in Warren County, Ohio, Septem- 
ber 7, 1830. His father's name was John, 
his mother's maiden name Sarah Maxwell. 
His father being a farmer, George was raised 
up with the plow, and in 1855 made a pros- 
pective tour to this State, but did not lo- 
cate permanently until 1864, when he came 
to Marine, Madison County, where he was 
engaged as a clerk ; remained there until 
1871, then went to Edgewood, Effingham 
County, where he staid four years ; May, 
1875, came to Rockbridge, and associated 
with T. R. Murphy, in the mercantile busi- 
siness. Mr. Kinder is a strong prohibi- 
tionist, a member of the Presbyterian 
Church, also a member of Knights of Hon- 
or No. 1017. March i, 1879, associated 
with him in business C. W. Rives, born 
May 27, 1857, son of Judge Rives of this 
township ; they keep a general store : gro- 
ceries, dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, 
hats and caps, seeds, etc., and at prices to 
suit 

KNUDSEN T. N. shoemaker, Sec. 4, 
P.O. Greenfield, was born in Schleswig (for- 
merly of Denmark, now of Germany), April 
12, 1852, is the son of Knud Peterson ; his 
mother's maiden name was Else Magrethe. 
February, 1872, he bid adieu to the land 
of his nativity and set sail for America, 
and March 2, landedinSt. Louis. Having 
learned the shoemaker's trade before com- 
ing to this country, upon his arrival began 
work for C. H. Schreiner ; remained with 
him some months and then went to Madi- 
son County where he staid about one year. 
The next we find of him he turned up in 
Greenfield, and hired to his former em- 
ployer, C. H. Schreiner, who had left St, 
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Europe, which occupied until May of the 
same year, and upon his return he resumed 
work for Schreiner, remained in his employ 
until February 5, 1879, when he bought 
out Mr. Schreiner, and engaged in the 
same business, keeping ready-made goods 
in his line, also custom work and re- 
pairing done promptly and to order. On 
Christmas day, 1878, was united in mar- 
riage to Mary E. Bishop, born in Adams 
County, September r, i860, daughter of 
George Bishop 

T AHR FRED, renter, Sec. 18, P.O. Green- 

-^ field 

LiAHR JOHX, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 18. P. O. Greenfield. John was born 
in Weinheim, Hesse Darmstadt, September 
22, 1839, is the fourth child of a family of 
five children, born of George and Liz- 
zie Lahr ; her maiden name was Nit- 
linger. John left the parental roof at 
the age of sixteen and embarked for this 
country, and landed at Carrollton, where 
he remained a short time, and then went 
to work for Peter Dohm, where he con- 
tinued eleven months, then engaged to Mr. 
Secor, remaining with him one year and a 
half, then for A. Sloan where he staid one 
year. In October, i860, he made a trip to 
the old country, staid eleven months and 
returned to this country in company with 
his father, who bought some land north of 
Carrollton, where he remained until 1864, 
when they sold out and moved to where 
John now lives. June 9, 1864, was mar- 
ried to Mary Bermes, born in Flomborn, 
Hesse Darmstadt, August 4, 1844. She is 
a daughter of Peter Bermes. By this union 
they have had ten children, but four are now 
living: Anna M., born September lO, 1865; 
George, born January 9, 1867; Ida Bena, 
born June lO, 1865 ; Hattie Edna, born 
February 13, 1877. He now owns 280 
acres of land, and is making a success in 
farming. He is Republican in sentiment 

Leaton R. C. plasterer, Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Lee A. retired, Greenfield 

Lemaster C. C. Greenfield 

Lemaster E. S. retired, Greenfield 

Lewis John, laborer, Greenfield 

Liles David, merchant, Greenfield 

Liscom , renter. Sec. 16. P. O. Greenfield 



Long Harvey, harness maker, Greenfield 
LONKAGAN AVILLIAM, farmer. 
Sec. 18, P.O. Greenfield. Among the repre- 
sentatives of this county that are self-made, 
there are some that hail from the Emerald 
Isle. Prominent among them is William 
Lonragan, who left the home of his father at 
the age of thirteen and came to this coun- 
try, and settled in this county ; and has, 
by patient industry, and an adherence to 
the principles of honesty and integrity, se- 
cured for himself a home and the esteem 
and confidence of those with whom he has 
associated. He was born in Tipperary, in 
the year 1S39. H^is father strenuously op- 
posed his coming, but seeing that he was 
"bent" in that direction, finally gave his 
consent, and his parting blessing, which 
was to always adhere strictly to the princi- 
ples of honesty. When he arrived in this 
country he at once set to work with a will 
to make something out of himself. Land- 
ing at New York he went to Pennsylvania, 
where he hired out at six dollars per month, 
remaining in that locality about two years. 
From here he went to Syracuse, then to 
Victor, N. Y.; then to Dubuque, Iowa, 
then to Canada, St. Louis, New Orleans, 
and several other points, finally settling 
down in this county, and working for John 
Rhodes, a prominent farmer, and well 
known to all, and staid with him about six 
years. In the Spring of 1862 enlisted in 
Company "K," 91st Regiment of Illinois 
State Volunteers, where he served until the 
termination of the war receiving an honor- 
able discharge, and it may be said of him, 
that he was a true and valiant soldier, al- 
ways at the front, and never shirked duty. 
He was mustered out in July, 1S65, and 
upon his return to peaceable pursuits, en- 
gaged to work for his old employer, John 
Rhodes ; worked for Jesse Roberts, and 
others, and subsequently farmed on his own 
account, renting land of Mr. Rhodes, in 
which he was successful, clearing in one 
year $800. He then attended school 
one term, then rented land of Thomas Rob- 
inson for three years, keeping " bach " a 
large portion of the time. This becoming 
too serious, he thought the better plan 
would be to secure a housekeeper of his 
own, and accordingly wooed and won the 
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ginia, born September S, 1848, their mar- 
riage being celebrated April 6, 1875 ; they 
have no issue. A short time previous to his 
marriage he had bought 120 acres of land> 
formerly owned by F. A. Woodman. He 
has since farmed it, and in connection with 
this he runs a steam thresher, of which he is 
sole proprietor. He is of the Republican 
faith, but takes little interest in politics, 
voting for men rather than party 
Lutz Henry, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Rockbridge 
Lynch Oscar, laborer. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 

1\/rADDE]V JOSEPH, harness 
maker, Greenfield, was born in Bir- 
mingham, Eng., Oct. 26, 1844; two years 
later, emigrated to this country with James 
and Susan Madden, his parents, landing in 
New Orleans, where they remained about 
one year ; then to St. Louis, where they 
located permanently. The first work he 
remembers doing was driving cart at six 
dollars per month. In 1859, went to learn 
the harness maker's trade with J. B. Sickles; 
remained with him until completed. We 
next find him in Cincinnati in Aug., 1861, 
remaining there until June, 1863. Then 
went to Nashville, and was in the employ 
of the government, continuing until July, 
1865. Returning to St. Louis, associated 
in the harness business with C. C. and H. 
M. Long ; subsequently sold his interest to 
Burns, Degnar & Dunn ; then returned to 
the old firm of J. B. Sickles, remaining 
until April, 1866 ; then went to St. Charles, 
remaining a short time ; then returning to 
St. Louis, remaining until Sept. 1866, when 
he went to Carrollton, 111., and worked for 
Lawrence Retzer until Nov.; came to Green- 
field, and worked for T. W. Wilson nearly 
three years. Was united in marriage, Oct. 
26, 1870, to A. J. Wylder, born July, 1845 ; 
she is a daughter of W. H. Wylder; had 
one child, Henry T., born Oct. 2, 1870. 
Same year engaged in business for himself, 
on southwest corner of Square, and hassince 
remained ; began first in a small way, doing 
his own work ; has now a good business, 
and keeps two hands constantly employed. 
Is the owner of Nellie Madden, the trotter 

Maddy Green, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Green- 
field 

Magill Wm. miller, Greenfield 

MALOY JOHN, engineer, Sec. 33, P-O. 



Rockbridge. John is a native of the Emer- 
ald Isle, born in Gahvay County, Jan. 6, 
1840 ; son of Patrick and Hanora M.; 
Patrick is a well-to-do farmer, and is still 
living in his native country. John came to 
this country during his fourteenth year ; he 
having had for some time previous a long- 
ing desire to come to this country, but his 
father did every thing to dissuade him from 
it, and would not consent to his coming > 
but John secretly resolved in his mind that, 
the first opportunity which presented itself, 
he would turn his back upon the home of 
his father ; so, on pretense of going to the 
Fair, and there finding a friend about to 
take shipping for America, he embarked 
with him, and in due time arrived in New 
York. He first went to Pennsylvania, and 
hired out at six dollars per month, remain- 
ing there one year. He having a cousin in this 
county, and learning his address, came out 
here, and worked for several men in the 
locality, first hiring to Jeff Dixon for one 
year ; then to W. P. Witt ; then to James 
Vallentine, with whom he remained nine 
years in all. He being an expert hand, his 
services were always in demand. Worked 
two years for James Vanarsdale; worked 
one year in Morgan County. In 1866, 
went to Brighton, remaining about one 
year. Jan. 2, 1866, was married at Alton, 
by Father Mangan, to Julia Crowley. The 
same year he moved to " Dublin," where he 
farmed three years on some land that he 
owned. During the Winter was engineer 
at the Rockbridge Mills. In the Fall of 
1870 he moved to Rockbridge, and worked 
on the section, in the employ of the Rock- 
ford Road, two years. During the war he 
was in Captain Mulligan's company for 
four months ; was at the battle of Lexing- 
ton ; was taken prisoner by Price, and 
afterward parolled. Is a member of the 
Catholic Church, and " votes for men, not 
party." During the last six years has been 
in charge of the tank and pumping works, 
running the engine, and is deemed by the 
company a trusty and efficient man. He 
has never yet been discharged from any 
service in which he has been engaged. Has 
six children now living : Michael H., born 
Jan. 3, 1867; Mary E., John H., William 
A., Charles F., and Thomas P. 
Manning D. laborer. Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge 



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MARTIN" HENKY F. physician, 
Greenfield. Among the "young settlers" 
of the county that have chosen a profes- 
sion, particularly in the line of fiiateria 
medica, there are none whose future is more 
promising than the party whose name heads 
this sketch. Having already passed to 
graduation, and having four years of prac- 
tice, the success attending the same fore- 
shadows a prosperous career. Was born in 
Brighton, Macoupin County, June 22, 1852 ; 
son of Henry F. and Helen Martin, whose 
family name was Moore, and is a native of 
New Hampshire, while her husband came 
came from Rhode Island. Henry, having 
the usual advantages afforded him, receiv- 
ing his education in the common schools, 
and last at Blackburn University, he then 
decided to become a disciple of Esculapius, 
and to this end, at the age of twenty-two, 
entered the St. Louis Medical College, 
where he remained until graduation ; after 
which he located at Athensville, April, 
1876, and first began the practice of medi- 
cine, remaining there until April the fol- 
lowing year, when he was induced to locate 
in Greenfield, and in June, 1877, associated 
with Dr. W. C. Day, under the firm name 
of Day & Martin, and is now in the active 
practice of his profession. May 24, 1877, 
was united in marriage to Harriet L. Met- 
calf, born in Macoupin County, March 12, 
1853 ; she is a daughter of J. L. and Eliza- 
beth Metcalf ; one child has blessed this 
union, Mabel, born April 8, 1878. Is a 
member of the Knights of Honor, Green- 
field, No. 1300 
Matlock Thos. renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Greenfield 
McCants Wm. thresher, Greenfield 
McChesney George, farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. 

Greenfield 
McDonnell Arthur, laborer, Sec. 33, P.O. 

Greenfield 
McMICHAEL J. H. carpenter. Sec. 
12, P.O. Fayette, was born in Walton 
County, Ga., Feb. 10, 1834 ; was the young- 
est child of a family of eight children born 
of William and Lucy M. The former was 
born in Virginia, and the latter in Georgia. 
At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed 
to learn the carriage maker's trade, which 
he completed at the time he was of age. 
On Dec. 24, 1857, he was married to M. B. 
Miller, daughter of Oliver Miller. They 
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have had five children : William O., born 
in Jacksonville, Ala., April ig, i860; John 
H., born at Cross Plains, Ala., April 16, 
1862 ; Carrie M., born at Carlinville, 111., 
June 3, 1863 ; Mary A., born at Athens- 
ville, 111., Jan. II. 1866; Emma M., born 
at Fayette, III, Jan. 21, 1877. In the Fall 
of 1864, Mr. McMichael loaded up all of 
his personal effects, which consisted of a 
feather bed, on an old wagon, and drove to 
Rome. Ga., where he took the train for 
this State. The war going on at the time, 
all of his property was destroyed, and he 
was left without any thing. Gen. Sherman 
once pitched his tent on his place, making 
it headquarters for a time. Upon his ar- 
rival in this State, he first located in Ma- 
coupin, then in Athensville, and finally in 
Fayette, where he has since remained. Mr 
McMichael's father served in the War o 
1812. The subject of this sketch has for 
several years past worked at the carpenter 
trade. He now has a good home and plea- 
sant family about him. and is highly re- 
spected in the community in which he 
resides 
McPherron Ed. jeweller, Greenfield 
McQUERREY JOHN, farmer. Sec. 
g-15, P.O. Greenfield, was born in Garrett 
County, Ky., June 28, 1841 ; born of Jo- 
seph and Rachel McQuerrey; had very 
poor advantages in his youth. At the age 
of sixteen he ran away from home in com 
pany with William Stanton, of Carrollton 
and came to this county on foot ; was at 
one time four days on the road and had 
but one meal in the time, and from Alton 
to Carrollton without anything to eat ; he 
remained there two years ; helped to burn 
the brick now in Pierson's bank building ; 
returned to Kentucky a short time before 
the breaking out of the war ; though of 
Southern birth, yet he was loyal to the 
Union cause, and at the outbreak of the 
war enlisted in the Home Guards, and was 
in the twelve month's service, and was on 
duty at Cumberland Gap; then went into 
the 7th Volunteer Cavalry, and served un- 
til the close of the war, and was in all the 
battles that the regiment participated in, 
and was always at the front; had two broth- 
ers in service with him ; all were fortunate 
and returned home in possession of life and 
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this county, and began work in good earn- 
est ; on Dec. 29, 1866, he was married to 
Sarah J. Cooley, born in Kentucky, Aug. 
5,1851. They have five children : Oscar, 
born Aug. 11, 1868 ; Avery, born Feb. 7, 
1870; Effie, born Oct. 21. 1871 ; Neice, 
born April 17, 1874; Golden, born Feb. 
21, 1876. When he began renting, had 
nothing but his team and willing hands ; 
soon bought 22 acres of land ; two years 
afterward bought 40 more ; subsequently 
bought 80 acres of Wm. Cannedy, then 40 
acres of S. Lemasters, and March 2, 1877, 
bought the Jackson farm, Sec. 9, and now 
has 309 acres of land in all. This he has 
attained by his own industry and good 
management 

McVey , renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Greenfield 

Melon Frank, wagon maker, Greenfield 
Menely J. B. farmer. Sec. 5, P. O. Green- 
field 
Meng Charles, grocer, Greenfield 
Metcalf E. P. merchant, Greenfield 
Metcalf G. B. grocer, Greenfield 
Metcalf R. L. grocer, Greenfield 
MILLER ADAM E. M. D., P. O. 
Rockbridge, was born in Cherokee Coun- 
ty, Ala., Dec. 11, 1844; is the seventh child 
of a family of fourteen children ; born of 
Oliver and Rebecca Miller. They emi- 
grated to this State in 1857, and located in 
Perry County; the Doctor received the ru- 
diments of his education at the district 
school, then attended Shurtleft" College 
two years, taking the scientific and select 
course; he having a desire to study medi- 
cine attended Rush Medical College until 
graduation, which dates Feb. 3, 1866; he 
then came to Sheffield, where he engaged 
in the practice of medicine, and has since 
continued. In 1875, he built a fine store 
building and started in the dry goods busi- 
ness, in connection with J. Keeley, which 
enterprise is a success ; the Doctor has a 
good practice, and is making a success. In 
May 16, 1876, was married to Geneve Lud- 
wig, who was born in Fremont, Ohio, Feb. 
15. 1853; they have had two children, but 
one now living — Neva, born June 24, 1878. 
The Doctor is Democratic in sentiment, 
and of the staunchest kind ; he is now W. 
M. of Sheffield Lodge A. F. and A. M., 
No. 678 
MILLER ANSO]^^, farmer. Sec. 21, P. 



O. Greenfield. Mr. Miller moved to this 
State as early as 1818, in company with his 
parents, who came from Kentucky when 
Anson was about four years of age, he be- 
ing born March 10, 1814; they located at 
Kincaid's Point, town 10, range 10; during 
his youth he thinks he attended the first 
school that was taught in this township; 
did not attend but about two years, all put 
together; after he was grown he contracted 
with John W. Hewitt three years, and in 
consideration of these services he was to 
receive two months' schooling, his clothes, 
and $100 in money, which contract was 
fully complied with by both parties. Mr. 
Miller was married Jan. 7, 1841, to Rebec- 
ca Mitchell ; had one child, but died soon, 
his wife dying Sept. 9, 1S43. He was mar- 
ried the second time to Mrs. Mary Allen, 
born Jan. 22, 1845, in Madison County. 
Mrs. Miller had five children by her first 
husband : Sarah C, born Dec. 10, 1847, 
since the wife of Elias Crane, died in Feb- 
ruary, 1875; Andrew M., born May I, 
1849; now in Kansas. In the year 1871, 
Mr. and Mrs. Miller moved to Kansas ; re- 
mained three years, and then returned; 
they are not satisfied, and will probably 
return as soon as circumstances will per- 
mit ; they are now living at their home, 
three miles south of Greenfield. Mr. Mil- 
ler and wife are members of the United 
Brethren Church. Mr. M. is very retiring 
in his nature, and has never sought pub- 
licity ; has been long known by the people 
of this community, and respected by all 
who have known him 

Miller Frank, retired, Greenfield 

Miller Green, renter. Sec. 10, P. O. Green- 
field 

MILLER JAMES N. M. D. Sec. 13. 
P.O. Fayette. The Doctor was born in 
Galesville, Cherokee County, Ala., May 17, 
1 841 ; he was the fifth child of a family of 
ten children, born of Oliver and Rebecca 
Miller; they were natives of Tennessee; 
the former was born in 1 8 10, and the latter 
two years later. In the Spring of 1858, 
the family moved to Perry County, this 
State, remaining there until the year 1862, 
when they moved to Macoupin County, 
and there lived until he died, which oc- 
curred Feb. 22, 1873; he was an old-time 
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Masonic honors ; his wife is still living, 
and is with her son, Adam, who resides at 
Sheffield, this county. The Doctor, James 
N., after leaving the district school, attend- 
ed the IMcKendree College, and, having a 
desire to fit himself for the practice of med- 
icine, entered Rush Medical College, where 
he remained until graduation. In 1862, he 
went to Camp Butler, and was appointed 
as 1st Assistant Surgeon; receiving his com- 
mission as such, soon started South, and 
was assigned to the Gulf Department, 
13th Army Corps ; was mustered out July 
4, 1865, and returned home to Macoupin 
County. On Feb. 3, was married to Eliza 
Edmondson, daughter of William F. Ed- 
mondson, now residing in Missouri. Eliza 
was born Nov. 8, 1848 ; four children have 
blessed their union : John C, born March 
16, 1S68, died Nov. 23, 1870; William O., 
born Sept. 13, 1870; Adam E., born Sept. 
14, 1874, died Aug. 24, 1877; James E., 
born Sept. 27, 1878. Oct. 8, 1865, the Doc- 
tor moved to Fayette, and engaged in the 
practice of medicine, which he has since 
continued, and is successful, and has a 
good practice ; and his ability as a practi- 
tioner is unquestioned, and he possesses all 
those characteristics that pertain to a true 
and cultured gentleman, and has the confi- 
dence and esteem of the community in 
which he resides 
MILLER JOHN G. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 12, P. O. Fayette, is a brother 
of James N., and son of Oliver and Re- 
becca Miller ; John was born in Cherokee 
County, Ala., Dec. 11, 1843; his parents 
emigrated to Perry County, this State, and 
finally located in Macoupin; he was four- 
teen years of age when his parents moved 
to this State, he remaining with them until 
he attained his twenty-second year ; his ad- 
vantages as regards education were very 
limited indeed, his education being of a 
practical nature ; attended a nine months, 
term at Alton ; was married Feb. 15. 1866^ 
to Emily P. Pervis ; but little is known of 
her ancestry, she being an orphan; she dates 
her birth Jan. 26, 1846. They have had 
five children ; four are living : Adam O., 
born Jan. 5, 1867; John C, born Dec. I5> 
1869; Rebecca A., born May 14, 1873; 
James M., Sept., 1876. After his marriage 
he located in Macoupin County; remained 



four years, moved to Greene, staid two 
years, then returned to Macoupin, was 
there one year, then back again to Greene, 
where he has since continued ; he is now 
engaged in farming and trading in stock 
for the last twelve years, beginning with 
$35; he not only has retained it, but added 
largely to it, being a successful business 
man, and is one of those men that is square 
in his dealing, and is above a mean act. 
He is a member of Fayette Lodge, 107, A. 
F. and A. M. 

Miller Jasper, laborer, Greenfield 

Miller, Joe, barber, Greenfield 

Mills John, farmer, P.O. Rockbridge 

Mitchell Andy K., farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Green- 
field 

Mitchell James, farmer, Sec. 6, P. O. Green- 
field 

Mitchell Newton, farmer. Sec. 7, P. O. Green- 
field 

Mitchell Newton L., farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. 
Greenfield 

Mohrman J. H., tailor, Greenfield 

MONTGOMERY ANDREW,farm- 
er. Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge, was born Oct 
8, 1816, in Antrim County, on "Erin's 
Green Isle," son of Andrew and Rosine 
Montgomery ; her maiden name was Kel- 
ley, both of whom died when he was quite 
young. June 14, 183 1, he, in company 
with his grandparents, set sail for America 
in a sailing vessel, which trip occupied 
thirteen weeks and three days, landing at 
St. Andrews, thence they went to Pitts- 
burg, where he remained six years. At the 
age of fourteen was apprenticed to leain 
the shoemaker's trade; after its completion 
worked in Cincinnati, Louisville, Rising 
Sun, and various other places; in 1841 
went to Indianapolis and worked as jour- 
neyman for Adam Knodle twenty-two 
years; May 12, 1847, enlisted in Company 
D, 4th Indiana Regiment, under Col. Gor- 
man, and went to the Mexican war; re- 
ceived his discharge in July, 1848 ; after 
which he returned to Indianapolis and re- 
sumed his trade ; Oct., 1849, was married 
to Mary Ann Keller, born in the city of 
Westhaven, Hesse Darmstadt, Oct. 18, 1818, 
who emigrated to this country in 1839. 
She is a sister of Mr. Peter Achenbach, of 
this township. After their marriage re- 
mained in Indianapolis ; Mr. Montgomery 



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and wife being very frugal and industrious, 
bought them a home, which they brought 
to such a state of improvement that when 
they concluded to come here to this State 
it brought them the nice sum of $14,000. 
September, 1876, came to Rockbridge and 
bought the property they now occupy, 
which they have built up and improved to 
its present condition. They have no chil- 
dren, but have raised a niece of Mrs. 
Montgomery's, Maggie, who lives with them; 
she was born while crossing the ocean, 
Sept. 18, 1861. Mr. Montgomery is a man 
that attends to his own affairs; very quiet 
and retiring in his nature, and a good citi- 
zen, and highly respected in the com- 
munity 
Montgomery H. H. teacher, Greenfield 
Montgomery Wm. physician, Greenfield 
Mook Phillip, druggist, Greenfield 
MOOKE J. R. blacksmith, Sec. 12, P.O. 
Fayette, was born in Lincoln County, North 
Carolina, March 27, 1827 ; was the son of 
Alexander and Ann Moore, her maiden 
name was Ryan. The former is of Eng- 
lish, and the latter of German extraction. 
They are native born Carolinians, and are 
still living. J. R. was raised as a farmer. 
His father was a soldier in the war of 18 12, 
is now a pensioner. At the age of twenty- 
one, J. R. started out for himself, learning 
the trade of a carriage-smith ; worked at 
several places : Lincoln, Yorkville, Shelby- 
ville and in South Carolina,Cherokee Coun- 
ty, Alabama, and various localities. In 
April, 1855, was married to Lucian Miller, 
daughter of Oliver Miller ; she was born 
Nov, 3, 1835. They have had five children, 
three ot whom are living : Rosa B., born 
April 19, 1857; Anna L., born Aug. 23, 
1863; Josephine R., born March II, 1869. 
After his marriage worked at his trade at 
Galesville, Ala., for eight years. A short 
time before the war he made a trip to Perry 
County, remained a short time, returned 
and moved his family in the Fall of 1864 
to Perry County, where he remained twelve 
years. In May lo, 1S77, moved to Fay- 
ette, Greene County, where he has since 
lived, and is now engaged in general smith 
work. Is a member of the U. Baptist 
Church, and is striving to live a Christian 
life. Is also a member of Lamaroa Lodge 
207, A. F. and A. M. During his short 



sojourn here he has established himself in 
business, and is esteemed by all who know 
him 

MOOKE W. J. blacksmith, Sec. 30, 
P.O. Rockbridge. Mr. Moore was born 
north of Greenfield, June 14, 1835 ; is the 
third child of a family of eight children, 
born of Langston and Sarah Moore ; her 
name was Melton before being married. 
They came from Tennessee in 1831. She 
was born in North Carolina, and husband 
in Virginia. W. J. remained with his par- 
ents until he was twenty-three years of age, 
being engaged in the meantime with his 
father in farming pursuits, and attending 
the common district school. At the age of 
twenty-three he started out on his own ac- 
count ; first began farming, which he con- 
tinued for two years, during which time he 
was married to Susan J. Dixon, born June 
16, 1840. She is a daughter of Solomon 
Dixon, of eastern nativity. Their mar- 
riage was celebrated Nov. 26, 1S58 ; six 
children have been born unto them, but 
three are now living: Andrew W.; born 
May 12, i860; Elsie Loreine, born Dec. 
15, 1870; Clyde, born May 19, 1876. Aug. 6, 
1862, he enlisted in the 91st Regt. 111. State 
Vols., Co. K, where he remained until the 
expiration of the war, when he received his 
discharge July 28, 1865. Upon his return 
home he began working at his trade, which 
he had previously learned before his entry 
in the army. He was five years in Macou- 
pin County, then came to Rockbridge and 
has since continued at the same ; has a 
healthy trade ; is a member of the Knights 
of Honor, Lodge 1017 

Myers H. C. drayman, Greenfield 

"\J EAL W. H. harness maker, Greenfield 
Nelson & Achenbach, butchers. Sec. 34, 
P.O. Rockbridge 
Nix Luther, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge 
Nix Nancy Mrs. Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge 
Norton Robt. renter, Sec. i, P.O. Greenfield 



/^'BRIEN RICHARD, 
^^ field 



, teacher, Green- 
Ostrom J. R. merchant, Greenfield 



pEUTER MIKE, farmer, Sec. 8, P. O. 

Greenfield 
PEUTER PETER, farmer. Sec. 17, 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



689 



P.O. Greenfield, is a native of County Clare, 
Ireland, was born 1813, of a family of nine 
children, born of John and Ann P. Peter 
remained with his parents until he was 
thirty years of age, the custom in that coun- 
try being quite different than here, they 
generally remain at home until they marry, 
then they are free. He married Susan 
Cherry, born March 4, 1820 ; they have 
had eleven children, eight of them now liv- 
ing : Pat. born Jan. 29, *i848 ; John, born 
Aug. 10, 1849 ; Ann, born Nov. 2, 1852 ; 
Michael, born Dec. 10, 1854 ; Kate, born 
Aug. 10, 1856 ; James, born Aug. i, 1862 ; 
Thomas, born Sept. 10, 1864 ; Mary, born 
June II, 1S67. In 1857, he emigrated to 
this country, landed at Quebec, came to 
Buffalo by the lake route ; began working 
on the railroad with his shovel,, and 
with it he has dug out for himself a good 
farm. He has worked on several of the 
largest roads in the United States, and has 
been very successful in retaining what he 
has earned; though it came slowly, yet he 
plodded on, and with the assistance of his 
frugal wife, they have now 160 acres of 
good land, and are comfortably situated 
in life. Was formerly Democratic, but 
has recently espoused the Republican prin- 
ciples, yet he is very liberal, takes but 
little interest in any election, save that of 
Presidential 

Phillips Lewis, painter, Greenfield 

Piper B. F. grocer, Greenfield 

Piper G. W. teacher, Greenfield 

Piper John W. tinner, Greenfield 

PLOGGER T. M. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. 
Rockbridge. The subject of this sketch 
is a native of the "Old Dominion," born 
in Rockbridge County, July 19, 1832 ; his 
father's name was John, and his mother's 
maiden name was Martha Morris. He 
was the sixth in order of a family of eleven. 
The force of circumstances were such as to 
require his services at home during the 
time he should have been at school, and as 
a result his education was limited. He re- 
mained at home until his twenty-fourth 
year, at that time he resolved that he would 
try his fortune in the 'West, and arrived at 
Rockbridge Sept. 28, 1857. First hired 
out to Henry Rainey, and worked about 
until the year i860, when he farmed on his 
own account for two years. In Aug. 1862, 



he enlisted in the 91st Regt. of Illinois 
State Vols., Co. H, where he served until 
the close of the war, receiving an honora- 
ble discharge. During his term of service 
he was, in company with his regiment, 
taken prisoner, and paroled and sent to 
Benton Barracks ; during this time he 
went home, and while there was united in 
in matrimony to Mary E. Coonrod, daught- 
er of John and Nancy Coonrod; their 
marriage was celebrated May 14, 1863. 
June the f6th, he was exchanged and 
returned to his regiment. Upon his re- 
turn from service he bought land of the 
Coonrod heirs and has since continued at 
farming, and has now bought out the en- 
tire heirs of the estate. Mr. P. lost his 
wife in Oct. 1872, leaving him three child- 
ren : Martha V., born Feb. 1867 ; John H., 
born Aug. 1869; Chas. F., born Aug. 1871. 
Sept. 1875, he was married the second time, 
to Sarah Crawford, they have had one child 
named Lincoln, born April 2, 1876. Mr. 
P. is a member of the M. E. Church 

Pointer James W. at home, Sec. 16, P.O. 
Greenfield 

POINTER MARTHA MRS. farm- 
ing. Sec. 16, P.O. Greenfield, was born in 
Garrett County, Kentucky, May 13, 1834, 
maiden name was Simms, daughter of Jas. 
and Mary Simms. At the time and place 
of Mrs. Pointer's early girlhood she had no 
advantages that enabled her to secure any 
thing of an education. In the Winter of 
1853, she was united in marriage to James 
Pointer, a native of Kentucky. They 
have had seven children, six of them now 
living, viz.: Robert J., born March 24, 1854; 
James W., born March 24, 1856 ; Mary S., 
born Oct. 30, i860; Mason, born Feb. 13, 
1864; Carrie, born Nov. 13, 1869; Arthur, 
born Aug. 31, 1871. Oct. 24, 1S66, the 
family came to this county and engaged in 
farming. Sept. 4, 1874, she lost her hus- 
band and has since remained a widow, and 
with the assistance of her- boys she is en- 
gaged in farming and endeavoring to keep 
her family together, which she has suc- 
ceeded in doing up to the present. Mr. 
Pointer, before his death, was a member of 
the Baptist Church, also a member of the 
Masonic order, Greenfield Lodge, No. I2g 

Pointer Robt., renter. Sec. 19, P.O. Green- 
field 



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Powell Clarence, dentist, Greenfield 
Powell Earl, millinery, Greenfield 
Powell H. dentist, Greenfield 
Powell M. D. clerk, Greenfield 



Q 



UAST FRED, blacksmith, Greenfield 
Quage G, W. miller, Greenfield 



"D ENO A. C. trader, Greenfield 

■*-^ Rhodes W. M. minister, Sec. 34, P.O 

Rockbridge 
RHODES JOHN", farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 19, P O. Carrollton, was born in 
Yorkshire, England, Sept. 20, 1824, is the 
second child of a family of four children, 
his father's name was Joseph and his moth- 
er's maiden name was Maria Cay. May 
16, 1831, he emigrated to this country with 
his parents ; first landed in Morgan County, 
remaining there till the Spring of 1838, 
when his father moved to the place now 
occupied by the subject of these lines. Mr. 
Rhodes, during his youth, had the usual log 
cabin course, and there learned the funda- 
mental principles of a business education, 
which he has since brought into requisition 
in the application and performance of busi- 
ness details. John's father was a farmer, 
and he concluded that he would follow his 
footsteps, and remained on the farm with 
his parents up to the time he was 25 years 
of age, at which time there was a division 
of the estate, and he remained on the home- 
stead. In his 28th year formed a matrimo- 
nial alliance with Annis Wright, born Nov. 
7, 1831, sister of George Wright, of Car- 
rollton. This marriage was celebrated 
June 15, 1852. Three children have blessed 
this union, but one now living, one dying 
in infancy : Anna, born March 29, 1853, 
married J. Meade Vallentine, now dead. 
Ida M., born October, 1854, married Robt. 
G. Hills, who died March 31, 1876. Since 
his death she has resided with her parents. 
At the time Mr. Rhodes came to this county 
it was but thinly settled ; log cabins were 
the order ; wild game in abundance ; the 
people at those times were noted for their 
kindness and hospitality — now those cab- 
ins have given place to the modern struc- 
tures of to-day, and though "fine," they 
are in too many instances devoid of that 
milk of human kindness which were so 
characteristic of those pioneer dwellings 



of that day. Mr. Rhodes has now 700 
acres of well improved land ; has always 
confined himself to agricultural pursuits, 
and his efforts in that direction have been 
crowned with success ; has been long and 
favorably known in the county as a man of 
quiet and retiring manner, and among the 
best citizens in the county. Was formerly 
a member of the Whig party, but since its 
dissolution been a member of the Repub- 
lican party. Mr. Rhodes' wife and daughter 
are members of the M. E. Church 
Richard Lewis, painter, Greenfield 
Rider James W. carpenter, Greenfield 
Rives S. T. commission merchant, Greenfield 
Rives J. H. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Greenfield 
ROACH J. F. deputy postmaster, Green- 
field, was born in Jefferson County, K y., June 
23, 1817, was the son of John and Mar- 
garet Roach, whose maiden name was Barr. 
The Roaches are of French and the Barrs 
of Irish extraction. J. F. had but meager 
advantages for obtaining an education. At 
the age of ig he came to this State in com- 
pany with his parents, in the year 1836, and 
located in Macoupin County. Was married 
in February, 1840, to Mary Ann Hall, 
daughter of Jacob and Lucy Hall. Mrs. 
Roach was born Nov. 16, 1823, in Paris, 
Ky. Thirteen children have blessed 
Jhis union : David A., Mary A., William, 
John, Lucy, Margaret E., Elizabeth, Alma, 
Julia, Jacob H., Joseph B., Elmer E. The 
subject of this sketch remained with his 
parents after his marriage, and cared for 
them until their death. In Aug. 10, 1862, 
Mr. Roach enlisted in the I22d Regt. 111. 
State Vol., and remained until the close of 
the war, when he received an honorable 
discharge. Mr. Roach was a good soldier, 
and was promoted from private to orderly 
sergeant, then to a ]i>;utenancy. He was 
engaged in several of the hard-fought bat- 
ttles of the war ; his first engagement was 
Parker's Cross Roads, Nashville, and 
Tupelo, and all the engagements the regi- 
ment participated in up to the Spring of 
1865, when he was taken sick and went 
home on a furlough to recuperate. During 
his sojourn in the service he had by exposure 
injured his health to such an extent that for 
three years after his return home he was 
totally incapacitated for business of any 
kind 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



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Rollins A. D. photographer, Greenfield 
RUSSELL, J. BL.AIN, wagon maker, 
Sec. 30, P.O. Rockbridge, was born in 
Greene Co., Pa., Oct. 17, 1832, was the first 
son of a family of seven children, born of 
Henry and Jane Russell, they are of Irish 
descent on the side of the Blains, and on 
the Russell side of the Anglo Saxon. His 
parents dying when he was quite young, he 
was thrown upon his own resources, and 
up to the time he became 21 years was en- 
gaged at farming and doing such work as 
he could obtain. He then bid adieu to the 
" Keystone " State and came West, and was 
first engaged at work on the Great Western 
Railroad as section hand, at which he con- 
tinued until 1865, when he left Oakley, 
where he was then living, moved to Cerro 
Gordo, remained there until 1870, during 
which time he was engaged at wagon mak- 
ing and carpentering, when in August, 
1876, he came to Greene County, and in 
March, 1877, came to Rockbridge, and be- 
gan the business in which he is now engaged. 
Mr. Russell had six brothers who were in 
the service, one of them was in the C. S. 
service. March 22, 1855, was married 
to Sarah A. Erars, born June, 1833. They 
have had six children, but one now living, 
Norton, born April 12, 1858. His wife 
died Sept. 22, 1872, since which time he 
has remained single 
C A:N"0ERS NORTON, farmer and 
stock raiser, P.O. Greenfield. Among 
the "young settlers " of this county there 
are none whose present prospects are 
more flattering and who have a better 
"start" in life, and with judicious manage- 
ment and opportunities well improved, can 
become one of the most opulent agricul- 
turists in the county. Having about 1,000 
acres of land and the very best of improve- 
ments, and being a young man and in good 
health — all these aids present a phalanx of 
strength that will, if rightly utilized, make 
" circumstances" bend to his opportunities. 
Such are the conditions and surroundings 
of Norton Sanders, born in Jersey County, 
Sept. 5, 1849, son of Ben. Sanders, who is 
a native of Maryland, and came to this 
State at an early day, and by shrewd man- 
agement and the exercise of business tact, 
accumulated property, has since retired and 
resides with his son at Kemper. Nov. 30, 



1871, Norton was married to Joanna Lan- 
diss, daughter of Wm. Landiss, of this 
county. They have three children : George, 
Nyda, and Olla. Norton while in the 
prosecution of his farm duties is always 
ready to embark on a hunt, of which he is 
a dear lover, and in this capacity has his 
chief enjoyment 
Sanders B. teamster. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 
Sample James, plasterer, Greenfield 
Saxton Ed. farmer. Sec, i, P.O. Greenfield 
Saxton F. A. farmer, Greenfield 
Saxton Wm. retired, Greenfield 
Saylor A. laborer, Greenfield 
Saylor Ed, laborer, Greenfield 
Saylor Joe. blacksmith, Greenfield 
Saylor W. A. druggist, Greenfield 
SCANDRETT CHARLES S. Jr. 
farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Rockbridge, was born 
in the City of Worcester, England, Aug. 
16, 1827. He is the eldest of a family of 
nine children, born of Charles S. and Eliza 
S. Papps, who was born in 1804, and the 
former one year later. The farnily emi- 
grated to this country in June, 1836, and 
first settled in Edwardsville, where Charles 
S., the elder, was engaged in the land 
office as clerk. In 1878 he moved with 
the family to Carrollton, where he was en- 
gaged as a clerk in the recorder's office, 
was also engaged in teaching for some 
time, he having a good education, which 
combined with his business tact, made him 
a very desirable, and some times almost an 
indispensable aid ; his duties he always per- 
formed to the satisfaction of those inter- 
ested and with credit to himself. In the 
year 1841, he moved about two miles north- 
east of Carrollton, remained one year, then 
moved three miles east, remaining two 
years, then five miles southeast of Carroll- 
ton, where he bought land, and has since 
owned it. Since the death of his wife he 
has lived among his children, and is still at 
work at the desk, posting and keeping 
books for several firms in the county, mak- 
ing his home now mostly at his son Chas. 
S., Jr. The subject of this sketch remained 
under the parental roof until his twenty- 
second year, his educational advantages 
being quite limited indeed, graduated, as 
he says, " in long division." The first year 
after he attained his majority rented a piece 
of land on his father's tract. Oct. 16, 1849, 



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he hired out to work for James Vallentine, 
where he continued four years without any 
intermission. In 1853, went to Brighton, 
where he engaged in the employ of N. 
Hume, who was then engaged in the light- 
ning rod business, remained with him about 
sixteen months. Nov. 26, 1853, was mar- 
ried to Sarah E. Dix, by whom he had 
seven children, viz.: Charles H., born 
March 5, 1855; Lucy M., born Oct. 20, 
1856; William H., born Oct. 16, 1S58; 
Laura A., born Nov. 17, 1S61 ; David G., 
born April 21, 1864 ; Elias B., born Jan 8, 
1S67; Harriet E., born April 25, 1869, and 
died Nov. I, 1875. Mrs. Scandrett died 
March 7, 1873. In April 30. 1874, he was 
married the second time to Dillie Irwine, 
born July 24, 1840, by this union they have 
had one child named Blanche, born July 20, 
1876. After his first marriage he settled 
on "String Prairie," where he remained 
until the Spring of 1861, when he moved to 
section 27, one and a half miles northeast 
of Rockbridge, where he bought land and 
has since added to it until he now owns 
260 acres; he has recently built him a fine 
residence, which, taken in connection with 
the beautiful surroundings, he has one of 
the finest locations in the township. Not- 
withstanding his meager advantages that 
surrounded him during the early part of his 
life, yet he has, by patient industry and 
rigid economy, acquired a competence ; has 
been a great reader, being a subscriber to 
about seven papers and magazines, and but 
few men are better posted on the news and 
events of the past ihan he. He is now 
turning his entire attention to agricultural 
pursuits and the breeding of the celebrated 
stock of Norman horses. Mr. S. and wife 
are both members of the M. E. Church 
Scandrett Charles L. Sr., bookkeeper, Sec. 34 

P.O. Rockbridge 
Scott James, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. Fayette 
Scroggins John, teamster, Greenfield 
Scroggins J. P. teamster, Greenfield 
Scroggins H. W. laborer, Greenfield 
Secor W. G. grocer, Greenfield 
Seigel O. L. restaurant, Greenfield 
Shane James, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Fayette 
Sheffield G. T. W. binker, Greenfield 
Sheffield J. R. banker, Greenfield 
Shields James, carpenter, Greenfield 
SHORT J. A. farmer and stock raiser, 



Sec. 12, P.O. Fayette. Had the reader of 
this sketch been on the road leading from 
Summerton, Tenn., to Carrollton, 111., in the 
Fall of 1829, he might have seen a rudely 
made wagon in which were densely packed 
a few household goods, and a goodly num- 
ber of children. The remaining ones who 
were larger, were Wending their way on 
foot following up an old dun cow who was 
also a member of the party. As this pro- 
cession filed past, a close observer might 
have seen 'peeping out from beneath the 
curtains a countenance that would to-day 
be recognized as Alex. Short, Such it was, 
and was then in company with his parents 
who were emigrating to this country, 
and located at Woodman's Mound, 
where they remained about five years ; 
then moved to township 11, R. 10, north 
of Greenfield, where his father spent the 
remainder of his days except three years, 
which he spent in Greenfield. He died 
Aug. 1876. The subject of this sketch had 
but meager advantages for schooling, his 
father being poor at that time, and having 
a large family to support, a large share of 
this responsibility fell upon J. A., and he 
was compelled to remain at home and assist 
in the home duties. At the age of twenty 
however, his father had now become in a 
manner forehanded, and J. A., embarked 
for himself. Began by renting land of his 
father, which he worked for three years; then 
bought 80 acres in Town 11, Sec. 12, and 
afterward added to it 80 more with a land 
warrant which he obtained by trading a 
horse ; afterward entered another 40 under 
the "bit" act; he kept this land seven 
years and sold the 160 acres for $1,500 ; 
then moved east about two miles and 
bought 120 acres ; staid six years, and hav- 
ing an opportunity to better himself, sold 
out at an advance and then moved to the Gil- 
bert Edward's farm, one and three-quarter 
miles north of Greenfield, where he bought 
200 acres, costing $4,000; kept the farm 
three years, and disposed of it for $8,000 ; 
while on this farm cleared $5,000, including 
$1,000 made on a crop of wheat one year. 
After selling out, went to northeast part of 
Christian County ; where he bought 280 
acres for $6,500; remained three years; 
then rented out his farm for $800 per year, 
and moved to Greenfield ; subsequently to 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



this he traded his farm in Christian Co., for 
the one he now owns, paying $2,250 in ad- 
dition ;has now 275 acres of excellent land^ 
highly improved, has built him an excellent 
house recently, and his building and every 
thing about him indicate the thrift and 
enterprise of the owner ; he being as near 
a model farmer as the country produces. 
Been a man of energy and industrious 
habits, and a believer in the motto that 
" God helps those that help themselves." 
Mr. Short has been a member of the Bap- 
tist church for many years ; is also a zealous 
member of the Masonic order. Greenfield 
Lodge No. 129, A. F. & A. M. Mr. Short 
was fifst married Dec. 25, 1846, to Charity 
Cheaney ; had eight children, four now liv- 
ing : Emily Jane, born Nov. Ii, 1847 ; 
John W., born June 13, 1855 ; George M., 
April 17, 1858 ; Martha L., April 13, 1861. 
His wife died Oct. 9, 1869. The following 
year married Tabitha Starks ; she died Jan. 
27, 1873, leaving one child: Virgil Alex., 
born Dec. 31, 1871. Was last married to 
Miss M. J. Barton, daughter of Isaac and 
Charity Barton, of Greenfield ; born Sept. 
10, 1837. They have two children : Wm. 
Leslie born Aug. 31, 1S74 
Short Alex, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Fayette 
Short Geo. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Fayette 
Simmons C. H. lumber, Greenfield 
Simmons R. lumber, Greenfield 
Skaggs Thomas, farmer. Sec. 24, P. O. Fay- 
ette 
Smith A. G. retired, Greenfield 
Smith Barney, renter, P.O. Fayette 
Smith James, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Fayette 
Smith L. N. carpenter, Greenfield 
Smith M. retired, Sec. 21, P.O. Greenfield 
Southworth O. R. tobacconist, Greenfield 
SPEAR WILLIAM L. teacher. Sec. 
33,P.O. Rockbridge. Among the successful 
teachers of this county, is the party whose 
name heads this sketch. Was born in Ran- 
dolph County, TIL, Sept. 27, 1843 ; son of 
Lewis P., and Loureine Spear, whose mai- 
den name was Stowe. The former is a na- 
tive of Ashland County, Ohio, and the lat- 
ter from Alabama. When quite young Wm. 
L., moved with his parents to Alton, where 
they remained until 1857, when they moved 
to Town 9, Range 11. Aug. 3, 1862, en- 
listed in the 122 Regt. Ills. Vols., Co. C; re- 
mained with them until the close of the war; 



was in the battles of Parkers-Cross-Roads, 
Paducah, Nashville, Siege of Mobile ; re- 
ceived an honorable discharge Aug. 3, 1865 ; 
upon his return, went to Macoupin Co., 
where he was engaged in teaching a short 
time. In 1867, came to this county, and 
has since continued teaching. April 7, 
1870, was united in matrimony to Fannie 
Dews ; born Aug. 11, 1844 ; by this union 
they have had three children : Harry L., 
born Feb. 10, 1872 ; Loureine C, born 
Oct. 19, 1874 ; William F.. born Nov. 5, 
1876. Has twice been elected justice of 
the peace. Was commissioned as notary 
public, Jan. 25, 1874 ; has since been re- 
appointed, and now fills said office. Is a 
zealous worker in the Red Ribbon move- 
ment. Has studied law, and expects to be 
admitted to the bar soon. Is a member of 
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 1017 ; also Fay- 
ette Lodge, No. 107, A. F. & A. M. Re- 
publican in sentiment 

Speker Henry, laborer, Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 

Spenser M. F. mail-carrier, Greenfield 

Stansbury J. L. brick-layer, Greenfield 

Stark B. laborer, Greenfield 

Stock E. J. carpenter, Greenfield 

Stock F. J. retired, Greenfield 

Stock F. J. Jr., carpenter, Greenfield 

Stock Wm. carpenter, Greenfield 

Stover J. W. butcher, Greenfield 

Stubblefield Harvey, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. 
Greenfield 

Stubblefield H. L. farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Green- 
field 

Stubblefield M. M. Sec. 5, P.O. Greenfield 

Sudduth R. D. cooper, Greenfield 

Sumner , machinist, Sec. 34, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Sutton J. carriage painter, Greenfield 

Sutton O. F. laborer, Greenfield 

Sweeney J. S. student, Greenfield 

T^ANNER WOODSON, wagon mkr.. Sec. 
-'■ 13, P.O. Fayette 

TAYLOR B. F. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. 
Rockbridge. The subject of this sketch, 
now resides on the above named section ; 
was born on the identical spot where 
he now lives. The record he gives as 
to the time of his arrival on this stage of 
action, is dated July 7, 1850. His parents 
are natives of the " Blue Grass" country, 
Kentucky, and came to this State and 



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county as early as 1826, and were among 
the early pioneers in this country, and there 
being two or three of the name settling 
there at the time, gave the name which it 
now bears, Taylor's Prairie. Log cabins 
were the only houses when they settled here, 
and they were very scarce at that. Corn 
bread, hominy and hog, was the daily bill 
of fare. His father died in March, 1864, 
and left a clear record behind, and well 
worthy of the example of those who succeed 
him ; he was a member of the old Baptist 
Church many years befo' e his death. Ben- 
jamin F., is now owner of the farm former- 
ly owned by his father ; having bought out 
the heirs. His sister Hannah L., is keep- 
ing house for him 

TAYLOR CANDIS E. MRS. farm- 
ing. Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge. Is a native 
of this county, and a daughter of Franklin 
and Hannah Barrett ; her parents were na- 
tive born Kentuckians, coming here at an 
early period of the county's history. In 
the year 1850, on Easter Sunday, she was 
married to Ambrose Taylor ; after their 
marriage they settled near the place Mrs. 
Taylor now lives, and engaged in farming, 
which he carried on up to the time of his 
death. Several years before his demise he 
was employed in the store of Messrs. Val- 
lentine — his boys carrying on the farm in 
the meantime. During his life time, was a 
consistent member of the regular Baptist 
church ; was clerk of the official board of 
same for sixteen years ; was also a member 
the Masonic order, "Sheffield Lodge No. 687. 
His death occurred in April 1876. They 
have had ten children, four of whom are 
now living : John F., born Aug. 28, 1S55 ; 
Stephen A. D., born Dec. 25, 1857 ; Olive 
A., born March 20, 1S65 ; Henry O., born 
Aug 10, 1S68 ; Albert F., born Jan., 10, 
1871. Stephen died Tan. I, 1878. A short 
time previous to his death sickness, made a 
profession of religion, and was admitted 
into the church. Since the death of her 
husband, Mrs. Taylor has carried on the 
farm with the assistance of John F., who 
remains at home with his mother. John 
F., is a member of the Rockbridge Brass 
Band 

Taylor Isaac, renter, Sec. 26, P. O. Green- 
field 

Taylor Mrs. Sec. 7, P.O. Greenfield 



Taylor John F. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Taylor Nancy Mrs. Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge 
Taylor Stephen, farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
TENDICK ARNOLD, boots and 
shoes. Sec. 33, P.O. Rockbridge, was born in 
Rhine Province, Sept. 26, 1S47, is the third 
of a family of seven children born of Peter 
and Margaret Tendick ; her family name 
was Brookhouse. At the age of fifteen, he 
went to work on a farm for one year; was 
then apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's 
trade, at which he continued for three years. 
After he completed his trade, he went into 
the Prussian army, cavalry department ; 
was in the service two years and a half. 
After liis return home, he went to work at 
his trade, doing journey work the most of 
the time, until the Spring of 1870, when he 
emigrated to this country. Sailed on the 
Weiser, of the Bremen line; term of voyage 
fifteen days. Came to Jacksonville, 111., 
where he worked for his uncle, Godfrey 
Tendick, of that place, for one year ; then 
went to St. Louis, where he remained six 
months ; then to Pittsfield, Pike County, 
where he engaged in business for himself, 
remaining there until July, 1875 ; then re- 
moved to Rockbridge and engaged in busi- 
ness; manufactures and keeps on hand 
ready made goods in his line, and is doing 
a good business ; was married Aug. 12, 
1874, to Elizabeth Jacobi, sister of Phillip 
Jacobi. She was born April 14, 1854. 
They have had three children, Anna M., 
born Sept. 14, 1875 ; Mattie Lou, born 
Feb. 18, 1877 
Tenny J. W. store. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 
THORPE J. MARTIN, farmer and 
stock-raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Greenfield. Promi- 
nent among the representatives of this 
township who are self-made, and have 
worked their way up to wealth through 
their own industry and individual exertions, 
is Mr. Thorpe, who was born in Drax, 
Yorkshire, England, Nov. 23, 1814. His 
father, William, was twice married ; the 
second time to Ann Petly, who gave birth to 
J. Martin ; his parents dying when he was 
quite young, and by their demise, he was thus 
left alone. At the age of 14, he embarked 
for America in company with Adam Allin- 
son, now of Morgan County, and upon 



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their arrival, located west of Jacksonville, 
Martin remaining with Mr. Allison until 
he became of age, in consideration of the 
amount of his passage money and a horse, 
saddle, and bridle ; then hired to Mr. Allin- 
son two years — first year, $io per month; 
second year, $12}4 per month. February, 
1843, was united in marriage to Anna 
Hembrough ; one child, William H., born 
July 3, 1844, now in Missouri. Subsequent 
to this marriage, rented for two years of 
Mr. Allinson, then moved to Apple Creek 
Prairie, near White Hall ; expected to re- 
main here for good, but after contracting 
for some land, the trade not being consum- 
mated, he then moved to the place he now 
owns in 1846. His wife dying in 1845, he 
was united in marriage to Mrs. L. N. Bibb 
February, 1846. Five children have blessed 
this union. James H., born July 9, 1848 ; 
Benjamin F., born April 30, 1850 ; Mary 
A., born February, 1852 ; Sarah Allinson, 
born Oct. 1854 ; Maria Otis, born Feb. 10, 
1856. After his location, he first bought 
120 acres, and began work with a right 
good will. He has since added to it until 
he now has 600 acres of choice land ; also 
440 acres in Cass County, Mo. ; has been 
a man of great energy, and possessing, in a 
large degree, that ingredient so essential to 
success — " pluck !" — has been a tireless 
worker, and always considered his word as 
valid as his note ; has been engaged in 
stock-trading for several years past, and in 
this capacity been of much service to the 
county. His early education and associa- 
tion with a class of people whose honesty 
and integrity were unquestioned, has caused 
him to rely too much confidence in some 
who have taken advantage of this trust, and 
in consequence, he has become temporarily 
embarrassed ; but not to an extent as to 
deprive any of his creditors of their just 
dues, having property enough, if disposed 
of at anything near its value to liqui- 
date all his indebtedness, and then leave 
him a competence. There is no man in 
the county whose commercial honesty 
stands higher, or is more highly respected. 
Himself and wife are members of the M. 
E. Church. Republican in sentiment 
Thuet G. farm hand. Sec. 24, P.O. Greenfield 

Travis , physician, Greenfield 

Tucker John, renter. Sec. II, P.O. Fayette 



Tunnell N. druggist, Greenfield 
Turner W. V. stock-dealer, Greenfield 
TYAS RICHARD, blacksmith, Green- 
field, born in Halifax, Yorkshire, Jan. g, 
1840, son of James and Mary Tyas, whose 
family name was Riley. Parents dying, he 
was under the care of relatives; left school 
when eight years of age, and went to learn 
the blacksmith trade with his uncle. In 
the Spring of i860 emigrated to this State, 
and after stopping with his uncle in San- 
gamon County one year, came to Greenfield, 
and soon after enlisted in Co. D, 30th Regt. 
I. V. Infantry; and after three years and 
two months faithful service in behalf of his 
country, received an honorable discharge, 
and returned to peaceful pursuits, working 
at his trade for Broadmarkle and others ; 
then went to Waverly, Morgan County, 
where he engaged in business for himself 
for six years. In 1872 sold out, and made 
a trip to England. Upon his return to 
Greenfield, went into partnership with 
Charles Boring, a comrade in the service, 
in 1875, bought his partner out, and has 
since been conducting the business himself. 
The worst thing that can be said of Richard 
is, that he is a bachelor ! 

WALLENTINE JAMES, farmer, 
* Sec. 31, P.O. Rockbridge. Were it possi- 
ble for the reader to take a retrospective view 
of the locality and its surroundings, of the 
place now occupied by its present owners, 
during the first few years of its occupancy, 
could have seen a little, low log cabin with 
" cat-and-clay chimney," and split boards 
for a roof, which was held to its place by 
being weighted down with poles. Parlor, 
sitting, dining, and bed-room up stairs, 
and cellar, hall, pantry, and wardrobe, 
being embraced in one room. Its owner 
having just returned from atrip to St. Louis, 
took a load of wheat and pork thither, 
for the wheat he got 33 cents per bushel, 
and $1.25 per one hundred lbs. for 
the pork, taking scrip in payment ; and, as 
we take a peep inside this structure through 
a crevice in the logs, we see the fair matron 
plying industriously at her wheel, while 
just across on the other side of the fire- 
place, sits her husband on his bench, mak- 
ing a pair of shoes for a neighbor; and, as 
he is stitching and pegging away, he is 



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sending up a harmonious bass to " home, 
sweet home," which his wife has " struck 
up," while John and Edward S. are 
stretched out on the puncheon floor- 
regaling themselves with a chunk of corn 
bread, this being the regular article of diet, 
wheat bread the exception. This is no 
overdrawn picture, it was but the true state 
of things as they existed, when Mr. and 
Mrs. Vallentine began life, yet from these 
iinpropitious and unfavorable surroundings 
have, by economy and industry, attained 
their present condition, as we find them to- 
day. Mr. Vallentine was born in Dover, 
New Hampshire, Sept. ii, 1812, was a son 
of John Vallentine and Anna Plant. At an 
early age James moved with his parents to 
Taunton, Mass., where they continued up 
to the year 1837,' when they moved to 
Gfeene County in this State, first settling 
in Carrollton. On September 11, 1838, 
was united in marriage to Martha A. Van- 
arsdale, born June 24, 1818, in Mercer Co., 
Kentucky. Left Carrollton in 1840 and 
moved on the place he now lives, having 
loaned a party $500, which he could not 
pay, he took the forty acres in lieu of the 
money, and began farming. He being 
raised up a mechanic, this new vocation 
was very distasteful to him, yet he plodded 
on and having in the person of his wife a 
very efficient helpmeet, he was double- 
handed. They remained at this place about 
eight years, when at this time there was 
a piece of land that he desired, but not 
having the money, he, to pay for it, traded 
his horses and implements for the land, 
and returned to Carrollton and resumed his 
trade, where he continued two years, then 
returned to his farm and began again, and 
has since continued farming, yet during the 
time of driving stock to St. Louis, has traded 
quite extensively in that line. Subsequent 
to this he engaged in the commercial busi- 
ness at Rockbridge, where he built the 
storehouse now occupied by J. M. & 
J. H. Vallentine. He continued in busi- 
ness there for about eight years, when he 
sold out his interest to its present occupants, 
and he is still carrying on his farm, but con- 
siders himself partially retired. Having di- 
vided up his property among his children, 
is not attempting to do much business, be- 
ing more interested in their success than of 



his own at the present. Mr. and Mrs. Val- 
lentine and daughter are members of the 
Presbyterian church. He is also a member 
of Sheffield Lodge A. F. & A. M., No. 687. 
Mr. and Mrs. Vallentine have had eight 
children, but five are now living: John H., 
born December 7, 1840; Edward S., born 
January 29, 1S43 ; Ellen J., born Novem- 
ber 25, 1844 ; J. Meade, born August 7, 
1849; Cora B., born April 3, 1857. Ed- 
ward S. is now settled in Christian County 
in this State, Ellen J. is now the wife of A. 
Bowman, Cora B. is at home. 
VALLENTINE J. H. dry goods and 
groceries, and general store, Rockbridge. 
John Henry first saw the light of day, in 
town 10, range 10, December 7, 1840 ; is 
is the first child in a family of five children 
born of James and Martha Ann Vallentine, 
her maiden name was Vanarsdale ; both of 
the above named families are favorably 
known in the county. The subject of this 
sketch had excellent educational advantages 
which were improved. In 1862 he embark- 
ed in business for himself, first engaging in 
agricultural pursuits, at which he continued 
two years. During this time he was in 
command of the Yates Guard, a company 
of militia that was in organization since 
the outbreak of the war, a portion of which 
company went with him into the one hun- 
dred days service, joining the 133d Regi- 
ment, J. Henry receiving a commission as 
1st Lieutenant. Upon his return from ser- 
vice he embarked in the mercantile busi- 
ness with his brother, Edward S.Vallentine, 
October 24, 1864, which partnership con- 
tinued until the Spring of 1867. He then 
associated with Albert Bowman, hisbrother- 
in-lavv, they doing business together until 
1869, when he bought his partner out, and 
his father, James Vallentine, became one of 
the firm, and remained with him until 1876, 
when Joseph Mead bought his father's in- 
terest, and the firm is now known as J H. 
& J. M. Vallentine. They have one of the 
largest and best arranged business houses 
in the county, being 75x25 feet, main build- 
ing two stories high, having a cellar under 
the entire portion, and attached to the main 
building in the rear, is an agricultural room, 
one story and a half high, 32x22 feet. They 
carry a large stock of goods, having every 
thing that is needed: dry goods, groceries, 



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clothing, boots and shoes, stoves, hardware, 
and fancy goods, and are doing a thriving 
business. On June the 20th he was united 
in marriage to Susan B. Ryan, daughter of 
W. E. Ryan ; she was born November 15. 
1S44. They have been blessed with five 
children, three of whom are now living: 
James W., Birdie M. Claudie M., Edward 
M., Lucy W. B. Mr. John H. is a member 
of the Masonic Order, Sheffield Lodge, 
No. 6S7, also of the Knights of Honor, 
Golden Rule Lodge No. 1017. From the 
present outlook we predict for him a bright 
and successful career, and he will no doubt 
become one of the most opulent commer- 
cial men in the county 
VALIiENTINE J.M. grain and lumber 
Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge. Joseph Mead, 
is a son of James Vallentine, a well-known 
self-made man of this county. Joseph first 
beheld the light of day in T 10, R 10. His 
educational advantages were good ; aside 
from the common schools he attended the 
high school at Carrollton; and the Iowa 
State University. Having an inclination to 
study materia medica, entered Rush Medi- 
cal College, with the intention of taking a 
thorough course, but only attended one 
year, when in consequence of ill health was 
compelled to relinquish his studies for a 
time, to return home and recuperate ; but 
was restrained from following out the bent 
of his inclination, as his father's health not 
being good, and having at the time a large 
amount of business on hand, he importuned 
Joseph to engage with him in business, and 
on July 25, 1870, began business with Jas, 
Vallentine & Co,, dealers in general mer- 
chandise, grain and lumber; firm composed 
of James, John H., George R. and J. M. 
Vallentine, he continuing with them un- 
til November i, 1871, at which time he 
withdrew from the partnership, and taking 
the grain and lumber business as his, then 
associated himself with another brother, E. 
S. Vallentine adding the stock trade also. 
This partnership was of short duration, 
terminating in April, 1872, by the with- 
drawal of E. S. Vallentine. The grain 
business, also the lumber, has since been 
controlled by him alone. July i, 1876, he 
bought his father's interest in firm of 
James Vallentine & Co., and the business 
has since been conducted under the firm 



name of J. M. & J. H. Vallentine, each be- 
ing equal partner. March 2, 1871, he 
formed a matrimonial alliance with Anna 
Rhodes, born March 26, 1852. She was a 
daughter of John Rhodes, an old resident 
of the county. Their association together 
was short, though very happy, as they had 
congenial temperaments and were " mated " 
as well as married; but Joseph was caused 
to "pass under the rod." Death, the grim 
monster, Aug. 14, 1873, invaded his happy 
home and bore off, on his icy bosom, his 
first born, named Rhodes, and, not being 
content with this invasion, Aug. 11, 1874, 
returned and bore away to the Spirit land 
his wife, Anna, thus leaving his home des- 
olate indeed. After her death he continued 
keeping house until 1877, and has since 
been boarding with Wm. Rhodes. Mr. J. 
M. is now doing business in the first house 
building that was erected in the town. He 
is doing a good business, and well deserv- 
ing of the high regard and esteem with 
which he is viewed in the community in 
which he resides 
VANABSDALE J. H. farmer, Sec. 
31, P.O. Rockbridge, was a native born 
Kentuckian, having first beheld the light of 
day in Mercer County, June 28, 1816. His 
father, Peter, married Miss Charity De- 
merce, both of them being of Dutch de- 
scent. The father of J. H. being a man 
who believed that slavery was morally 
wrong, and advocating this idea, with a 
fervency characteristic of the man, his 
ideas were not entertained by those people 
as being orthodox, and Peter, like the Pil- 
grim Fathers, emigrated to a clime more 
congenial to his conceptions of right, where 
he could exercise his opinions and princi- 
ples untrammeled by that sectional or par- 
tisan feeling so rife in that locality, and in 
the year 1836 moved to Carrollton, where 
he remained about two years, when he re- 
moved to the country, as he had become 
unpopular on account of his (what 
was then styled) "Abolition" principles. 
He never lived to see the triumph of the 
principles which he advocated so zealously, 
but his children have witnessed with pride 
the final victory of the tenets to which he 
adhered, and which have now become gov- 
ernmentally the chief corner stone. After 
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he engaged for himself at farming pursuits, 
at which he continued up to the date of his 
marriage, which occurred Dec. 9, 1839, to 
Susan Demere, by whom he had two chil- 
dren : Alfred H., who is now in Colorado, 
and James, who died in the service. Mr. 
V. lost his wife in 1854; was married sec- 
ond time to Mrs. Sarah S. Batchelder, by 
whom he has five children : Sue -F., born 
April 28, 1S56; Hattie E., born March 29, 
1858; Harry P., born March 29, 1858, twins; 
Allie J., born July 11, 1859; Ernest S., born 
Sept. 29, 1862, all of whom are now at home. 
Miss Sue is music teacher and Hattie teacher 
in the public school. Mr. Van. was elected 
justice of the peace, in 1849, which office he 
continued to hold by re-election until the 
year 1862, when, he was appointed U. S. 
district assessor internal revenue depart- 
ment for the county, and in 1867 re- 
ceived an appointment as a member of the 
board of equalization for this Congress- 
ional district. Mr. Vanarsdale has always 
been an uncompromising temperance 
man, and politically is of his father's 
belief, and says he voted the anti-slavery 
ticket when there was not another voter to 
bear him company; voted for Martin Van 
Buren in 1836. He and family are mem- 
bers of the Presbyterian Church. Still 
engaged in agricultural pursuits; has been 
school director twenty-five years 

Vanarsdale Lewis, clerk. Sec. 30, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Vanmeter Amanda Mrs. Sec. 33, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Vanmeter Mrs. farming. Sec. 35, P.O. Green- 
field 

VAUGHN JOHN, farmer. Sec. 24, P. 
O. Fayette, was born in Sangamon County, 
111., Feb. 2, 1834. His father, Harberd, is 
a native of Virginia; his mother's maiden 
name was Jane Young, and claims a birth- 
place in the same State as her husband. 
They lived but a few years after their ar- 
rival in Sangamon County, and at the age 
of seven years he was left an orphan, and 
had to battle alone in life, without a father's 
aid or a mother's counsel. At an early age 
he went to live with a man in Mason 
County, by the name of Harder, who 
agreed to give him good advantages in 
school and clothe him, and at his majority 
to present him with a good horse and 



equipments in consideration for the ser- 
vices he would render. The result was he 
got about six months' schooling in all, and 
on his departure received $1 95, and the 
horse and bridle and saddle he never got. 
He then came to this county, worked a 
while for his brother gratis, then hired by 
the month at low wages, working for Mr. 
Eldred, then David Wright and C. N. 
Brace. In the Fall of 1S56, Oct. 16, was 
married to Catherine E. Hill, born in 
Tennessee, Jan. i, 1835. They have had 
eight children, but four now living: Mag- 
gie, born Sept. 12, 1864; Edie, May 7, 
1869; Ella, Sept. 15, 1871, and Ota, 
July 3, 1878. After his marriage, rented 
land of Mr. Brace, for three years, then 
moved to Fayette, and rented land of Mr. 
Bostick two years, and subsequently 
bought the land he now occupies, and im- 
proved it, and though a small farm, yet it 
is sufficient for him. He owes no man a 
dollar, and will hand down to his children 
a name and character for honesty and in- 
tegrity that none can gainsay or disapprove 

Valmer Louis, shoemaker, Greenfield 

Voyles C. H. cooper, Greenfield 

Voyles Eli, laborer, Greenfield 

^^ITAGGONER FRED, farmer, P. O. 
^^ Greenfield 

Waggoner John, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Green- 
field 

Wahl John, furniture, Greenfield. 

Waelden L. F. minister, Greenfield. 

Walker RicJmrd, renter Sec. 2, P. O. Green- 
field. 

WARD W. M. attorney at law. The sub- 
ject of this sketch is a son of Jesse and Ma- 
ry Ward. The former a native of Ken- 
tucky, and the latter of Virginia. The 
father of W. M. was a farmer by occupa- 
tion and was among the first settlers in Jer- 
sey. W. M. was born in Jersey Co. Dec. 
24, 1838, and attended the common school 
until he was eighteen years of age. He then 
took a trip to the Rocky Mountains, where 
he spent eight years in various occupations. 
Was first engaged in mining, then was in 
the Attorney General's ofiice, and was out 
on an expedition after the Red men and 
followed them into their mountain fastness 
and had some practical experience in Indi- 
an fighting. And during his stay in the 



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West he had a varied and checkered expe- 
rience. In the Winter of 1867 he returned 
to Brighton, Macoupin Co. and soon after 
he entered the office of Asa Potter and en- 
gaged in the study of law, in which he con- 
tinued for about three years. On July 26, 
1870, he concluded that the life of a bach- 
elor was getting too monotonous and he 
wooed and won the hand of Louisa Pros- 
ser, and their marriage was duly celebra- 
ted on the above date. By this union they 
have had three children of whom two are 
now living. Louisa M, born Sept. 8. 1872 ; 
Jessie W, born Oct 20, 1876. From the 
time he left the office of Asa Potter, 1872, 
he went into the employ of the Rockford 
and Rock Island R. R. company as a ma- 
chinist, where he remainedabout one year; 
he then moved his family to Greene Co., 
and engaged in the milling business, which 
he followed until 1875, at which time he 
sold out his interest and located in Green- 
field. On May 10, 1875, he received an ap- 
pointment as postmaster, and on June 5, 
got his commission. In 1876 received ap- 
pointment as notary, was admitted to the 
bar Jan. 1877, and has since been engaged 
in the practice of law 
WEAVEK CHARLES H. furni- 
ture. Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge, was born 
in Jefferson Co. New York, Sept. 13, 1842. 
He is the eighth child of a family of thir- 
teen children, born of Anthony and Mary 
Ann Weaver ; her maiden name was Schoul- 
tice ; his family is of German and French 
descent. Charles H. was thrown on 
his own resources at the age of fourteen 
years, and worked at such work as he could 
obtain for about five years, when he went 
to learn the trade of a carpenter. In 1862, 
having an inclination to try his fortunes in 
the west, started out, landing at Medora, 
Macoupin Co. remaining but a short time; 
then he went to Walnut Grove ; was there 
taken sick with lung fever where he came 
very near " passing over." After his recov- 
ery, he returned to Medora and engaged 
in the carpenter's trade. From here he 
went to John C. Daniel's, then to String 
Prairie ; after making several changes, he 
finally came to the town of Rockbridge, 
where he engaged at his trade, he having 
been engaged in building nearly all the 
houses in the town. In July, 1875, he 



went into business for himself, engaged in 
the furniture business. He lived a bach- 
elor until Feb. 15, 1875, when he married 
Cecelia S. King ; had two children viz : 
Charles A. born Oct. 22, 1873, Harald K. 
born March 28, 1876. The first house 
built in Chicago, was erected by the first 
cousin of Anthony Weaver. Chas. H. is a 
member of Sheffield Lodge, A. F. and A. 
M. No. 687 
Weisner George C. laborer, Greenfield. 
WEIS:PfER J. HARVEY, retired 
farmer. " Uncle Harvey," as he is famil- 
iarily known, was born in Surry County, 
North Carolina, near the Yadkin River, 
Jan. 10, 1803, was the son of John and 
Margaret Weisner, who were natives of 
that State ; they are of German and Irish 
descent. During his fourteenth year he 
moved to Smith Co. , Tennessee, during 
which time he was engaged in agricultural 
pursuits, in the interest of his father. Feb. 20 
1827, he was united in marriage to Martha 
Evans, by whom he had twelve children, 
one daughter and eleven sons ; six of these 
entered the U. S. service, but three return- 
ing ; Elizabeth, his only daughter, married 
W. Elkinton, and is now a resident of Kan- 
sas. In the year 1829 Mr. W. moved to this 
State, and located in this county, and 
stopped in the city when there was but one 
cabin in the town. He now owns 250 acres 
of land. When he emigrated to this coun- 
ty, he came with his wife and children 
in an old ox cart, arriving here with 75 
cents in money, had to go to Carrollton 
for his mail, 25 cents being the price 
paid for the delivery of letters at that time. 
When he first came here, he worked at any- 
thing he could get to do, in order to main- 
tain his family, going many times miles 
from home to get something to do that 
would bring him something that would go 
towards making a living ; he would have 
to return home every night, as the safety 
of his family depended upon it ; after sev- 
eral years of hard labor and rigid economy, 
he accumulated enough to buy him a bar- 
shire plow with wooden mould-board, and 
with the assistance of the oxen, that had 
been his companions from Tennessee, he 
began farming for himself, by renting a 
small patch of ground, and in this way he 
managed to save enough after a time, to se- 



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cure forty acres of land, and he relates that 
after this purchase, " he felt rich, "as he then 
had a home and could work for himself. 
Mr. Weisner's wife died on April 27, 1877. 
She died in the triumphs of the faith ; she 
was a very devoted woman to her religion 
and family. Mr. Weisner was married the 
second time to Mrs. Martha Holtsclaw, of 
Mt. Sterling, Brown Co., this State ; this 
marriage occurred in 1877. Mrs. Weisner 
is an inestimable lady and their relations are 
of the most amicable and affectionate charac- 
ter, they are perfectly devoted to eacli oth- 
er and are truly ;«a/^^ as well as married. 
Mr. Weisner has been a member of the M. 
E. Church for about sixty years and has 
lived a consistent life ; is a zealous member 
of the Masonic order, attending the meet- 
ings regularly ; he is a member of Green- 
field Lodge No. 77. Mr. Weisner has been 
long and favorably known in this county, 
and has been identified with its interests 
throughout the past, and is now retired 
from active life and is spending the eve of 
his days in quiet, and in the enjoyment of a 
remarkable degree of health, for one of his 
age, and is highly esteemed by all who know 
him, as a worthy, conscientious man, and 
upright citizen, and well deserving of the 
high esteem with which he is viewed in the 
community where he resides 

Weldon Thomas, constable, Greenfield 

Wilhite W. T. merchant, Greenfield 

Wells D. nurseryman, Greenfield 

Wermer Adam, farm hand, Sec, 2g, P. O. 
Rockbridge 

Wheatley Wm. janitor school building, Green- 
field 

Whetstone John. lab. Sec. 13, P.O. Fayette 

Wilder B. renter. Sec. 28, P.O. Greenfield 

Wilder G. B. laborer, Greenfield 

Wilder Moses, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Green- 
field 

WILDER K. E. retired. Greenfield. 
Prominent among the solid men of this 
township, is the name of Richard Everett 
Wilder, the seventh son of the late Rev. 
John Wilder of Attleborough, Mass., born 
there September 14, 1810. Losing his 
mother in infancy, his early training in all 
its parts, social, moral, educational and re- 
ligious, devolved mainly upon his surviving 
parent. Under the influences that pre- 
vailed at that time, in New England, he i 



passed into manhood having imbibed the 
sturdy principles of our Puritanic fore- 
fathers. At this age, while his brothers 
chose, some the profession of law, others 
that of divinity, he early decided to make 
teaching a life-time profession. Accord- 
ingly he applied. to the first Teachers' Sem- 
inary ever established in the country, at 
Andover, Mass., presided over by that dis- 
tingished friend of popular education, the 
late Rev. Samuel M. Hall, author of that 
popular treatise, " Lectures on School 
Teaching." Completing his literary edu- 
cation at this institution, he spent some 
years in the practice of his chosen profes- 
sion, in the vicinity of Boston. Though 
successful in his early efforts in this direc- 
tion there, he determined to select a wider 
field of usefulness. Accordingly, in 1834, 
he emigrated to Kentucky, where he found 
his anticipations abundantly realized. Here, 
in what is generally known as the Ashland 
District around Lexington, he continued to 
instruct, having in charge for many years 
a Female Seminary at Nicholasville. In 
1845 he was united in marriage with Miss 
Ann Terrell, eldest daughter of the late 
Colonel Henry T. Terrell, of Garland Co., 
Kentucky. After prosecuting his profes- 
sion for some twenty years in Kentucky, 
and being desirous of ridding himself and 
family of that baneful influence of the pe- 
culiar institution prevalent there, emigrated 
to Illinois with his little family in 1852, 
stopping for a short time at Jacksonville 
and vicinity, till the completion of the 
Seminary at Greenfield, and in the Fall of 
1852 moved to the above place and took 
charge of the same. Over this he presided 
until the introduction of the public school 
system, when he retired, yet teaching at in- 
tervals until 1867, when he erected what is 
known as the "Greenfield Academy," a 
private institution, which he has conducted 
ever since, which has enjoyed a good de- 
gree of prosperity nearly all the time, hav- 
ing numbered in the course of fifty sessions 
over six hundred students. During his 
whole professional career, he has instructed 
his hundreds and even thousands of 
students, some of whom have been mem- 
bers of Congress and of the State legisla- 
lature, and distinguished divines, lawyers, 
judges and generals in our army, besides 



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the many who have adorned the private 
walks of life. In 1859, i" the organization 
of the Presbyterian church in Greenfield, 
he was chosen a ruling elder, which posi- 
tion he still holds, having many times rep- 
resented his church constituency in all the 
higher courts, including the General As- 
sembly of the Presbyterian Church of the 
United States. In 1862 his first wife died, 
leaving three children, two of whom, Ann 
Esther and Fannie Everett still survive. 
In 1867 was married to Mrs. Lucy Trum- 
bull. At present, 1879, he has somewhat 
retired to the shades of private life, though 
still engaged in the educational, benevolent 
and religious enterprises of the day 
Wiles Richard, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Fayette 
Wiley B. teacher. Sec. 34, P.O. Rockbridge 
WILHITE W. THOMAS, dry 
goods, and general store, Greenfield. The 
subject of this sketch first saw the light 
of day in Oldham County, Ky., Feb. 27, 
1836; was the son of Thomas and Martha 
Wilhite, who vi^ere of German descent. His 
early advantages for obtaining an educa- 
tion were fair, considering the times and 
his surroundings. His father died when 
^William was but an infant, and he was 
then at the mercies of a step-father. Be- 
fore he arrived at his majority he made two 
trips to this State before he finally settled 
here, these trips being made in the years 
1855-56. After coming out the last 
time, he formed a matrimonial alliance 
with Elizabeth Hockensmith, which was 
celebrated May 2, 1856. Elizabeth was a 
daughter of Andrew Hockensmith; she 
was born Jan. 22, 1838. From this union 
they have had eight children, five of whom 
are now living: Nora B., born June 20, 
i860; Howard A., born Sept. 16, 1865; 
Ernest, born April 24, 1869; Claude, born 
April 27, 1876; Rena Ethel, born April 14, 
1878. After his marriage he bought a farm 
near Scottsville, Macoupin Co., where he 
engaged in farming pursuits for eight 
years; his health becoming impaired, he 
moved to Greenfield until he recuperated 
his health, and then went out east of town, 
where he farmed for three years; he does 
not consider his first attempt at farming a 
success, according to his own judgment, 
having begun the business without any 
knowledge, he had to get the experience 

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first; but he considers his second attempt 
more of a success, as he made money 
from the first until he abandoned it. He 
then went to Greenfield, and embarked 
in the mercantile business, and has since 
been loyal to it, and his efforts have been 
attended with gratifying results. From his 
modest beginning he has now got the largest 
and best arranged storehouse in town, and 
the largest, choicest, and most valuable 
stock. He is dealing in dry goods, 
notions, boots and shoes, and, in fact, has a 
general store, and selling at prices to suit 
the times. Mr. Wilhite has, by strict at- 
tention to his business and studying the 
wants and needs of his customers, and 
square dealing built up a trade and a repu- 
tation which has crowned his efforts with 
marked success. Mr. Wilhite is a man that 
is very resolute in anything which he un- 
dertakes, and once he "puts his hand to 
the plow, he never turns back," until he ac- 
complishes what he undertakes. He is a 
man that has never sought office, has been 
content to attend to his own business; is 
not a member of any church; is a member 
of the I. O. O. F., and is known in the 
community as a reliable man and worthy 
citizen 

Williams Milton, retired, Greenfield 

Williams N. at home, Greenfield 

Wilson D. S. retired, Greenfield 

WILSON EBERLE, M. D. Sec. 34, 
P.O. Rockbridge. The Doctor was born in 
Girard County, Kentucky, Jan. 22, 1839 > 
is the fifth child of a family of eight child- 
ren, born of Horatio and Thursa Wilson, 
her maiden name was Lair. In addition to 
the common school education, he attended 
the academy three years at Houstinville ; 
subsequent to this he taught several terms 
of school. The war breaking out he en- 
listed in the 19th Kentucky State Vols., 
Federal army, Dec. 21, 1861, was mustered 
out Jan. 27, 1865. He entered as private, 
was promoted to the non-commission staff 
as Q. M. Sergeant, next to 2d Lieut, and 
subsequently to ist Lieut. He was 
engaged in all the battles that the regi- 
ment participated in. At the battle of 
Mansfield, during Banks' celebrated Red 
River expedition, he was taken prisoner in 
connection with eight companies of the 
regiment, when he was taken to Texas and 



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confined at Fort Tyler.remained six months, 
then was exchanged and returned to his 
regiment. In 1865, upon his return, he 
began the study of medicine under P. W. 
Logan, who had been a surgeon of some 
prominence in the service ; he continued 
with him for a term of three years, during 
which time he attended all the lectures in- 
cident to the regular course, at Bellevue, 
and received his graduation at Brooklyn, 
N. Y. Subsequent to this he stopped 
awhile at Cincinnati, not yet knowing 
where he would locate. In the Fall of 
1867, he moved to Fayette, where he lo- 
cated and practiced until the Fall of 1872, 
then moved to Rockbridge, where he has 
since been engaged in the practice of 
materia medica. The Doctor is Demo- 
cratic in sentiment, is a member of the 
Knights of Honor. Was married to Lucy 
A. Cannedy, daughter of W. Cannedy ; 
their marriage was celebrated Sept. 11, 1868; 
they have three children : John C, born 
Aug. 21, i86g; Orville W., born April 21, 
1873 ; Sue v., born Jan. 22, 1876. Mrs. 
Wilson was born March 13, 185 1. The 
Doctor has a good practice ; is a zealous 
advocate of the temperance cause 
Wilson Joe, shoemaker, Greenfield 
Wilson M. H. groceries, Sec. 13, P.O. Fay- 
ette 
Witt Elizabeth Mrs. Sec. 34, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 
Womack W. T. photographer, Greenfield 
WOODCOCK JAMES K. merchant, 
Greenfield. Among the rising young men 
of this township, who are now located in 
business, there are none who are more de- 
serving than J. R. Woodcock, born in 
Adanis County, this State, Sept. 9, 1852. 
His father's name was Joseph, and his 
mother's maiden name was Jane Triplett. 
His parents dying when he was quite young, 
he was thus thrown upon his own resour- 
ces. After the death of his parents, went 
to Missouri, remaining a short time and 
since 1864 has been a resident of the town 
of Greenfield. Lived with his uncle, Jas. 
Rives, several years, receiving his educa- 
tion in the Greenfield High School. In 
the Spring of 1872 went with W. T. Wil- 
hite as clerk, and remained with him until 
Jan. 1879. Oct. 16, 1877, was one of the 
most eventful periods of his life, and one 



that will not soon be forgotten by him, or 
the parties concerned ; this was the date of 
his union with Miss Anna Hobbs, daughter 
of the Rev. J. C. H. Hobbs, which was 
one of the most romantic and exciting 
times occurring in the history of the town, 
too well known to require mention here. 
J. R. and wife are both members of the 
M. E. Church at this place, both of them 
being zealous workers in the Sunday School, 
of which the former is an able and efficient 
Superintendent. Feb. 1879, associated 
with E. P. Metcalf in the drygoods busi- 
ness under the firm name of Metcalf & 
Woodcock; they have started out on the 
cash system and are doing a good business, 
are both young men, and are justly enti- 
tled to a liberal share of the public patron- 
age 
Wooley Edward, notary public, Greenfield 
WOODMAN NELSON, farmer. Sec. 
18, P.O. Greenfield, is a representative of 
Addison County, Vermont, made his debut 
in the year 1815, July 12. Elijah and 
Catharine, his parents, emigrating to this 
State during his sixth year, and located be- 
low CarroUton about the year 1821, when 
the house's, log cabins, were like angel's 
visits, few and far between. The day his 
father arrived there, Nelson recounts that 
a company of men had just returned from 
an expedition against the Indians, who 
had been marauding in that locality. Nel- 
son remained at home until he married. 
During his boyhood he attended the log 
structures of that day, sitting upon a slab 
and studying by the aid of such few rays 
of light as could be emitted through the 
greased paper window panes of that primi- 
tive university. Dec. 1837, was wedded 
to Zerelda Boyle ; they had nine children : 
James, Elijah Charles, Return, George, 
Georgia A., Josephine, Orlean and Martha. 
After his marriage he moved to Taylor's 
Prairie, remained several years, then to a 
place near Jackson's Mills, then to Jersey 
County, then came to the place he now 
lives. Then went to Montgomery County 
and bought a farm, remained eight years, 
then came to the place he now lives. 
Was married the second time to Temper- 
ance Spradley, June 5, 1862. She was 
born Aug. 7, 1826, had three children: 
William B., born Aug. 21, 1863 ; Oscar E., 



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born Dec. l6, 1865 ; Albert G., born June 
30, 1868. During the early part of Mr. 
Woodman's life he was considered an ex- 
cellent rider and rode in a great many 
races, and was generally successful ; rode 
the last race during his forty-second year. 
Now a member of the Baptist Church. 

Wooldridge E. D. blacksmith, Sec. 34, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

"WOOLEY N. C. dealer in hardware, 
was born in Hartford, Washington County, 
New York, July 20, 1820, was the son of 
David and Laura Wooley, whose maiden 
name was Hodge. The Wooleys are of 
English descent. In Feb. 1822, the sub- 
ject of this sketch, in company with his 
parents, emigrated to this country, went in 
a sleigh to Olean Point, where they ex- 
changed their sleigh for a wagon, and there 
built two boats and then loaded their 
wagon and horses thereon and in company 
with three or four families, they sailed 
down the river in their craft, and landed at 
Shawneetown, Ills., where they sold their 
boats, and stopped in Hamilton County. 
The father of this sketch not finding this 
locality congenial to his tastes he left his 
family and went up to Morgan County, 
where he partially contracted for a piece 
of land, but the trade falling through with 
he turned his attention to the millwright 
business, that being his trade ; was engaged 
in building bridges and horse-mills, con- 
tinued at this business until the Fall of 
1822, when he moved his family west of 
White Hall, where he cropped awhile, then 
finally bought and settled upon a piece of 
land — 80 acres. There is quite an inter- 
esting circumstance connected with the 
purchase of that land that will be of inter- 
est to the patrons of this work. (See the 
history of Bluffdale Precinct.) The subject 
of this sketch remained at home until he 
attained his majority, attended school and 
worked at home, and with his father, at his 
trade which he had learned. In his school 
days he had very good advantages — also 
that immediate neighborhood — for his 
teacher was Prof. Russell, who is the author 
of that piece entitled, '' The worm of the 
still." Could speak sixteen languages. This 
educational prodigy lived in that locality 
and his influence was felt in the community, 
and the children were well instructed, and 



all those who were so fortunate as to be 
pupils of his were truly favored. Mr. Wooley 
came to Greenfield in 1845, and entered 
into partnership with his brother-in-law in 
the carpenter and furniture business, which 
compact lasted until 1850. On Jan. 25, 
1848, he was married to Sarah Speaks, 
sister of William Speaks, Jr.; by this union 
they had two children : Blanche and Lillie 
May, both of whom are now living with 
their parents. In 1850 he embarked in 
the business in which he is now engaged. 
Mr. Wooley has always lived a retired 
life, has never sought or wanted office, be- 
ing content to attend to his own affairs and 
let those who have inclinations in that di- 
rection enjoy them. Mr. Wooley has done 
a deal of trading in real estate and has 
never bought or traded any property upon 
which there was a mortgage, or vendor's 
lien, at the time of trading it ; neither has 
he ever given a mortgage or a deed of trust 
upon any of his property during his life- 
time. He has an excellent storeroom and 
has studied the wants and wishes of his 
customers, and by square dealing has built 
up a flourishing trade, and has by his 
genial and social nature made many warm 
friends 

Wooley E. D. carpenter, Greenfield 

Wooley F. E. painter, Greenfield 

Wright Jack, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Green- 
field 

Wylder Frank, farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Green- 
field 

WYIiDEK W. H. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. 
Greenfield. The above is a native of Smith 
County, now DeKalb, Tennessee, born 
Feb. 22, 1822, is the son of Moses J. Wyl- 
der ; there were eight children in the fam- 
ily, W. H. being the third. Moses J. was 
born in Nash County, South Carolina, and 
at the age of sixteen enlisted in the Revo- 
lutionary war, was at the battle of Eutaw 
Springs and witnessed the fall of Baron 
DeKalb. In 1819 left North Carolina and 
moved to Tennessee, where W. H. was 
born. Moses J. is the father of George B. 
Wylder, of Greenfield, who was born when 
his father was eighty years old. W. H. 
moved to this State with his parents when 
he was but eight years of age. and several 
families, among whom was J. H. Weisner, 
all of whom returned again to Tennessee 



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except Mr. Weisner. In 1841 W. H. re- 
turned to this State and when he arrived 
in this county had one side of leather and 
three "long bits" in money — 37^ cents. 
Nov. 30, 1842, married Charity Finley, 
daughter of Thomas Finley, had eight 
children, five of whom are now living: 
Josephine, now wife of Joe Madden ; Wil- 
liam W., near Rockbridge ; Francis M., 
farming near his father; Charlotte, now 
the wife of Wm. Neal ; John Wesley, now 
at home. In the Spring of 1S43, he opened 
up a tannery less than half a mile from the 
southern limits of Greenfield, this he con- 
ducted successfully for about five years and 
then turned his attention to farming. 
First bought 150 acres and has been add- 
ing to the same until he now owns 520 
acres of land, besides several houses and lots 
in Greenfield. His wife died March 10,1872. 
Was married second time Oct. 10, 1873, to 
Mrs. Mary J. Brown, relict of Jerome 
Brown, born Dec. 22, 1834 ; but one child 
by this marriage, now dead. Mr. Wylder 
had but very limited advantages for ob- 
taining an education, his first wife taught 
him to read ; three months was all the 
schooling he ever got, but hi; is now a man 



of good information, and is a thinker, and 
accepts no man's theories without first 
giving it due examination. Is a member 
of the I. O. O. F., Greenfield Lodge, No. 
195. Democratic in sentiment 
WYLDER W. W. farmer, Sec. 22, P. 
O. Rockbridge, was born in Tp. 10, R. 10, 
Sec. 8, March 16, 1848; is a son of Wm. 
Wylder. His mother was a Finley, and a 
native of Greene County, and his father of 
Tennessee; he came to this county in the 
year 1830. The subject of this sketch re- 
mained at home until he attained his 
twenty-third year; two years previous he 
was united in marriage to Tempy Moore, 
born June 7, 1847; she is a daughter of 
Langston Moore, the marriage being cele- 
brated June 24, 1869. As a result of this 
union, they have five children : Berdelia^ 
born May 18, 1870; Sallie, born May 19,. 
1872; Pete, born Dec. 10, 1873; Cora M., 
born April 14, 1876; William, born Sept. 
7, 1S78. After his marriage he remained 
on the farm with his father for two years. 
Since that time has been residing on the 
farm he now occupies. Is Democratic in 
principle 



GREENFIELD BUSINESS CARDS. 



AKDINGER J. W. merchant and cus- 
tom milling, bran and ship stuff, constantly 
on hand, Greenfield 

BARTHOLOMEW B. B. hotel and 
livery, best kept house in the county, Green- 
field 

BASSAHAM HOUSE, near depot, 
best hotel in the city, newly refurnished, 
good livery and feed stables, Greenfield 

BURGH ARDT H. O. barber and 
hair dresser, Greenfield 

CAMERON S. I*, north side Square, 
Greenfield, dealer in harness and saddlery, 
also dealer in horses, roadsters and all work 

COLLINS J. F. west side Square, Green- 
field, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, 
hats and caps, notions, etc 

DAY W. C. physician and surgeon, Green- 
field 



DOYLE THOMAS CAPT. mer- 
chant tailor, Greenfield 



GRAY J. HOWARD, north side 
Square, Greenfield, drugs, wholesale and re- 
tail, perfumery, toilet and fancy goods, 
books, stationery, room papers, paints, oil, 
varnishes, notions, etc. physician's prescrip- 
tions carefully compounded, warranted pure 
and of the best quality 

HAVENS W. H. editor of Greenfield 
Argus, job printing, bills and posters 

HUTCHINSON J. W. general bank- 
ing business, Greenfield 

KINCAID M. A. grocer, Greenfield 

KINDER & RIVES, merchants, 
Greenfield, keep a general assortment of 
groceries, dry goods, boot and shoes, hats 
and caps, notions, seeds, etc, at prices to 
suit the times 



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Kl^UDSEN T. IS", boot and shoe maker, 
Greenfield 

MADDEN JOE, harness and saddlery 
shop, work done promptly and to order, sat- 
isfaction guaranteed, Greenfield 

METCALF & WOODCOCK, deal- 
ers in staple and fancy dry goods, clothing, 
boots and shoes, hats, notions etc, Green- 
field; call and see them 

TYAS RICHARD, blacksmithing 
and jobvvork done to order, Greenfield 



WARD WILLIAM M. attorney at 
law and notary public, Greenfield 

WILHITE W. T. east side Square, 
Greenfield, dry goods, clothing, boots and 
shoes, also hats, caps and ^notions, and at 
bed rock prices 

WOOLEY :Nr. C. south side Square, 
Greenfield, dealer in general hardware, ag- 
ricultural implements, yankee notions, gar- 
den and field seeds 



KOCKBRIDGE BUSINESS CARDS. 



BLODGETT M. R. dry goods and 
groceries, clothing, boots and shoes, queens- 
and hardware, drugs and notions, Rock- 
bridge 

CLARK J. M. steam thresher and wood 
sawing, Rockbridge 

COLMAN D. R. merchant and custom 
milling, also sawing by the m or on shares, 
Rockbridge 

CRANE G-EORGE B. contractor and 
builder. Rockbridge 

DAWSON NATHAN, wagon making 
and blacksmithing, Rockbridge 

DAWSON R. T. contractor and builder; 
transient boarding, Rockbridge 

DECKER E. B. wagon maker and car- 
penter; boarding, Rockbridge 

JACOBI PHILLIP, blacksmithing 
and farm machinery, Rockbridge 

J. KEELEY. DR. A. E. MILLER. 

J". KEELEY & CO. drugs and chemi- 
cals, perfumery and fancy toilet articles, 
pure wines and liquors for medical pur- 
poses, physician's prescriptions carefully 
and accurately compounded, Rockbridge 



MILLER DR. A. E. physician and 
surgeon, Rockbridge 



MOORE W. J. blacksmithing and gen- 
eral repairing, Rockbridge 

RUSSELL J. BLAIN, wagon and car- 
riage maker, repairing promptly done, 
Rockbridge 

SPEAR W. L. notary public, Rock- 
bridge 

TENDICK ARNOLD, boot and shoe 
shop, dealer in ready-made goods in his 
line, repairing neatly done, and at short 
notice, Rockbridge 

VALLENTINE J. H. & J. M. dry 

goods and clothing, boots and shoes, gro- 
ceries and hardware, agricultural imple- 
ments and all kinds of merchandise. Rock- 
bridge 

VALLENTINE J. M. grain and lum- 
ber, salt, lime, hair and plaster, Rockbridge 

WEAVER CHARLES H. carpenter 
and joiner, also furniture and undertaking, 
Rockbridge 

WILSON EBERLE, physician and 
surgeon, Rockbridge 



FAYETTE BUSINESS CARDS. 



CARR ROBERT AV. dry goods and 
groceries; also drugs, Fayette 



McMICHAEL 

joiner, Fayette 



J. H. carpenter and 



MILLER DR. J. N. practicing physi- 
cian, drugs and medicines, Fayette 



MILLER JOHN G. stock trader, Fay- 
ettee 

MOORE JOHN R. blacksmithing and 
general repair work, Fayette 



Township io, North Range ii. West. 



A DMIRE J. H. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. 



r^. 



Carrollton 



Allman John, renter, Sec. 7, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Anderson James, farm hand. Sec. 15, P. O. 
Carrollton 

Armstrong Alex. C. Sec. 30, P.O. Carrollton 

Armstrong Clinton, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Armstrong Dorcas Mrs. farming, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Armstrong Hardin, renter. Sec. 27, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Armstrong James, Sec. 2g, P.O. Carrollton 

Armstrong Jasper, farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Armstrong J. W. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Armstrong J. Mrs. farming, Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Armstrong Lincoln, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Armstrong William, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Ashford Daniel, renter. Sec. 32, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Ashford Hiram, farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Ashlock J. T. renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Ashlock Sarah Mrs. farming. Sec. 22, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Ashlock Wm. E. renter. Sec. 30, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

ASHLOCK WILLIAM M. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 21, P.O. Carrollton. 
One of the most successful and prominent 
men in this township, is Wm. Ashlock ; 
born Nov. 12, 1821, in Anderson County, 
Tennessee. In his eighth year emigrated to 
this State in company with his parents in 
wagon ; he remembers it very distinctly, as 
he walked the greater part of the way, ar- 
riving in this county Nov. 28 ; locating on 
what is now known as the Tunnell farm ; 



remained about two years ; after leaving 
this place, bought out a pre-emptor's claim 
on Sec. 31, and when the land came into 
market entered 80 acres of land, moved on 
the same and lived upon it until he died, 
which occurred in 1862. William had 
but the meager advantages afforded by 
that early time in log cabins at subscription 
rates. He left the parental roof at the age 
of twtnty-three.when he formed a matrimon- 
ial alliance with Nancy Gough,born in Ohio, 
Sept. 1825 ; their marriage occurred Feb. 
4, 1844. They have had twelve children, 
but ten living, viz : George K., William 
H., Mary P., Margaret L., Martha V.. Min- 
erva M., Harvey H., Julia H., Henry C, 
and Lucy E. Mr. Ashlock has been en- 
gaged in agricultural pursuits since he be- 
gan business for himself; has traded in 
stock considerably, during the time there 
were no railroads, drove a great many hogs 
to St. Louis. Has bred and raised a good 
deal of fine stock ; is a great lover of a 
good horse — his partiality leading in the di- 
rection of thorough-bred running stock, of 
the Lexington blood. Is the owner of the 
noted "Cape Race." Mr. Ashlock is the 
owner of goo acres of good land ; has been 
successful in his business operations, and 
though attentive to his business affairs, yet 
there is no man in the county that enjoys 
his wealth better than he, and nothing short 
of a business engagement will prevent him 
from joining in a big hunt, a race or chase, 
of which he is always a jovial and congen- 
ial companion. Is a zealous advocate of 
the principles of Freemasonry, being a 
member of the Carrollton Lodge, and Chap- 
ter also of Hugh DePayne Commandery 
Atchinson Tobias, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 



B ADMAN GEORGE, laborer, Sec. 9, P. 
O. Carrollton 
Baker M., farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton 



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707 



Ball John, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Carrollton 
Ballard Henry, renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton 
Bandy C. renter, P.O. Carrollton 
Beard Guy, renter, P.O. Carrollton 
Beaity Amos, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
BERMIS PHILLIP, farmer, Sec. 13, 
P.O. Greenfield. Was born in Flomborn Chris 
Alzei, Hesse Darmstadt, July 28, 1830 ; is 
the son of Peter and Margaret Bermis, 
whose maiden name was Helf. In the year 
1851, he emigrated to this country in com- 
pany with his parents, locating in New 
York, June 20, same ytar, and located in 
this county, and on the same land now oc- 
cupied by the party whose name heads this 
sketch, who remained at home until he at- 
tained his thirty-third year, when he was 
united in marriage to Susan Laher, sister 
of John Laher, which took place April 6, 
1863 ; she was born in same locality as her 
husband, and dates her birth Feb. 17, 1834 ; 
they have had eight children, five of whom 
are now living: Peter, born March 15, 
1866 ; Phillip, born Aug. 2, 1867 ; Fred, 
born Oct. 14, 1872 ; Ann M., born Jan. 25, 
1874; Louis, born Sept. 28, 1877. The 
year after his marriage, his father died. 
His mother still resides on the homestead 
now owned by Phillip, which he has farmed 
since his marriage. Mr. Bermis has 240 
acres of land in this county, and no in 
Christian Co. 
Bird Edward, farm hand, Sec. 9, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Bodie John, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Bozett Adam, renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 
Bowers Frank, farm hand, P.O. Greenfield 
BOWMAN ALVIN C. farmer, Sec. 
26, P.O. Carrollton. Is a son of Martin 
and Hannah Bowman, of this county. 
Alvin was born Jan. 2, 1840; there were 
eight children of the family entire, he be- 
ing the fifth in order. During his boyhood 
he attended school the greater portion of 
the time. In his twentieth year he was 
in the employ of his uncle Jacob Bowman, 
then sheriff of this county, remaining in 
service two years as his deputy. Aug. 14, 
1862, became matrimonially allied to Helen 
Davis, born Feb. 25, 1842; five children 
have crowned this union, viz : Jennie L., 
born July i, 1863 ; Mary V., born Oct. 4, 
1866; Andrew C, born March 17, i86g ; 



John C, born April 23, 1872 ; Martin Lee 
born Aug, 4, 1874. Immediately following 
his marriage, engaged in farming pursuits, 
and has since continued at the same. His 
mother died Nov. 5, 1876; his father is 
still living, and resides in Carrollton. Mr. 
and Mrs. Bowman, are both members of 
the Presbyterian church. Cast his first vote 
for Douglas, and is still an adherent to the 
principles maintained by that illustrious 
personage 

Brown John, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Carrollton 

BROWX PETER A. farmer. Sec. 19, 
P.O. Carrollton. Is a son of Peter M., and 
Aseneth B., whose family name was Crane. 
Peter M., was born in Cumberland County, 
Virginia, in the year i8o6, and his wife is a 
native of Ohio, and dates her birth Dec. 23, 
181 1. They are of Scotch and Welsh ex- 
traction ; the former came to this State in 
April 1830, and was first engaged in a me- 
chanical pursuit, being a worker in wood ; 
afterward was engaged in mercantile busi- 
ness in Carrollton, and subsequently enter- 
ed land, began farming, and has since re- 
mained on same land and confined himself 
to that business the greater part of the 
time ; has traded a good deal in stock with 
success ; is still living, having just past his 
seventy-second birthday. The subject of 
this sketch was born Aug. 15, 1839 '. ^^- 
mained with his father until he attained his 
twenty-eighth year, then he abandoned his 
bachelor life, and obtained the hand of 
Leonora Robinson in marriage ; she was 
born Feb. 4, 1847, is a daughter of T. C. 
Robinson of this township ; after their 
marriage, which took place Feb. 4, 1868, 
they moved six miles northeast of Green- 
field, where he engaged in farming and 
stock trading, at which he continued until 
1878, when they moved to the place he now 
occupies ; having recently bought him a 
farm in this neighborhood, Sec. 18, which 
he intends occupying in the Spring. Has 
four lovely children • Walter, born Nov. 
II, 1868; Mamie born Oct. 3, 1871 ; Har- 
ry, born July 5, 1874; Hallie, born Feb. 3, 
1873. Is liberal minded politically, votes 
for men rather than party 

Brown Peter M. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Burruss A. L. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



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Burruss Geo. L. farmer, Sec. ig, P.O. Car- 

roUton 
Burruss Henry, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 
Burroughs S. H. retired. Sec. ii, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

/^AIN HENRY, Sec. 5, P.O. Carrollton 
^ Cain J. H. renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Carrollton 
CAMBELL D. W. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. 
Carrollton. Is a native of Knox County, 
Tenn., born May 13, 1838; son of John S. 
and Nancy C, whose maiden name was 
Smith, a native of Tennessee ; the former 
of Virginia. David had the advantages of 
a liberal education. Remained with his 
parents until he attained his twenty-second 
year, at this time was attending the Ewing 
and Jefferson College, when the war breaking 
out the institution closed. Had previously 
made a trip to this State, and intended to 
return upon his graduation, which in con- 
sequence of the college closing, was not 
permitted to do, and in 1861, bade adieu 
the scenes of his childhood, and came to 
Illinois, landing in this county, first stopp- 
ed at Jesse Roberts remained there three 
years, working for him in the meantime, and 
teaching some. May, 1864, enlisted in the 
one-hundred day service in Co. G. 111. State 
Vols. Upon his return engaged in farming ; 
went to McDonough County, staid one 
year; returning married Miss Serepta 
Hardcastle, a native of this county, born 
Oct. II, 1836, daughter of Wm. Hardcastle, 
their marriage took place Oct. 17, 1866; 
after which returned to McDonough, re- 
mained one year, then returned to this 
county, locating on Sec. 13, and which he 
farmed eight years ; sold his farm and 
bought 160 acres on Sec. 23, where he has 
since remained. Has four children : Ed- 
gar, born Sept. 12, 1867; Daisy, born Nov. 
5, 1869 ; Maude, born April 5, 1871 ; 
infant born August 9, 1877. Mr. 

C, is a member of Presbyterian church, also 
a member of Carrollton Lodge No. 70, A. 
F. & A. M. 

Cambrink Wm. farmer. Sec. ig, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Cannedy Logan, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Carnes Charles, farm hand, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Carter J. H. renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Carrollton I 



Catton Patrick, retired. Sec. 36, P.O. Rock- 

bridge 
Christ Wm. renter. Sec. 35, P.O. Rockbridge 
Clarke Edgar, farm hand. Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Chowder Peter, farm hand, Sec. 13, P.O. 

Greenfield 
Conton Mrs. Sec. 11, P.O. Greenfield 
Crane Oscar, Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 
CRANE MERCY J. MRS. Sec. i8,P. 
O. Carrollton. The subject of this sketch first 
saw the light of day on the hills of New 
Hampshire, in Hillsboro County, March 
19, 1831. Her parents names were Oliver 
and Sophronia Colby ; her mother's maiden 
name was Howlet. Mrs. Crane emigrated 
to this county with her parents when she 
was very young, being about four years of 
age; they first stopped a while at Carroll- 
ton, then her father bought a place now 
owned by Mr. Ashlock, remaining there un- 
til the year 1848, when he sold out, went to 
Macoupin County, remaining there until his 
death, which occurred in 1850. Sept. 30, 
1847, Mercy J., was united in marriage to 
Wm. Crane ; boru in Ohio. After their 
marriage, moved to the place now occupied 
by Mrs. Crane. There are nine children 
living: Alvin, Anna, Mary, Charles, Oscar, 
Judson, Meade, Lillian and Hattie. Mrs. 
Crane lost her husband March 2, 1872. 
She has since remained a widow, and still 
carries on her farm. She has 580 acres of 
land. Mrs. Crane is a member of the M. 
E. Church 
Critchfield F. J. farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Cronin Mike, renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
Curtin Patrick, renter. Sec. 11, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Curtius Peter, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

■p^AHM D. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Carroll- 

^ ton 

Dahm D. jr. farmer. Sec. 11. P.O. Carrollton 

DAMM CHRISTIAN, farmer. Sec. 9, 
P.O. Carrollton, is a native of this county, 
born Jan. 21, 1844; is a son of Deiter and 
Bena D., who were born in Mozenheim, 
Canton Osthoven, Hesse-Darmstadt; they 
emigrated to this country in 1838. Deiter 
first worked out by the month for Thomas 
Black, near Carrollton. Subsequent to this 



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rented land of L. Curtis, and after several 
years of hard labor, saved money enough 
to make a purchase of the land he now 
resides upon — Sec. ii. Town lo, range ii. 
There are four children — Christian, Kate, 
Deiter, and Bena. Christian, the subject 
of this sketch, remained at home until he 
attained his majority ; April I2, 1865, was 
united in marriage to Margaret Rathgeber, 
born in Ipplesheim, Chris Wurms, Hesse- 
Darmstadt. She came with her parents to 
this country in 1848. After their marriage, 
he engaged in farming on his father's place, 
remaining there five years. In 1869, he 
bought 120 acres, where he now resides, it 
being the Adam Rathgeber farm ; since 
which time he has been engaged in agri- 
cultural pursuits. They have three chil- 
dren — two boys and one girl — Katie, born 
June 8, 1866 ; Christian, born Nov. 6, 1869 ; 
Phillip, born Nov. 23, 1872. Mr. Damm 
is a man of industrious habits, and has a 
keen eye to business affairs ; and he is also 
one of the most highly respected citizens 
of the neighborhood 

Dixon Eliza Mrs. farming. Sec. 35, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

Dixon Hardin, farm hand. Sec. 35, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

Dixon Hiram, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Donahue Thomas, renter, P.O. Carrollton. 

Driver P. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 

-pDWARDS JOHN, farm hand, Sec. 6, 
^ P.O. Carrollton 

Evans Robert, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrotl- 
ton 

■p ARLLY J. K. P. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. 

-*■ Carrollton. Prominent among the success- 
ful "young settlers" of this township is 
Polk Farlly, who was born in Frederick 
County, Va., Oct. 4. 1844 ; is the third child 
of a family of eight children born of Hugh 
P. and Elizabeth Farlly ; her maiden name 
was Brewster. The Farllys are descendents 
of the Emerald Isle, and the Brewsters of 
the " Faderland." At the age of twelve 
years, J. K. P. emigrated to this county, 
locating east of Carrollton ; his father died 
one year subsequent ; the care of the family 
then was thrown upon him, who, with the 
assistanc'e of his mother, maintained and 



kept the family together until they were 
self-supporting. After he attained his ma- 
jority, set out for himself, and the first en- 
terprise engaged in was to buy a steam 
thresher, in company with B. B. Bartholo- 
mew, being among the first that was run 
in this country ; this partnership lasted 
two years, then he bought his partner's in- 
terest, then run it one year ; afterwards 
associated with one of his brothers, which 
partnership lasted four years. During all 
this time he was engaged in farming on 
rented land in different localities in the 
county. Feb. 17, 1870, married Etna V. 
Linder, daughter of Isham Linder. She 
died Jan. 29, 1871, leaving no issue. Feb. 
20, 1873, was again married to Nancy Jane 
Cunningham, born Aug. 25, 1852. She is 
a daughter of Andrew Cunningham ; had 
three children, Robert H., born May 15, 

1874, died Sept. 24, 1875 ; James W., born 
May 17, 1876; George W., born Oct. 10, 

1875. In March, 1874, moved to the place 
he now owns; has now 240 acres of excel- 
lent land under good cultivation, having 
quite recently built his residence and several 
other buildings, which, with the general 
appearance of the place and surroundings, 
give striking evidence of the energy, thrift, 
and enterprise of the owner. Few young 
men are more favorably situated than he, 
and bids fair to become one of the wealthiest 
agriculturists in the township, of his time. 
Is Democratic in sentiment 

Fisher Charles, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Fillmore R. B. hovse-trainer, Sec. 21, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Freer Aaron, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Freer Moses, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Rockbridge 

Fuller G. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 

r^ EEISER JACOB, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. 

^-^ Carrollton 

Givens Robert, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Glasgow Andy, laborer. Sec. 28, P.O. Car- 
rollton. 

Graham George, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Graham G. G. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Greene Asher, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 



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Green Mrs. farming, P.O. Carrollton. 
Greene Wallace, renter. Sec. 8, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



H 



ANDLIN JOHN, farm hand. Sec. 5, 
P.O. Carrollton 

Hankins A. farmer, Sec. 26. P.O. Carrollton 

Hankins Daniel, renter. Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hankins James, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hankins William, renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hanlin John, farm hand, Sec. 5, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hardcastle Robert, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Harden William, renter. Sec. 13, P.O. Green- 
field 

Holmes Christopher, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 

Hargiss Daniel, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hargiss Thad. renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Hargiss Thomas, renter. Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Henderson Abe, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hendrickson John, farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hill Edgar, farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Hogan John F. farm hand. Sec, 3. P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hudson Peter D. retired, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Hudson William, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Huitt Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



T RVINE WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. 
■^ Carrollton 



T OHNSON A. J. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. 

J Carrollton. There is not a man in this 
township born at the time he was, that is 
yet living on the same spot where born. 
He first came into existence Nov. 30, 1826, 
torn of John and Mary J. ; her maiden 
name was Maines. His father was a native 
of North Carolina, born March, 1792, and 
his mother is a native of Georgia, whose 
birth occurred the same year of her hus- 



band, July 27, 1792. She came to this 
State in the year 1S08, when it was a wil- 
derness ; her husband came at the begin- 
ning of the war of 1812; their marriage 
occurring that year, nine children were the 
result of this marriage, seven of whom 
lived to be grown, A. J. being the youngest ; 
but two are now living, A. J. and his 
younger sister. After the marriage he 
located near Edwardsville, where he en- 
gaged in farming ; was during the time 
engaged in the " ranging service," being in 
pursuit of the Indians. In 1821, he en- 
tered the land on which A. J. resides, and 
on which he was born and is now living. 
The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage June 11, 1857, to Catherine Huitt, 
born in this county May 17, 1837. She is 
a daughter of John Huitt. They have had 
seven children : Perlina E., Edna J., Mary 
A., Andrew J., William T., Joel, and Sa- 
brilla. He has 150 acres of land. Him- 
self, wife and three girls are members of 
the Baptist Church 
Johnson George, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 
Johnson William, farmer, Sec 3, P.O. W^rights- 

ville 
Johnson W. W. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Wrights- 



T^ELLEY ANDREW, retired, Sec. 17, 

-'^ P.O. Carrollton 

Kelley J. C. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Carrollton 

Kelley Luther C. at home. Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Kelley Patrick, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Kelley Silas, renter, See. 7, P.O. Carrollton 

Kirback Frank, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Kirback Jonas, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

King James, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Carrollton 

King Joshua, at home, Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

KING NATHAN A. farmer. Sec. 8, 
P. O. Carrollton. The subject of this 
sketch is a native of Yorkshire, England, 
born March 18, 1S29; was the son of 
Thomas and Lydia King ; her family name 
was Asbury. At the age of thirteen he 
emigrated to this country, in company with 
his parents, locating west of Carrollton ; 
his father died in December, 1862. Na- 



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711 



than's father being blind, the care of the 
family devolved upon him, and, as a re- 
sult, his education during his youth was 
entirelyjneglected, and what education he 
now has was gotten by individual effort 
and hard study since he matured. Nov. 
lo, 1852, married Eugenia Griffin, daugh- 
ter of Thomas G.; had three children, 
Anna D., born Aug. 3, 1853; William T., 
born May 6, 1855; Nathan A., born Aug. 
19, 1857. After Mr. King's *marriage he 
rented land until 1867, when he purchased 
land, Has been a member of the U. B. 
Church 

King Thomas, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

King W. T. farmer, Sec. 8, P. O. Carrollton 

T ANDISS ISAAC, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. 

"^ Carrollton 

liANDISS WILLIAM H. farmer. 
Sec. 17, P.O. Carrollton. The subject of 
this sketch was born in Bedford County, 
Tenn., March 19, 1812; was the son of 
Isaac and Esther Landiss ; her maiden 
name was King ; there were nine children 
of the family, William being the eldest ; at 
an early age his parents removed to Indi- 
ana — it was then a wilderness ; his educa- 
tional advantages were very poor indeed ; 
his father first located in Crawford County, 
where he first opened a store there, and was 
doing well, when he was robbed by a band 
of organized robbers ; went then to Wash- 
ington County, where he was compelled to 
resort to manual labor to obtain a living ; 
In the year 1827 he emigrated to this State, 
and located in this county, and on the very 
same land now occupied by William ; first 
located land, 80 acres, by borrowing the 
money, paying 25 per cent, interest ; was 
engaged in teaching for three or four years, 
then turned his attention to farming, which 
he followed until he moved to Carrollton, 
where he remained until his death, which 
occurred in T857, he being 79 years old ; 
he had during his life been engaged as 
minister on local work, being a Methodist 
in belief The subject of this sketch re- 
mained under the parental roof until he 
attained his 26th year ; during this time 
learned the carpenter's trade; in May, 
1838, was married to Serepta Crane; she 
died sixteen months afterward, leaving no 



issue ; moved to Macoupin County after 
his marriage, where he engaged in the man- 
ufacture of cabinet ware ; remained there 
about two years ; was married second time 
to Jane McEuen ; she was born in St. 
John's, N. B.; her father was a "Briton," 
and was a Secretary of the Navy Depart- 
ment in revolutionary tim*. Their mar- 
riage was celebrated June 14, 1840; she 
died fourteen months afterward ; was mar- 
ried the third time to Mary Alverson, na- 
tive of Kentucky; they have had nine chil- 
dren : Sereptha J., now the wife of James 
Seely; Catharine S., now the wife of James 
Fuller ; Joanna, now the wife of Nort- 
Sanders ; Frances, now the wife of James 
Smith ; Isaac, now at home ; Ella, now at 
home ; Minnie, now at home ; Effie, now 
at home ; William, now at home 
Leedy Phillip, renter, Sec. 13, P. O. Green- 
field 
Leedy John, renter, Sec. 11, P. O. Green- 
field 
Leister William, renter. Sec. 6, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Linder Uen, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
Lood James, renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Carrollton 
Lood John, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Carrollton 
Lovell Andy, renter, Sec. 7, P. O. Carrollton 
Lowe William, farmer, Sec. 6, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 
Lutz William, farm hand, Sec. 6, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

TUT ASON G. E. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 

^^^ ronton 

Mason George B. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Manz Henry, farmer, Sec. 30, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Mason Josiah, farmer. Sec. 35, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

McMahon Pat. farmer. Sec. 5, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

McMahon Patrick, farmer. Sec. 8, P. O. 
Carrollton 

McMahon William, Sec. 8, P. O. Carrollton 

McPHERRO:N' AMOS, farmer, Sec. 
26, P.O. Carrollton. Among those who are 
identified with the interests of the county, 
there are none in this township, coming at 
the time he did, that are now living on the 
same ground they entered. He came to 
this State in the year 1828, and bought a 



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man's claim, and when the land came in 
market he entered it, and has since re- 
mained on it. He was born in Knox 
County, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1796; there were 
thirteen children in the family, born of Sam- 
uel and Elizabeth McPherron, who were 
natives of Virginia. At tiie age of 23 he 
•was married to Hettie Morris ; their mar- 
riage was celebrated in September, 1S19; 
remained at home with his father a short 
time, then moved to Clinch River ; re- 
mained there seven years, then made the 
trip in a wagon to this country. They have 
had ten children, six of them now living : 
Samuel, William, James, Henry, Hester 
Ann, and Eliza Adaline. William and 
Henry are in Texas, Samuel in Missouri, 
James near CarroUton ; the two girls are in 
Macoupin County. Dec. 20, 1842, he lost 
his wife, and in August, 1843, was married 
to Mrs. Elizabeth Meldrum ; by this mar- 
riage they have had two children : Marga- 
ret, born July 13, 1844, now the wife of 
James Hawkins ; Charles W., born July 
31, 1846, now living on the farm. Amos 
McPherron is now 82 years of age, and is 
remarkably well preserved, and enjoys 
good health, and seems likely to live many 
years yet ; has been a long-life Democrat ; 
has been a member of the M. E. Church 
for over sixty years ; has never taken any 
active part in politics but "votes straight." 
In brief, Mr. McPherron is one of the old- 
est, and there are none either young or old 
who are more highly respected than he ; 
has long been identified with the interests 
of the county, and well deserving; of the 
esteem with which he is held 
McPherron C. W. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
Meldrum Wm. renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Carrolton 
Mitchell George, Sec. 7, P.O. CarroUton 
MITCHELL W. M. farmer. Sec. 7, 
P.O. CarroUton. The subject of this sketch 
is a native of Nottinghamshire, England, 
born Dec. 12, 1824. He was the eldest of 
a family of seven children born of Wm. 
and Mary M.; her maiden name was Math- 
ews. At the age of 13 he was thrown upon 
his own resources, and as a result he was 
deprived of any educational advantages. 
He began work at first among the farmers, 
at which he continued until the year 1849, 
when he was united in marriage to Ann 



Piatt, born April 27, 1822 ; their marriage 
was celebrated May 16, 1849. They have 
had eight children, but three now living : 
George, born 1850; Mary E., born Sept. 
5, 1852, now the wife of George Dodson ; 
Hattie, born May 24, 1857, now the wife of 
Samuel T. Slone ; George was born in 
England, the remaining ones in this country. 
April 24, 1850, he bid adieu to his native 
shore and sailed for this country, arriving 
in New York just one month later. Upon 
his arrival to this State he began work with 
a resolution that he would have a home 
some day ; he first worked out by the 
month, at which he continued some time ; 
then he rented land several years, and by 
hard work and economy he finally accumu- 
lated enough to buy him 120 acres of land, 
which he now owns, and has since been en- 
gaged in farming pursuits. He has now 
excellent buildings, and is in easy circum- 
stances, having acquired it all by his own 
industry and the assistance of his faithful 
wife 

Morris , renter, P.O. CarroUton 

Murphy James, renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Murphy P. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. CarroUton 

pERINE J.H. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Car- 
•^ ronton 

Perrine Saml. renter. Sec. 27, P.O. CarroUton 
Perkins John, farm hand. Sec. 26, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
Peter Robt. W. teacher, Sec. 27, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
Peters John, renter. Sec. 11, P.O. Greenfield 
Profitt Hiram, renter, P.O. CarroUton 
Propst James, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. CarroUton 
Probst Wm. renter, Sec. 31, P.O. CarroUton 

T3 ATHGEBER ADAM farmer. Sec. 9, 

-*^ P.O. CarroUton 

Rathgeber George, farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

Reynolds Geo. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. CarroUton 

Roberts Jesse, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Robinson George, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

Robinson James, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

ROBINSON T. C. farmer, P.O. Car- 
roUton, first beheld the light March 12, 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



713 



l8i6, in Talbert County, Md., is the son of 
Thomas and Mary R., whose family name 
was Catnip. Thomas, after completing his 
schooling, the text books being Pike's arith- 
metic, Webster's speller, and the Testa- 
ment, these constituted his curriculum ; at 
the age of ig, he and his brother John came 
West, the trip occupying one month, at 
that time there was but one railroad leading 
west, it being the Baltimore and Ohio, hav- 
ing its terminus at Frederick, there being 
but one engine, and at the time they came 
over the road it was laid up for repairs, and 
horses were substituted for locomotive 
power. Eleven miles of the road being an 
incline plane, the cars ran by their own 
momentum. After leaving the railroad the 
boys walked across the mountains and then 
took passage on a boat to Columbiana. From 
here they traveled on foot to Macoupin 
County, where they hired out by the month 
to work on a farm. Went South and win- 
tered. In the Spring went North to Alton, 
where they remained two years. Then 
came to this county and located near the 
place he now lives, where he rented land 
one season, then bought 8o acres. May 
23, 1837, was united in marriage to Eliza 
Biscoe, who was also a native of Maryland, 
came to this State when quite young, she 
is a daughter of Thomas Biscoe. Eight 
children now living, viz. : Mary, George, 
Thomas, James, Eliza J., William J., Le- 
nora, Julia A., Florence Ella, and Laura 
Emma. After their marriage moved in a 
log cabin, and though they lived in a prim- 
itive manner, yet looked forward to the 
day when they would have better, and are 
to-day enjoying the fruits of their labor and 
the reward for their former privations. Mr. 
and Mrs. Robinson are both members of 
the M. E. Church 
RUSSELL J. M. farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. 
CarroUton, is a native of Greene County, 
Pa., his parents, Henry and Jane Russell, 
dying during his early youth, he was thus 
thrown out upon the cold world to battle 
alone. He was born Feb. 20, 1840. His 
mother's maiden name was Blain. When 
quite young was bound out to a man by the 
name of Bain, who agreed to send him 
to school three months during the year, 
which part of the contract was not 
filled to the letter, and as a result J. M. 



left him at the age of 17, and set out for 
himself. In the Spring of 1851 he emi- 
grated West with Bain, and after leaving 
him attended school a sufficient length of 
time to enable him to acquire a knowledge 
of the branches required to be taught, and 
then embarked as a teacher; taught one 
Winter term, and at the outbreak of the 
war was among the first to respond to the 
call for three months men. Enlisting in 
Co. I, nth 111. State Vol., and at the ex- 
piration of his term of enlistment returned 
home, taught one term, then enlisted in Co. 
I, 91st Regt. for three years, and remained 
with his regiment until the close of the 
war, during which time he was never absent 
from his company, with the exception of 
five months, when he was on parole, hav- 
ing been taken prisoner at Elizabethtown, 
Ky. Upon his return from service he re- 
sumed teaching, and continued at the same 
for three years ; was then married to Lucy 
Hardcastle, daughter of John Hardcastle. 
She was born in this county April 20, 1843, 
their marriage took place Feb. 20, 1S68. 
Had six children : Francis W., John H., 
Robt. L., James B., Jane M., Thomas H. 
After his marriage he removed to Kansas, 
where he staid about six years. About this 
time the grasshoppers invested the country, 
and Mr. Russell returned March, 1875, and 
moved to the farm he now owns, and has 
since remained. He is a member of Car- 
roUton Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and Car- 
roUton Chapter 
Ryan John, renter. Sec. 16, P.O. CarroUton 
Ryan Wm. renter, Sec. 16, P.O. CarroUton 

C ANDERS EDWIN, renter. Sec. 9, P.O. 

"^ CarroUton 

SECOR E. J. farmer and stock raiser, 
CarroUton, is a son of Joshua and Tryphe- 
nia Secor, whose maiden name was Raynor» 
a native of Morristown, N. J. Joshua, the 
father of E. J. is a near descendent of a 
family who were compelled to leave their 
native country on account of religious per- 
secution, and coming here, settled in the 
wilderness of New York, and named the 
place New Rochelle, in memory of the 
place they had been driven, and around 
which clustered memories not soon to be 
forgotten. Joshua was born in Westchester 
County, N. Y., in 1782, learned the trade 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



of a cabinet maker, was a fine mechanic and 
an inventive genius ; afterwards constructed 
in Illinois the first saw mill ever run in the 
State by wind as the propelling power. 
Was married in 1810; at that time he be- 
longed to a " Union " that encouraged 
a " strike," and to become isolated from it, 
he not being in sympathy with it, went to 
Charlestown, S.C.and remained one Win- 
ter ; returning, he went to Greene County, 
Pa., where he lived eighteen years, and in 
May, 1833, having a desire to try his for- 
tunes in the West, emigrated to this county, 
and settled in town 10, range 11, section 
24. Log cabins were like " angel's visits," 
few and far between; they camped at first, 
their covered wagon in which they came 
being their place of abode until circum- 
stances afforded them better. First bought 
240 acres in the prairie and 80 in the timber; 
the people ridiculed his idea of buying 
prairie land, they at that time deeming 
only the timber land of any value, but the 
sequel proved the wisdom of his selection. 
His father lived until he attained his gad 
year. E. J. remained with his parents un- 
til his 22d year, then returned East to 
attend to some business pertaining to the 
estate; staid one Winter; made a second 
trip in 1841, and while there married his 
wife, Elizabeth' A. Lockwood, of Belmont, 
Ohio, daughter of Judge L., a prominent 
jurist of that locality; she was born July, 
1818. Upon their arrival West he bought 
the land he now owns, and has since lived 
there, and is about the only one in the town- 
ship, with one exception, who is now living 
on the land purchased at the time. July 
17, 1870, Mr. Secor's house was burned to 
the ground, a large portion of the contents 
were consumed — fire accidental. The fam- 
ily then moved in a house built for a tenant, 
and the 17th of July the same year, it was 
struck by lightning, killing his son Edward 
instantly; the entire contents were burned 
this time, leaving the family houseless in a 
drenching rain in their night clothes. Mr. 
and Mrs. Secor have now five children: 
Rebecca, now the wife of Geo. Robinson, 
now of Kansas; Eliza, now the wife of 
President Davis of McLeansboro College, 
this State ; Luther, now practicing law in 
St. Louis; Ben. L. and Arthur at home. 
Mr. and Mrs. S. are both members of the 



Cumberland Presbyterian Church; he is of 
Republican faith, but is not much interested 
in politics 

Shaffer Henry, renter. Sec. 13, P.O. Green- 
field 

Sheridan Thomas, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Shetterley M. renter. Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 

Shetterley M. farmer. Sec. 30, P.O. Carrollton 

Singleton Robb, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Slaughter Eugene, farm hand. Sec. 16, P.O. 
Carrollton 

SLONE ASA, county farm. Sec. 7, P. O. 
Carrollton. Prominent among the rep- 
sentatives of this county who hail from 
the State of North Carolina is Mr. Slone, 
who was born in Chatham County, N. C, 
Oct. 17, 1825. His father's name was 
Matthew, and his mother's name was 
Chloe Hews, both of them natives of same 
State. In the Fall of 1833 the family 
emigrated to this State in a wagon, 
locating at Carrollton, remained about 
eight years, then removed to Macoupin 
County, where they remained until the 
death of the head of the family, which oc- 
curred in 1845. The subject of this sketch 
assisted in maintaining the family after the 
death of his father, and was thus deprived 
of all educational advantages. At an early 
age worked out on a farm until nearly 
grown, when he went to learn the black- 
smith's trade at which he continued up to 
the time of the outbreak of the Mexican 
war, when he enlisted in Co. " C " 1st 
Regiment, commanded by John Hardin, 
remained out two years, then returned to 
Carrollton and resumed his trade, hiring 
out to his former employer, staid with 
him seven years ; then set up in same 
business by himself in Carrollton, con- 
tinuing at same for eighteen years. July 
6, 1848, was married to Ann M. Caldwell, 
born Sept. 3, 1830. In 1865 he abandoned 
the anvil and forge,- and engaged in farm- 
ing ; first made a commencement on 
Macoupin Creek, bought him 300 acres of 
land, farmed about three years, then sold 
out and rented land until March, 1873, 
when he moved to the county farm which he 
has since run with credit to himself and 
the satisfaction of all concerned. Mr. 
Slone has six children : Margaret, born 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



715 



May 20, 1849; William, born July 10, 
1852; Samuel T., born April 17, 1857 ; 
Robert A., born Feb. 11, i860; John C, 
Nov. 27, 1863 ; Mary C, April 5, 1856 ; 
Maud A., Nov. 7, 1869. Margaret died 
Nov. 20, 1869 

Slone Samuel F. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Slone Wm. M. farmer. Sec. 7, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Smith Abner, farmer, P. O. Carrollton 

Smiths J. M. & R. W. farmers, Sec. 35, P. O. 
Carrollton 

Smith Robert, renter. Sec. 34, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Smith Rufus, renter. Sec. 5, P. O. Carrollton 

Spears Thomas, renter. Sec. 18, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

Standefer Douglass, renter. Sec. 28, P. O. 
Carrollton 

Standefer E. H. farm hand, Sec. 26, P. O. 
Carrollton 

Steele M. farmer, Sec. 34, P. O. Carrollton 

Stout J. H, farmer. Sec. 24, P. O. Carrollton 

Strode James E. farmer. Sec. 3, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

Strode Jesse N. farmer. Sec. 3, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

nrURNER WM. farmer, Sec. 25, P. O. 
-*■ Rockbridge 

Tutterow Alvin C. at home, Sec. 27, P.O. 
Carrollton 

TUTTEROW BALSAR, farmer. Sec. 
27, P.O. Carrollton, is a native of Knox 
County,Tenn., was born Sept. 23,1820, son of 
Jacob and Susan T. ; her maiden name was 
Probst. There were five children in the 
family, Balsar being the eldest. His father 
dying at the time when his parental aid 
was the most needed, the care of the family 



from that time devolved upon him and his 
mother, and he was thus deprived of the 
privilege of attending school. Remained 
with his mother until he attained his 27th 
year, when he was united in marriage to 
Carolme Gowan ; they had four children, 
namely, Arthama Ann, Orpha C, John P., 
Battle and Willie A. Moved to this State 
in October, 185 1, and first located one 
mile and a quarter south of Carrollton, 
where he began renting land, which he 
continued for about nine years, until the 
year 1857, when he bought eighty acres ot 
land. His wife died the same year ; was 
married the second time to Celia E. Pinker- 
ton, March, 1S58. She was born May 16, 
1832. They have three children — Alva C, 
Rhoda J., and Lavina C. Member of the 
M. E. Church, is a strong advocate of 
temperance principles ; was formerly a 
member of the Whig party 
Tutterow J. P. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Vy ALKER A. renter, Sec. 35, P. O. Car- 
* * rollton 

Waltrip , farmer. Sec. 3, P. O. Carrollton 

Warr»n Al. farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O. Carroll 
ton 

Whitlock Page, farmer, Sec. 36, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 

Whitlock M. Mrs. retired. Sec. 36, P. O. 
Rockbridge 

Winters William, farmer. Sec. 32, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

Witt Daniel, farmer. Sec. 3, P. O. Wrights- 
ville 

Woke Peter, renter. Sec. 4, P. O. Carrollton 

Woods Richard, renter, P. O. Carrollton 

Watt Jeremiah, renter. Sec. 8, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 



Township io, North Range 13, West, 



A 



DCOCK GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 39, 
P. O. CarroUton 



BANDY A. L. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
BANDY HORATIO, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 25, P. O. CarroUton, 
was born in Greene County, Jan. g, 183 1 ; 
is the son of Elihu and Elizabeth Bandy, 
who came to Greene County in an early 
day, and entered the land where Rood- 
house now stands, living there for several 
years till 1833, sold the land and entered 
southwest of CarroUton, where he still re- 
sides ; was in the war of 1812. The subject 
of this sketch was educated at the old style 
log school house ; was married March 25, 
1858, to Miss Malinda Ray, who was born 
March 7, 1836, in Missouri, she is the 
daughter of Asa and Rhoda Ray. Mr. 
Bandy's family consists of ten children, all 
of whom are living : Martha E., born 
Dec. 30, 1858 ; Carolina M., May 23, 1861; 
Asa E., Dec, 30, 1862; Mahulda C, Feb. 
6, 1865 ; Horatio T., Nov. 16, 1866 ; John 
W., Sept. 28, 1868 ; James M., Sept. 22, 
1870; Edgar S., Feb. 17, 1873; Frances 
M., Feb. 17, 1875; Wade T., Nov. 11, 
1877. Mr. Bandy started in life with no 
means, is a hard working man, and has ac- 
cumulated 165 acres of land 
BANDY THOS. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 25. P. O. CarroUton, was born 
in Greene County, lU., 1828, on the land 
that is now Roodhouse, and which was 
owned by his father E. Bandy at that time, 
who is one of the oldest settlers of Greene 
County. The subject of this sketch was 
educated in subscription schools, the first 
school he attended was a log structure 
with a dirt floor, and the old time fire- 
place, and the seats were rude benches 
made of slabs with no support for the back ; 
being reared in an early day, he has seen 
some of the privations of the earlier 



settlers of Greene County ; was married 
in 1856 to Julia A. Looper, who was born 
in 1832 in Greene County, she is the 
daughter of David and Nancy Looper. 
Their union was blessed with ten chil- 
dren, seven living : Arthur L., Alice E., 
Robert C, Emma A., and (twins) Thomas 
M. and Julia A., and James E. Mr. Bandy 
owns 195 acres 
Barnes L. farmer. Sec. 22, P. O. CarroUton 
Bechdoldt George, farmer. Sec. 28, P. O. 

CarroUton 
Bechdoldt George, farmer, Sec. 22, P. O. 

CarroUton 
Bechdoldt Henry, farmer. Sec. 28, P. O. Car- 
roUton 
Bechdoldt J. P. farmer. Sec. 28, P. O. CarroU- 
ton 
Beebe A. farmer, Sec. 27, P. O. CarroUton 
Beener Scott, farmer. Sec. 4, P. O. Bluffdale 
Blount John, farmer. Sec. 35, P. O. CarroU- 
ton 
Booth Charles F. farmer. Sec. 24, P. O. Car- 
roUton 
Booth John H. farmer. Sec. 24, P. O. CarroU- 
ton 
Borman R. farmer, Sec. 14, P. O. CarroUton 
Bradley Henry, farmer. Sec. 35, P. O. Car- 
roUton 
BRADLEY R. C. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. CarroUton, was born 
in Tennessee in 1818. He was bound out 
in his native State to E. Barnard, and lived 
with him till he was eighteen years of age, 
which was in 1836 ; he then left his native 
place for the far West, drove an ox team 
through for a son of the man he was bound 
to, landing in Greene County in the Fall of 
1836, with the small sum of twenty-five 
cents. Commeneed working by the month 
for Thomas Black, on a farm, for eight 
dollars per month, working five months; 
then worked for Samuel Thomas in a dis- 
tillery six weeks, then worked for Thos. Hob- 
son off and on for several years,going to New 



TOWN 10, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST. 



717 



Orleans in the winter on rafts of cypress 
logs. Then went to renting land which he 
kept up till 1850; he then bought 120 acres; 
as he accumulated bought more land, till 
he now owns in Greene County 444 acres, 
in Macoupin and Sangamon 250, and Bates 
County, Missouri, 230 acres ; in all, 934 
acres. He has run a threshing machine 
since 1845, and a saw mill since 1852 He 
was married December 21st, 1843, to Eliza- 
beth Hall, whose parents' names were 
Thomas and Mary, who came into Greene 
County in 1818, among the oldest settlers 
of the county. Mr. Bradley's family con- 
sisted of ten children, eight living : Mary E. 
James B., Clarissa H., deceased, Thomas 
A., Jeannette Z., Reuben H., Charles D., 
Joseph L., George J. and one infant not 
named 
Bradley Thomas, farmer. Sec. 35. P.O. Car- 

roUton 
Brisco John, renter. Sec. 35, P.O. Carrollton 
Bristol Alvin, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Britchly A. farmer. Sec 21, P.O. Carrollton 
Brown H. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Bluffdale 
Brown J. renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Bluffdale 
Brown P. renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Bluffdale 
Brown William, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Bluffdale 
Bushnell B. Mrs. Sec. 32, P.O. Carrollton 
Bushnell D. S. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Bushnell S. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Carrollton 
Bushnell T. C. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Bushnell W. R. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

CAMERER J. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Car. 
rollton 

Carpenter James, farmer. Sec. 32. P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Carpenter M. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Carpenter S. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Carrico Silas, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Carrollton 

Crane James J. renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Carroll, 
ton 

Cummings Henry, renter. Sec. 39, P.O. Car- 
rollton 



•pwARR WILLIAM, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. 



Carrollton 

G2 



T7VINS GEORGE, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. 
-L^ Carrollton 

npATT W. renter. Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton 
-*- Fillinger N. renter. Sec. 34, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Flatt C. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Carrollton 
Flatt David, farmer. Sec. 33, P O. Carrollton 
Flatt John, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton 
Flatt W. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Carrollton 
Flatt William, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

/^ AMBLE JOHN, farmer, .Sec. 12, P.O. 

^^ Carrollton 

Garelts George, renter. Sec. 29, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Garrison Thomas, farm hand. Sec, 14, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Gaser J. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Carrollton 

Gerr Coonrod, wagon maker, P.O. Woodville 

Gilbert Elizabeth Mrs. Sec. 10, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Gill B. farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Carrollton 

Goans W. L. farm hand. Sec. 32, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Graham S. O. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Graves Mac, renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 

TTALBIRT CARRIE Mrs. Sec. i, P.O. 
'-'■ Carrollton 

Halbirt H. C. farmer Sec. i, P.O. Carrollton 
Halbirt W. renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Carrollton 
Halbirt W. L. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Hall James, farmer, P.O. Woodville 
Harley John, renter. Sec. 34, P.O. Woodville 
Harlow D. farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. Carrollton 
Harper William, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

T^AFFER F. A. farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Car- 

-•^ rollton 

Kelly Richard S. school teacher, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

King Stephen, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

T AWSON JAMES, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. 
^ Carrollton 

Lembke D. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Carrollton 
Lockmond H. C. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Car- 
rollton 



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Low William P. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

TyrAYBERRY JAMES V. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Car- 
1-ollton, was born Feb. 14, 1831; is the son 
of Wm. B. and Martha Mayberry, who 
came from Tennessee, in 1837. James was 
six years of age when he came to Greene 
County; has followed the occupation of a 
farmer all his life, and owns 1,300 acres of 
land; was married in 1859, to Elizabeth 
Clark, who was a native of Kentucky, but 
reared in Greene County; her father came 
from Kentucky in 1844, to Greene County, 
bought land and lived there for a number 
of years, then moved to Macoupin County, 
living there one year, then returned to 
Greene County, where the father died, in 
1852. The mother still lives at the age 
of 79 

Mahalond Adam, renter, Sec. 20, P. O. Car- 
roUton 

March John, renter. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 

March R. renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 

Mathis Frederick, renter. Sec. i. P. O. Car- 
rollton 

McAdams Joseph, farmer, Sec. i. P.O. Car- 
rollton 

McGhee John, renter. Sec. 23, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Millede M. L. merchant. Sec. 21, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

PATTERSON H. farmer, Sec. 22, P. O. 
Carrollton 

Patterson Wm. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Patterson Wm. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Pegram Alvin, farmer. Sec. 13, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Pegram Nathaniel, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Peters George, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Poleman J. P. farmer. Sec. 22, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Powell John, shoemaker, Woodville 

Pravvzer J. B. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Carrollton 

Price Thomas, renter, Sec. 20, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

REED WM. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



Robley A. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 
Robley Charles, farmer. Sec. 9, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 
Robley C. A. farmer. Sec. 9, P. O. Carrollton 
Robley E. V. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 
Robley V. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 
Rowe H. H, farmer. Sec. 26, P. O. Carrollton 
Rotgines John, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

CCHMIDT C. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Car. 
•^ roUton 

Shea P. farm hand. Sec. 25, P.O. Carrollton 
Short John, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Carrollton 
Short John M. farmer. Sec. 33. P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Smith Charles, farmer. Sec. ir, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 
Smith Isaac, farmer. Sec. 11, P.O. Carrollton 
Smith J. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Carrollton 
Snelton Benjamin, farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Snyder John, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Carrollton 
Stone John Mrs. Sec. 27, P.O. Carrollton 
Swires Wm. renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Carrollton 

n^AYLOR DOW, renter. Sec. 26, P. O. 

Carrollton 
Taylor G. W. farmer. Sec. 12, P. O. Carroll- 

ton 
Taylor H. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Carrollton 
Taylor James K. carpenter. Sec. 13, P. O. 

Carrollton 
Taylor John, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton 
Terness Charley, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
TiUery T. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Carrollton 
Thompson George, carpenter, P.O. Carrollton 
Trusty Ellen Mrs. Sec. 22, P.O. Carrollton 

ATANHORN J. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Car- 

^ rollton 
Vanipool Alfred, farmer. Sec. 14, P. O. Car- 
rollton 



VyALTRIP JAMES, farmer. Sec. i, P.O. 

Carrollton 
Wincell S. H. farmer. Sec. 32, P. O. Carroll- 



Wing Wm. farm hand. Sec. 36, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Wommick J. R. farmer. Sec. 27, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

Warfield John, renter. Sec. 15, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 



Township io, North Range 14, West. 



/^UNNINGHAM DAVID, renter, Colum- 
^-^ biana 



T OGAN J. B. commission merchant, Co- 
"^ lumbiana 



M 



IDDAUGH B. F. fisherman, Columbi- 
ana 



OTONE A. J. commission merchant, Co- 

himbiana 
Strater W. R. renter, Sec. 24, P. O. Columbi- 
ana 



T 
W 



OTZELL V. fisherman, Columbiana 



ORDENSKEY MARY Mrs. mer- 
chant, Columbiana 




Township 9, North Range 10, West. 



A LLEN BEIN-JAMIN, farmer and 
■^^stock raiser, Sec. 5, P. O. Rockbridge. 
Years ago, when the emigrant wagons lined 
the banks of the Macoupin, Benjamin Allen, 
then in the flush of early manhood, became 
an inhabitant of Illinois; when Chicago was 
so deep in the wilderness that the news of 
Indian outbreaks on our western frontiers 
did not reach the adventurous men com- 
prising its inhabitants, for many weeks; 
St. Louis itself, now one of the wealthiest 
cities in the Union, a mere trading point 
for the Hudson Bay Fur Co., and oth- 
ers who, plunging into the wilds of the far 
west, hunted the fresh water streams for 
mink, otter and other fur bearing animals; 
but to the subject under consideration. 
Benjamin Allen was born in South Caroli- 
na, in 1792. In an early day he made his 
way to Kentucky where he subsequently 
married Miss Susan Taylor, and shortly 
after this important event, he made his way 
to Monroe Co., Illinois, two years later re- 
moving to Madison Co., thence to Greene 
Co., where he bought an improved claim ; 
for a considerable length of time his only 
neighbor was John Taylor, who has long 
since been gathered to his fathers; in those 
days, wolves abounded, and deer and tur- 
key in great numbers, sometimes formed a 
delicious repast for the vigorous backwoods- 
man ; many a time he found it necessary 
to make a journey of thirty or forty miles, 
and there patiently await the grinding of 
his grist. Years have flown since then, and 
Mr. Allen has long since reaped the benefit 
of his early labors in the far west. To follow 
step by step his career on the prairies, 
where he followed the plow, or swinging 
his ax among the timber, or assisted in the 
raising of a cabin, would perhaps be super- 
fluous, as so many of the trials endured in 
frontier life are found in our general history. 
His wife, whose maiden name was Susan 
Taylor, departed this life in i860, and was 



laid at rest in the Rockbridge Cemetery; 
the children born of this marriage now liv- 
ing, are John, who married Miss Amanda 
Huff; Margaret, who married Jefferson Dix- 
on, and Mary, who married Anson Miller. 
In the war of 1812, Mr. A. became an ac- 
tive participant, and few indeed have wit- 
nessed a more eventful, progressive life 
than the aged veteran from whom this nar- 
rative is obtained 
Allen John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge 
ALLEN AVILLIAM A. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge. The 
above named gentleman is a native of Ran- 
dolph Co., 111. where he was born June 29, 
1840. Oldest son of William Allen and Mar- 
tha, whose maiden name was Chestnut. Wil- 
liam Allen the head of the family, was a na- 
tive of Scotland; in 182 1 he crossed the ocean. 
For some years he resided in Indiana, where 
he followed the lifeof a boatman and where 
he married the lady above mentioned, on 
March 29, 183S; one year later he moved 
to Randolph Co., where the family were 
residents until 1848, when a removal was 
made to Greene Co., where Mr. Allen died 
on the 4th of June, 1874, finding a last rest- 
ing place in the Cemetery known as the 
Witt. Mrs. Allen survives her husband 
and is a resident of this township. Wil- 
liam jr. was married to Miss Lessa M- 
Jackson, a daughter of Lemuel Jackson, an 
old settler of this county, in 1866. Of this 
marriage two children were born ; William 
L. deceased, and Mary Ida. Mr. Allen is 
the owner of 160 acres of valuable land in 
this township, and the only office he has 
ever had or aspired to, is that of constable 
of his native place 

T30WERS JOHN, farmer. Sec. 7, P. O. 

Rockbridge. 
Bowers Joseph, farm hand, P.O. Rockbridge 
Burger Hugh, blacksmith. Sec. 4, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



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Burger John, renter Sec. 4, P.O. Rockbridge 

/^ANNEDY JAMES F. renter, P.O. Rock- 

^ bridge 

Cannedy Thomas, renter Sec. 9, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

CANNEOY WILLIAM H. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge. 
When the long lines of emigrant trains 
dotted the prairies between the States of 
Tennessee and Illinois, and many sought 
the new Eldorado, extending from St. Louis 
to Chicago, among the number whose 
while-capped wagons were drawn slowly 
across the native prairie grass, we mention 
with more than a passing notice, James 
Cannedy, father of the honored gentleman 
whose name stands at the top of this 
sketch. He was born in South Carolina, 
March 20, 1790, removing to Tennessee 
when that State had witnessed few im- 
provements. He was there married to 
Miss Eliza Grizzle. In the war of 1S12 he 
took an active part, and after its close be- 
gan the life of a saddler, and subsequently 
became an exceedingly prosperous farmer. 
In the commencement of this narrative, 
we have made mention of his emigration 
to the West, this was in 1829, when mar- 
velous reports began to be spread abroad, 
of Illinois. The family then comprised 
husband, wife and eight children. A first 
stopping place was made in Jefferson 
County, but not long afterward he moved 
to that portion of Greene County now set 
apart and known asT. 11, R. 10. He built a 
cabin of the usual description and became 
in after years a moderately successful far- 
mer ; he was commissioned a captain of a 
military company during the Black Hawk 
war, but was not called upon to partici- 
pate, owing to the rebellion coming sud- 
denly to a close. He died on the 15th of 
January, 1872, finding a last resting place 
in Greene County ; his wife had preceded 
him to that bourne from whence no traveler 
ever returns, Aug. 10, 1867. William, 
whose energetic career in Illinois is worthy 
of more than a passing notice, grew up 
amid the pioneer boys of Greene County, 
many of whom bear a "prominent part in 
the prosperity of Southern Illinois. He 
received a liberal education by dint of 
hard study during his youth and early man- 



hood. The 5th of March, 1855, he was 
married to Miss Mahala Allen, a daughter 
of Nathan Allan of Kentucky ; he now 
taught school for a number of years. Reg- 
ularly and prior to this he had taught young 
scholars, many who are now gray haired 
men, and residents of the county. Dur- 
ing the Autumn of 1858, he was elected to 
the office of justice of the peace ; in those 
days the press of business incumbent upon 
the office proved so great that it interfered 
materially with his school duties, and since 
this date, until very recently, be has at- 
tended to the duties of his farm and been 
the recipient of other township offices. In 
the capacity of justice, through his 
knowledge of the law, he acquired a pro- 
ficiency that has never been equalled in 
this county. In religious matters he has 
taken a deep interest for many years, con- 
tributing financially and otherwise toward 
their support, and now, after a long and 
eventful life, he is the possessor of 151^ 
acres of valuable land, which wilj compare 
favorably with any other farm of its size in 
the State and county, on which he erected 
some years ago a handsome farm residence. 
Of the marriage above mentioned nine 
children were born, all of whom are living: 
Jas. F., Louisa, Mary Ann, Melinda C, 
Sarah M., Thos. J., John W., Cora J. I., 
Martha E. Before bringing this sketch to 
a close it will be well to make a note of 
the fact that few have the confidence of the 
people to such an extent as Mr. C, who 
has officiated as township school trustee 
and treasurer many years and is at present 
notary public 
CLARK ROBERT H. farmer and 
thresher. Sec. 4, P.O. Rockbridge. The 
subject of our sketch was born in Virginia, 
Oct. 10, 1826, where he grew to manhood, 
receiving such education as time and op- 
portunity offered. Attaining his majority 
he voyaged down the Ohio River to Cin- 
cinnati, and from this point proceeded to 
St. Louis, Mo., and thence to Greene 
County, where he entered the employ of 
Samuel Judy, as a farm hand. Several 
months had elapsed when he returned to 
Virginia, and there united his fortunes on 
the 20th of Sept., 1S58, to Miss Isabel 
Vest. He now moved to Ohio where he 
remained a resident four years ; at the end 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



of this time he again became a resident of 
Greene County, where he entered the ser- 
vice of his old employer, continuing with 
him until his decease, which occurred one 
year later. From this time onward his en- 
ergy and will carried him successfully for- 
ward. For many years he has ran a horse- 
power, and latterly a steam thresher, and 
in this vocation has met with flattering suc- 
cess. Of the marriage above referred to 
eight children were born : America, Lin- 
coln, James, John, Phoebe, Nellie, Frank, 
and Clifton 
COX WILLIAM, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 8, P.O. Rockbridge. The sub- 
ject of our notice is the fourth child of 
David and Emma Cox. David was a na- 
tive Pennsylvanian, born in iSio, a farmer 
by occupation, who there married Emma 
Dawson, in 1832, a daughter of Wm. Daw- 
son, a farmer of the neighborhood. He 
moved from his native State of Pennsylva- 
nia in the year 1840, settling in Greene 
County, where he first rented farm prop- 
erty, but subsequently became the owner 
of real estate. Digressing a little from the 
subject in hand : Mrs. Cox died during the 
early infancy of our narrator. Mr. Cox is 
still living and resides in this township. 
William, whose career we now follow, was 
born in Greene County, March 14, 1840, 
following agricultural pursuits from his 
earliest years. On Jan. 23, 1862, he was 
married to Miss Mary Ann Stringer, a 
daughter of William Stringer, one of 
the pioneers of Greene County, by whom 
he has one child, Lucy R. Mrs. C. died 
on the nth day of May, 1872, and on the 
3d day of May, 1S74, Mr. Cox was married 
to Mrs. Mary C. Tucker, a daughter of 
James Whitlock, and relict of Francis 
Tucker, by whom he has one child, John 
A. Mr. C. has become exceedingly pros- 
perous in his vocation by well directed en- 
ergy and force of character. At the pres- 
ent writing he is the owner of 171 acres of 
valuable land in this township 

■pvELANEY BARNEY, farmer, Sec. 4, 

P.O. Rockbridge 
DIXON HENRY JEFFERSON, 

farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Rock- 
bridge, although not among the earliest pi- 
oneers of Greene County, is worthy of 



more than a passing notice. He was born 
in McLean County, East Tennessee, on 
the 1st day of October, 1823, the second 
child of Solomon and Sarah Dixon ; he 
passed the days of his youth on the old 
farm homestead, where he acquired that 
knowledge of agriculture that led to suc- 
cessful results, when he subsequently be- 
came an Illinois farmer ; he was but seven 
years of age when the family removed to 
this State ; on the 20th of December, 1829, 
this overland route to the West was made 
in what is familiarly called a prairie schoon- 
er, or covered wagon ; on their settlement, 
near what is now Fayette, on farm proper- 
ty, where a log cabin, composed of round 
logs, was soon in process of erection and 
completion ; not long after the family set- 
tlement, the deep snow ushered in a mon- 
otonous winter for the new comers ; this 
event, well remembered by many who have 
grown to an advanced age, of the pioneers 
of Greene County, caused much suffering 
and hardships; the snow accumulating to a 
depth of from three to five feet, caused 
many wild animals to perish, causing a 
scarcity of game in subsequent years ; the 
old folks have long since been gathered to 
their fathers, after an eventful life in South- 
ern Illinois. Jefferson, from whom this 
narrative is obtained, grew up amid pio- 
neer associations, and received his prelim- 
inary education in a log school-house, with 
a fire-place as large as a modern bed-room, 
and the hard beaten earth answered the 
place of flooring ; in 1848, he was married 
to Miss Margaret Allen, a daughter of 
Benjamin Allen, one of the first pioneers 
within the borders of Greene County. He 
now turned his attention to blacksmithing 
and wagon making, continuing in this vo- 
cation for a period of twenty-five years, 
thereby gaining his first start in life; his 
first purchase of farm property was made in 
1849, ^nd consisted of 20 acres ; since this 
date he has added materially to his posses- 
sions, and now owns 100 acres in this town- 
ship of valuable land ; of the marriage 
above referred to six children were born, 
four of whom are living : Sarah J., who 
married Isaac Hardin ; Clark, Albert and 
Benjamin F.; John H. and infant child, 
deceased 
Dixon Henry, renter. Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



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DOWDALL JAMES, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Rockbridge. For 
nearly one hundred years tiie tide of emigra- 
tion flowed steadily westward, and among 
the many who became residents of this 
county in an early day, few have displayed 
more of the characteristic energy of the 
pioneer than James Dowdall, born in the 
year 1826* in Jennings County, Indiana. 
He was the child of John and Elizabeth 
Dowdall who removed from Indiana, set- 
tling in Greene County in 1831, at a time 
when Illinois had witnessed few improve- 
ments of a substantial nature. John Dow- 
dall was a native Virginian, raised in Ken- 
tucky. He was married while on a visit to 
Indiana, to Miss Elizabeth English, a 
daughter of Elisha English, of Kentucky. 
Having now followed the fortunes of this 
enterprising band of emigrants to Greene 
County, where many of them were destined 
to play a prominent part in the growth and 
development of this portion of Illinois, 
owing to limited space the statement is 
here given, that for the period of time in 
which he lived, John Dowdall was a suc- 
cessful agriculturist, who displayed marked 
energy that led to successful results. He 
died October 27, 1865, and was laid at rest 
in the beautiful cemetery of CarroUton. 
Mrs. D. passed away in 1848. James, from 
whom this narrative is obtained, who 
ranks among the more opulent farmers of 
Greene County, passed his early years in 
humble circumstances. In 1850 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Mary Stevens, a 
daughter of John Stevens, of Virginia. To 
use his own language, Mr. Dowdall was 
then worth about fioo, and procured 
his first start in life through diligence and 
strict attention to business, and the same 
energy that characterized his boyhood, laid 
the foundation of his present fortune. The 
owner of over 1000 acres of valuable land 
in the counties of Macoupin, Jersey, Mont- 
gomery and Greene, he enjoys the confi- 
dence of his many friends in this county. 
His hospitality is unbounded, and his na- 
ture genial and liberal. Of the marriage 
above referred to, ten children were born, 
of whom nine are living: John H., Joseph 
L., Ann E., Sarah W., William E., Anabel, 
Mary O., Martie O., Lucy M., James W., 
deceased 



Dowdall Joseph L. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 17, P.O. Rockbridge 

■pDWARDS H. S. renter. Sec. 5, P.O. 
^ Rockbridge 

Edwards Scott H. farm hand. Sec. 4, P.O. 
Rockbridge 

T7REER ABRAHAM, farmer. Sec. 5 P.O. 



r 



Rockbridge 



TT UFF JAMES,farmer, Sec. 5, P O. Rock- 

-»■ -*• bridge 

HUFF JOHN", farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 8, P.O. Rockbridge. The above named 
gentleman is a native of Greene County, 
where he was born in 1833, fourth child of 
John and Anna Huff. John was a Virginian 
by birth, who there married Miss Anna 
Cox, of Virginia, a relative of the late Gene- 
ral Hancock. Long before a railroad run 
through the State, and scarcely a steam- 
boat plowed our western waters, John Huff 
made his way to the then far western State 
of Illinois, locating in Greene County, 
where he subsequently became a successful 
agriculturist. He passed away in Septem- 
ber, 1873 ; Mrs. H. died in 1862 ; the sur- 
vivors of the family are eight. John passed 
his early years upon the old farm home- 
stead, and received a liberal education. In 
1854 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Catherine Cox, a daughter of David Cox, 
of Pennsylvania. Like many of the more 
opulent farmers of this county, the secret of 
Mr. Huff's success lay in his ability to 
work persistently and energetically. He 
is to-day the owner of 160 acres of valuable 
land in this township 

T RVING DAVID school teacher. Sec. 8, P. 
-»- O. Rockbridge 

Irwin David, renter. Sec. 18, P.O. Rockbridge 
Irwin James F. school teacher 

LIVINGSTON LUTHER, farmer. Sec. 
^ 8, P.O. Rockbridge 

PRUITT ANDERSON, renter. Sec. 8, P. 
O. Rockbridge 
Pruitt William, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

ry INGEL GEO. E. farmer and stock 

-^^ raiser. Sec. 10, P.O.Kane. The above 

named gentleman is a native of Germany, 



724 



GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



where he was born in the year 1840, fourth 
child of John and Mary Ann Ringel. John 
Ringel was a farmer and miller by occupa- 
tion, who is described as a man of energetic 
disposition and business capacity. He died 
many years ago, in his native land ; Mrs. R. 
is still living. Young Ringel, at the youth- 
ful age of thirteen, severed the ties that 
bound him to the old country, and became 
a passenger on board a sailing vessel bound 
for America. Landing in New York, he 
remained in the metropolitan city work- 
ing at such odd jobs as he could. Remov- 
ing to Pennsylvania he there secured em- 
ployment in a bakery ; thence to Philadel- 
phia and thence to Baltimore and Norfolk, 
Virginia, where he worked as a journeyman. 
He then proceeded to Portsmouth. A resi- 
dent of Charleston, South Carolina, when 
the war broke out, he was compelled to en- 
ter the Confederate service, where he served 
three years. Taking French leave from 
the boys in gray, he eventually made his 
way to New York State where he became a 
farmer, and where he married, December 
3d, 1865, Miss Agnes Bush, a daughter of 
Michael Bush. In 1868 he made his way 
to Greene County, where he has since been 
identified with the farming interest, and 
where his liberality and kindness of heart, 
gain for him the friendship of all 

CIMON VALENTINE, farmer, Sec. 21, 

"-^ P.O. Rockbridge 

SMITH JACOB, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. 
Rockbridge. Jacob Smith is a native of 
Greene County, born in 1828 ; tracing 
back this family we find that the grand- 
father of our subject Nicholas Cris, who 
was a native of France ; like all of his 
race, of an adventurous disposition, he made 
his way to America, and settled in Greene 
County, as early as 1823, and here our 
subject was born in 1828 ; when the war 
came on he enlisted in Co. A, 6ist 111. 
Inf., and proceeding to the front, became 
a participant in the Battles of Pittsburg 
Landing, Corinth, Mission Ridge, Vicks- 
burg, Pea Ridge, etc., etc.; at Shiloh he 
received a severe wound that caused the 
loss of one eye. Since the war he has 
lived in Jersey County and Greene County, 
where at one time in his agricultural career 
he became exceedingly prosperous. In 



1856 he was married to Miss Phoebe 
Fleming, a daughter of John and Hannah 
Fleming ; thirteen children blessed their 
union, one only surviving : Hannah, 
who resides at Jerseyville. Mrs. Smith 
died Feb. 21, 1871, was laid at rest in 
the Jerseyville Cemetery 
Speers Geo. renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Rockbridge 
Spikm- Martin, farm hand. Sec. 4, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
STRINGER WILLIAM M. farmer 
and stock raiser, who takes a leading posi- 
tion among the more prominent settlers of 
Greene County ; is a native of Kentucky, 
where he was born April 6, in the year 
1807 ; but little can now be gleaned, 
relative to the ancestry of Mr. Stringer; 
his father died during his sixth year, 
his mother Elizabeth Stringer was laid 
at rest many -years after, within the 
borders of Greene County. While Illinois 
was still a territory, probably about the year 
181 7, young Stringer an adventurous 
youth, directed his footsteps westward in 
company with his uncle, and first landed 
in Madison County, where he remained 
six years, employed as a farm hand ; his 
mother had married the second time, and 
while a resident here, he received the news 
of his foster father's decease, and accord- 
ingly went back to his old home in Ken- 
tucky, where he took charge of the home 
farm; it was during this time that he united 
his fortunes to Miss Elizabeth Jo>lyn, a 
daughter of Elindor Joslyn, of Kentucky ; 
the year 1829, found this family en route 
for the West, where a settlement was made 
in what is now Scott County, then desig- 
nated as Morgan, close to the city of Win- 
chester then but a hamlet ; he remained 
until 1833, the date of his removal to 
Greene County, he found the country but 
little improved, comparatively few were 
here to improve it, the native prairie grass 
at times growing to a height of from three 
to five feet. He had entered his first land 
40 acres in 1834, on which he built the 
usual rough cabin, where he lived the frugal 
life of the pioneer for many years, while his 
children grew up around him and became 
valuable assistants in bringing the farm to 
a proper state of cultivation. We can not 
describe in detail the hardships endured 
by Mr. Stringer, and perhaps it is only 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 10, WEST. 



725 



necessary to state that his present good 
fortune was secured by no lucky chance or 
event, but by persistent energy; of his 
marriage, eight children were born only 
two of whom are living : Leroy and Levi, 
the latter enlisted at the breaking out of 
the war, in the U. S. Service, and serving 
through the Rebellion, received his com- 
mission as Lieutenant 

q^ATE GEORGE, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. g, P.O. Rockbridge. George 
Tate is a native of England, where he was 
born August, 1830, and there followed ag- 
ricultural pursuits until his emigration to 
America, which occurred on the 12th of 
November, 185 1. Landing in the City of 
New York, he eventually made his way to 
Albany, thence to Rochester, thence to 
Buffalo, where for a period of time he fol- 
lowed boating. Plying his vocation for 
years on the broad waters of the Missis- 
sippi, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake 
Ontario, at the expiration of this time he 
wended his way to Greene County, where 
he subsequently married Miss Phoebe Ann 
Wolsey, a daughter of Amos Wolsey. 
Since his arrival here, Mr. T. has been 
quite successful as an agriculturist, and has 
now been a resident of the county for a 
period of twenty years 

TAYLOR JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Rockbridge. To some 
extent we trace back the ancestry of John 
Taylor. Ambrose Taylor, his father, was 
a native Kentuckian, where he was born 
as near as can be ascertained, in 1800. It 
must have been that he was of an extremely 
adventurous disposition, for in the year 
1819 he wended his way across the prairies 
to the southern portion of Illinois. He set- 
tled at Madison County, 111., finding em- 
ployment in breaking the prairie soil ; but 
little land being then under cultivation. 
The following year we find him en route 
for Greene County, whei-e he was destined 
to become a successful agriculturist. Here 
he formed the acquaintance of and married 
in 1822, Miss Nancy Courtney, a daughter of 
Wm. Courtney, whose ancestry were Irish ; 
in what is now town lo, range 10, he built a 
two-story hewed log cabin, a novelty in its 
day, and one of the best and most substan- 
tial buildings erected in Greene County. We 



naturally suppose that he lived the frugal 
life of the pioneer for many years, his en- 
ergetic struggles carried the day in after 
life, and he became not only a well-to-do 
farmer, but one who merited the respect of 
his many friends in this section ; he died 
at the age age of 60 years, and was laid at 
rest on the broad prairies where so many 
years of his life were passed. Mrs. Taylor 
survived her husband eighteen years, de- 
parting this life at an advanced age. John, 
from whom this sketch was obtained, grew 
to mature years, blessed with a hardy 
vigor and energy, from his earliest years 
sharing in the hard work of the farm. In 
1846 he was married to Miss Mary Jane 
Dixon, a daughter of Jefferson Dixon, by 
whom he had eight children, four of whom 
are living : Allen, Henry J., Jas. F., and 
Ida J. Mrs. Taylor departed this life on 
the 22d of March, 1874, and on the 17th 
of August, 1876, he was married to Mrs. 
Mahuldah Livingston, a daughter of James 
Manis, an early settler of this county. John 
Taylor is the owner of 373 acres of valuable 
land, and takes a leading position as a 
farmer and stock raiser 
Taylor J. H. renter Sec. 4, P.O. Rockbridge 
TUCKER r>AVID M. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 18, P.O. Rockbridge. 
David Tucker was born in Tennessee in 
1833, In an early day his parents moved 
to the West, locating in Greene County, 
where the youthful years of our subject 
were spent upon the farm homestead. In 
1855 he was married to Miss Rhoda Whit- 
lock, a daughter of Henry and Hannah 
Whitlock, by whom he has five children 
living: Henry B., Thomas A., Sarah S., 
Melvina J., and Bertha B. Like nearly all 
of those whose boyhood was passed amid 
the scenes of western life, David Tucker 
found a hard row to hoe formany years. 
He now resides in comfortable circum- 
stances in township 9, range lO, the owner 
of 80 acres of valuable land. The only 
office he has ever held or aspired to he holds 
at present, that of constable of this precinct 

AiyATSON ROBERT, renter, Sec. 7, P.O. 

Rockbridge 
Whitlock P., renter. Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge 
Witt Frank, farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Rockbridge 
Witt John, farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Rockbridge 



Township 9, North Range ii, West. 



ADAMS C. N. livery and feed stable, 
Kane 

Adams Clark, renter. Sec. 4, P.O. Carroll ton 

Adams Joel, thresher, Kane 

ADAMS JOSEPH, thresher and farmer, 
residence Kane. The above named gen- 
tleman is a native of Onondaga County, 
N. Y., born in 1841 ; three years later his 
parents, George W. and Bathsheba Adams, 
emigrated to the West, locating in Greene 
County, near the present town of New 
Kane, on a farm, and here, amid the asso- 
ciations of pioneer life, young Adams 
passed his boyhood, receiving a liberal edu- 
cation in the district schools ; while at work 
upon the farm, the war broke out, and 
accordingly, the youth, fired with that zeal 
which appears to be a peculiar character- 
istic of western people, enlisted in Co. C, 
I22d Regt. 111. Infantry, serving three 
years. He became a participant in numer- 
ous battles noted in history. He was hon- 
orably discharged at Springfield, 111., when 
the war closed. He returned to Greene 
County, where he subsequently married, in 
i86g, Mrs. Laura Froment, a daughter of 
Matthew Duty, by whom he has five chil- 
dren : Harry L., Gracie F., Herbert L., 
Royal J., and Blanche. Ever since the 
town of New Kane was platted, Mr. A. 
has taken up his residence here, in former 
years holding the position of constable ; 
Mr. Adams is well and favorably known to 
many of the residents of Greene County, 
having a large trade as a grain thresher in 
this section 

Adams M. carpenter, Kane 

Adams iX. L. livery and boarding-house, 
Kane 

Adams Philo, carpenter, Kane 

Adams William, laborer, Jalappa 

Alabaugh S. A. farmer. Sec. 4, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Allen Albro, physician, Kane 

ASHFORD GEORGE, farmer and 



stock-raiser. Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton, is a 
native of Frederick County, Va., where he 
was born in the year 1820; was the oldest 
child of John and Lydia Ashford. John 
Ashford is also a Virginian, where he re- 
sided many years, and married Miss Lydia 
Clevinger. In 1827, the family moved to 
Ohio, where they settled upon a farm. In 
1844, wending their way still farther west- 
ward to Illinois, they purchased a farm in 
Greene County, where the head of the 
family died one year later. Mrs. Ashford 
is still living. George, from whom this 
sketch is obtained, since the family removed 
west, has followed agricultural pursuits. 
In 1842, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Margaret Murphy, a daughter of Isaac 
Murphy, a native of Ohio. Eleven chil- 
dren were born of this marriage, nine of 
whom are living. Mr. Ashford is among 
our most successful agriculturists 
Ashford George W. farm hand, Sec. 18, P.O. 

Kane 
Ashlock Jesse, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Kane 
Ashlock Nancy Mrs. Sec. 17, P.O. Kane 
Astor House, A. Giles, prop. Kane 
AULABAUGH SAMUEL A. farmer 
and stock-raiser. Sec. 4, P.O. Carrollton. 
The subject of our sketch was born in 
what is now termed West Virginia, on the 
second day of November, 1833, the seventh 
child of Jacob and Elizabeth Aulabaugh. 
In the old Dominion State young Samuel 
attained his 17th year, when his pa- 
rents emigrated to the West, located in 
Greene County, on the farm now owned 
by Samuel Aulabaugh, who has, since this 
date resided in Greene County ; in 1864 he 
was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Ann 
Hankins, a daughter of Alexander Hankins, 
by whom he has six children : Sarah M., 
John C. Walter L., Mary E., Ida M., and 
Lottie H. Mr. Aulabaugh owns a valuable 
tract of land comprising 129 acres, ac- 
quired by energy and industry. Jacob 



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Aulabaughand Elizabeth Robinson, daugh- 
ter of Abraham and Rebecca Robinson, 
were married Aug. 26, 1819. "I was born 
in Morgan County, Va., on the loth of 
January, 1797. My father, born in Mary- 
land, was of German origin ; and my mother, 
who traced her ancestry to Germany, was 
born in Pennsylvania. I was but a child 
when my father died, and to the care of my 
mother were left a family of five children, 
four boys and one girl. Not being in easy 
circumstances, my mother labored hard for 
two years to provide for her family, and 
then received a proposal of marriage from 
R. Buck, a native Irishman, a good man 
in many respects, although at times he 
displayed an ungovernable temper. The 
learning of the family was the Bible ; the 
family library was Banyan's Pilgrim's Pro- 
gress, the Saint's Rest, one or more books 
of sermons, one volume of Whitfield's works, 
and a work on Predestination. Both my 
foster father and my mother were diligent 
Bible readers, and I believe both were 
blessed with a good knowledge of the old 
and new Testaments. In my sixteenth year 
I left the home of my youth and proceeded 
to Boonesborough, Maryland, where my 
sister and several of my uncles lived. The 
war of 1812, had already commenced and 
intemperance and vice of every kind was 
prevalent, and indeed it was considered 
genteel to swear, drink, gamble and dance. 
I soon discovered that I needed now more 
than ever the advice and instructions of my 
parents, but happily for me, I had been 
taught to read the sacred volume, and the 
truths it contained made a vivid impression 
upon me. I hired out by the month and 
my duties were to drive team from Wil- 
liamsport to Baltimore ; wages were low, 
but by economy, I kept myself decently 
clothed. I made an attempt to apprentice 
myself to the blacksmith trade, but failed 
in accomplishing my object. My next ven- 
ture was to hire to a mason, where I re- 
mained until enlisting as a soldier from the 
vicinity of Bladensburgh, under the com- 
mand of Gen. Winter ; the British had 
marched to Bladensburgh ; Winder collect- 
ed his forces and joined by Commodore 
Barney and the Baltimore volunteers, pro- 
ceeded to Bladensburgh, and on the 24th 
of August, 1 8 14, at 2 o'clock in the after- 



noon, a general engagement took place ; 
it lasted but a short time, when the American 
troops gave way in disorder, the order of 
retreat was to Montgomery Court House, 
but a large portion of the soldiers never 
halted at the court house, and the retreat 
was characterized by extreme disorder." 
The above is a copy of an article written 
many years ago by the father of the subject 
of this sketch 

"n AYLESS W. J. school teacher, Kane 

Bolt Jefferson, proprietor Kane mills, 
Kane 

BRACE CURTIS W. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 28, P.O. New Kane. 
Curtis W. Brace, one of the most success- 
ful agriculturists of Greene County, is a 
native of New York State ; born in 1825 ; 
three years later the family settled in Greene 
County. Like nearly all early residents, 
the present success of Mr. Brace is due his 
perseverance, integrity, strict sense of jus- 
tice and energy of character. In 1855, he 
married Miss Catherine Black, a daughter 
of William Black, who emigrated from 
England in an early day, to Greene Coun- 
ty, where he met with flattering success as 
an agriculturist. Mr. Brace is the owner 
of 700 acres of land, said to be for its size, 
the best in Greene County. It is needless 
to add he ranks among our most substantial 
farmers. The marriage of Mr. Brace, to 
Miss Black, was blessed with one child, 
deceased 

Bridges Sylvester, stock shipper, Kane 

Briggs J. T. miller, Jalappa 

BROOKS JAMES E. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Kane. The 
above named gentleman is a native of 
England ; born in Lancashire, March 18, 
1828 ; he had attained his eleventh year, 
when his parents William and Mary Ann 
Brooks, determined to emigrate to Ameri- 
ca. Landing in New York City, the fami- 
ly took up their residence in the State of 
New Jersey, where they remained a short 
time, when they removed to Rhode Island, 
and three years later, in 1844, the head of 
the family set his face toward the far west, 
in search of a home. He landed at Alton, 
Madison County, in this State ; from there 
making his way to Greene County, where 
he purchased his first farm in Illinois. In 



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1845, came the remainder of the family, 
consisting of Mrs. Brooks, and seven chil- 
dren, of whom the subject of this sketch 
was the fourth child. On the old home- 
stead property he passed his boyhood, and 
here united his fortunes, in 1853, to Miss 
Anna Davis, a daughter of James Davis, a 
native of North Carolina. Like many who 
followed agriculture in an early day, Mr. 
Brooks met with many discouragements. 
Purchasing 40 acres, now owned by Robert 
Brooks, in 1852, subsequently purchasing 
a part of his present farm in 1854 ; since 
this date Mr. Brooks has added to his pos- 
sessions, and now owns, through indomita- 
ble will and industry, 180 acres of valuable 
land in this township, and a beautiful farm 
residence. It is needless to add that Mr. 
Brooks ranks among our most substantial 
farmers. Of the marriage above referred 
to, eight children were born, living: Mary 
Ann E., Harriet E., Clara J., Geo. H., 
Sarah B., Chas. W., Anna L.; deceased, 
Kate 

Brooks Michael, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 

BROWN GEORGE, agriculturist. 
The growth and development of the pros- 
perous county of Greene, is largely due to 
that restless energetic people known as 
Kentuckians ; among this people Geoi-ge 
Brown was born in 1801. While a youth 
he wended his way to Franklin County, 
Mo., where at the early age of nineteen, 
he was married to Miss Elizabeth Antrobus, 
and the following year hearing many glow- 
ing accounts of the fertility of Illinois, he 
made his way thither, where he found but 
{ew inhabitants, as but few then had the 
hardihood to venture to the wilds of Illinois, 
save a few daring spirits in search of new 
scenes and incidents. Building a cabin 
near the present Munday estate, he prepar- 
ed to battle for an existence in Illinois, at a 
time when such kindred spirits as Samuel 
Thomas, Peter Cartwright and others were 
among the principal settlers. We cannot 
owing to limited space, follow in detail the 
progress of Mr. Brown in his career in 
Southern Illinois. Many years after his 
marriage, about the year 1847, Mrs. Brown 
died, leaving to the care of her husband, 
ten children. Mr. Brown survived his wife 
many years, passing to a home not 



made with hands in 1872. One thing 
in the life history of Mr. B. is some- 
what remarkable, living in an age when 
horse racing, drinking and carousing was 
the order of the day, he held himself aloof 
from the prevalent vices of the times, and 
was much respected for his Christian char- 
acter ; and when the gray light of morning 
beamed upon his pathway, beckoning him 
onward to a brighter and better land, he 
obeyed the summons of the Great Un- 
known with true Christian fortitude. Rich- 
ard W. Brown, from whom this sketch is 
obtained, grew to manhood in Greene Co., 
following farming from his earliest years. 
In 1862 he enlisted in the I22d 111. Infantry 
under the command of Captain King. Pro- 
ceeding to the front he became engaged in 
many important battles as Parker's Cross 
Roads, Paducah, Nashville, Mobile, etc. 
Honorably discharged at the close of the 
Rebellion, he returned to Greene County, 
where he was at one time the owner of 290 
aci-es of valuable land. January 25th 1865, 
he was married to Miss Elizabeth Witt, a 
daughter of Franklin and Melinda Witt, 
of whom notice will be found in another 
department of this work. Of this marriage 
five children were born, of whom four are 
livmg ; Mary E., John F., Henry and Ida 
M. 
BROWN" SAMUEL E. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton. Sam- 
uel E. Brown is a native of Greene Co. 
Born in 1841, he is the oldest son now liv- 
ing, of Elijah and Mary E. Brown. Elijah 
Brown died during the early infancy of the 
subject of this sketch; it is supposed he was 
a native of Georgia. He married his first 
wife, Miss Polly White, November, ist, 
1827, in Missouri, and not many years after 
occurred the death of this lady. His sec- 
ond wife. Miss Belinda Stevens, was a na- 
tive of Missouri ; of this marriage three 
children were born, none of whom survived. 
He married his third wife. Miss Mary E. 
Scoggins, in Greene County, where he re- 
moved in an early day ; the marriage oc- 
curred on the 1st of March, 1837. His 
wife was a native of Kentucky, and was 
born on the iSth of January, 1S18 ; seven 
children were productive of this union, of 
whom four survive. Samuel, from whom 
this narrative is obtained, passed his boy- 



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729 



hood and grew to manhood in Greene Co., 
and from his earliest years has followed 
agricultural pursuits. In 1864 he was uni- 
ted in marriage to Miss Nancy M. Kirby, 
a daughter of Daniel and Polly Kirby ; 
of this marriage five children were born : 
Edward B., George. G., Abraham J., Anna 
E. and Nina M. Mr. Brown is the owner 
of 240 acres of valuable land, and takes a 
leading position as a grain thresher and far- 
mer in this section 

Bunnell J. boots and shoes, Kane 

Burch Elijah, renter, P.O. Kane 

Burch Mrs, Kane 

BUR:N"ETT dr. W. L, physician and 
surgeon. The above named gentleman is 
a native of Indiana,' born in 1842. In an 
early day his parents, James E. Burnett and 
Martha, who were natives of Kentucky, 
moved to the State of Wisconsin. The 
head of the family was a gentleman of fine 
educational abilities and great force of 
character. In Wisconsin he became large- 
ly interested in mining, and subsequently 
in Iowa. In 1852, moving to Alton, 111., 
he became a professor of book-keeping ; 
many of the more noted western scholars 
acquiring their learning through his in- 
structions ; in 1856, the death of his wife 
occurred, who was the mother of our sub- 
ject, she was laid at rest in the city of Alton. 
Subsequently James Burnett moved to Mis- 
souri, where he was stricken with paraly- 
sis, and there were passed the remainder 
of his days. W. L. Burnett received his 
education principally at Shurtleff College. 
When the war broke out, he enlisted in 
Company F. 27th III. Infantry; during the 
war, he became a participant in numerous 
noted battles, receiving a severe wound, he 
lay in the army hospital three months ; 
subsequently he was promoted to an order- 
ly sergeant. When the war closed he be- 
came a resident of Arkansas, where he en- 
gaged in the mercantile business until 1866, 
when he became a resident of Jerseyville, 
Jersey Co., where he took up the study of 
medicine, under Dr. T. O. Hamilton; in 
1869 graduating from the St. Louis Med- 
ical College, and for several years practiced 
his profession in the town of Fidelity, Jer- 
sey Co., thence to the town of New Kane, 
where he has gained a good practice 
through his genial manners and knowledge 



of materia medica. In 1869, he was mar- 
ried to Miss Emeline Smith, by whom he 
had four children, three of whom are now 
living ; Irene, Cora L. and Charles 
Bushrod Mary Mrs. Sec. 15, P. O. Kane 

/^ARRICO JOHN C, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Kane. Few com- 
menced life under more discouragements 
than the whole-souled gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch. He was the eighth 
of a family of fourteen children, and was 
born in St. Louis Co., Missouri, February 
28, 18 19. His father, Dennis Carrico, 
was a native of Frederick County, Mary- 
land. At an early age he became appren- 
ticed to the trade of a wheelwright, and 
subsequently became a skillful journeyman 
workman ; attaining his majority, he set 
out for Pennsylvania, where he worked as 
a journeyman, and here formed the ac- 
quaintance of and married Miss Jane 
Clark, in 1813 ; in order to better his con- 
dition in life, he determined to adopt the 
West as his future home, and accordingly 
made his way to Kentucky, where he en- 
gaged in his occupation as wheelwright. 
It was during the year 1813, that he be- 
came a resident of St. Louis Co., Mo., ; at 
a period of time, when the entire commerce 
of the city of St. Louis scarcely footed up 
to the insignificant sum of $100,000. 
Hearing many glowing accounts of the 
fertility of Illinois, thither he directed his 
footsteps, and landed in that portion of 
Southern Illinois, then known as Greene 
County, since set apart and forming a por- 
tion of Jersey County ; he necessarily lived 
a life of frugality for many a year, until 
such time as emigration flowed rapidly 
westward, although in after years he be- 
came moderately successful as an agricul- 
turist, and became extensively known as a 
surveyor ; his long and useful life ended in 
1850, and his ashes repose in the Thomp- 
son cemetery, in Greene County. Mrs. 
Carrico passed to that world of spirits to 
which we are all traveling, in 1834, and 
the survivors of the family, few in number, 
now reside in different parts of the Union. 
John, from whom this sketch is obtained, 
grew to manhood in the West ; received a 
common school education, and subsequent- 
ly entered upon a course of study in the 



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East. In 1839, he was married to Miss 
Minnie Ann VanMeter, a daughter of 
Amasa and Elizabeth VanMeter ; he now 
set up housekeeping on $4.50; went to the 
enormous expense of purchasing a skillet 
and plain table, and began life in earnest, 
and mapped out his future success; by well 
directed energy, is the owner of 315 acres 
of land in one of the best counties in the 
Union, enjoying the respect and confidence 
of his neighbors; for eight years he has 
been honored with the position of justice 
of the peace ; of the marriage eight chil- 
dren were born 

Carmichael Donald, justice of the peace^ 
Kane 

CARR JOSEPH S. attorney and coun- 
sellor at law, is a native of Missouri; born 
in 1832 ; he was the oldest of a family of 
four children ; his father, John H. Carr, 
was a native of Kentucky, who developed 
a surprising energy, that carried him for- 
ward to a successful mercantile career 
in the mature years of manhood; although 
during his early years he practiced as an 
attorney, through natural ability and edu- 
cation he became a remarkably successful 
trader, and became exceedingly wealthy; 
he was assassinated at the city hall, in the 
city of St. Louis, which sad event was cur- 
rently reported in the newspapers of that 
date; at one period of his life he was 
robbed of $40,000 by the Indians belong- 
ing to the Comanche tribe, suffering untold 
hardships on the confines of a desert. Col. 
Carr, who heads this sketch, received his 
collegiate education at the old college in 
St. Charles, Mo.; after completing his 
studies he made a trip to California, where 
trouble arising with the Indians he enlist- 
ed, and was made ist lieutenant of Co. F, 
of the 1st Bat. of Cal. Vols.; after the war 
he engaged in mercantile pursuits, in which 
he continued two years ; returning home 
on the lOth of May, 1859, he was married 
to Miss Ann Georgia Logan, a daughter of 
James and Elizabeth P. Logan ; they have 
had a family of eleven children, of whom 
eight are living. In i860. Col. Carr was 
admitted to the bar, in Anderson County, 
Mo., and in 1869 was admitted to practice 
by the Supreme Court of Illinois; a mem- 
ber of the State Guards when the war broke 
out, he received orders to report to Gen. 



Price ; reported at the general headquar- 
ters, near Lexington, about five days be- 
fore the battle in which he took an active 
part, and was one of the officers appointed 
to receive the surrender of arms ; he par- 
ticipated in many important battles fought 
in the West ; at Vicksburg he tendered his 
resignation to Jefferson Davis ; in 1864 he 
became a resident of Kane, Greene Coun- 
ty, where he has gained a large practice as 
an attorney 

Carr Wm. laborer, Jalappa 

Carter William, renter, Sec. 6, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Casey Wm. R.R. laborer, Kane 

CHAMBERS JOSEPH, stone ma- 
son, res. Kane. Joseph Chambers is a na- 
tive of the State of Ohio ; born in 1817; 
he was the fourth child of Joseph and 
Elizabeth Chambers, natives of Ireland, 
who settled in Ohio in 1812. Here our 
subject passed his early years, and became 
apprenticed to the trade of a stone mason, 
in due process of time becoming a skillful 
journeyman workman; in his 20th year, 
1839, h^ w^s united in marriage to Miss 
Elizabeth Welch, a daughter of Robert 
Welch, a native Irishman ; of this mar- 
riage ten children were born, of whom 
nine are living. When war was declared 
between Mexico and the United States he 
enlisted in the 2d Ohio Regiment, and 
shortly after proceeded to the front, where 
he was destined to take an active part in 
the famous battles of Buena Vista, Cerro 
Gordo, Monterey, and others of note; dur- 
ing the last year of his service, for merito- 
rious conduct, he was promoted a first lieu- 
tenant ; when the war closed he returned 
to Ohio, where he followed the occupation 
of stone mason and farming. The second 
wife of Mr. Chambers was Miis Jane Ha- 
ney, a daughter of Isaac Robbins, by 
whom he has one child ; in 1862 he moved 
to Indiana, from this point wending his way 
to Greene Co. in 1869, where he has since 
resided, a well respected citizen of the 
place, few being better known for their 
generosity and energy 

CHRISTY GEORGE, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Kane. George 
Christy is a native of Greene County, born 
in 1839; the youngest son of John C. and 
Elizabeth Christy. John C. Christy was a 



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native of Ohio, born in i8oi ; in an early 
day he moved to Lawrence County, 111., 
and subsequently to Greene, where he 
married Miss Elizabeth Dennison, and af- 
ter his settlement in Greene he followed 
agricultural pursuits until his death, which 
occurred about the year 1845. Mr. Christy 
was a brother of the widely known mil- 
lionaire of St. Louis, Andrew Christy, 
whose generosity on the close of a wonder- 
fully eventful life laid the prosperity of 
many who bear the name. George, from 
his earliest years, has followed agricultural 
pursuits, and to-day ranks among the 
wealthier farmers of this section 

Clampitt F. M., farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Cole Wesley, farm hand. Sec. 21, P.O. Kane 

Collenbarger Moses, mill owner. Sec. 13, 
P.O. Rockbridge 

Connole James, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

CORY O. P. contractor and builder ; one 
of the older residents of Greene County, is 
a native of Addison County, Vermont ; 
born in 1824. He was the fourth child of 
Zophar and Alice Cory. When our subject 
had attained his eighth year his parents de- 
termined to locate in the West, and ac- 
cordingly made their way to that part then 
known as Greene County, but which now 
comprises the county of Jersey. Residing 
here three years, the family now moved to 
Greenfield, where our subject learned his 
present trade under the instructions of his 
father, and there gained a knowledge of 
his present calling that has made him a 
skillful workman. Here he married, in 
1851, Miss Isabel Morfoot, the owner of 
farm property. He now followed agricul- 
tural pursuits until i860, since this date 
devoting his time to the trade of a carpen- 
ter. In 1852, he became a resident of 
Macoupin County, and it was here that 
many years were spent in farming. When 
the present town of New Kane came into 
existence Mr. Cory was among the first ones 
to remove here, and during the Spring of 
1865 erected the second residence in the 
place, his present home. We shall have 
occasion to refer to Mr. Cory in the gen- 
eral history of this volume ; of the marriage 
above referred to, seven children were 
born, of whom six are living : William, 



Effie, Clara, Fanny, Sallie and Rose. In 
conclusion it may be said that Mr. Cory is 
one of our most public spirited citizens 
whose liberality crops out, so to speak, 
when public occasion requires it of him 

Cozzens George, miller, Kane 

Crone James, livery, Kane 

Cross John, barber, Kane 



D 



ANBURY RICHARD, laborer, Kane 



DA:N"IEL JAMES, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 18, P.O. Kane. James Daniel 
is a native of Greene County, where he was 
born in the year 1824. The oldest son of 
Nathan Daniel and Louisa. Nathan Daniel 
was a native of Kentucky, and was but a 
young man when he emigrated to the west 
and settled in Greene, where he became a 
contemporary with some of the earliest 
settlers, the date of arrival in all probabili- 
ty being 1818 or '19. Here he married 
Miss Louisa Allen, a daughter of Daniel 
Allen, a well remembered citizen of the 
county. This marriage was blessed with 
five children, of whom as stated, James was 
the elder, and who has followed farming 
from his earliest years. In 1846 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann 
Scoggins, a daughter of Franklin Scog- 
gins, by whom he had six children, five of 
whom are living. Mrs. Daniel died on Feb- 
ruary 8, 1 869, and was laid at rest in 
Kane Cemetery. In 1875 he was united in 
marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Mun- 
dy, relict of Thomas Mundy, and 
a daughter of Jackson Wright, who 
was an early settler of Greene County, 
and a native of South Carolina. Thomas 
Mundy was born in Tennessee, and be- 
came a successful agriculturist. He died 
in September, 1866. He was the father of 
eight children, of whom five are living : 
George B., John O., Madison O., Thomas 
W. and William C. The estate comprises 
126 acres, and is, for its size, one of the 
most valuable tracts of land in this town- 
ship 

Davis Amos, farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Kane 

Davis Cyrus, renter. Sec. g, P.O. Kane 

Davis George S., farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Kane 

Davis Harvey, laborer, Kane 

Davis James, laborer, Kane 

Davis S., renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Carrollton 



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1)1X0^ ALMA, farmer and stock rais- 
er, Sec. II, P.O. Kane. Alma Dixon was 
born in Greene County, in 1852 ; his 
parents were John and Eliza Dixon. In 
1873 our subject was married to Miss Anna 
Terpenning, a daughter of Jesse Terpen- 
ning, by whom he has three children, Char- 
lotte, Eliza M. and Edward. Mr. Dixon is 
a thorough going farmer, and the owner of 
36 acres 

Dixon Randall, renter, Sec. 16. P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

DKESSEL JOSEPH, farmer and 
thresher. Sec. 31, P.O. Kane. In this brief 
biographical sketch we trace back to some 
extent the ancestry of our subject. His 
father was a native German, born at Baden ; 
by trade he was a stone mason, and to some 
extent followed agricultural pursuits. Pie 
married in hi? native land a German lady, 
unfortunately the maiden name is not re- 
membered. In 1S54 or '55 the family 
crossed the Atlantic, landing in New Or- 
leans after the usual voyage on board a sail- 
ing vessel. From the Crescent City the 
family voyaged up the Mississippi to St. 
Louis, where they fell victims to that dread- 
ful scourge, the cholera. Young Dressel 
thus thrown upon his own resources at the 
early age of eight, he secured such employ- 
ment as his early years would warrant ; two 
years later becoming a resident of Greene 
County, where he worked as a farm hand 
for many years. In 1865 he was united in 
marriage to Minerva Hudson, a daughter 
of John H. Hudson, by whom he has five 
children, Mattie, Jessie, Freddie, John and 
Hattie. It was during this year that Mr. 
D. realized the fact that the old horse power 
mode of threshing was entirely too slow a 
method for this progressive age, and ac- 
cordingly purchased perhaps the first steam 
thresher in the bounds of Greene County; 
the venture involving considerable outlay, 
was a success from the start, and at the 
present writing Mr. Dressel, in connection 
with Mr. R. H. McGee, Geo. Cory, John 
Flemming and Samuel Rum, is the owner 
of four steam threshers, transacting a large 
business in the counties of Greene and 
Jersey 

Dulaney B. farmer. Sec. 4, P. O. Rockbridge 



P'DWARDS B. F. farmer. Sec. i, P. O. 
-*— ' Rockbridge 

Elston Levi, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 
English W. C. farmer. Sec. 9, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 
ENSLOW JOHN B. justice of the 
peace. The above named gentleman is a 
native of Ohio, born in 1829 ; he was but 
two years of age when his parents, Abraham 
and Julia Ensjow, emigrated westward to 
Greene County, locating on farm property 
north of the village designated Old Kane; 
the head of the family subsequently pur- 
chased farm property of John Henry. Mr. 
Enslow became a prosperous farmer, own- 
ing 360 acres of valuable land at the time 
of his decease, which occurred in 1872 ; he 
was well and favorably known to many 
citizens of Greene, who were cognizant of 
his honorable business career. Mrs, 
Enslow is still living, and resides at Kane. 
John, from whom this sketch is obtained, 
grew to manhood in Greene County, and 
received a liberal education; for the greater 
portion of his time, Mr. Enslow has fol- 
lowed agricultural pursuits. In 1851, he 
became a resident of Macoupin County, 
where he remained until 1857, when he 
became a resident of Montgomery County, 
and in 1865 moved to Old Kane, remain- 
ing but a short time, he invested consider- 
able means in the erection of the first store 
house in New Kane, and for a number of 
years continued a successful business until 
his retirement a short time ao;o. Nov,, 1877, 
Mr. Enslow was elected justice of the 
peaceof this precinct. In 1853, Mr. Enslow 
was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth 
Collins, a daughter of Enos Collins of 
Scioto County, Ohio, by whom he had 
eight children, three only are living 
Enslow John H. confectionery, Kane 
Enslow Juliett Mrs. Kane 
Enslow William B. druggist, Kane 
Enslow Wm. M. grocer, Kane 
Esbey Robert H. blacksmith, Kane 
Estis W. W. sundries, Kane 

T^ELTER A. W. lumber, hardware and 

drain tile, Kane 
Felter W. W. Kane 



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"FENITY P. physician and surgeon, resi- 
dence Kane. Dr. Fenity is the oldest 
practicing physician of the enterprising 
town of New Kane ; he is a native of 
Roscommon, Ireland, where he was born 
in the year 1827; he is the oldest son of 
John and Margaret Fenity, whose maiden 
name was McDonald ; this family crossed 
the ocean during the Spring of 1840 ; in 
Canada our subject received his preliminary 
education, and also at Oberlin, Ohio, and 
became an apt scholar in the Knox College, 
and during the Spring of 1859 he became 
a graduate of the St. Louis Medical College; 
although he had owing to the rules of the 
establishment, practiced as a physician in 
1857, a resident of the town designated as 
Old Kane, as early as 1855. Two years 
later he was united in marriage to Miss 
Helena E. Cory, a daughter of Rev. 
David Cory, whose ancestry are traced 
back to the May Flower. Four children 
are living, born of this marriage: Frank 
C, Edward W. Frederick H. and Clara. 
Dr. Fenity enjoys a large practice here, 
due to his many years of experience, and 
bears the reputation of a skillful prac- 
titioner 
Freeh Frank, farmer. Sec. 16, P. O. Kane 
FKECH JACOB, boot and shoe 
maker, P. O. Kane. Jacob Freeh is a 
native of Germany, born in 1837 ; at the 
early age of fourteen, he embarked on 
board a sailing vessel and crossed the Atlan- 
tic for America; landing in the city of New 
Orleans, he remained a short time when 
he took passage on a steamer bound for St. 
Louis, where he became the apprentice of 
a shoemaker, becoming a skillful journey- 
man workman, in after years he conducted 
a business on his own responsibility. 
Formed the acquaintance of, and married 
Miss Catherine Rettig in 1867. Mr. Freeh 
moved with his family to Illinois, locating 
in the village of Jalappa, where he became 
employed three years in the grist mill of 
Lewis Sundle ; at the expiration of this 
time opening a shoe shop, where he re- 
mained until his location on his farm con- 
sisting of 115 acres of valuable land. 
When the war broke out Mr. Freeh en- 
listened in Battery C, 1st 111. Reg., and 
proceeded from Ottawa to the scene of 
warfare, and became a participant ^in 

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many important battles, among them 
Resaca, Atlanta, Buzzard Roost, Dalton, 
etc., etc.; when the war closed he was 
honorably discharged at Springfield, 111. 
Freer Elias, farmer and stock raiser. Sec. i, 

P.O. Rockbridge 
Freer Ely, farmer. Sec. I, P.O. Rockbridge 
Freer John, renter. Sec. 10. P.O. Kane 
Freer John T. renter, Sec. i, P.O.Rockbridge 
Freer Jonathan, renter, .Sec. 12, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Freer Moses, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Rockbridge 
FROST JOHN H. farmer and stock . 
raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Kane. The above 
named gentleman is a native of Jersey 
County, born in 1841, the oldest son of 
William H. and Rebecca Frost. The days 
of his youth were spent upon the old farm 
homestead, where he early became inured 
to the hard work pertaining to the farm. In 
1859 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary L. Tollman a daughter of Cyrus 
Tollman, one of the first settlers of Greene 
County. In 1862 Mr. Frost, who was then 
extensively engaged as a stock dealer, 
crossed the Plains with horses, by way of 
speculation, for the Pacific coast, which he 
sold at a fair profit. In 1865 he concluded 
to return to the scenes of his early youth, 
and accordingly settled on his return in 
Jersey County, and subsequently in Clay, 
settling in Greene County during the Au- 
tumn of 1874, upon the Tollman estate, the 
owner of 267 acres in Clay County. Of the 
marriage above referred to seven children 
were born, five of whom are living, and 
whose names are William, Rebecca, Eliza- 
beth, Charles H. and James G. 

/^ALLAGHER C. cooper, P.O. Kane 



Gardiner J. C. grocer, P.O. Jalappa 



GARDINER J. B. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec 13, P.O. Kane, son of Christo- 
pher J. Gardiner, the pioneer minister of 
Greene County, who was born in Prince 
William County, Virginia, on the lOth day 
day of June, 1798, where he resided with 
his brother-in-law, William Evans, till his 
sixteenth year, his parents having died in 
his early infancy. 1 1 was during the Spring 
of 1814 he emigrated to Kentucky, and lo- 
cated in the town of Hopkinsville, where 
he made a profession of religion, and uni- 
ted with the Methodist Church, of which 



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during life he was an active member. In 
July, 1818, he removed to St. Louis, where 
he established a tan-yard, the second one 
in the then village of St. Louis, which he 
continued to operate until the Fall of the 
next year, and in December, 1819, located 
in Greene County, where he was destined 
to play so important a part as a successful 
agriculturist and minister of the Gospel. 
Selecting land near Rivesville, he began 
the improvement of his farm. On the 14th 
of December, 1823, he was married to Miss 
Margaret Mains, a daughter of Robert 
Mains, who was one of the early pioneers 
of Illinois. By that union Mr. Gardiner 
had six sons, five of whom are yet living : 
The eldest, James B., is a merchant at 
Kane ; the second, William P., many years 
ago, crossed the Plains for California, and 
has never been heard from ; Samuel G., 
postmaster and merchant at Kane ; Joshua 
A. Gardiner is a resident of Texas ; Chris- 
topher J. Gardiner, who resides on the old 
homestead property; L. D. Gardiner is a 
resident of Christian County. On the loth 
of October, 1835, occurred the death of 
Mrs. Gardiner, and on the 26th of March, 
1837, Mr. Gardiner was married to Sarah 
Arrowspiger, by whom he had three chil- 
dren. Mrs. Gardiner's demise occurred on 
the 5th day of June, 1844, and on the 20th 
of August, 1845, Mr. Gardiner was united 
in wedlock with Elizabeth Burch. This 
marriage was blessed with one child. Chris- 
topher J. Gardiner, Jr., from whom this 
sketch is obtained, was born in Greene 
County, February 24, 1833, where he has 
followed the occupation of a farmer from 
his earliest years. In March, 1874, he was 
married to Miss Matilda Witt, a daughter 
of William P. Witt, who bore a prominent 
part in the growth and development of 
Greene County. Three children were born 
of this marriage, two of whom are living : 
Lena W. and Hally. Christopher J. Gar- 
diner is one of the most successful agricul- 
turists in Greene County, and the owner of 
460 acres of valuable land. At the present 
writing he holds the position of township 
trustee and justice of the peace 
Gardiner Mrs. E. Kane 
Gardiner L. G. nurseryman, P.O. Kane 
Gardiner & Bro. groceries and dry goods, 
Kane 



Gardiner's. F. postmaster and grocer, Kane 
Gates Hastings, blacksmith, Kane 
Gavin Hugh, laborer, Kane 
Gavin Michael, laborer, Kane 
Gavin Patrick, renter. Sec. 18, P.O. Kane 
GILES AXDREW, proprietor Astor 
House and constable of the town of Kane, 
is a native of Ireland, born in Dublin 
County in 1836. At the age of twelve his 
parents concluded to better their fortunes 
in the new world, and accordingly the 
year 1849 found them passengers on board 
a sailing vessel. They landed in due time 
in New York City, eventually settling upon 
a farm in the State of New York, and there 
passed the remainder of life. Our subject 
wended his way west in 1848, locating in 
Jersey County, where he secured employ- 
ment upon a farm. Here he married Miss 
Mary Sweeney, a daughter of Michael 
Sweeney, one of the first native Irishmen 
in the county. Four children were born 
of this marriage: William, John, James 
and Peter. In 1863 Mr. Giles enlisted in 
Co. G, 14th 111., a non-commissioned color 
sergeant. He served honorably through 
the war and became a participant in numer- 
ous battles, as Belmont, Shiloh, VicUsburg, 
and others, noted in history. When the 
war closed he returned to Jersey County, 
where he remained until 1867, when he 
moved to New Kane, where he became the 
proprietor of ahotel, transacting a success- • 
ful business. Mr. Giles is the owner of 
town property here, and a worthy citizen of 
the town 
Gimmy Frederick, farmer and stock raiser, 

Sec. 10, P.O. Kane 
GIMMY JOHN, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 10, P.O. Kane. John Gim- 
my is a native of Germany, born in 1836, 
oldest son of Frederick and Margaret. In 
1850 this family crossed the ocean for 
America, landing in the city of New Orleans; 
from the Crescent City making their way 
to the city of St. Louis, where they remain- 
ed one month when they removed to Greene 
County on the second of January, 185 1, 
where the members of the family still re- 
side. John, from whom this sketch is ob- 
tained, has through unremitting industry, 
acquired a large estate, comprising 289 
acres. In January, 1869, Mr. Gimmy was 
married to Catherine Weaver, of Germany, 



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by whom he has three children : Frederick, 
Henry and John. 

Greene John, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge 

Greene John, merchant, Kane 

OREENE JOHN H. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 16, P.O., Kane. John Greene 
is a native of this county, born in 1847, 
and is the oldest son of Foster Greene, one 
of the wealthy agriculturists of this section, 
and the first white child born south of the 
Macoupin Creek, whose biography appears 
elsewhere. Amid the surroundings of pio- 
neer life young Greene grew to manhood, 
and attained a vigor which laid the foun- 
dation of future success. In 1S68 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Maria Pope, a 
daughter of the late Samuel Pope, one of 
the early settlers and prominent men here 
in official life. Mr. Greene has held but 
one office, that of commissioner of the 
county, in which capacity he gave general 
satisfaction, and upon retirement from of- 
fice settled upon his farm, comprising 432 
acres of valuable land. He ranks among 
the more successful farmers of this county. 
Of this marriage four children were born, 
three of whom are living : Gustin, Lela 
and Frank 

GREENE S. F. who bore a prominent 
part in the growth and development of the 
flourishing county o{ Greene, is a native 
of the county, born in 1820, and is in all 
probability the first white child born south 
of the Macoupin Creek. Of his parents it 
will be well to enter into a short description : 
John Greene, the head of the family, was a 
cotemporary settler with Samuel Thomas 
and John Huitt, having settled south of the 
Macoupin Creek in 1819. He was a native of 
Kentucky, and is described as a man of ge- 
nial manners, and whose hospitality was 
unbounded. Such was the confidence re- 
posed in his honor and integrity, that in 
1838 or 40, when the legislature convened 
in Vandalia, he served one term as a mem- 
ber, receiving a re-election two years la- 
ter. His wife was Miss Nancy Mains, of 
Georgia. The marriage occurred in Madi- 
son County, but as nothing has been retained 
in writing by the surviving members of the 
family, the date cannot be ascertained. 
Both husband and wife have long since 
passed away, and the survivors of the 
family are now six sons and one daughter. 



The subject of our sketch, whose life his- 
tory is here appended, is the second child 
born of this marriage. Growing to man- 
hood upon the old farm homestead, he 
received such education as the facilities of a 
log cabin offered. In 1846, November 5th, 
he was united in marriage to Miss Polly 
Witt, a daughter of Franklin Witt, by 
whom he had one child, John H. Mrs. 
Greene departed this life September nth, 
1850, and two years later Mr. Greene was 
married to Miss Eliza J, Witt, a cousin of 
his first wife, and the daughter of William 
P. Witt by whom he has six children : Wil- 
liam R., Hattie L., Robert W., Mary E., 
Justina and Walter B. During the Autumn 
of 1866 Mr. Greene received the nomina- 
tion and was elected sheriff of this county, 
and serving one term gave general satisfac- 
tion to the law-abiding portion of the com- 
munity, and in 1877 he was elected county 
commissioner by a large majority Ranking 
among the prominent farmersof the west, 
Mr. Greene is the owner of 706 acres of val- 
uable land, and holds a controlling interest 
in the private banking institution known as 
Littlefield & Greene's 
GREENE & SMITH, dealers in dry 
goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats, caps, 
etc. The above enterprising firm was or- 
ganized as John Greene & Co., subsequently 
the above firm came' into existence, who 
started comparatively in a small way com- 
pared to their present extensive business. 
The senior member of this, by far the larg- 
est house in the town of Kane, was 
born in this county in 1847, and grew to 
maturity on the old farm homestead of his 
father, Nelson Greene, receiving a liberal 
education in the district schools of his native 
place. The first venture in business was 
made with Mr. N. M. Perry, in the town 
designated as Old Kane, where a general 
merchandise business was done. Subse- 
quently Mr. Greene purchased the interest 
of Mr. Perry, and conducted a successful 
business at Old Kane, until his removal to 
the present town. His business career in 
this place is too well known to be repeated 
here. In 1870 he was united in marriage 
to Miss Emma Perry, a daughter of N. M. 
Perry, deceased, by whom he had three 
children, two of whom are living, Mabel 
and Morrison 



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Grizzel C. C. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

TT ARMON W. E. minister M. E. Church 
Harrigan Michael, farmer, Sec. 9, P. 
O. Carrollton 
Hastings Wm. blacksmith, Kane 
Hearity Michael, farmer and stock raiser, P. 

O. Carrollton 
Hennigin Edward, laborer, Kane 
Hicks Phillip, renter, P. O. Rockbridge 
Hill Byron, farm hand. Sec. i, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Hinkle Michael, meat market, Kane 
Hinkle Simon & Co. meat market, Kane 
HIJfTON^ HON. JUDGE AL- 
FRED, is a native of the State of Ma- 
ryland; born the 15th of February, iSoo; 
he was the second child of James and Cath- 
erine Hiinton, the former a native Virgin- 
ian, the latter a native of Maryland. In 
an early day this family, then consisting of 
husband, wife and two children, Alfred 
and Charlotte, located in Western Virginia, 
at a place called Wellsburg, and four years 
after moved to Delaware County, Ohio; 
subsequently the family removed to Ghent, 
Gallatin County, Ky., where the death of 
James Hinton occurred. Mrs. Hinton out- 
lived all of her children with the exception 
of the subject of this notice, finding a last 
resting place in the city of Carrollton, at 
the advanced age of 80 years. Judge Hin- 
ton, quite early in life, commenced the 
trade of a carpenter, and in the Autumn 
of i8ig, came to Edwardsville, Illinois, 
and^hree years later became a resident of 
Greene County; in 1822, he entered a tract 
of land on Apple Creek Prairie, three 
miles west of the flourishing town of 
White Hall ; in March, the same year, he 
married Miss Lucretia Pruitt, a daughter 
of William and Sarah Pruitt, and immedi- 
ately after his marriage built a cabin and 
began the improvement of his land ; eleven 
children were born of this marriage, of 
whom only five are living, who are married 
and settled in life ; in 1835, Mr. Hinton 
was elected justice of the peace, and by 
re-election held the office twelve years ; 
during the Autumn of 1842 or 1843, he 
was elected a member of the legislature 
from Greene County; wishing to advance 
his chil iren in educational matters he now 



took up his residence at Carrollton, where 
he was shortly after appointed postmaster, 
retaining the office nine years ; in 1846, 
Judge Hinton was nominated again for the 
legislature ; was again elected, serving 
through one session; one incident in the 
life career of Mr. Hinton is worthy of 
note; in 1831-32, he superintended the 
erection of the present court house, in con- 
nection with Moses Stephens ; in 1865, he 
was elected judge of the County of Greene, 
filling the office to the general satisfaction 
of all ; in 1832, Judge Hinton and wife 
became members of the Christian Church, 
at Carrollton, where, for many years, he 
has been an elder in the church, officiating 
in this capacity now. Democratic in his 
views, his first vote was cast for John 
Quincy Adams, in 1824; for sixteen years 
Mr. Hinton conducted a successful busi- 
ness as proprietor of the old Mansion 
House, at Carrollton, now designated by 
the name of the Hinton House. Mrs. 
Hinton passed away on the i8th of Febru- 
^ary, 1869, and in March, 1870, Judge Hin- 
ton was married to Mrs. Amy Holliday, of 
Kane, where he resides at the present 
writing 

Hopper H. H. horse trainer and teacher. Sec. 
9, P.O. Rockbridge 

HUGHES DR. I. S. physician and 
surgeon, Kane, 111. The above named 
gentleman is a native of Illinois ; born in 
1844; his parents, William S. and Maria 
Hughes, whose maiden name was Sim- 
mons, concluded to better their fortunes in 
the West, and accordingly located in Ran- 
dolph County, about 1830 ; not long after 
their emigration West the parents of Dr. 
Hughes passed to that bourne from whence 
no traveller ever returns ; thrown upon 
his own resources to battle with the world, 
the youth proceeded to St. Clair County, 
where he first worked as a farm hand, re- 
ceived the advantages of a common school 
education ; in i860, he wended his way to 
St. Louis, Mo., where he began the study 
of medicine under John D. Hodgen ; an 
ardent student, possessed of an ambition 
beyond many who were more fortunately 
situated in life, he applied himself dili- 
gently to the prosecution of his studies ; in 
1862, he enlisted in Co. I, 117th 111. In- 
fantry; his advance in his medical studies 



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were so rapid that from his first enlistment 
until the close of the rebellion he served 
in the medical department, where he gained 
a knowledge of materia medica that paved 
the way for future success ; when the war 
closed he completed his studies at St. 
Louis, graduating from St. Louis Medical 
College in 1872, but prior to this date, 
owing to the rules of the establishment, he 
had practiced three years as a physician. 
Digressing a little from the subject in 
hand, shortly after the rebellion Dr. 
Hughes sought a new field of labor in Col- 
orado, where he entered upon the mercan- 
tile business, under the firm name of Sick- 
or & Co., a military clothing firm during 
the war. Returning to St. Louis in 1871-2, 
he practiced as a physician, while attend- 
ing medical lectures, thence to Brighton, 
and thence to Kane in February, 1875, 
where he has gained a large practice among 
the prosperous people of Kane. Nov. 27, 
1878, Dr. Hughes was married, at Spring- 
field, to Miss Mary E. Freeman, a daugh- 
ter of Abraham Freeman, one of the ear- 
lier settlers of Springfield 
Hunnell David, tailor, Kane 
Hupps Oliver, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Kane 
Hussey Peter, farm hand. Sec. 4, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

T RVING GEORGE, school teacher, Kane 

Irwin E. Mrs. Kane 
Irwin Jabez, farmer, Kane 

JENNINGS MICHAEL, renter. Sec. 3, 
J P.O. Carrollton 
Jerome Frank, laborer, Kane 

"L^ANE HOTEL, J. C. Mulberry propri- 
etor, Kane 

Kane Mills, Jefferson Bolt, proprietor, Kane 

Kelley Michael, renter. Sec. 12, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

KINO LUCIAN CAPT, who takes 
a leading position among the agriculturists 
of Greene County, is a native of the State 
of New York ; born in the year 1817 ; the 
seventh of a family of nine children. The 
earlier years of life were spent upon the 
old farm homestead, where he attained a 
hardy vigor that contributed very materially 
toward his present prosperous condition in 
life. In 1842 he made his way to Cleveland, 



O., where he became employed as a clerk for 
an older brother ; one year later finding the 
clerk's position too irksome, and the life of a 
boatman more congenial to his tastes, he 
took charge of a boat owned by his broth- 
er, and used for the transportation of pas- 
sengers,freight and merchandise; continuing 
in this capacity one year, he now wended 
his way to Southern Illinois, locating in 
Greene County, where he first secured em- 
ployment as a farm hand ; his total pos- 
sessions then footing up to the sum of 
thirty-five dollars ; during this time he uni- 
ted his fortunes to Miss Almira Lemon, a 
daughter of Elder Moses Lemon, a pioneer 
minister of Greene County. James 
Lemon, who was the father of the Rev. 
gentleman above mentioned, was one of the 
first few white settlers in the State, having 
settled in Monroe County prior to 1800, a 
period of time when the North American 
Indians were as leaves of the forest ; when 
old Fort Dearborn marked the site of the 
present flourishing city of Chicago, and the 
entire commerce of the then trading point 
of St. Louis reached the hopeful sum of 
some $20,000. Pursuing the thread of our 
discourse, for many years Captain King 
roughed it, so to speak, until such time as 
emigration poured into State and county. 
Owing to limited space in our volume, we 
cannot follow him step by step in his wes- 
tern career on an Illinois prairie. When the 
war broke out, then in his forty-sixth year, 
he became a zealous advocate of the Union 
cause, organizing Co. C. I22d 111. Vol., John 
J. Rinnaker commander of the regiment. 
With the rank of a captain, Mr. King 
proceeded to the front, where he became 
a participant in many important battles 
noted in history,among them Parker's Cross 
Roads, Town Creek, Paducah, Tupolo, 
Nashville, etc. Honorably discharged on 
the 8th of May, 1865 ; he returned to 
Greene County, where he has since devoted 
his time to farming. In 1876, by the 
unanimous wish of the people. Captain 
King allowed his name to be put forward 
as a candidate for the State Legislature, and 
received the election from this 39th district 
by an overwhelming majority. Of the 
marriage above referred to, seven children 
were born, of whom five are living : Hat- 
tie E., who married J. J. Armstrong, and 



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on his death married Henry L. Parker, of 
Kane ; Matie L., who married T. Jones, 
resident of Tp. 9, R. 11 ; Martha E., who 
married Charles E. Neeley, station agent 
of Kane ; Adele and Sadie B., who reside 
on the farm homestead ; this property con- 
sists of 260 acres of land brought to a high 
state of cultivation 
Knight A. H. blacksmith 

T AIRD HENRY, laborer, Kane 
■^ Leigh E. C. retired banker, Kane 
Leigh M. M. retired merchant, Kane 
LITTLEFIELD EXOCH, banker, 
was born at Auburn, Maine, in 1832. Ear- 
ly in life he left home and traveled exten- 
sively until the mature years of manhood, 
when, in 1858, he settled in Greene County, 
where he has since been prominently identi- 
fied with the county interests. The first 
five years of his residence were devoted to 
teaching district schools, photography, farm- 
ing and land trading. He is now owner 
and principal operator of the Jalappa 
mills, one of the first flouring mills erected 
in Greene County, which Mr. L. re-model- 
ed a short time ago, fitted with modern 
machinery, and will now compare favora- 
bly with any in the county, and no better 
grade of flour is obtainable. Four years 
ago the subject of this biography, instituted 
the Littlefield and Greene Bank at Kane, 
which has been eminently successful. Mr. 
L., was first married to Lucy Greene, who 
died in 1873. His present wife was Susie 
E. Hartley, of Paris, 111. Mr. Littlefield 
came to Greene County an out-spoken ab- 
olitionist, but smce the triumph of the prin- 
ciples of that party, he has been very inde- 
pendent in politics, in temperance a radical 
prohibitionist, in religion a strong Spiritual- 
ist 
Littlefield Enoch, banker, Kane 
Littlefield E. Mrs. milliner, Kane 
Littlefield, Greene & Co. bankers, Kane 
Lobb Horace, blacksmith, Kane 
LONG ISRAEL, farmer and stock- 
raiser. Sec. 13, P.O. Rockbridge. Israel 
Long is a native of Greene County, born 
in 1839, second child of Edward and Pris- 
cilla Long, who settled in Greene County 
some forty years ago. Israel grew to man- 
hood in Greene County, and early became 
inured to the hard work of the farm. When 



the war came on he enlisted in Co. A, 6ist 
111. Vols., under the command of Capt. 
Orr ; was in the service some seven months ; 
he became a participant in the famous bat- 
tle of Shiloh. He was honorably dis- 
charged from the service at St. Louis, on 
the 2 1st of July, 1862, and then returned 
to Greene County. Some years after the 
war closed he resided in Jersey County and 
followed agricultural pursuits, until his re- 
moval again to Greene County in 1877. 
In 1864, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Harriet Tucker, a daughter of Pleasant 
Tucker, by whom he has three children : 
Freeman, Laura B., and Jesse W. Mr. 
Long ranks among our most successful 
farmers ; the owner of 200 acres of valu- 
able land in the counties of Jersey and 
Greene. The children deceased are Church- 
man, Lula, and George 

LONG SQUIRE, farmer and stock- 
raiser. Sec. 14, P.O. Rockbridge. The 
father of our subject was Edward Long, a 
native Kentuckian, who was there married 
to Miss Priscella Smith. The exact date 
of his settlement in Greene County can 
not now be ascertained ; but in all proba- 
bility he became a cotemporary with many 
of the early settlers of Greene County. 
Squire Long was the sixth child, born of 
the above-mentioned marriage on the 17th 
of May, 1846. In 1869, he was married 
to Miss Ellen Murry, a daughter of 
McWright Murry, a native Kentuckian, 
by whom he has two children, Oscar and 
Emma. Mr. Long is the owner of ninety 
acres of well improved real estate 

Loy Drew, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Kane 

IX/r ALLEY OWEN, farm hand, Sec. 9, 

-'■*-»■ P.O. Carrollton 

Marshall Benjamin, farmer, P.O. Kane 

MASON ABIGAIL MRS. widow of 
William Mason, deceased, is a native of 
Greene County, born in 1823. Of her 
parentage it will be well to enter into more 
than a passing description. Her father, 
Capt. James Whitlock, was a native Vir- 
ginian, born in i8oo. It must have been 
that he was of an extremely adventurous 
disposition, for at the youthful age of eigh- 
teen we find him traversing the prairies of 
the far West. After some weeks of travel, 
he landed in Greene County, where he was 



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destined to play so prominent a part in tlie 
boundless West, a cotemporary settler with 
Samuel Thomas, John Huitt, and others. 
Ilis struggle for an existence in the West, 
met with the many discouragements that 
confronted the early discoverers of the far 
West. For many years prior to the Black 
Hawk war, he held a position as a military 
officer, and when Black Hawk made war 
on the white settlers, he was appointed or 
elected a captain of militia. After the war 
closed, he returned to his farm in Greene 
County. A most successful agriculturist, 
he accumulated a large property in Greene 
County. For eighteen years he held the 
position of constable. He died of cholera 
at San Jose, Mo., on his way to the gold 
mines of California. Taking up the thread 
of our discourse, Abigail Whitlock, mar- 
ried in 1839 John C. Richey, a native of 
Greene County, a mason by trade, who died 
in 1848. Of this marriage, three children 
were born : James M., Susie Ann, and 
Juliette. In 1850, Mrs. Richey was mar- 
ried to William Mason, a native of Ohio, 
who came to Greene County in an early 
day — about 1827. He was well remem- 
bered by early residents here, who remember 
him as a man of fine military attainments, 
and a successful farmer. He died in 1870, 
leaving to the care of his wife three chil- 
dren : Jane, Elon E., and Jennette, de- 
ceased 

Massey John, wagonmaker, Kane 

May Benjamin F. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Mays Gardiner, farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Kane 

McKABNEY JAMES, farmer and 
stock-raiser. Sec. 17, P.O. Kane. Mr. 
McKabney is a native of Ireland, born 
in 1820. In his native land he followed 
agricultural pursuits, and on attaining his 
25th year, he united his fortunes to 
Miss Mary Forsythe. It was during the 
year 1850, that Mr. McKabney crossed the 
Atlantic for the New World, landing in 
Philadelphia on the 15th day of April, 
1850. Remaining some five years, he re- 
moved with his family to the West, locat- 
ing, after some time spent in traveling, in 
Greene County, where he first worked by 
the month for Samuel Armstrong. The 
following year he rented property, and con- 
tinued to do so for a period of twelve years, 



when he purchased the property he now 
owns, consisting of 120 acres of valuable 
land. During the Summer of 1876, Mrs. 
McKabney was laid at rest in the cemetery 
designated as Kane, leaving to the care of 
her husband two children, Rebecca and 
Samuel 
McCIiURE ROBERT N^. black-^ 
smith, Sec. 29, P.O. Kane. Robert N. Mc- 
Clure is a native of Missouri, born at St. 
Louis County in 1843, youngest son of Jas. 
and Lydia McClure, natives of North Car- 
olina and Virginia respectively. Robert 
was quite young when his parents settled 
in Jersey County, this State, where he be- 
came apprenticed to the trade of a black- 
smith ; becoming in due time a workman. 
On the I2th of December, 1867, he was 
married to Miss Catherine Haynes, a 
daughter of Adam Haynes, by whom he 
has two children : James and Anna. In 
1867 he moved to Greene County, where 
he has since resided, and where he transacts 
a good business at his trade 
McDaniels James, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Kane 
McDonald Catherine, Sec. 16, P.O. Kane 
McGLASHAN MATTHEW, black- 
smith and wagon maker, residence Jalappa. 
Matthew McGlashan is a native of Ohio, 
and was born in 1822; the second child 
of James and Phoebe McGlashan. He 
passed many years of his life upon a farm, 
although the head of the family was by 
trade a carder and weaver. On attaining 
his majority, the subject of our notice be- 
came apprenticed to the trade of a black- 
smith and wagon maker. Becoming a ' 
journeyman workman, he became a resi- 
dent of various points in the Union, even- 
tually settling in what is now the village of 
Jalappa, where he was the first permanent 
settler; he was afterward married to Miss 
Emily Irwin, a daughter of Isaac and 
Rachel Irwin. Mr. McGlashan concluding 
to make of Jalappa a permanent abiding 
place, erected the blacksmith shop where 
he now holds forth, and here he has ham- 
mered away, while emigration has tended 
westward, and added materially toward his 
present prosperity. Of this marriage twelve 
children were born, five of whom are liv- 
ing : Clarissa L., Jas. F., Wm. L., Cora M., 
and Geo. VV. 
Milliner Isaac, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Kane 



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Miner Hugh, blacksmith, Jalappa 

Minter Anna Mrs. Rane 

Morris Abner, renter, Sec. i6, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Morris C. harness maker, Kane 

Montgomery Samuel, farm hand, Sec. 21, 
P.O. Kane 

Mulberry J. C. prop. Kane Hotel, Kane 

Mulberry J. W. clerk, Kane 

Murphy Patrick, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

"M-EELEY C. E. R.R. and U. S. express 

agent, Kane 
Nichols Sarah Mrs. widow, Jalappa 

/^HARER L. M. carpenter, Kane 

^■^^ Oharer O. L. carpenter and builder, 
Kane 

Osborn Jamison, laborer, Kane 

OSBORN K. M. farmer and merchant. 
Robert Osborn, the only merchant in 
the township 9, range 11, is a native of 
Kentucky, and was born in 1S31, where he 
grew to manhood, early becoming inured 
to farm work. In 1849 he was married in 
Tennessee to Miss Eliza Clemmons, who 
was born in Kentucky. When the war 
came on he entered the service of the U. 
S., enlisting in the 22d Kentucky Regt. 
for three years service. A captain of State 
militia during the war, he officiated in 
various capacities, as orderly sergeant and 
deputy U. S. marshal ; was engaged in 
various battles ; taken prisoner on several 
occasions ; at one time captured by guer- 
rillas, he was sentenced to be shot, but 
escaped through the intervention of U. S. 
officers. March, 1864, his family had be- 
come residents of Indiana, owing to the 
troublesome times, and there, after the war, 
Mr. O. himself resided for a period of 
eighteen months ; from Indiana removed to 
Macoupin County, 111., where he remained 
one year, when he moved to Greene County, 
locating in town 9, range II, where he 
transacts a good business as a grocer, and 
engages somewhat in agricultural pursuits. 
Of the marriage above referred to, six chil- 
dren were born : Martha, Sarah, Wm. B., 
Mary Ann, U. S. Grant, and Radford N. 
Osborn Radford, renter, Sec. i, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 
Osburn D. Mrs. Kane 



pARKER H. L. farmer, Kane 

Parker W. B. & Co. grocers, Kane 
PARKER W. B. dealer in groceries, 
queensware, glassware, woodenware, etc. 
William B. Parker, from whom this sketch 
is obtained, is the leading grocer of Kane. 
As related elswhere, this place was platted 
and founded as a town in 1865. Mr. Parker 
has transacted business only for the short 
space of two years, but during this time has 
built up, through his business tact and hon- 
orable dealing, a successful trade. Mr 
Parker is the only son of William P. Parker, 
deceased, a native of West Virginia, where 
he was born March 31, 1799. ^^ ^^^ re- 
moval to Pennsylvania, having arrived at 
mature years, he was married to Miss 
Maria Backman ; in 1848 he purchased 
property in Greene County, where some 
years later he settled upon a farm some 
four miles northwest of Kane, where he 
has since followed farming, and has also 
been extensively engaged as a stock raiser, 
ranking among the more prosperous farm- 
ers of Greene County. He is the owner of 
473 acres of land that will compare favor- 
ably with any in the west. The subject of 
this sketch was born in Greene County in 
1850, but passed his early years in Pennsyl- 
vania; in i860, becoming a resident of 
Greene, where he received a liberal educa- 
tion ; while the war was in progress he de- 
voted his time to farming, his first business 
venture being made at Kane. Mr. 
Parker is married, having united his fortunes 
to Miss Fannie Tolman 

Perrine Charles, renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Plato Lewis, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, 
P.O. Kane 

"DEINECKE W. C. druggist, Main 
street, Kane, 111. The above named gen- 
tleman has been established in business 
here but a short time, but has already suc- 
ceeded in building up a large trade in Kane 
and surrounding country. Mr. Reinecke 
is a native of Germany ; born in 1853, 
where he passed his early years, and there 
obtained a liberal education, in the Uni- 
versity of Goettingen. In the land of his 
birth he obtained a large knowledge of the 
drug trade, for some years officiating as 
clerk. In 1870, Mr. R. crossed the At- 



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lantic for America, and first located at 
Quincy, in this State, where he became em- 
ployed by the di-ug firm of Brink, Keen- 
man & Co., and subsequently salesman in a 
notion house. Proceeding from Quincy to 
Pittsfield, Pike County, he there formed 
the acquaintance of and married Miss 
Amelia Siegle. Removing to Quincy from 
this point he eventually made his vvfay to 
Kane, during the present year, where his 
affable manners gain him many friends. 
See business card elsewhere 
Reno Aaron, farm hand, Sec. i8, P.O. Kane 
Reno Frank, farmer, Sec. i8, P.O. Kane 
Reynolds James, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Reynolds Joseph, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
REYTiOLDS DR. OLIVER K. 
physician and surgeon ; residence, Kane. 
Dr. Reynolds is among the older practicing 
physicians of Kane ; he was born in Bel- 
mont County, Ohio, March I2, 1833, grow- 
ing to manhood in Ohio. He received his 
preliminary education in the district schools 
of his native place, and also in a private 
academy, situated at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, 
under the instruction of Prof. Jenkin, At 
Meadville, Pa., he attended the Literary 
College. Having arrived at mature years, 
he determined to adopt the medical pro- 
fession, and accordingly proceeded to 
Wheeling, Va., where he studied medicine 
under Dr. Wm. Bates, a noted physician, 
obtaining a good general knowledge of 
medicine. His parents having moved to 
Illinois, he shortly afterwai-d, at St. Louis, 
graduated from the Missouri Medical Col- 
lege. During the latter part of i860 Dr. 
Reynolds entered the United States service, 
having passed three examining committees^ 
known as the Military Examining Board of 
Chicago, State Board of Kentucky, and 
one United States Board of Examiners. 
During his term of four years in the army, 
at different periods, he had full charge and 
control of nine military hospitals. Hold- 
ing full rank as surgeon two years, and 
balance of term doing duty as such, he was 
honorably discharged. When the war clos- 
ed he settled at Kane, where he has proved 
himself not only a generous, public spirited 
citizen, but one who enjoys a large practice 
through his ability in a profession that he 



has followed successfully twenty-three 
years. Dr. R. was first married to Miss 
Angeline McConica, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, 
by whom he had one daughter, Evangeline, 
who is married, and resides at St. Louis ; 
Mrs. Reynolds died in 1856. On August 
3, 1872, Dr. R. was married to Miss 
Eugenie F. Perry, a daughter of Col. N. 
M. Perry, by whom he has four children : 
Charles, Sherman, Edith and Florence 

RICHARDS GUY C. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 36, P.O. Kane. Guy 
Richards, who ranks among the more opu- 
lent farmers of Jersey County, was born in 
Broome County, in the State of New York, 
on the 2d day of November, 1820. Daniel 
Richards, father of our subject, was a na- 
tive of Connecticut. Subsequently, in ma- 
ture years, he moved to Massachusetts, 
where he formed the acquaintance of and 
married Miss Ruth Ticknor, a relative of 
the well known publisher of that name. Of 
this marriage seventeen children were born, 
thirteen of whom grew to maturity. We 
have only space to follow in detail the life 
career of the subject of this sketch. He 
was in his fourth year when his parents em- 
igrated to the west, settling in Morgan 
County, near the present city of Jackson- 
ville, where the head of the family became 
moderately successful. About the year 
1837, he moved to Greene County, where 
he resided for a number of years, and sub- 
sequently died in Morgan County. Guy 
passed his boyhood in Morgan County, and 
accompanied the old folks to Greene, where 
he became employed upon the old home- 
stead for a number of years. In 1843, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Hannah 
Pope, a daughter of Samuel Pope, of 
Ohio. Like nearly all who began life in an 
early day in the west, Mr. Richards was 
poor, but he displayed rare energy and soon 
began to prosper, and at this writing is the 
ower of some 600 acres in the counties of 
Greene and Jersey, and also in Harrison 
County, Missouri, and Sedgwick County, 
Kansas. Of the marriage above referred 
to, six children were born, all of whom are 
living, and whose names are Mary, Eras- 
tus P., Christopher G., Jacob L., Hannah, 
and George M. 

Richmond John, farm hand. Sec. 10, P. O. 
Kane 



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Rigsby James, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 
Rigsby W. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Rockbridge 
Rohacek John, Kane 

CCOGGINS CHILTON, farmer. Sec. 19, 

^ P.O. Kane 

Scoggins George, renter, P.O. Kane 

SCOGGINS GEORGE W. deceased. 
Many of our southern counties are dense- 
ly populated by that energetic race of peo- 
ple known as Kentuckians. Greene, no ways 
backward in this respect, was once the 
abiding place of George W. Scoggins ; he 
came to Greene County in his youth, and 
became a cotemporary with many who now 
bear a prominent part in county affairs ; in 
1849, he was married to Miss Margaret 
Daniels, by whom he had two children, of 
whom George was the younger. Mr. S. 
passed off the stage of action many years 
ago, and eighteen years ago witnessed the 
decease of his wife. Chilton, the only sur- 
vivor of the family, was born Dec. 24, 
1851, in Greene County, where he has prin- 
cipally been a resident from his earliest 
years ; he is the owner of 40 acres of valu- 
able land in this township 

SMITH C. S. dry goods merchant, Kane, 
111. The above named gentleman was 
born in Greene in 1846; oldest son of Dr. 
A. H. Smith, the well known physician 
and druggist of Carrollton; he passed 
his early years in Carrollton, where he re- 
ceived a liberal education ; for a short time 
he became employed as a clerk; during the 
Autumn of 1870, locating at New Kane, 
where he entered into a copartnership busi- 
ness with John Greene. Both members 
were men of enterprise and sagacity, and 
their business soon became a large and 
growing one ; the new firm sold goods 
for a period of two years in a large brick 
building owned by A. Felter ; owing to in- 
creasing business, and desiring a better lo- 
cation, they decided to erect their present 
building, by far the best store house in the 
town, where a business is transacted that 
will compare favorably with any similar 
establishment in Kane. In September, 
1875, Mr. Smith was united in marriage 
to Miss Jennie Hobson, a daughter of 
Robert Hobson. One child boin of this, 
Florence 



Smith Samuel, farmer. Sec. 11, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Smithson R. optician, Kane 

Snow J. laborer, Kane 

Snyder & Cone, painters, Kane 

Spears George, renter, Sec. 4, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 

STEVENS CLARKE, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton. It 
was a full half century ago that Clarke 
Stevens made his advent in this portion of 
Illinois, then at the age of six years ; his 
father was John Stevens, a Virginian by 
birth, who removed to Kentucky in an early 
day, and there married Miss Elizabeth 
Terry, who was born in Virginia; lived in 
the States of Ohio and Tennessee and subse- 
quently removed to Missoui-i, where he 
followed farming until his removal to Illi- 
nois, in 1828, near Otterville, in what is 
now comprised in that portion set apart 
and known as Jersey County ; for the most 
part the Illinois prairie was unbroken, 
and for many years the family roughed it 
among those hardy men who ventured to 
Illinois, when to be a settler was to realize 
untold hardships ; amid pioneer surround- 
ings young Stevens passed his boyhood, 
and grew to a vigorous manhood, attaining 
the same energy that characterized the 
people among whom he moved ; in 1841, 
he was united in marriage to Miss Mildred 
Ann Cooper, a daughter of E. S. Cooper ; 
by this marriage they had thirteen children 
— nine of whom are living. Mrs. Stevens 
died on the 24th of January, 1877, and the 
November following Mr. Stevens was mar- 
ried to Mrs. Elizabeth Buck, a daughter of 
Jacob Alabaugh, and relict of Wm. Buck, 
of Virginia. After many years Mr. Ste- 
vens has become the owner of a valuable 
tract of land in this township 

Stevens R. farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 

Stewart John T. farm hand. Sec. 5, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Stone John, renter, Jalappa 

Stone Peter, wagon maker, Jalappa 

Stringer Levi, farmer. Sec. 9, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 

Strode Silas, retired farmer, Kane 

Sullivan Jerry, laborer, Kane 

HTEEL NICHOLAS, farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. 
■*■ Kane 



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TERPENING JOHN, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 2, P.O. Kane. John Ter- 
pening is a native of Ulster County, in the 
State of New York, and was born in 1817; 
was the third child of David and Hannah 
Terpening in New York State ; his time 
was principally spent in agricultural pur- 
suits, and while here a resident he united 
his fortunes to Miss Mahala Roe, a daugh- 
ter of John S. Roe, a native of New York 
State, by whom he had nine children, sev- 
en of whom are living ; Simon, Hannah 
E., Sarah M., Rachel, Ellen and Jerusha, 
and Uriah D. Mrs. T. died in New York 
State in 1865, and the following Spring 
Mr. Terpening emigrated West, and lo- 
cated in Greene County, where he first 
worked as a farm hand ; in 1S73, he was 
married to Mrs. Julian Terpening, relict of 
Jesse Terpening, and a daughter of Joseph 
Stevens. Mrs. Terpening is a native of 
Ohio. The estate comprises 40 acres 

Thomas Allen, laborer, Kane 

THOMPSON DAVID A. is a gen- 
tleman of rare energy, and comes from a 
numerous and respected family. He was 
born in 1847, on the old farm homestead 
of his parents, near the village of Old 
Kane, where he passed his early years; from 
his father, who became an exceedingly pros- 
perous farmer, he inherited that force of 
character that laid the foundation for his 
present success. In September, 1869, he 
was married to Miss Margaret Race, who 
who was born in Virginia, and who died in 
1871, leaving to the care of her husband 
one child, Charles. On the igth of Feb- 
ruary, 1873, Mr. Thompson was mar- 
ried to Miss Sarah Race, a sister of his 
former wife; five children blessed this 
union, two of whom are living, Georgie 
and Susan S. Mr. Thompson is the owner 
of 160 acres of land, town property in New 
Kane, and is extensively engaged in stock 
shipping 

Thompson & Enslow stock shippers, Kane 

TOL.MAN W. O. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Kane. W. O. Tolman 
ranks among the wealthier earlier residents 
of Greene County, is a native of White 
Hall, born in 1829 ; of his parents it will 
be well to extend more than a passing no- 
tice. Cyrus Tolman was a native of Mass- 
achusetts, born in 1796. Wending his way 



westward as early as 1817, and proceeded 
to Utica in the State of Indiana ; one year 
later, although comparatively without 
means, he landed at Edwardsville, in this 
State, and first secured employment in help- 
ing toward the survey of the town of Gib- 
raltar. In 1821 he entered a piece of 
land near the present town of White Hall. 
In connection with Carl Gregory he erected 
the first two frame blocks in Greene County. 
Jan. 30, 1828, he was married to Miss 
Polly Eldred, a daughter of Jehosophat El- 
dred and Polly. In 1830 he was elected 
assessor and treasurer of Greene and Ma- 
coupin Counties, receiving for his services 
$75. A short time after he was elected 
judge of Greene County, and in 1840 moved 
to Jerseyville, where, during the Fall of the 
year he was elected to fill the same ofiice. 
As a farmer, Judge Tolman was more than 
ordinarily successful, few -of the old settlers 
having come to the State under more trying 
circumstances. Mrs. Tolman passed away 
in Oct. 17, i860. Mr. T. was laid at rest 
two years ago, after a long life fraught 
no ordinary interest. The subject of this 
notice, whose name heads this sketch, is 
the third child born of this marriage. Like 
nearly all who grew up in the West, he at- 
tained the usual primitive education in the 
old familiar log cabin. In 1857 he was 
married to Miss Eliza Pope, a daughter of 
Samuel and Mary Pope. Mr. Tolman 
started in life under many discouragements; 
the prairie everywhere remained unbroken, 
but as the years flew onward, his industry 
paved the way to success. At the present 
writing he is the owner of 210 acres of val- 
uable land, and a farm residence that will 
compare very favorably with any in the 
county. Of nine children born of the 
above marriage, all are living : Fanny, 
Emma, Polly, Anna, and Chloe, Cyrus, 
William, Curtis, and Elon 

Tucker Charles, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Tucker David M. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Tucker Henry B. farmer, P.O. Rockbridge 

TUCKER JOHN A. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. i, P.O. Rockbridge. John A. 
Tucker is a native of Clayburn County, 
East Tenn., where he was born July 22, 
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Tucker, whose maiden name was James. 
In the famous old State of Tennessee, those 
who bore the name, so far as we have any 
knowledge followed agricultural pursuits. 
Obadiah Tucker was a renter of land in his 
native State, and consequently living in 
moderate circemstances; to better his con- 
dition in life he concluded to cast his 
fortunes in the West, and accordingly, the 
year 1843 found him en route for the fertile 
prairies of Illinois, where he settled in due 
time in Greene County. He never became 
opulent as many have in Greene County, but 
he became moderately successful through 
well directed energy, and an honesty of 
purpose that never wavered. He died in 
1850, and thus there passed to a home not 
made with hands, another pioneer who 
helped to pave the way for the prosperity 
that we of to-day enjoy ; many of us 
scarcely realizing the hardships undergone 
by the people of the South and East, whose 
restless ambition have carried them ever 
onward. Mrs. T. died many years prior to 
her husband, finding a last resting place in 
the Witt Cemetery. John was in his 23d 
year when the family arrived in Greene 
County, and the head of a family, hav- 
ing united his fortunes to Miss Rachel 
Graves, a daughter of Henry Graves, in 
Tennessee; to use his own language, his cap- 
ital, financially speaking, consisted of sev- 
enty-five cents, and for many years he held 
his own remarkably well. His first purchase 
of property was made in 1861, and con- 
sisted of ten acres, known as Bottom Prai- 
rie. Since this date he has gone steadily 

. forward to a successful career, and from 
the little patch of ground has come an es- 
tate of over 300 acres, acquired by the 
same energy of character that distinguished 
Obadiah Tucker and his estimable wife- 
Of eleven childien that blessed the union 
of Mr. Tucker and Miss Graves, six only 
are living: Martha E., James H., Nancy 
C, Eva E., Jacob M., and Samuel O. 

Tucker James F. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Tucker J. H. farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Rockbridge 

Tucker Pleasant, farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 
13, P.O. Rockbridge 



V 



ARBLE JOHN" H. farmer and 
blacksmith, Sec. 15. P.O. Kane. John 



Varble is a native of Greene County, born 
in 1847. His father, William Varble was 
a native Kentuckian, he was quite young 
when he emigrated and located in Greene 
County, where he married Rebecca Jane 
Reynolds, by whom he had eleven children, 
three of whom are living, whose names are : 
William, Henry, John, and Joseph D. John 
became apprenticed to the trade of a 
blacksmith, in due time becoming a skill- 
ful workman. In 1872, he was married to 
Mrs. Sarah J. Hodgson, a daughter of R. 
M. Osborn and relict of Benj. Hodgson, 
by whom he has four children : Robert J., 
Wm. J., Eliza R., and Louise M. 

VyADE R. C. laborer, Kane 

Waggoner Lafayette, renter, Sec. 3, 
P.O. Carrollton 

WAGGONER JOHN, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton. It 
was nearly half a century ago that John 
Waggoner, then poor and unknown, be- 
came a resident of Greene County ; he 
was born in Montgomery County, Va., Nov. 
18, 1796, the oldest son of David and Mary 
Waggoner. In the Old Dominion State 
our subject passed his boyhood and early 
youth, earning small wages as a farm hand. 
At the early age of 18 he was married to 
Mary Lockhart, a daughter of Wm. Lock- 
hart, whose occupation can not be learned. 
Four years from this date he moved to 
Kentucky, where he followed farming until 
his emigration to Illinois and location in 
Greene County in 1830 ; he was then in 
limited circumstances, but shortly after 
his settlement here, through the kindness 
of friends, he was enabled to enter 80 acres, 
on which he secured his first start in life. 
Year by year emigration flowed, and it 
was not long before the youthful aspirant 
for agricultural honors began to see his 
way clear to a more prosperous condition 
than he had heretofore enjoyed. In 1852 
Mrs. W. was laid at rest within the borders 
of Greene County, leaving to the care of 
her husband seven children : Mary Ann, 
Wm., John D., Daniel, Adam, Joseph, and 
Lafayette. In 1855 Mr. Waggoner united 
his fortunes to Mary Jane Alabaugh, a 
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Alabaugh, 
by whom he had seven children, five of 
whom are living : Sarah E., Maria E., 



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George R., Fanny and Frank. Mrs. Wag- 
goner died in 1873, ^^'^ was laid at rest in 
the Cemetery of Providence. In drawing 
this sketch to a close it may be truthfully 
said that few if any ever entered Illinois 
under more discouragements than the sub- 
ject of this sketch, who, by unremitting 
energy has achieved his present success, 
and from the little patch of ground entered 
nearly half a century ago, he has gathered 
together an estate of over 500 acres of val- 
uable land, and ranks among the more 
opulent farmers of this section 

Waggoner William, farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 3, P.O. Kane 

Ward James, renter, P.O. Kane 

Washburn J. M. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Wayham Henry, renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

WAYHAM JOHN C. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 4, P. O. CarroUton. John 
C. Wayham is a native of Philadelphia, 
where he was born on the ist day of June, 
1820 ; we can not trace back the genealogy 
of this family, further than to state that 
the parents of John died during his seventh 
year, and thus early thrown upon his own 
resources, he was taken in charge and 
finally bound to a farmer by the name of 
Edward Browning; remaining seven years, 
engaged in the duties appertaining to a 
farm hand enduring many hardships, he 
made his escape from a cruel task master, 
and on the loth of March, 1833, he made 
his way to Kentucky where he worked for 
a man by the name of Soper, a cattle 
trader, for a period of two years ; the year 
of his settlement in Kentucky he made his 
way to South Carolina in charge of stock, 
and thereby gained knowledge of the 
world that proved useful in after years of 
nature manhood ; on leaving the employ of 
James Soper, possessed of an adventurous 
disposition, he now concluded to go it on 
his own hook, and for six years became 
an expert rider for a master who followed 
horse racing for a livelihood; becoming 
tired of the excitements attending upon 
this kind of a life, he now settled down 
in Old Kentucky where he secured em- 
ployment from a man by the name of 
Cook. In 1841 he united his fortunes to 
Miss Louisiana Carter, a daughter of Wm. 



Carter, a native of Virginia. Principally 
engaged as a farmer during the Summer 
months, during the Fall he became a 
drover. In 1850 he concluded to follow 
the star of empire westward and accord- 
ingly m a covered wagon, after the usual 
trip he landed in Greene County, where he 
rented land of William Borrow, and erect- 
ing a cabin, begun the clearing away of 
timber, often prolonging the hours of labor 
until nearly midnight; remaining here for a 
period of five years, he moved to the farm 
of John Caldwell, where he rented thirteen 
years. Hi? first purchase of land was 
made in 1863, and consisted of 230 acres 
of valuable land, and now commenced that 
hard labor that has contributed very 
much toward his present prosperity and 
has made him one of the most successful 
agriculturists in Greene County; few in- 
deed commenced the battle of life under 
more discouragements than the subject of 
this sketch, whose sole capital on arrival in 
Illinois, financially speaking, consisted of 
eleven dollars. Of this marriage twelve 
children were born, of whom ten are liv- 
ing ; Mary, John R., Fanny, Henry, Hugh, 
Katy, Lucy, Frank, Thomas and Jacquet 
W. The estate comprises 485 acres 

Wayham John R. renter. Sec. 4, P. O. Car- 
roUton 

Weir M. E. Mrs. milliner, Kane 

Weir Dr. Kane 

Wendt Joseph, grain dealer, Kane 

Wentford Willard, butcher, Kane 

White Augustus, renter, P. O. Kane 

Whiilock George, farm hand. Sec. I, P. O. 
Rockbridge 

Whitlock Isaac, renter. Sec. i, P. O. Rock- 
bridge 

Whitlock Jerry M. farmer. Sec. 9, P. O. 
Rockbridge 

Whitlock Marion, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Whitlock Riley, farm hand. Sec. 16, P. O. 
Kane 

Whitlock William, farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. 
Rockbridge • 

WILLIAMS JOHN T. farmer. Sec. 
30. Mr. Williams was born in Virginia in 
1811. In his twenty-fourth year he went 
to Ohio; in those days railroads were com- 
paratively unknown, steamboats were a 
novelty on our western waters, and this 



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journey to Ohio was an extremely difficult 
task, over the Alleghany and other moun- 
tain ranges ; trudging along on foot over the 
rough uneven paths, he at length halted at 
Urbana, Ohio, from this point he pro- 
ceeded to Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. W. had 
learned the trade of a blacksmith, but not 
liking this for a life occupation, he hired 
out as a rough carpenter; this seems to 
have been his true vocation, for he made 
a very good workman, and finished some 
of the finer work on the residence of 
Governor Nobles; from here he went to 
Madison, Ohio, and thence Madison, Tenn., 
thence to Nashville, and thence to St. 
Louis; here he worked as a carpenter and 
sold lumber. Making his way to Carroll- 
ton, this county, where he married Miss 
Margaret Williams, by whom he had nine 
children, four of whom are living. From 
Carrollton he settled near Kane, and is 
now one of our most successful farmers, 
owning iioo acres in some of the best 
precincts of Greene County 
WILLIAMS WILLIAM P. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 6, town 8, range 12, 
Jersey County, P. O. Kane. Prominent 
among the agriculturists of Jersey County 
we mention with more than ordinary notice 
the whole souled gentleman whose name 
heads this sketch ; he was born in Bote- 
tourt County, Virginia, on the 30th of July, 
1823, the ninth of a family of thirteen 
children, and what is somewhat remark- 
able, eleven are still living, now aged men 
and women. The head of this family was 
John Williams, a native of Virginia, where 
he followed agriculture and blacksmithing. 
He was married in Virginia to Miss 
Elizabeth Rock. He died at an advanced 
age, and his ashes repose in the old 
Dominion State. Mrs. Williams survived 
her husband some six years, and was laid 
at rest amid the scenes of many years of 
hardships. William, from whom our sketch 
is obtained, passed his boyhood in Virginia 
where he received a liberal education; some 
thirty years ago, Mr. W. became a resident 
of Greene County, where he taught school 
for a short time, and on the 28th of Aug., 
185 1, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Rachel Jane English, a daughter of Thos. 
English who settled in Greene County 
during the Autumn of 1835; after a resi- 



dence of five years in Greene County, Mr. 
W. moved to Jersey County where he soon 
moved to the front rank as an agricul- 
turist ; as his successful and honorable 
career, in this indepentent calling is so 
well known, it is perhaps only necessary to 
state that he is the owner of 580 acres of 
valuable land, and a more thorough going, 
energetic farmer, it would be a hard mat- 
ter to find ; of the marriage, five children 
were born, Mary.whodied in 1852, an infant 
child; Thomas F., Louan and Martha Kyle. 
Mr. Williams has always taken a deep 
interest in educational matters, and for 
several years has officiated as a school 
director 

Winters John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 
15, P.O. Kane 

Witt John P. renter. Sec. 2, P.O.Rockbridge 

WOLSEY AMOS, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Kane. Amos Wolsey 
is a native of Greene Co., born in 1844; 
third child of Amos and Eunice Wolsey, 
who settled in Greene County, about the 
year 1854, where young Amos grew to 
manhood. October, 1871, he was united 
in marriage to Miss Alice Farmer, a daugh- 
ter of Ely Farmer. Of this marriage three 
children were born : Steven, Eliza and 
John 

WOLSEY SIMEON L. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 8, P. O. Kane. The 
above named gentleman is a native of Jer- 
sey County, born in 1845, where he passed 
the days of his childhood, early youth and 
grew to manhood, becoming early inured 
to the quiet but independent life of a far- 
mer. During the Autumn of 1872, Mr. W. 
was united in marriage to Miss Keturah 
Snell, a daughter of Dr. Asa Snell. There 
were born of this marriage three children : 
Rosa, Agnes and Simeon W. In 1875 Mr. 
Wolsey moved to Greene County, where 
he has since been identified with agricultur- 
al interests, owning 100 acres in T.g, R. 11 

Wood J. renter. Sec. 12, P. O. Rockbridge 

Wood Mrs. Kane 

Woods Austin, farm hand. Sec. 13, P.O. Rock- 
bridge 

Woolridge B. C. farmer, Jalappa 

Woolsey Amos H. farmer, P.O. Kane 



Y 



OHNCKE HENRY, wagon maker, P.O. 
Kane 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 11, WEST. 



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KANE BUSINESS CARDS. 



ADAMS JOSEPH, farmer and thresh- 
er, Kane 

BURNETT W. L. physician and sur- 
geon, Kane 

CARR JOSEPH S. attorney and coun- 
selor at law, Kane 

CHAMBERS JOSEPH, stone ma- 

son, Kane 
CORY O. P. contractor and builder, 

Kane 

ENSLOW JOHN B. justice of the 
peace, Kane 

FENITY P. physician and surgeon, 
Kane 

GILES ANDREW, proprietor of the 
Astor House, and constable of the town 
of Kane 

GREENE & SMITH, dealers in dry 
goods, notions, clothing, boots and shoes, 
hats, caps, etc., corner of Main and Depot 
Streets, Kane 

HUGHES I. S. physician and surgeon, 
Kane 



LITTLEFIELD & GREEN, bank- 
ers, Kane 

McCLURE ROBERT N. black- 
smith, Sec. 29, P. O. Kane 

McGLASHAN MATTHEW, black- 
smith and wagon maker, Jalappa 

OSBORN R. M. merchant, Town, 9, R. 
II. 

PARKER & CO., dealers in groceries, 
queensware, glassware, notions, tobacco 
and fancy confectionery, Kane 

REINECKE W. C. dealer in drugs, 
medicines, chemicals, brushes and toilet 
articles, Kane 

REYNOLDS O. K. physician and sur- 
geon, Kane 

SMITH C. S. dry goods merchant, Kane 

THOMPSON & ENSLOW, stock 
shippers, Kane 

VARBLE JOHN H. blacksmith, Sec. 
15, P.O. Kane 



JERSEYVILLE BUSINESS CARD. 



RICHARDS & FIELDS, wholesale 
and retail dealers in staple and fancy gro- 
ceries, provisions, queensware, glassware, 
lamps, etc., west side South State street, 
Jerseyville, 111. Choice teas a specialty. 
Only first class goods in stock; canned fruit, 
confectionery, notions, etc. George C. Rich- 
ards and Henry C. Field. 



Township 9, North Range 12, West. 



A DMAYER SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 8, 
-^^ P.O. Carrollton 
Allen Elisha, farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Kane 
Allen V. renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 
ANDERSON JOHN D. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Kane. John. D. 
Anderson is a native of Ireland, where he 
was born in the year 1846 ; fourth child of 
William and Mary Ann Anderson. The 
days of his childhood were spent in Ireland, 
where he received a common school educa- 
tion. At the age of twenty, to better his 
fortunes, he crossed the ocean for America, 
arriving in New York city, on the 24th of 
February, 1866 ; from the great metropoli- 
tan city, he wended his way to Greene 
County, where he has since been identified 
vi'ith the farming interest. In 187 1, he was 
married to Miss Mary Williams, a daugh- 
ter of John S. Williams, by whom he has 
two children : John and Margaret. Mr. A. 
ranks among our most successful agricul- 
turists ; owning 220 acres of valuable land 
in this township, and like nearly all of his 
race, his is a generous nature 
Anderson John S. farm hand. Sec. 21, P.O. 

Carrollton 
Annderson Samuel V. farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. 

Carrollton 
Angle David, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Ashford Hiram, farm hand, P.O. Carrollton 
Ashlock William, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Kane 
Austin Mitchel, renter. Sec. 3, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

"DALLAU NOAH, farm hand. Sec. 36, 

^ P.O. Kane 

Barrett John W. renter, Sec. 18, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Baugh Wm. H. farmhand, Sec. 8, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Baumgartner Jacob, renter, Sec. 27, P.O. 
Kane 

Bolt Jefferson, miller, P.O. Kane 



Borer G. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Kane 
Bradley Rube, renter, P.O. Carrollton 
Bray Lenley, renter. Sec. 33, P.O. Kane 
Bridges Burton, renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Kane 
Bridges James, renter. Sec. 26, P.O. Kane 
Britton Nancy Mrs. Sec. 26, P.O. Kane 
Brockus John, old Kane, P.O. Kane 
Brooks Jas. W. laborer, old Kane, P.O. Kane 
Brooks Perry, farm hand. Sec. 33, P.O. 

Kane 
BROOKS TVILLiIS, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Carrollton. Willis 
Brooks is a native of Greene County, and 
was born near the city of Carrollton, on 
the i8th of July, 1830 ; the third child of 
Henry and Elizabeth Brooks; the former 
was born in the old Dominion State, and 
the latter in Kentucky. Henry Brooks 
was a farmer from his earliest years, and 
married in Kentucky ; the date of his com- 
ing to Greene County cannot now be as- 
certained, but in all probability he became 
a cotemporary with many of the early set- 
tlers ; during the latter years of his life 
he became moderately successful as an agri- 
culturist, and died in Kansas, where he 
afterwards removed, and where his wife 
also passed the remainder of her days. 
Willis whose name heads this sketch, grew 
to manhood in Greene County. During 
his boyhood, he worked as a farm hand, 
and from the wages thus obtained, he re- 
ceived a liberal education in the district 
schools in his native place. In 1851, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Cassa A. 
Thomasson, a daughter of Spencer Thom- 
asson, by whom he has seven children : 
Virginia A., born Jan. 24, 1861 ; Nancy 
E., born Dec. 14, 1862 ; William Preston, 
March 31, 1864 ; Fanny E., June 10, 1867 ; 
Josephine, Oct. 24, 1869 
BROWN LOUISA MRS. Sec. 18, 
P.O. Carrollton. The above named lady, 
by whom this narrative is kindly furnished, 
is the oldest daughter of James Ware, one 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



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of the original pioneers of Greene County, 
and relict of William Brown, deceased, 
who became a prominent agriculturist of 
Greene County, and who was in all proba- 
bilities born in the county, as his parents 
Jackson and Elizabeth Brown, settled in 
Illinois when it bore little evidence of civi- 
lization. From his boyhood young Brown be- 
came identified with the farming interest and 
upon the old farm homestead ; he de- 
veloped an energy of character that led to 
successful results in subsequent years, 
although it must have been that educational 
advantages were limited, still he received a 
good common school education. Aug. 7, 
1859, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Louisa Ware, whose name heads this bio- 
graphy. Of this marriage four children 
were born : Martha A., Mary S , Cora A., 
and William. After a long and honorable 
career William Brown was laid at rest in 
the Mount Gilead Cemetery, a handsome 
monument marking the spot. Mr. Brown 
died in affluent circumstances ; his estate 
comprising 240 acres, will compare favor- 
ably with any of like number in the county. 
The handsome farm residence was erected 
during the Autumn of 1867 
Brown Samuel, farm hand, P.O. Kane 
BKOWNING JOHN P. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 6, P. O. CarroUton. John 
P. Browning was born in Greene, on the 
29th of March, 1833. His father was 
Meshac Browning, a native of Kentucky, 
and there married Miss Maxie Wood ; in 
1831, during the Autumn of the year, he 
wended his way to Greene County, and 
first settled in CarroUton, where he found 
employment at his trade that of a brick- 
mason ; subsequently he became a farmer, 
and gained some distinction as a minister 
of the Baptist Denomination, and as the 
gray light of morning beamed upon his 
pathway beckoning him onward to that 
brighter and better land, he quietly awaited 
the summons to a home not made with 
hands; to the care of his wife he left a 
family of nine children, of whom our sub- 
ject was the third child. In 1864, he was 
married to Miss Ellen Trimble, a daughter 
of Harvey Trimble, by whom he has six 
: children : Henry O., Mettie A., Pleasant 
H., Thomas O., Dean and Norman. Mr. 
Browning is the owner of 77 acres, and a 
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consistent member of the Baptist Church 
Browning William, renter. Sec. g, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
BRUNER A. J. DR. physician and 
surgeon. The above named gentleman is 
a native of Tennessee, where he was born 
in the year 1835, the fourth child of Daniel 
and Marena Bruner. Daniel Bruner was 
a farmer in limited circumstances. Hav- 
ing married in Tennessee Miss Marena 
McCoblum, he worked early and late, but 
never became more than ordinarily success- 
ful. He passed away in Tennessee, and 
not many years after his wife was laid 
at rest in the village cemetery. Our subject 
received a preliminary education in the 
district schools of his native place. Re- 
moving to Kentucky, he entered upon a 
literary course of study at the Hiawatha 
College. Proceeding to Keokuk, Iowa, he 
entered the College of Physicians, graduat- 
ing from this institution with honor on the 
17th of February, 1875, and since this date 
has secured a large practice in Greene 
County ; a resident near Woodville, where 
he has become the owner of a valuable 
property. In 1869 he was married to Mrs. 
Mary A. Slater, a daughter of Richard and 
Sarah J. Spalding 
Burch David, farm hand, P.O. Kane 
Burch Elijah, renter. Sec. 13, P.O.Kane 
Burch Terry, renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Kane 
Burgess William, renter. Sec. 35, P.O. Kane 
Burlison David, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Kane 
Bushel George, farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

CAMPBELL DANIEL, school-teacher 
Sec. 16, P.O. CarroUton 
Campbell Daniel, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
Carman William, farm hand, Sec. 24, P.O. 

Kane 
Carmine Samuel, laborer, P.O. Kane 
Carmine Thomas, laborer. Sec. 36, P.O. Kane 
CARRICO LAFAYETTE T. farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 33, P.O. Kane. La- 
fayette Carrico was born in Jersey County 
in 1843, and is the oldest child of John C. 
and Winnie Ann Carrico. In entering 
into a description of life and times in 
Greene County, and of the men who are 
actors therein, of those born in the State, 
it can only be said of those who followed 



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agriculture for a livelihood, that little of 
the hardships of frontier life fell to their 
lot, and necessarily some of our sketches 
occupy more space than others. Lafayette 
Carrico passed his boyhood upon a farm, 
and received the usual district school edu- 
cation. In 1864, he was married to Miss 
Rosann Shanks, by whom he had two chil- 
dren : Clara, born in 1868, and Anna, born 
Dec. 8, 1864, died Jan. 13, 1866. Mr. 
Carrico is the owner of 100 acres of land, 
and is a thorough-going, successful farmer 
Carrico Marion, renter, P.O. Kane 
CarstensC. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Carrollton 
Clark Alfred, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton 
CLARK ESTHER MRS. relict of 
Israel Clark, Sec. 9, P.O. Carrollton. In 
tracing tlie life history of families, we neces- 
sarily follow the varying fortunes of the 
head of the family. Israel Clark was a 
native of Ohio, where he was born in 1814. 
Early in life he became apprentieed to the 
trade of a carpenter, continuing in this 
occupation after his marriage, which oc- 
curred on the 3d of October, 1839, to Miss 
Esther Demeen, in Ohio. In 1848, Israel 
Clark moved to Greene County, where he 
purchased a farm of 160 acres, east of Car- 
rollton, and subsequently became the owner 
of 250 acres. In 1864, he purchased the 
property known as the Clark estate, con- 
sisting ac one time of 240 acres ; at present 
comprising 160 acres. In 1868, Mr. Clark 
was laid at rest in the beautiful cemetery 
south of the city of Carrollton. The sur- 
vivors of the family are Mrs. Clark, who 
was born in Butler County, O., and seven 
children : John, Susan, Isaac, William, 
Alfred, Jennie L., and Charles 

/^LARK JOHN, farmer. Sec. 9, P.O. Car- 

^-^ rollton 

Clark William B. farmer. Sec. 9, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

CLOSE LUCINDA MRS. Sec. 17, 
P. O. Carrollton. Mrs. Close is a native 
of Kentucky, where she was born in 1811, 
and accompanied her parents Samuel and 
Elizabeth Martin in the year 1827 to 
Greene County 

Close Newton, renter, Sec. 35, P. O. Kane 

Cockrell George C. farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 36, P.O. Kane 

Cockrell Bysha, renter. Sec. 35, P. O. Kane 



Coonts Jefferson, farmer and stock raiser, Sec 
34, P. O. Kane 

Craven James, farm hand, Sec. 6, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

Crawford I, D. minister of the Gospel, Sec. 
34, P. O. Kane 

Crone David, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Kane 

Cummings Hezekiah, renter, Sec. 21, P. O. 
Carrollton 

TRAVIS SAMUEL, farm hand. Sec. 2, P. 

-^ O. Carrollton 

Diamond William, renter. Sec. 34, P.O. Kane 

DODSON JAMES T. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 27, P.O. Kane. Tracing 
back to some extent, the early history of 
the Dodson family, we find that the grand- 
father of our subject, Major Dodson, was 
a native of Virginia, and a farmer and hat- 
ter by occupation ; but little can be gleaned 
relative to him ; early in life, he learned to 
rely upon Him who maketh all things well, 
and in the maturer years of manhood, the 
pioneer minister. Father Clark, frequently 
made a stopping point at his cabin, and 
other pioneer ministers of note. He mar- 
ried Miss Amy Alderson, of Fairfax Coun- 
ty, Virginia, by whom he had a family of 
thirteen children ; Ely was a successful 
physician; Elijah, the second child, became 
a prominent minister; Enoch became a 
successful practicing physician; Ezekiel also 
turned his attention to the ministerial pro- 
fession; Levy, entered the Mexican service 
of 1846, and was killed in action while a 
soldier under General Taylor, while Thom- 
as, the father of him whose name heads 
this column, became a school teacher, and 
owing to limited space we now follow his 
fortunes to Greene County, where he be- 
came a resident in 18^.0. He was a pio- 
neer of considerable learning for the period 
of time in which he lived, devoting much of 
his time to school teaching arid farming; he 
became a consistent member of the Metho- 
dist Church, and was identified with many 
public orders, as the Sons of Temperance, 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and 
Masonic. He was married to Miss Sarah 
Taylor, a daughter of Tubba Taylor, who 
became one of the pioneers of Greene Co., 
and probably established the first black- 
smith shop in this portion of the West. 
Going back to the thread of our narrative, 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 12, WEST. 



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I] this marriage occurred in 1833, and was 
blessed with three children. The eventful 
life of Thomas Dodson ended on the 25th 
of November, 1855, and he was laid at rest 
in the cemetery of old Kane, and where 
the ashes of his wife now repose, Mrs. D. 
having passed away, August 21, 1878. 
James T. passed his boyhood in Greene 
County, upon the old farm homestead. 
When the war broke out, he enlisted in 
Company C, I22d 111. Infantry, for three 
years service, as private. Subsequently he 
entered the Provost Marshal's office, assum- 
ing the duties of deputy, afterwards in the 
service of the Treasury Department in Ken- 
tucky, and received an appointment in the 
Quarter Master General's office in the city of 
Washington. Since the war he has resided 
in Greene County, where he married Miss 
Addie Petit, in 1867 ; this lady is a daugh- 
ter of Dr. A. S. Petit and Julia, and niece 
of the late Gov. Reynolds. Of this mar- 
riage, three children were born : Ella, 
Charles and Harriet. Mr. D. is the owner 
of 160 acres jointly with others, and is now 
a resident of township 9, range 12 

Doxie Mary Mrs. Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 

■pNGLISH WHARTON F. trader, res. 

-*-' old Kane, P.O. Kane 

Enslow Jerome, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Kane 

ERISMAN JACOB, proprietor of the 
United States Flouring Mills, originally an 
old landmark on the banks of the Macou- 
pin, but rebuilt in 1865. Jacob Erisman 
was born in the year 1833 ; he had attained 
his fourth year when his parents, Christo- 
pher and Catherine Erisman, emigrated to 
Ohio, where young Erisman grew to matu- 
rity, and became apprenticed to the trade 
of a miller, and subsequently became a 
journeyman workman, and in 1859, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Rachel Crom- 
well. In 1865 he came to Greene County, 
where he has principally resided, and where 
ht has for the past ten years assumed the 
proprietorship of the mills above mentioned, 
which are fitted up with all modern ma- 
chinery, and where he is fully prepared to 
do custom work ; owing to his superior 
brand of flour, Mr. Erisman receives many 
orders in Greene and adjoining counties. 
Mr. E. is a shrewd business man, and what 
is still better, a liberal whole-souled gen- 



tleman, whose enterprise crops out on many 
occasions. Mr. E. has but one child, Katy 
A. now living. Mary F. the youngest 
child, died on the 22d of February, 1878. 
Note. — The U. S. Mills are owned jointly 
by Mu. E., Mrs. Charlotte King and heirs 

FJELTER PETER, farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 28, P.O.Kane, who ranks among 
the more prominent citizens of Greene 
County, was born in the State of New 
York, October 19th, 1819. In his fifteenth 
year his parents emigrated to the west and 
settled in Greene County, not far distant 
from the village of Kane. During his youth 
our subject proceeded to Carrollton, where 
he became apprenticed to the trade of a 
tailor, subsequently completing his trade in 
the city of St. Louis. Removing to Jersey 
County he engaged in boating, merchan- 
dising and farming, and there developed 
that force of character that laid the found- 
ation for future success. In 1844 he was uni- 
ted in marriage to Miss Harriet Brambetta, 
a daughter of Elkanah Brambetta. Here 
were passed many years of his life, the lat- 
ter were principally passed in farming. In 
1866 he became a resident of Greene County, 
where he has since resided. After a life of 
almost unexampled activity, he has now 
reached that pinnacle of success open to all 
who display the same amount of energy 
that has marked Mr. Felter's career from 
boyhood. In the counties of Jersey and 
Greene he is the owner of some five hun- 
dred acres of valuable land, and also a val- 
uable tract in Kansas, There were born 
of this marriage thirteen children, ten of 
whom are living : George, Josepiiine, Frank 
L., Mary, Cornelia, Flora, Delia, William, 
Blanche and Charles 

Finney John, engineer, residence old Kane, 
P.O. Kane 

Fesler Thomas, engineer, residence old Kane, 
P.O. Kane 

Frances Julius, farm hand, .Sec. 36, P.O. Kane 

FRY GE:N^ERAL JACOB, farmer 
and stock raiser. Sec. 24, P.O. Kane. As 
the career of General Fry is well known 
to the citizens of the State of Illinois and 
of Greene County, where he has borne so 
prominent a part, we will enter into no de- 
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perpetuate the memory of one whose ability 
became recognized in the stirring scenes 
of western life. General Fry was born in 
Fayette County, Kentucky, on the 20th day 
of September, 1799. His father was Earn- 
hardt Fry, a revolutionary soldier, and a na- 
tive of Maryland. He was of German ori- 
gin, a farmer by occupation, and served five 
years in the continental war. He was mar- 
ried to a Miss Swigart, who bore him six chil- 
dren, of whom the subject of this sketch was 
the youngest. In his own language : " I ac- 
quired a round log-cabin education." In his 
youth he worked at the carpenter tiade. At 
the early age of twenty he became a resident 
of Greene County, his total possessions foot- 
ing up to thirty-seven and a-half cents. He 
it was who built the first house in Carrollton. 
On the 25th of May, 1826, he was married 
at Carrollton, to Miss Emily Turney, a 
daughter of the late General James Tur- 
ney, formerly of Tennessee. At the first 
County Court ever held in Greene County 
he was appointed constable and subse- 
quently became deputy sheriff. Holding 
this position six years, he became sheriff of 
the county, and his efficiency was so appar- 
ent, that for five terms of two years dura- 
tion, he held the position to the general 
satisfaction of all. In 1831 occurred the 
Black Hawk war, and Governor Reynolds, 
with his usual promptness, ordered out a 
brigade of mounted volunteers to the dis- 
puted territory, to repel the Indians. In 
this brigade Colonel Fry received the ap- 
pointment of Lieutenant Colonel, in the 
regiment of which Henry was Colonel. 
This body of troops soon received march- 
ing orders, and subsequently were disband- 
ed at Rock Island. In 1832, Colonel 
Fry was again called upon to take the 
field, and commanded a regiment of Gen- 
eral Samuel Whiteside's brigade. The army 
was soon in motion, and proceeded to 
within a short distance of Rock Island, 



and up the river to Dixon where they en- 
camped for several days, thence to Ottawa, 
where the troops were disbanded ; and 
now, at the request of the Governor, he 
raised one regiment of the disbanded troops 
for twenty days service, to guard the fron- 
tier. At the expiration of this time the vol- 
unteers forming this regiment were dis- 
banded. Colonel Fry proceeded to La- 
Salle, where he was elected colonel of a 
regiment of new levies, and subsequently 
formed a part of General Henry's brigade. 
Shortly after the regiment received march- 
ing orders, their first objective point be- 
ing Mud Lake, near Rock River, whence 
they joined the regular troops under Gen- 
eral Atkinson. Provisions were now scarce, 
and Henry was ordered by his superior 
officer to Fort Winnebago to get rations 
and return. Obtaining their supplies, the 
troops, after consultation between General 
Henry and Colonel Fry, hearing of the 
close proximity of the Indians, moved 
up the river, where they found trace of the 
marauders. On pursuing the trail they 
overtook the enemy at the Wisconsin Riv- 
er, where a sharp conflict of short dura- 
tion took place, and late in the afternoon 
the enemy escaped across the river. The 
following morning General Atkinson came 
up with the main body, and joining Gen- 
eral Henry's forces, were soon in hot pur- 
suit of the enemy, bringing them to bay 
below the mouth of Bad Ax Creek. This 
fight ended the Black Hawk war, and for a 
time the Indian troubles in the northwest. 
Colonel Fry then took charge of the brigade 
and proceeded to Dixon, where they were 
mustered out of the service, to follow more 
peaceful pursuits. He was soon after made 
Brigadier General and subsequently Major 
General of the militia of Illinois. He was 
elected by the State legislature, during the 
sessions of 1836-7, as acting canal commis- 
sioner, and accordingly removed to Lock- 



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port during the winter of 1837. He served 
until 1846 — a period of nine years, in this 
capacity, displaying marked ability. Re- 
maining in Lockport, he entered upon a 
mercantile career, and in 1850 organized a 
party for the gold mines of California, and 
after an overland trip of some months dura- 
tion, starting from Lockport on the first of 
April, he reached Sacramento on the second 
day of August. He was destined to remain 
for a period of three years, entering into 
mercantile pursuits, and turning his atten- 
tion to mining, he became quite successful. 
His experience of former years had enabled 
him to grasp many difficult State problems, 
and on the golden coast he displayed an ex- 
ecutive capacity that caused him to be- 
come the nominee of the Democratic party 
for the State Senate, receiving the election 
by an overwhelming majority. Serving in 
this honorable body through one session he 
then returned to Illinois, locating at Ottawa. 
By James Buchanan, and through the direct 
influence of his old friend. Judge Douglas, 
he received the appointment of the respon- 
sible position of collector of customs, at 
Chicago, and received, while the holder of 
this important position, the first unbroken 
cargo that entered that port. The tide in 
governmental affairs now began to turn, 
and the political excitement in many in- 
stances ran high ; General Fry was out- 
spoken in favor of his old friend, Stephen 
A. Douglas, then a member of the United 
States Senate, and was accordingly super- 
seded by a more pliable successor. This 
removal as stated by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, to General Fry, in conversation at 
the city of Washington, was caused solely 
through his friendship for and warm ad- 
miration of the Little Giant. Event- 
ually he returned to his old home in Greene 
County, where he was quietly pursuing the 
duties appertaining to his farm, when the 
war of rebellion came. He was well ad- 
vanced in years, but he had a reverence for 
the old flag that had floated over many a bat- 
tle field in the revolutionary struggle, and 



now when the tramp of armed feet resound- 
ed through many of our cities and towns, 
through the solicitation of Governor Yates, 
he organized the 6ist Regiment of Illinois 
Volunteer Infantry, and received from 
him the appointment of Colonel. Proceed- 
ing to the front from Carrollton, he bore a 
prominent part in the rebellion, where 
he became a participant in many important 
battles, especially that of Pittsburgh 
Landing. Resigning his commission 
through disability, since the war he 
has resided at his beautiful farm residence. 
For twelve years he has been deprived of 
sight through the exposures of war, but 
through well-directed efforts the declining 
years of his life are blessed with plenty, 
and no one in State or county evinces a 
more liberal disposition toward all things 
worthy, than the honored gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch. General Fiy is 
the owner of 640 acres. His marriage 
to Miss Turney was blessed with five 
children : James, a graduate of West Point, 
holds the position of Adjutant General 
in the regular army ; Sarah, now the wife 
of Douglas Fry, a wealthy Californian ; 
William M., a captain in the late war, and 
proprietor of the Arcadia Mills at Carroll- 
ton ; Edward M., a broker at San Fran- 
cisco, and Julia, A., now the wife of George 
W, Ware, a merchant andbanker of Jersey- 
ville 

/^ARR JOHN, renter. Sec. 33, P. O. 

^ Kane 

Gernigin Jesse, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Kane 

Gernigin William, renter. Sec. 28, P. O. 
Kane 

Gilliland Samuel A. renter, Sec. 26, P. O. 
Kane 

Givens Henry, farm hand. Sec. 24, P. O. 
Kane 

Gorham John G. farmer. Sec. 35, P. O. 
Kane 

Grandstaff William, renter. Sec. 32, P. O. 
Kane 

GREENE NELSON, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 24, P. O. Kane. Time has 
wrought many changes in the great and 
growing West, and few have been more stir- 
ring actors on the scene of action than the 
Greene family. Foremost among the lead- 
ing spirits of pioneer days, we mention 



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with more than a passing notice, William 
Greene, father of our subject ; he was born 
in the State of Kentucky, of an extremely 
daring disposition ; in his youth he wended 
his way to the State of Illinois, settling in 
Bond Co., thence to Madison Co., at a time 
when few then traversed Illinois, save the 
harbingers of advancing civilization, the 
hunters and trappers, who ever move on- 
ward at the advance of civilization. We 
do not know the motive that inspired Wil- 
liam Greene to become a resident of this 
State at this early date, and eventually a 
leader among men, whose daring nature 
overcame all obstacles ; doubtless the 
West, where game abounded in the forest, 
and the finny tribe that swam our Western 
waters, had claims for him ; his martial 
spirit made him a leader among men, and 
shortly after his arrival in the West, we 
findhim a soldier among other troops for the 
protection of the frontier ; he was destined 
to witness many stirring events during 
these Indian expeditions; in 1819, he be- 
came a resident of Greene County, where 
he was destined to play so prominent a 
part, and where himself, John Greene and 
Thomas Carlin were instructed as to the 
laying out of the county seat ; as we have 
seen, he was a man of no ordinary 
courage, and evinced so much reckless 
daring as the leader of parties known as 
the Macoupinites, equally as daring as 
himself, that when it became necessary for 
the erection of a court house in Carrollton, 
in after years, it is safe to assume that he 
bore no secondary part in the payment of 
money toward its erection. In early days, 
Carrollton was a central point for the mili- 
tia drills, over which Mr. Greene was the 
presiding officer; in many ways he will 
long be remembered as one who helped 
materially toward making Greene County, 
named in honor of William and John 
Greene, one of the most flourishing coun- 
ties in the State ; he died in 1828 ; his esti- 
mable wife, who bore him five children, is 
still living, a resident of this township, a 
lady of sturdy independence and will, that 
distinguished many of the pioneer women, 
who spent no time in idleness. Nelson 
was the fourth child, and as our narrative 
is obtained from him, we here append a 
short biography. He was born in Greene 



County, in the year 1822, and grew up a 
stout, vigorous boy, early becoming inured 
to the hard work of a farm, and receiving 
such education as he obtained in a subscrip- 
tion school; in 1847, he was married to 
Elizabeth Ann Gano, a daughter of John 
S. Gano, a Virginian ; in his own language 
— " I borrowed the clothes which I wore to 
the marriage," and subsequently borrowed 
many of the household utensils that formed 
the simple furniture of his cabin ; but he 
worked hard, and this paved the way for 
future success ; he is the owner of 120 
acres of land in one of the best townships 
of Greene County ; is a whole-souled, lib- 
eral gentleman, and enjoys the confidence 
of his many friends ; he was twice elected 
justice of the peace, serving eight years, 
and has probably married more happy 
couples than any other man in the county. 
Mr. G. is the father of eight children : 
John, Emily, Mary, Sarah, Lucy, Herschel, 
Robert and Clarence 

TT ALBERT MARY E. Sec. 7, P.O. Car- 

■*^ ronton 

Hartwick James, farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Hartwick S. W. farmer. Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Harwood Delilah Mrs. Sec. 8, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Hawk James, renter, Sec. II, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Hefifron Patrick, renter. Sec. 15, P.O. Kane 

HERON ALEXANDER F. farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Carrollton 

HEROX AUGUSTUS CONK- 
LilN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec, 20, P. 
O. Carrollton. The subject of this biog- 
raphy was born in Erie County, Penn., 
May 14, 1819. Augustus was the oldest 
of a family of nine children ; his father 
was Robert Evans Heron ; he was a mer- 
chant in affluent circumstances ; possessed 
of an ability that led to successful results, 
and amassed considerable property in mer- 
cantile pursuits ; he died at Louisville, 
Ky., where he afterward removed. Augus- 
tus passed his early boyhood in Pennsylva- 
nia, where he received a liberal education ; 
in 1S32, possessed of that adventurous dis- 
position characteristic of Young America, 
he departed from the parental roof and 



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made his way to Missouri, where he sought 
employment on the broad waters of the 
Mississippi as a cabin boy, plying between 
the cities of Memphis, New Orleans, Nat- 
chez, and other points ; he soon became a 
valuable assistant, and, in process of time, 
a second steward ; displaying marked abil- 
ity, he became steward on board the George 
Collier, Natchez, Belle Creole, Eclipse and 
Imperial ; in this capacity he gave such 
general satisfaction that few gained more 
reputation as an honorable man and one 
more skilled in his profession than he; one 
incident in his career is worthy of note, as 
a steward his ability was unquestioned, yet 
it would necessarily be strange if some un- 
pleasantness in connection with his posi- 
tion did not occur. On one occasion, an 
employee of the boat, who could not stand 
prosperity or good living, made a jesting 
remark in reference to the corn bread, a 
staple article on all packets many years 
ago. Mr. Heron was notified of the con- 
versation, and made his way to the cabin, 
•'Jim," said he, to the surly boarder, "what is 
the matter with that corn bread ?" A satis- 
factory answer not being forthcoming, he 
remarked, wi h that sarcasm peculiar to 
many who pass their lives on our Western 
waters : "Jim, that ain't the kind of corn 
bread you and I were used to when we 
came in from our fishing excursions, and 
your aged mother, with alt due care and re- 
gard for our comfort, gathered together her 
baking material, and transferring it to the 
smoothing board, set it to bake from the 
large open fireplace." Jim made his exit 
amid the jeers of the passengers. While 
employed on the river Mr. Heron was mar- 
ried in the Crescent City, to Miss Martha 
A. Brant, by whom he had two children, 
Helen and an infant child. When that dread 
scourge of yellow fever became prevalent 
in New Orleans, Mrs. Heron became a vic- 
tim to the yellow monster, whose bronzed 
breath carried death and desolation to 
many a saddened household. In i86i, he 
married his second wife, Mrs. Rachel 
Burkett, by whom he had two children, 
Alex. F. and Aug. C; in 1864, the yellow 
fever again prevailed to an alarming ex- 
tent, and Mr. Heron was soon again called 
upon to perform the last sad rites for his 
second wife, who was laid at rest in the 



city of New Orleans during the year made 
memorable by the advent of the bronzed 
visitor. For a number of years Mr. Heron 
conducted a successful business in a bakery 
establishment of his own, on Choupetoulas 
street ; for nearly twenty-five years he re- 
mained a resident of this Southern city; in 
1849, ^e made a visit to Greene County, 
111., when he purchased 160 acres of land 
in this township, and five years ago he be- 
came a permanent resident, where he now 
owns 188 acres of valuable land, and ranks 
among the more honorable farmers in 
Greene County 
HERON A. C. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Car- 
roUton. A. C. Heron is a native of New 
Orleans, where he was born Sept. 26, 1848; 
in 1864, his parents moved to Greene 
County, where our subject grew to man- 
hood, and received a liberal education ; in 
1871, he was married to Miss Delilah 
Clark, by whom he had one child, deceased. 
Mrs. Heron died in 1874, and, in 1877, 
Mr. Heron united his fortunes to Miss Lu- 
cinda Lancaster, by whom he has two chil- 
dren, Edward P. and Robert L. 
Hill Samuel, painter, P.O. Carrollton 
Hinson Albert, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Kane 
Hoogland William, farm hand, Sec. 18, P.O. 

Carrollton 
HODGES WILLIAM, farmer and 
stock raiser, residence old Kane. William 
Hodges is a native of Jersey County, and 
born in 1850, a son of Edward Hodges, 
deceased, who was a native of Texas, born 
in 1820, who became a resident of Illinois 
some 35 years ago, locating in Jersey County, 
where he was maiTied to Miss Nancy Davis, 
who was born in Jersey County; twenty-five 
years ago the family moved to Greene 
County, where Edward Hodges became a 
successful agriculturist through the display 
of that energy inseparable from success. 
After a life of very unusual activity he was 
laid at rest in Greene County. The surviv- 
ors of the family are Mrs. Hodges and 
eight children, of whom the subject of this 
sketch is the fourth child. In 1877 he was 
united in marriage to Miss Lucy Smith, of 
Jersey County, by whom he has one child, 
Harry 
HOLMES ISAAC, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. 
Kane. The above named gentleman is a na- 
tive of Greene County, where he was born 



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on the 13th of September, 1833; oldest son 
of William and Elizabeth Holmes. Isaac 
grew up in Greene County; received a com- 
mon school education, and became em- 
ployed in farming from his earliest years. 
In 1865 he 'vas united in marriage to Miss 
"Martha Duggan, a daughter of George and 
Elizabeth Duggan. Of this marriage two 
children were born : Charles and William. 
At the second call for volunteers, on the 4th 
day of September, 1863, Mr. Holmes en- 
listed in Co. E, 32d Regt. 111. Inft., and 
became engaged in the following battles : 
Shiloh, Corinth, Hatchie River, Vicksburg, 
Grand Gulf, Champion Hills, Kenesaw 
Mountains, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, 
and Bentonville. Re-enlisting in this com- 
pany, he remained four years in the service 
of the U. S. government. He was honor- 
ably discharged on the i6th of September, 
1865 
Huitt John W. jr. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Kane 
Huitt RoUand B. farmer and stock raiser. 

Sec. 25, P.O. Kane 
Hulan S. H. farm hand, P.O. Carrollton 
Hunt Milton, farmer. Sec, 32, P.O. Kane 
Hunt William, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Kane 
HUPP OLIVER PEKRY, black 
smith and horse-shoer, is a native of Vir- 
ginia, where he was born in the year 1S33, 
and resided in the Old Dominion State for 
many a year, and where he became ap- 
prenticed to the trade of a blacksmith at an 
early age. Residing in Virginia when the 
war broke out, he joined the Southern 
forces under Early, and was subsequently 
transferred to the brigade under command 
of Stonewall Jackson. Since the war he 
has resided in Kane, Greene County, in 
the latter he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary Ashlock, daughter of Jesse Ashlock, 
by whom he had one child, not living. See 
business card elsewhere 
HUTCHENS BRASWELL. De- 
ceased was born in Greene County, July 8, 
1832, and was the second child of Elkanah 
and Frances Hutchens. Elsewhere will be 
found a biographical sketch of Elkanah 
Hutchens, and we now follow the fortunes 
of Braswell Hutchens in Greene County, 
■where he followed principally the occupa- 
tion of a farmer, although early in life he 
became apprenticed to the trade of a black- 
smith, which he abandoned two years after 



becoming a journeyman workman. Decem- 
ber, 1852, he was nnited in marriage to 
Miss Caroline Landon, a daughter of Ed- 
mund and Julia Landon, whose maiden 
name was Reynolds. Of this marriage 
eleven children were born: Horace,Elkanah, 
Mary, Lucius, Julius, Jasper, Julia, Augus- 
tus, Maria, Gilbert, Helen, and infant child. 
Mr. Hutchens passed away in 1878, and 
was laid at rest in the Hutchens Cemetery 
HUTCHENS ELKANAH, farmer 
and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Carrollton. 
Our biographical sketch would be incom- 
plete were we to omit to mention the 
whole-souled gentleman whose name ap- 
pears at the head of this sketch. Many who 
sought homes upon the boundless prairies 
or among the timber belts of Southern Illi- 
nois, were natives of the Sunny South, and 
among this hardy people we class Elkanah 
Hutchens one of the veteran pioneers of 
Greene County. He was born in North 
Carolina in 1803, where he passed the days 
of his childhood, early youth and to grew 
manhood, receiving such education as a log 
cabin afforded. From youth he followed 
agriculture, and married in North Carolina 
Miss Frankie Pilcher, a daughter of James 
Pilcher. In 1829, when many favorable 
reports were spread abroad about Illinois 
and its prosperity, Elkanah Hutchens deter- 
mined to make this new Eldorado his future 
home, and accf)rdingly made his way over- 
land in a pioneer schooner, or covered 
wagon ; after a monotonous journey, occu- 
pying some weeks, he landed in Morgan 
County on the 7th of May, 1829, near the 
City of Winchester, in Scott County, and 
here he entered land from the government, 
and remained until 1 831, when he crossed 
over to Greene County, and settled in town 
9, range 12, the property he now owns, 
consisting of 160 acres. A cabin had been 
erected on the land, and here the emigrants 
made their home for several yeai's. As 
many anecdotes and incidents of pioneer life 
find their way in our general history, and 
as Mr. Hutchens' life in Greene County was 
the common lot of all, it only remains for 
us to say that step by step Mr. Hutchens 
arose to a condition of independence. He is 
now the owner of 160 acres of valuable 
land, and has the respect and confidence 
of neighbors and friends in Greene County 



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HUTCHENS ELKANAHD. farmer 

and stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. CarroUton. 
Many of those comfortably situated in the 
agricultural walks of life were born in 
Greene County, and grew to the mature 
years of manhood surrounded by pioneer 
influences. Among this class we mention 
the subject of this sketch with more than a 
passing notice. He was born in the year 
1845. From his earliest years followed 
farming. November, 187 1, he was united 
in marriage to Miss Sarah Bell, who bore 
him one child, Clara Belle, who died in 
infancy. Mrs. Hutchens died in 1874, and 
was laid at rest in the Providence Ceme- 
tery. In 1876, Mr. Hutchens was united 
in marriage to Miss Lucy J. Anderson, a 
daughter of Samuel and Purnell Anderson, 
by whom he has one child, Eva. Mr. H. 
is the owner of 480 acres of valuable land, 
and a valuable property in CarroUton. As 
a farmer he has become exceedingly pros- 
perous. For a number of years he seved 
in the capacity of a school teacher, and 
evinced considerable ability in this pro- 
fession 
Hutchens Ellis, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. CarroUton 
Hutchens Gideon, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Car- 
roUton 
Hutchens Horace, farmer. Sec. g, P. O. 
CarroUton 

TRWIN JABEZ, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. 
-*■ Kane 

JOHNSON ELVA, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. 
Kane 
Johnson John, renter, P.O. CarroUton 

TT'EIS HIRAM, renter, P.O. CarroUton 
■^^ KeUer WiUiam, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. 

Kane 
Kelly J. renter. Sec. 4, P.O. CarroUton 
King H. J. renter. Sec. 11, P.O. CarroUton 
King John Mrs. Sec. 11, P.O. CarroUton 
King Thomas, farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. CarroUton 
Kinred Grant, renter. Sec. 8, P. O. CarroUton 

T ANCASTER CHARLES, renter. Sec. 
^ 9, P.O. CarroUton 
Lockman Henry, renter, P.O. CarroUton 
Lozier Jacob, farmer, Sec. 28, P. O. Kane 

ly/rcDANIELS LAFAYETTE, farm 
-'■*-*■ hand. Sec. 16, P. O, Kane 
Martin Eliza Mrs. Sec. 8, P. O. CarroUton 



MARTIN JAMES, agriculturist, 
was born in Kentucky on the 14th of June, 
1814; during his youth he became appren- 
ticed to the trade of a bricklayer, and 
worked for many years as a journeyman 
workman. In 1828 occurred the family 
removal to Greene County, where James 
Martin during the year 1833 turned his 
attention to the trade of a bricklayer, 
although subsequent years developed and 
aptitude for farming, and accordingly a 
purchase of property was made; with the 
exception of a short residence in Kansas, the 
greater portion of his days were spent in 
Greene County. In 1848 he was married 
to Miss Eliza Harwood, a daughter of 
Albert G. Harwood of Greene County; of 
this marriage ten children were born, two 
sons and eight daughters, all of whom are 
yet living. This sketch would be incom- 
plete were we to omit to mention Mr. 
Martin's adherence to the union cause dur- 
ing the stirring scenes of war, when to a 
union man in many portions of Southern 
Illinois brought down the hatred and enmity 
of many known as bushwhackers; neces- 
sarily his early life was marked by poverty, 
but he was endowed with an unlimited stock 
of commendable energy which made him 
successful in his various enterprises; after 
an energetic and honorable career, both 
as an agriculturist and mechanic, he died 
at his farm residence in township 9, range 
12, of lung fever, and his ashes now repose 
in the Mount Gilead Cemetery; the estate 
comprises 200 acres, a valuable tract of 
land pleasantly situated 

Martin John, farmer, Sec. 7, P. O. CarroU- 
ton 

MARTIN NEWTON, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 7, P. O. CarroUton. The 
father of our subject was Samuel Martin, 
who was of Welch origin; but little per- 
taining to his early life can now be gleaned; 
it is supposed that he was a native of Ohio, 
and afterward moved to Kentucky, where 
he followed farming to some extent, al- 
though by trade he was a cooper; it was 
here that he formed the acquaintance of, 
and married Miss Elizabeth Guntermon; 
from Kentucky Samuel Martin moved to 
Indiana, where he remained a short time, 
when he moved to Greene County, the date 
of his arrival is not known, but it was 



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probably a very early day, as Jersey County 
still formed a portion of Greene County, 
and in the vicinity of the bluffs, where he 
settled, it was but thinly populated, scarce- 
ly a cabin dotting the surface of the prairie 
for many miles; he became moderately 
successful in life, and died at an advanced 
age in Greene County in 1844. Mrs. 
■ Martin survived her husband some thirty 
years, and her ashes repose in the Hutch- 
ens Cemetery. The survivors of this 
family are ten, of whom our subject is the 
seventh child, who was born in Jersey 
County in 1827. October 3. 1848, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Jane 
Thomasson, a daughter of William and 
Sarah Thomasson; by whom he had six- 
teen children, eleven of whom are living : 
William E., George O., John W., Samuel 
P., Stephen Douglas, Eudora A., Mary A., 
Jacob E., Frank, Elizabeth E. and Virginia 
A. After a long an honorable career Mr. 
Martin has become comfortably situated 
in life, and resides on his farm of 200 
acres of valuable land situated in town- 
ship 9, range 12 
Martin Samuel, renter, Sec. 18, P. O. Car- 

rollton 
Martin Samuel C. farmer. Sec. 8, P. O. Car- 
roll ton 
McCarty John, renter, Sec. 34, P. O. Kane 
McDernott Nelson, farm hand, P. O. Kane 
Morgan Alfred, renter. Sec. 25, P. O. Kane 
Morris Clinton, farmer. Sec. 26, P. O. Kane 
Morris Christopher, renter, Sec. 32, P. O. 

Kane 
MORRIS MARIA MRS. Sec. 26, P.O. 
Kane. Mrs. Morris is a native of Illinois, 
born at Rock Island in 1836; her parents 
Medad and Amelia Lyman were, years 
prior to this, residents of Greene County, 
and the year 1839 found them again resi- 
dents of the place; we have only space to 
say that the lady above mentioned was 
married to Isaac Oliver; he was a native of 
Ohio; this marriage occurring in Scott 
County. Mr. Oliver was a wagonmaker by 
occupation, and while engaged in this 
vocation the war broke out, enlisting at the 
first call for volunteers, he remained until 
the close of the rebellion; the life of a 
soldier had undermined his health, and 
shortly after the war closed he passed 
quietly away finding a last resting place 



in Macoupin County. Of the marriage 
six children were born, one of whom, Mary, 
is the only one living at this date ; in 1 868 
Mrs. M. was married to James Redding, a 
native of Michigan, who died in 1871 ; in 
1872, Mrs. M. was united in marriage to 
Marvel Morris a native of Tennessee, who 
became a resident of Greene County, 
locating west of Kane in 1829, and in 
1834 located on the farm property, now 
owned by Mrs. Morris; he passed away to 
that world of spirits to which we all are 
tending, February, 1876, leaving to care 
of his wife two children. Freeman and 
Rosa M. The estate comprises 160 acres, 
Mrs. Morris is the owner of 120 
Morris Robert, farmer, Sec. 26, P. O. Kane 
Morrison James, renter. Sec. 9, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

"IVr ORRIS ANDREW, farmer, Sec. 27, 

-'■^ P. O. Kane 

Norton Isaac, renter, P.O. Kane 

/^WENS THOMAS, renter, P. O. Kane 

^^^ Ozbun Bartholomew, farmer. Sec 10, 
P. O. Carrollton 

Ozbun B. F. farmer, Sec. 10, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Ozbun Daniel, farmer, Sec. 3. P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Ozbun Jesse, renter. Sec. 10, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Ozbun John R. renter, Sec. 3, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Ozbun Robert, farm hand, Sec. 10, P. O. 
Carrollton 

pAGE WILLIAM, renter. Sec. 27, P. O. 

-^ Kane 

Paine Robert, farm hand. Sec. 8, P. O, Car- 
rollton ' 

PARKER THOMAS S. farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 14, P. O. Kane. Thomas 
S. Parker one of those whole souled gentle- 
man, with whom it is a pleasure to meet, 
was born in Hampshire County, West 
Virginia, on the 28th of February, 1837; 
his father Jacob W. Parker was also a 
Virginian, a weaver by trade, he is de- 
scribed as a man extremely fond of 
traversing the forest in search of game; it 
is quite probable that he heard many 
glowing accounts of the West. Illinois was 



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then settling up quite rapidly and thither 
the Virginian directed his footsteps during 
the Autumn of 1837; from Wheeling, Va., 
he embarked with his family on board a 
steamboat, and floated down the Ohio to 
its confluence with the Mississippi River, 
from the city of St. Louis his course lay 
up the Illinois River, and eventually he 
made his way to Greene County; he now 
found himself the possessor of some $5 in 
money, and realized that he had a large 
family of children that were to be clothed 
and provided for with the necessaries of 
life; he now set to work with a will and 
became moderately successful in life; living 
at a time when land rose rapidly in value 
he never attained that wealth that fell to the 
lot of many who studied the financial ques- 
tion more closely; he died at an advanced 
age, and his ashes repose in the cemeteiy 
situated in township 9, range 12. Mrs. 
Parker departed this life many years prior 
to her husband. Henry L. Parker, a 
prominent farmer of Greene County, and 
Thomas, from whom this sketch is obtained, 
are the only survivors of the family; as we 
have seen Thomas was quite young when 
his parents moved to Greene County, and 
here the youth grew to manhood, obtaining 
a liberal education in districts schools, he 
applied himself in subsequent years to the 
manifold duties appertaining to the farm; 
at the present writing he is the owner of 
385 acres of valuable land in this town- 
ship; March, 1878, he was united in 
marriage to Miss Lydia Gilliland, a 
daughter of Robert Gilliland, one of the 
older residents of the county 
Pegram E. P., merchant, Woodville 
Perkins Richard, farm hand, P.O. Kane 
PERKY AUGUSTIX T. farmer and 
and stock raiser. Sec. 36, P.O. Kane. Au- 
gustin Perry takes a leading position among 
the wealthy men of Greene County ; he 
was born in Christian County, Kentucky, 
on the 23d of December, 1829 His father, 
familiarly known as Col. N. M. Perry, to 
the residents of Greene County, where he 
removed in 1836, was a native of Orange 
County, Virginia, born November 30, 1806, 
and is the sixth of eight children of James 
and Ann Perry, who were of English de- 
scent. Passing briefly by the early years 
of James Perry, spent amid pioneer asso- 



ciations, we arrive at the year of 1776, 
when it became necessary for America to 
throw off" the yoke of British tyranny. In 
that struggle for liberty, James Perry took 
an active part, and became a participant in 
many of the more noted battles of the 
Continental war. Honorably discharged 
at its close, he returned to the pursuits of 
husbandry. He was among the leading 
planters in the county in which he resided ; 
he died in Virginia, in 1815, and three years 
later, in 1818, Mrs. Perry removed with her 
children to Christian County, Kentucky ; 
her death occurred at the residence of her 
son, Colonel Perry, Greene County, Illinois, 
on the 7th of October, 1853. Colonel 
Perry's father having died during his early 
years, he was measurably thrown upon his 
own resources. His early culture was pur- 
sued in the schools of Kentucky, and by 
assiduous industry, he was enabled to attain 
to a thorough knowledge of the solid 
branches of an English education. Urbane 
in his manners, he evinced a determined 
spirit of perseverance, which enabled him 
to successfully grapple with the practical 
concerns of life. Completing his educa- 
tion, he was employed to teach a select 
school, at Nashville, Tennessee. During 
the Winter of 1828, he was married to Miss 
Frances A. Tandy, a daughter of Henry 
Tandy, of Virginia. Shortly after his 
marriage, he turned his attention to farm- 
ing, in Kentucky. Four children were born 
of this marriage. After a sojourn of a few 
years in Kentucky, he sought broader fields, 
eventually landing in Greene County. In 
1836, he located in the village of Kane, 
where he destined to play so prominent a 
part in the developement of the county ; in 
I S3 7, he engaged in merchandising and 
farming until 1872. In 1855, he became a 
partner in a firm to build a steam grist mill, 
subsequently becoming its sole owner. In 
1837 occurred the death of the partner of his 
youth, a sad stroke to the enterprising pio- 
neer. In 1840, he was united in marriage 
to Miss Eliza Hill, daughter of the Rev. 
William Hill, of Virginia. They had five 
children, all of whom are living, and all 
comfortably situated in life. For many 
years he was a member of the Baptist 
Church, and an exemplary and honorable 
member. He was a fair type of the polish- 



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ed Kentuckian, and in ihe acquisition of 
his property the most honorable integrity 
marked his course among the more opulent 
farmers. His was a generous and liberal na- 
ture. In July, 1861, death again invaded his 
home, and Colonel Perry was called upon 
to perform the last sad rites for his second 
wife. In the Fall of 1864, he was nomi- 
nated and elected, as the candidate of the 
Democratic party, to a seat in the Illinois 
Legislature. On the 2d day of October, 
1872, he was married to his present wife, 
Mary, daughter of Martin Bowman, Esq., 
of Carrollton. October 5, 1875, witnessed 
the death of Col. Nathaniel Perry, of paral- 
ysis, after a life of almost unexampled 
activity and very unusual success in accom- 
plishing the worldly objects of which he 
aimed. Through his well directed energy 
all of his children are well provided for, 
our subject ranking among the wealthier 
agriculturists of Greene County, owning 
the homestead property ; he is also the pos- 
sessor of some 800 acres of valuable land. 
At one time in his career his name was put 
forward for county commissioner ; having 
no ambition, however, in that direction, he 
declined the office, subsequently filled by 
John H.Greene 
Pointer John, renter. Sec. 22, P.O. Kane 
Pointer Wm. renter. Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 
Pope Geddes, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Kane 
Pope James O., carpenter. Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Pope John, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Kane 
Pope Revel, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Kane 
POPE SAMUEL, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Kane. Samuel Pope 
is a native of Somerset County, New Jer- 
sey, where he was born on the i6th of July, 
1832. Three years later his parents, Samuel 
and Mary Pope, emigrated to the west, and 
located at the town of old Kane. His family 
were the only residents of the place save a 
man by the name of Adams, who kept a 
small store and postoffice. The head of 
the family was born in New Jersey, and 
early in life became apprenticed to the 
trade of a blacksmith. He married in New 
Jersey Mary Geddes ; in the town of old 
Kane found employment as a blacksmith ; 
made money rapidly, and subsequently 
became a prosperous farmer, owning some 
hundreds of acres. In those days consid- 



erable emigration poured into the State, 
Samuel Pope was possessed of a good deal 
of enterprise, and accordingly built the 
hotel that swings the huge sign, S. Pope, 
tavern ; the scene of many gatherings of 
pioneers, trappers, or adventurers. Mr. 
Pope on the 20th of April, 1846, was laid 
at rest not far distant from the scenes of 
his eventful life. Mrs. Pope survived her 
husband many years, departing this life in 
1872. Samuel J. R. Pope, from whom this 
narrative is obtained, passed his boyhood 
in Greene County ; followed agriculture 
from his earliest years. When the war 
broke out he enlisted in Co. C, I22d 111. 
Vols., for three years' service, and became 
a participant in the battles of Tupolo 
and Paducah, and others of note. Honor- 
ably discharged after the close of the re- 
bellion he returned to Greene County, 
where he has since been identified with the 
farming interest, and where he married 
Miss Elizabeth English, a daughter of 
Thomas English, a native of Kentucky, by 
whom he has four children : Geddes, Revel, 
William J., and Mary. The estate com- 
prises 200 acres of valuable land 
Prough John H. farm hand, Sec. 14, P.O. 
Kane 

■D ANES D. Sec. 36, P.O. Kane 

Ranes Mrs. farming. Sec. 36, P.O. Kane 
Ranes Richard, renter, P.O. Kane 
Reidling C. renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Kane 
Reynolds Jesse, renter, P.O. Carrollton 
REYNOLDS JOSEPH, farmer and 
stock-raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Carrollton. Joseph 
Reynolds was born in Roan County, Tenn., 
in 1825, second child of John H. Reynolds, 
who was a native Virginian, born in Wash- 
ington County in 1804. In his 19th year 
he was married to Miss Catherine Klepper. 
During the Winter of 1829, John Reynolds 
settled in Greene County, where he erected 
a cabin, and remained until Spring, on the 
property now owned by C. Kelley; locating 
one mile south of Greenfield, he there 
purchased a tract of forty acres. One in- 
cident in the life of Mr. R. is worthy of 
note, as an incident of frontier life. When 
he landed in Greene County, he was the 
possessor of $125, two horses, and a wagon. 
One horse and the wagon were sacrificed 
for the forty acres mentioned. He now 



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purchased a couple of wild, young steers, 
which he broke to plow. He was now in 
want of a wagon or cart, and proceeding to 
the timber he constructed a wagon in a 
rather primitive manner, the wheels of 
which were solid, being constructed after 
the manner of a Chinese cart ; while he 
still remained on his little farm, a number 
of new settlers. Dr. Culver, the Heatons, 
and others, settled in his neighborhood, 
and for some time he done a thriving busi- 
ness at his calling. In time he became 
enabled to purchase considerable more 
land, and became exceedingly prosperous 
for the period of time in which he lived. 
He died on the farm homstead, where he 
afterwards removed, in township g, range 
12, in 1859. The survivors of this family 
are five in number. Joseph, whose name 
heads this biography, grew to vigorous 
manhood upon the farm homestead. In 
185 1, he was married to Miss Elizabeth 
Hall, a daughter of Thomas Hall, by whom 
he has six children living : Oscar P., May, 
Samuel, George, William, and Jennie; 
Marie, not living. Mr. Reynolds is the 
owner of eighty acres of land, a thorough- 
going farmer, and a liberal citizen 
Reynolds John, renter. Sec. 14, P.O. Kane 
Reynoles W. C. farmer. Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 

roUton 
Rice Charles, miller. Sec. 11, P.O. Carrollton 
Richey William, farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Kane 
Roberts John R. farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
Roberts Josiah, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Robinson Wilson, renter, Sec. 11, P.O. Kane 
Ross James, cooper, old Kane, P.O. Kane 
Rountree V. K, farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. Kane 

C AMUELS JOHN, renter, P.O. Carroll- 

'^ ton 

Schueler Nancy Mrs. Sec. 32, P.O. Kane 

Schueler Sarah Mrs. Sec. 32, P.O. Kane 

Scoggins C. J. farmer and stock raiser. Sec, 
8, P.O. Carrollton 

Scoggins George L. renter. Sec. 2, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

SCOGGINS J. H. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. ]8, P.O. Carrollton. Was 
born in Greene County, on the 15th of 
Nov. 1838 ; only son of C. J. Scoggins, 
who ranks among the early settlers of 



Greene County, where he was born, and 
where he married Miss Mahala Brown, a 
daughter of John Brown ; two children 
blessed this union : Elizabeth, who mar- 
ried John Short, died on the eighth of 
May, 1859, and was laid at rest in the 
Hutchens Cemetery ; John, from whom our 
narrative is obtained, grew to manhood in 
Greene County. In 1859, he was married 
to Miss Nancy E. Thomasson, a daughter 
of Spencer and Polly Thomasson ;by whom 
he has eight children : Mary, who married 
Jacob Varble; Perry C, Hester E., John R., 
Alice M., Sarah E., Sophia E., and Joseph 
S. Mr. C, is the owner of 80 acres, and 
a wide-awake progressive farmer 
Scoggins R. H. renter, P.O. Kane 
Shank Charles, farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Kane 
Shank Henry, cooper, old Kane, P.O. Kane 
Shank James, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Kane 
Shank Jane Mrs. Sec. 34, P.O. Kane 
SHORT JAMES, agriculturist, was a 
native of Kentucky, where he was born in 
1809. But little pertaining to his early 
life can now be gleaned. Raised upon a 
farm, where he toiled early and late, his life 
the every day routine of the farm, he obtain- 
ed bub a limited education, such as the 
common schools of the day afforded. He 
married in 1830, Miss Eliza Self, and one 
year later, during the Autumn, he made his 
way to Greene County, and settled on the 
property now known as the Steve Taylor 
place. Financially, none were in a worse 
predicament than he, but he had an unlim- 
ited stock of energy to draw from, and it 
was not long before his prospects began to 
brighten, and the purchase of farm prop- 
erty feasible. The following Spring from 
the date of his arrival, Mrs. Short sickened 
and died, leaving to his care one 
child, Eliza Jane. His second wife was 
Miss Millie Stone, a daughter of Thomas 
Stone ; by whom he had five children : 
John, William, Henry, Ann and George. 
In 1844, occurred the death of his second 
wife, and during the Winter of this year, 
Mr. Short was married to Mrs. Cynthia 
Rice, relict of Wm. R. Rice, and a daugh- 
ter of Haman and Sarah Wood. Of this 
marriage five children were born : Benj. F., 
Perry, Joseph, Mary and Jasper. After a 
life of almost unexampled and very 
unusual activity, Mr. Short died suddenly 



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at his home, July 8, 1871. He had become 
an opulent farmer, had added largely year 
by year to his possessions, and owned at 
the time of his death, some 400 acres of 
valuable land 
Short Franklin, renter. Sec. 6, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Short Joseph, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Short Perry, renter. Sec. 7, P.O. Carrollton 
Simonds John R. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Kane 
Simonds O. L. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Kane 
Sisney R. N. farm hand, Sec. 18, P.O. Car- 
rollton 
SNELSON JOSEPH, renter, Sec. 36, 
P.O. Kane. In relating the life history of 
Joseph Snelson, it will be well to enter in- 
to as full a description as possible of the 
ancestry of our subject. His grandfather, 
L. L. Snelson, was a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, of German origin ; a farmer during 
the early years of his life. He married in 
Pennsylvania, Miss Mary McLoughlin. In 
1S20, he moved to Bond County, Illinois, 
where he became a prominent stock dealer 
and farmer ; afterwards a resident of Mis- 
souri, where he was elected to the House 
of Representatives; he died in Missouri in 
1858, after a long, honorable and energetic 
life. To the care of his wife he left a large 
family of nine children, although fourteen 
were born of the marriage. John C. Snel- 
ton was the second child ; who passed his 
boyhood in Bond County, where he married 
Miss Ann Craig, of Bond, a daughter of 
Andrew Craig, of Alabama, who emigrat- 
ed to the West in an early day. John 
Snelton became a prosperous farmer, who 
died in Missouri, where he afterwards re- 
moved. None of his success was due to 
chance, or what is called good fortune, but 
was the result of wise forethought, and 
prudent management. He left to the care 
of his wife, who died in 1865, a family of 
twelve children, of whom the subject of 
this sketch was the third child, who passed 
the greater portion of his life in Missouri, 
removing to Greene County in 1873, where 
he has since followed farming. He was 
married in 1876, to Miss Susan White, a 
daughter of James and Mary White 
Stamps Samuel, renter, P.O. Kane 
Stamps Thomas, renter, P.O. Kane 
STANTON W. H. farmer and stock 



raiser, Sec. 2, P.O. Carrollton. William 
Stanton is a native of Garrett County, 
Ky,, where he was born on the 27th of 
September, 1839; the youngest son of 
Reuben and Cynthia Stanton ; he spent 
the days of his boyhood upon the old farm 
homestead ; in his eighteenth year he made 
his way to Greene County, where he has 
since been identified with agricultural 
pursuits, and where he married, in 1863, 
Miss Susan A. Gaffney, a daughter of Jas. 
Gaffney, of Kentucky; of this marriage 
six children were born : John, James, Wil- 
liam, Samuel, Jennie, and Claude J.; Mr. 
Stanton ranks among our more energetic 
farmers, and through indomitable will has 
succeeded well in the battle of life, and is 
the owner, at the present writing, of 130 
acres in township 9, range 12 
Stinnett Reuben, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
Stoeckel Daniel, renter, Sec. 35, P. O. Kane 
STONE JAMES, farmer and stock 
raiser, .Sec. 6, P.O, Carrollton. James 
Stone is a native of Greene County, where 
he was born in 1826 ; son of John and 
Anna Stone, who become cotemporary 
with the early settlers of Greene County, 
the date of their arrival being sometime 
between the years 1818 and 1820. Many of 
our readers will, no doubt, look for some 
notice of John Stone in these columns, and 
I will here append a short notice of him. 
He was born in North Carolina, it is sup- 
posed, and during the early settlement 
moved to Tennessee, and probably married 
there, although nothing definite can now 
be obtained ; from Tennessee he eventu- 
ally made his way to Greene County, 111., 
at the date given above, where he had, 
so to speak, a hard row to hoe; but he 
subsequently became successful in life, and 
died in October, 1853, having acquired a 
comfortable competence ; his wife sur- 
vived him many years, and died in 1873 ; 
eleven children blessed this union, of 
whom James, the third, passed his early 
life upon the old farm homestead, and re- 
ceived a common school education ; in 
1858, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Mary A. Allen, a daughter of William 
Allen, an early settler of Greene County; 
of this marriage seven children were born, 
of whom six are living : Viola, Luela, 



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Orville, Marietta, Ozias and Charles O. Mr. 
Stone is the owner of 173 acres of valua- 
ble land, and is a thorough-going, reliable 
farmer. Mrs. Stone died on the 6th of 
January, 1 878 

STONE MARTIN, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. Carrollton. Martin 
Stone was born in Greene County, April 
10, 1832; second child of William and Lu- 
cinda Stone, who accompanied their par- 
ents to Greene County in an early day; 
among the associations of pioneer life 
young Stone passed his boyhood, and grew 
to a vigorous manhood; Feb. 13, 1856, he 
was united in marriage to Miss Amanda 
Pond, by whom he had seven children, six 
of whom are living: Herbert, Alvin, 
Frank, Nellie A., Josephine and Laura L. 
Mr. Stone is the owner of 80 acres, and is 
a thorough-going, prosperous farmer 

Streetmaker Edward, renter, Sec. 27, P.O. 
Kane 

Sturmon William, renter. Sec. 2, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

nPALLY WILLIAM, renter, P. O. Carroll- 
-*■ ton 

Terrell James, laborer, P.O. Kane 

Terrell Margaret Mrs. Rivesville 

Thomas Samuel, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 

THOMASSON JOHN, farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton. The 
above named gentleman is a native of 
Greene County, wher^ he was born in 1833; 
second child of William and Sarah Thom- 
asson ; his boyhood was spent amid pio- 
neer associations, and from early to mature 
years he has followed agricultural pursuits; 
when the war broke out he became en- 
rolled in Uncle Sam's troops, and remain- 
ing a short time, he subsequently returned 
to the duties of the farm ; in 1868, he was 
married to Miss Sarah C. Varble, a daugh- 
ter of George Varble, by whom he has five 
children : S. Pasey Elizabeth, Sophia J., 
George T., John N., and infant child. Mr. 
Thomasson is the owner of 120 acres, and 
is a thorough-going, hard working farmer 

Thomason William, farmer. Sec, 7, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

TRIMBL.E HARVEY, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 6, P. O. Carrollton. Not 
many of the veteran pioneers of Greene 
County are left to tell the story of frontier 



hardships, but among those whose settle- 
ment in Greene County occurred in an early 
day, we mention with more than ordinary 
notice the name of Harvey Trimble, born 
in Nicholasville, Kentucky, on the 17th of 
November, 1810. His father John Trimble 
a native Virginian who moved to Kentucky 
in an early day, from his earliest years he 
followed agricultural pursuits; he married 
in Kentucky Miss Polly Guy also of 
Virginia, of this marriage eleven children 
were born, of whom our subject was the 
fifth, and of whom we have only space to 
say that he grew up amid pioneer associa- 
tions. In 1832 he moved to Missouri, and 
thence to Greene County in 1834 as a 
permanent resident, but the year 1833 had 
witnessed his marriage in Greene County 
to Miss Margaret A. Rice, a daughter of 
Jefferson and Nancy Rice. In his own 
language there was plenty of hard work to 
be done and he had little capital, but strong 
will and some little energy, and he now 
set resolutely to work to obtain a liveli- 
hood in Illinois; for several years he lived 
in a rough round log cabin, and necessarily 
lived an economical life; the regular bill of 
fare, except on Sunday, was principally 
corn dodgers or corn bread ; when Sunday 
came, warm biscuit, a rare treat for old 
and young ; oftimes it happened when the 
wheat became more generally grown young 
Trimble put in considerable time hanging 
to the end of a sheet, and kept in rapid 
motion for the purpose of winnowing or 
separating wheat from chaff ; to be more 
particular, two men holding a sheet kept it 
in rapid motion while a third held aloft 
an old sieve, the contents of which were 
chaff and wheat violently shaken in the 
hands of the operative, in its fall the sheet 
kept in constant motion served as a separa- 
tor of the chaff from the grain; in after 
years horse mills came into vogue for the 
grinding of grain and vast numbers con- 
gregated awaiting their turn, and enjoying 
themselves meanwhile; we have related the 
above in order to show what industry and 
economy will accomplish from poverty. 
Mr. T. has become comfortably situ- 
ated in life, and is now the owner of 240 
acres of valuable farm property; elsewhere 
we have spoken of Mr. Trimble's marriage, 
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in Kentucky; of this marriage twelve 
children were born, of whom eight are 
living : Georgianna, Jane, Aggie, Napo- 
leon Bonaparte, Susan, Ellen, Lafayette 
and Augusta; deceased, John R., Jefferson 
R., Thomas P. and James H. (twins). 
For ten years Mr. T. worked as a tanner 
at which he served four years apprentice- 
ship 

TRIMBLE N. B. farm hand. Sec. I, 
P.O. Carrollton 

Tyler John, renter, Sec. 32, P. O. Kane 



U 



PDIKE J. W. farmer, Sec. 27, P. O. 
Kane 



WARBLE GEORG-E, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 17, P. O. Carrollton. 
George Varble was born in Oldham County, 
Kentucky, on the 15th of March, 1S22. 
His father George Varble was a native of 
North Carolina, by occupation an agri- 
culturist; in an early day he became a 
resident of Kentucky, and there formed 
the acquaintance of, and married Miss Sarah 
Cravens, a daughter of Annan Cravens and 
Abigail Plathaway; by whom he had nine 
children; John, who died in infancy; Charles, 
who grew to maturity, moved to Greene 
County, where he died ; William, who died 
in Jersey County, Illinois; Bourbon, who 
died in Kentucky; Lewis, who also passed 
the remainder of life in Kentucky ; 
Anderson, who also lies at rest in the same 
cemetery; Elizabeth, who died in Greene 
County ; Melinda A., who was laid at 
rest in Greene County, and George, the 
last of his race, who became a resident of 
Greene County ; permanently located 
during the Spring of 1849; prior to 
his arrival Mr. V. had purchased a tract of 
land comprising 280 acres, on which he 
now bent all the energies of his nature to 
bring to a proper degree of cultivation. 
March, 1843, in Kentucky, Mr. Varble 
was married to Miss Hannah Admayer, a 
daughter of Henry, who died on the 28th 
of September, 1878, and was laid at rest 
in the Hutchens Cemetery; to the care of 
her husband she left a family of six chil- 
dren ; Nancy Jane, who married John 
Barrett and resides in Greene County; 
Sarah, who married John Thomasson ; 
Elizabeth, who married James Pope; 



George S., who married Miss Martha 
Heron; James B., who married Louisa 
Stone; Lafayette and James A. who reside 
on the old homestead. George Varble is 
well known in Greene County as an hon- 
est upright citizen and of generous im- 
pulses, that a detailed statement of his life 
would be superfluous, and it is only sufificient 
to say that he has become an exceedingly 
prosperous farmer, the owner of 355 acres 
of valuable land in Greene County, and 
merits the respect and confidence of his 
many friends 

Varble James B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 
17, P. O. Carrollton 

Varble Samuel, renter. Sec. 10, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

VyARE JAMES, renter, Sec. 18, P. O. 

Carrollton 
Ware John, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 
Ware J. L. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Carrollton 
Ware William, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 
West C. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Kane 
Weller George, farmer. Sec. 35. P.O. Kane 
Weller Gottlieb, farmer and stock raiser Sec. 

35, P.O. Kane 
White Baalam, farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Kane 
Wellhausen Fritz, renter, P.O. Kane 
WHITE IRA, farmer and stock raiser. 
Sec. 35, P.O. Kane. The above named gen- 
tleman was born in Greene County, Febru- 
ary 24, 1837, on the old homestead of his pa- 
rents Jesse and Tabitha White, whose maid- 
en name was Carrico. As Jesse White rank- 
ed among the more prominent farmers and 
early residents of Greene County, we here 
append more than a passing notice. Pie 
was born in Madison County, 111., in 1807 
and was, in all probability, one of the first 
white children born in the State. We can 
not enter, owing to limited space, into de- 
tails of his career from boyhood to man- 
hood. Necessarily his boyhood's days were 
spent amid pioneer associations. Very few 
then dwelt in Illinois save wandering par- 
ties in search of new scenes and incidents. 
It was during his early years that he moved 
to Greene County, where he subsequently 
became so successful in life. At an early 
age, 1827, he was united in marriage to 
Tabitha Carrico. For many years after his 
marriage he worked as a blacksmith and 



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wagon maker, probably becoming the manu- 
facturer of more wagons than any other one 
mechanic in Greene County. At one time 
he was a large property owner, and died 
February 14, 1872, leaving a large property 
to his pioneer wife, who is still living, a 
resident of this township. Ira, from whom 
this sketch is obtained, grew up a vigorous 
youth, with a fondness for field sports that 
made him a skillful marksman in after 
years. In 1858, he was married to Miss Fan- 
ny Close, a daughter of William Close a 
native of Wayne County, Illinois, by whom 
he had two children, Jesse and Oscar, de- 
ceased. Mrs. White died in 1869, and was 
laid at rest in the Thompson cemetery. 
In 1870 Mr. White was united in marriage 
to Miss Eliza Close, a sister of his former 
wife, by whom he has one child, Thirsa. 
Mr. White is the owner of 135 acres of val- 
uable land, in township 9, range 12. Few 
are better lovers of nature than he, and few 
are better known for generous acts 
WILLIAMS DAVID J. farmer and 
strock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Kane. In en- 
tering into a description of men and early 
times in Illinois, it will be well to give a 
description of the ancestry of many of those 
whose names head our biographical sketch- 
es. The father of our subject, David Wil- 
liams, was a native of Virginia, and removed 
to Ohio in an early day, where he married 
Miss Sarah McKinsey. Eventually he 
made his way to Missouri and thence to 
Illinois, settling in Greene County, that 
part now known as township 9, range 12, 
in 1821, where he erected a cabin and be- 
gan to make other preparations incident to 
pioneer life. A blacksmith by trade, he 
never turned his attention to it in Illinois, 
but followed agriculture, and became mod- 
erately successful in this vocation. Of the 
first marriage three children were born : 
Matilda, Lewis and John. Lewis, the only 
survivor, resides at Rockbridge. The sec- 
ond wife of Mr. Williams was Miss Marga- 
ret Stout, a daughter of John Stout, of Vir- 
ginia, who was of German origin. There 
were born of the second marriage, three 
children : Clarissa, who married Joshua 
Clark, and subsequently, on his decease, 
married lAaron Flatt ; Sarah Ann, deceased, 
who married Ambrose Griswold and 
David J., who was destined to become 
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one of the most successful agriculturists 
in Greene County, where he was born, 
in the year 1829, and where he grew 
to manhood, surrounded by such influences 
as have made many of our more opulent 
western men. In 1856 he was united in 
marriage to Miss Adeline Witt, a daughter 
of Franklin Witt, a prominent farmer of 
Greene County. At this date he was more 
comfortably situated in life than many, and 
now set about adding to his possessions; 
how he has succeeded is well known to the 
residents of this county.and it would perhaps 
be superfluous to follow his career in Greene 
County, step by step. He is the owner of 
nearly 1,000 acres of valuable land, but his 
habits of life, marked by extreme simplicity, 
leave no room for the extravagance or pomp 
of fashion that follows this nineteenth cen- 
tury. Of this marriage eight children were 
born, of whom five are living : Emma, 
George C, Lewis F., William H., and 
Walter S. 
Williams Marion, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Kane 
Wilson Thomas, farm hand, Sec. 27, P.O. 

Kane 
WITT GEORGE W. farmer, stock 
raiser and trader. Among the more pros- 
perous farmers of Greene County, the name 
of George W. Witt is worthy of more than 
a passing notice. Many of the old pioneers 
who yet remain among us, remember with 
warm admiration, Franklin Witt, a leader 
among men in earlier times, and who after- 
ward became noted in the annals of the 
State and the nation. He was a native of 
Tennessee, where he was born in the year 
1804. His paients gained a livelihood by 
the products of the farm, and in 1814, to 
better their finances, perhaps, moved west- 
ward and settled in Polk County, in the ex- 
treme southern portion of Illinois. We 
have only space to say that Franklin Witt 
passed his boyhood among pioneer associa- 
tions ; imbibed there that spirit of self-re- 
liance that led to successful results. He 
married in his nineteenth year Miss Me- 
linda Perry, a daughter of Captain Frank- 
lin Perry. In 1826 he sought broader fields, 
and packing his household goods upon the 
two horses he owned, after some days spent 
in travel he landed in Greene County with 
scarcely a dollar. He now began in an 
humble way to gain a footing in Illinois, 



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GREENE COUNTY DIRECTORY. 



at a time when horse-mills were the fashion, 
and rough round log cabins the only habi- 
tations in the pioneer settlements. His 
was an energetic nature, and he accumula- 
ted property rapidly. In subsequent years 
he became a justice of the peace, and about 
1835 he became the regular nominee of the 
Democratic party, and received the elec- 
tion of legislator, serving through this 
session. Probably no man in his day swer- 
ved the popular heart more than he, and on 
three subsequent occasions he received the 
election to represent this county in the 
Legislature, and presided as a member when 
Springfield became the capital. As a rep- 
resentative he had proved so efficient that 
he now received the nomination for State 
Senator. Serving through one session and 
receiving a re-election he was a member 
of that body when he died at his home in 
Greene County in 1846. For that time and 
day he was a wealthy man, owning the 
mill property and some two thousand acres 
of land. To the care of his wife he left a 
family of four children : Ellinor, who mar- 
ried Harrison Reno, and on his decease, 
became the wife of William Elmore ; Ade- 
line, who married David J.Williams ; Eliz- 
abeth, who married Richard Brown, and 
George W., who heads this sketch, who 
was married in 1866 to Miss Eliza Moore, 
a daughter of Carter Moore, by whom he 
has one child, Toinette. Mrs. Witt died 
in 1873, and the following year Mr. Witt 
was united in marriage to Miss Maggie 
Gardiner, a daughter of the late Rev. C. J. 
Gardiner, of whom mention is made else- 
where. Of this marriage three children 
were born, two of whom are living : Fred- 
die T. and an infant child. For eight years 
Mr. Witt presided as a justice of the 
peace, and two years ago was a candidate 
for sheriff. He is the owner of some 600 
acres of valuable land, ranks among our 
more opulent farmers, and has, in all prob- 
ability, the finest farm residence in Greene 
County 
WITT RANDOLPH, farmer and 
stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton. Ran- 
dolph Witt, a well-known resident and 
early settler of Greene County, is a native 
of Jefferson County, Tenn., where he was 
born on the 3d of Dec, 1 8 10, third child 
of Ely and Nancy Witt. He raised a 



family of twelve children, two having died 
before arriving at mature years. It was 
during the year 1829 that the Witt family 
took up the line of departure for the West, 
landing in Greene County on the 6th of 
December of this year. Ely Witt rented 
the first year of his settlement. Randolph 
well remembers the deep snow, and relates 
that it began falling toward the latter part 
of December, and continued to do so 
at intervals during the Winter, at the 
time the weather continued mild, causing 
a crust to form on the top of the snow, 
causing many wild animals to perish, and 
so emboldened did they become that it was 
no uncommon occuricnce for the early set- 
tler to frequently find them at the thresh- 
old of his cabin. Ely Witt died during 
the Autumn of 1851, and nine years later 
his wife was laid at rest amid the scenes of 
her early labors. Randolph received a 
round log cabin education, and early learned 
the energetic ways of his ancestry. On the 
i8th of August, 1836, he was married to 
Miss Polly Tunnell, oldest daughter now 
living of the late Hon. Calvin Tunnell, one 
of the best men who bore a prominent part 
in the development of Greene County. Mr. 
Witt, in his own language, put in many 
years of his time in a log cabin, a rough 
box taking the place of a table the first 
Winter. He is now one of the leading ag- 
riculturists and the owner of 790 acres of 
valuable land in the counties of Montgom- 
ery, Macoupin, and Greene. Not only does 
Mr. Witt rank among our more opulent 
farmers, but his kindness of heart and gen- 
erosity is unbounded. Of the marriage 
four children were born : Andrew J., Will- 
iam T., Jane E., and Elzina 
Witt William, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton 
Wolsey Daniel, renter. Sec. 11, P.O. Kane 
WOOD GEORG-E T. farmer and 
stock raiser. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton. The 
above named gentleman is the second child 
of Allen B. and Tryphena Wood. Allen 
B. Wood was a native of Kentucky, and 
early becam identified in agricultural pur- 
suits. He accompanied his parents to 
Greene County in an early day, the exact 
date can not now be ascertained, where 
many of the name in subsequent years 
bore a prominent part in the growth and 
development of the county. Alien B. Wood 



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767 



became more fortunately situated in life 
than many in the West in an early day, 
although for some little time he worked as 
a farm hand. In 1S50 he was united in 
marriage to Miss Tryphena Mulberry, by 
whom he had eight children, four of whom 
are living: John P., Addie, George, and 
Judy Ethel. Not long after his marriage, 
Mr. W. embarked in the grocery and dry 
goods trade in a small building in what is 
familiarly known as Upper Woodville, com- 
mencing his business on a light capital, 
save wit and energy, he sprang at once into 
a successful business career, and in after 
years became the owner of valuable farm 
property. He died during the Autumn of 
1873, after a long and eventful life, and was 
laid at rest in the Maberry Cemetery. Mrs. 
Wood, who was born in Kentucky on the 



26th of August, 1827, passed away March 
18, 1871. As some notice of the sur- 
vivors of the family will be given, we enter 
into a short description of George Wood. 
He was born in Greene County in 1833 ; 
received a liberal education. From his 
earliest years he has followed farming, and 
latterly has become somewhat extensively 
engaged as a stock buyer and dealer. In 
October, 1874, he was united in marriage 
to Miss Mary Robinson, a daughter of 
Nathaniel Robinson, of Kentucky. Two 
children blessed this union : Allen E., de- 
ceased, and Claudius E. Mr. W. is the 
owner of 40 acres of valuable land in town 
9, range 12 
Woods Daniel, renter. Sec. 14, P.O. Kane 
Woods Henry, farm hand, P.O. Kane 




Town 9, North Range 13, West. 



A DMIRE JOHN, farmer Sec. ri, P.O. 
CarroUton 

Admire John jr., farmer. Sec. ii, P.O. Cai'- 
rollton 

Admire Henry C. farmer, Sec. ii, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

Admire William, renter, Sec. II, P.O. Car- 
roUton 

Allen A. renter. Sec. i6, P.O. CarroUton 

Ambrose D. J. farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. CarroU- 
ton 

Anderson E. renter, Sec. 31, P.O. CarroUton 

Anderson James, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Field- 
en, Jersey County 

Anderson Thomas K. farmer. Sec. i, P.O. 
Fielden, Jersey County 

Armstrong Henry, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Car- 
roUt 

"DRANNON JASPER, farmer, Sec. 11, 

-^ P.O. CarroUton 

Borman J. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. CarroUton 

BUCK FRED Li. farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Fielden, Jersey County, 
was born in Hanover, Germany, 1822, liv- 
ing in his mother country till he was 15 
years of age, which was in 1837; at so 
young an age he was determined to go 
West, where there was a better chance for 
a young man. Getting permission of his 
parents, he came across the ocean, landing 
at Baltimore, and made his way to St- 
Louis, and hired as waiter boy in the Mis- 
souri hotel, remaining for six months; the 
man he hired to ran off and did not pay 
him. He was left with nothing ; some one 
steaUng his shoes and coat. He then 
worked for twenty-five cents per hour 
on the water docks till he had money 
enough to buy a pair of shoes. He then 
received the position of cabin boy on a 
steamboat ; followed the river for nine 
years as cabin boy and second cook. Leav- 
ing the river he engaged in keeping a 
saloon in partnership with another man ; 



sold out in a short time, and clerked in the 
saloon, and working in a distillery, which 
he followed for four years. He then, in 
1850, went with a party to California, going 
by overland route, which took them one 
one hundred and forty days. When he ar- 
rived at his destination he had the small 
sum of fifty cents ; having no rations, and 
meals were one dollar, three of them to- 
gether bought one pound of cheese for one 
dollar and ten cents, and one loaf of bread 
for fifty cents ; that was the way he got his 
first meal in California. He sold one of 
his shirts to get some money to buy provis- 
ions. His partner had an old pick and 
spade to go to work with, and a friend that 
came over with him bought him a rocker to 
clean the gold. They made one thousand 
dollars in the next five months. Staying 
in California for two years, he returned to 
St. Louis with $1,400, and clerked with 
the same man that he did before, staying 
two years. Then bought land in Jersey 
County and farmed. Sold out and bought 
in Greene County, where he now lives, 
farm contains 345 acres, he purchased in 
1865. He was married in 1856 to Caroline 
Horseman, who was born in 1835. Their 
union was blessed| with sixteen children, 
eight of which are living : Matilda, Rich- 
ard, Nettie, Seagle, Henry, Frederic, Lula, 
and Mary 

/^AMPBELL R. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. 
^^ CarroUton 

Campbell R. renter. Sec. 32. P.O. CarroUton 
Christian C. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. CarroUton 
Clark George, farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. CarroUton 
CLENDENEN H. P. farmer and stock 
raiser. Sec. 21, P. O. CarroUton, is one 
among the oldest settlers now living in 
Greene County ; was born in Bourbon Co., 
Kentucky, Oct. 12, i8t2 ; he was the son 
of George W. and Mary Clendenen, de- 
ceased, who emigrated from Kentucky to 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST. 



769 



St. Charles County, Missouri, in 1817, liv- 
ing there till 1820, then moved to Greene 
County, Ills., where they entered a small 
tract of land ; they lived in the county for 
a number of years and passed from this 
world to a better, leaving many friends to 
mourn their death. Their son, who heads 
this sketch, was but eight years of age 
when he came to Greene County, in 1820, 
and received his preliminary education in 
the old-time log school house, with punch- 
eon floor and slab benches, with the door 
swinging too and fro on wooden hinges ; 
he commenced life by working on a farm 
for eight and nine dollars per month till he 
accumulated enough money to enter 320 
acres of land from the government, which 
was in 1835, and owns the same land now 
that he entered ; as he accumulated, bought 
land till he now owns 1,700 acres, which 
lays in the Illinois Bottom ; he followed 
flat-boating in his younger days, making 
his own boats and filling them with produce 
that he raised on his farm, making from 
one to three trips a year, for fourteen years, 
and can tell some of those old flat-boat 
stories when steamboats and railroads were 
comparatively few. He worked hard in 
his younger days, starting with nothing 
but a determined will, to make something 
in the world for himself. Was married in 
1843, to Mariah Clark, who was born in 
Greene County, in 1832, was the daughter 
of Absalom and Lydia Clark, who emi- 
grated from Ohio in 1815 to the American 
Bottom, and to Greene County in 1817. 
Mr. Clendenen's union was blessed with 
six children, three living : Mary, married 
to Robert King ; Orson, married to Ella 
Flatt, and Jennie, married James Ellis. 
Mrs. C. died in 1863, at the age of 37 

Clenn Samuel, farm renter. Sec. 16, P.O.Car- 
rollton 

Clendenen O. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Cummings Marion, farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. Car- 
roll ton 

Cummings Nelson, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Car- 
roll ton 

Cummings Williams, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. 
Carrollton 



Tr\AVIDSON A. J. farmer. Sec. 15, P.O. 
Carrollton 



Davidson K. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Carrollton 
Davidson M. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Carrollton 
Davidson William, farm renter. Sec. 28, P.O. 
Carrollton 



"PLLIS JAMES, farmer. Sec. 21, P.O. Car- 
^-^ ronton 



"pRY N. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. Carrollton 
Fry U. farm renter. Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Fry Martha Mrs. farmer, Sec. I2, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

r^ASn GEORGE, farm renter. Sec. 24, 

^-^ P.O. Carrollton 

Gillelen Ann L. Mrs. farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Goedda L. Mrs. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Fielden, 
Jersey County 

Goedda Mary Mrs. farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

TT ARDWICK G. W. farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Hardwick George, farm renter, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Heron A. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Carrollton 

Heron James A. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

HERON J. G. farmer and stock raiser, 
Sec. 24, P.O. Carrollton, was born in Erie 
County, Pennsylvania, in 1827, living in 
his native State till 1830, then moved with 
his parents to Louisville, Kentucky, where 
he was reared, living there till he was 14 
years of age, which was in 1841 ; hearing 
of this fine country he was determined to 
try his fortune in Illinois. Came on horse- 
back, with another young man, landing in 
Macoupin County, Illinois, and hired out 
on a farm for $10 per month, remaining 
there till the Mexican war, when he en- 
listed as private in what was called the 
First Illinois Regiment, in Company I, re- 
maining in the service for eighteen months, 
was honorably discharged in July, 1849, 
and in August received his warrant for 160 
acres of land, which he laid in Macoupin 
county. Was married in 1849, to Martha 
Clark, who was born in Owens County, 
Kentucky, in 1833 ; she came to Illinois in 
1844, with her parents ; their union was 
blessed with ten children ; Mary E., de- 



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GREENE COUNTY UIKEOTORY. 



ceased ; James A., Sarah E., Martha G., 
Ada I., Henry I., Gorden F., Julia R., 
Agnes L., Carroll C. Mr. Heron remained 
in Macoupin County till 1850, then moved 
to Greene County, where he has remained 
and owns eighty acres of land 
Houdashelt H. M. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

JONES J. farm renter. Sec. 28, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

TT'ELLY JAMES, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O. 
Carrollton 

King Robert, farm renter, Sec. 17, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Kenekgal Anton, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

KING CHARLES, farmer and stock 
raiser, Sec. 2, P.O. Carrollton, was born in 
Sheffield, England, in 1821, living in his 
mother country till 1842, he then left his 
native home for this western country with 
his parents, landing in New Orleans, came 
up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, then 
made their way to Greene County. His 
father, Thomas King, bought forty acres of 
land and farmed till his death in 1862. 
His wife, Lydia, died in 1863. The sub- 
ject of this sketch was a cutler by trade, 

^ which he learned in his native home, from 
his father, but has not worked at his trade 
since he came to America only to handle 
the knives and forks that he now has, from 
the horns of a deer killed in Greene Coun- 
ty. He was married in 1845, to Nancy 
Crotchett, who was born in Pope County, 
Illinois, 1830; her parents were among the 
old settlers of Illinois. Mr. King's family 
was blessed with six children, four living: 
Martha E., born Nov. 13, 1846 ; William 
A., born Feb. i, 1849, deceased; Paulina, 
born Feb. 14, 1851 ; Mary L., born May 
15, 1853 ; Lydia A., born Aug. 5, 1856 ; 
Esther, born May 12, i860, deceased. Mr. 
King owns 520 acres of land 

IV/rcCORMIC A. farmer, P.O. Carrollton 
McCormic E. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. 
Carrollton 

McCormic George, farmer, P.O. Carrollton 

McLangin H. farmer, Sec. 15, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

MABEARRY WILLIAM M. 
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Car- 



rollton, was bum in Sumner County, Tenn., 
in 1833; is the son of William B. and 
Martha Mabearry, who were natives of 
Tennessee, living there till 1837, when they 
emigrated to Greene County; the family 
had no means and hired a wagon to bring 
them, not having one of their own ; the 
father rented land till 1846, then bought 
160 acres, and as he accumulated means 
bought more land, till at his death, in 
1858, he owned 320 acres. His wife still 
lives, at the age of 68, on the old home- 
stead. The subject of this sketch was 
married in 1856, to Georgianna E. Trim- 
ble, who was born in Pike County, Mo., in 
1834, but reared in Greene County; their 
union was blessed with five children : El- 
vira, who married J. P. Wood ; Agnes, 
William A., Susan M., and George A. Mr. 
Mabearry owns 350 acres; has followed 
the occupation of a farmer all his life ; has 
been township treasurer eight years ; was 
elected to the office of county commis- 
sioner at the last election in 1878, which 
he still fills 
Miller Jackson, farmer. Sec. 13, PO. Carroll- 
ton 
Miller John, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 
Miller L. farmer. Sec. 13, PO. Carrollton 
Miller Thomas, farm renter, Sec. 24, P.O. 

Carrollton 
Muligan R. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Carrollton 
Murphy L. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Carrollton 

"p ICKER G. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Car- 
■^ ronton 

Rice John, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Carrollton 
Robinson Wilson, renter, P.O. Kane 
Rountree Anna Mrs. farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. 
Carrollton 

C AGER H. farm renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Car- 

•^ rollton 

Sellhorse H. farmer. Sec. 22, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Sherfy A. farm renter. Sec. 31, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Sheuten J. farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Carrollton 

Shilt Frank, farmer. Sec. 16, P. O. Carroll- 
ton 

Short G. M. farmer. Sec. i, P.O. Carrollton 

Smith M. farm renter. Sec. 12, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 



TOWN 9, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST. 



771 



Starman George, farm renter, Sec. 12, P.O. 
Carrollton 

Stevans R. farm renter. Sec. 12, P. O. Car- 
rollton 

'yRIMBLE N. B. farm renter. Sec. i, P. 
^ O. Carrollton 

WARBLE C. H. farmer. Sec, 2, P.O. Car- 
rollton 

Varble H. farmer, P.O. Carrollton 

Varble J. farm renter. Sec. 16, P.O Carroll- 
ton 

Varble John D. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

Varble P. farmer, Sec. 11, P.O. Carrollton 

Varble W. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Carrollton 



Vandersand W. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Carroll- 
ton 

WITASCHEK ANDREW, farm- 
er and stock raiser. Sec. I, P.O. Car- 
rollton, was born in Prussia, Germany, in 
1815, living in his mother country till 1850, 
then came to America, and made his way 
to Greene County, 111.; having but small 
means he rented land for ten years , then, 
in 1868, bought 80 acres, and as he accu- 
mulated, bought land till he now owns 200 
acres ; his farm is well improved and well 
stocked ; he was married in 1856, to Mrs. 
Christine Grollmas, who has two children 
by her first marriage, Joseph and Amy; one 
by her last union, John 




